Roberto Martinez paid a visit to Latics’ oldest known fan and brought along some special gifts for Tom Gill who was twenty years old when Latics were formed back in 1932. The Wigan Athletic boss brought along some special gifts and said …. “It is great to see that we have such an outstanding supporter […]
They are an item of a bygone era but football pennants use to be all the rage. Small ones for the rear view mirror in the car and the larger versions adorned bedrooms, hallways and some made it in the living rooms. It was always a tradition to exchange them before International matches, a practice […]
Look, let me start with a confession. I wasn’t always this highly presentable, respectable father and fine upstanding family man I am today. I used to travel all over the country watching Wigan Athletic getting drunk and hanging about with some chaps who might have occasionally indulged in some naughty behaviour. Not that I was […]
Now then, that was better wasn’t it? A proper blood and thunder encounter with four goals shared and incidents a plenty. Three points would have been an added bonus but then you can’t have everything. What is always fascinating is that we all watch the game through different lens and it seems both sets of […]
Are we bothering with a 12th Man column this week or are we just going to have a full page dartboard with Howard Webb’s face on it instead? I suspect the output will look much the same regardless but personally I’ve spent too much time savaging those big club loving pseudo officials to bother repeating […]
Many, many Wigan Athletic supporters have fond memories of the non-league scene, plus quite a few do visit the local clubs on a regular basis when time, work and money doesn’t allow for Premier League viewing. The following is an unashamed copy & paste from Blue Squares website promoting the upcoming non-league day up here in […]
Well it’s the day after the weekend before, if you can stretch that saying? This weekend saw the usual 12 men of Manchester United stuff Wigan at Old Trafford 4-0. Michael Oliver having a cracking game running through the middle for United, but hey the “12 men” saying been over used a few times, even […]
After the recent study that Wigan Athletic have the most “home town” support survey and carrying on the odyssey from Wildhearts ventures to local non-league grounds, if by some cruel act of brutality by the gods of football Wigan Athletic ceased to be, who would you follow?
Due to all manner of travel complications I ended up as the designated driver last Saturday. This did concern me a little bit as alcohol is normally a necessary pre-requisite for watching Wigan Athletic. Yet with a clear mind and heightened senses I was able to watch the magic unfold on the South Coast.