Its half term at the Wigan Athletic Premier Academy and so its time to review the progress so far. Headmaster Roberto Martinez has drastically revamped the curriculum with several new boys coming into the school and this coincided with several new lessons. The term started off well with the pupils performing well in lessons both […]
Some of you may know Dave Hodgson, some of you may not, some of you may have got to know him over the past 12-18 months or so. If you’ve got to know him through the internet, then you’re probably a user of the social networking site, Twitter. Some of you may use it, some […]
Okay December was always going to be a killer month, in the end we came out of it with 6 points with unlikely points against Chelsea & Liverpool. As TNS’ Bernard said on November’s Brewery Trip, “why can’t we get points in December?” & well Bernard we did, 6 in all. So to January, another […]
The Premier League in conjunction with Brown Envelope Productions presents its 2011 pantomime Blunderella (Directed by Sir Alexander Taggart-Ferguson) ….A long time ago in a far off land the young pretenders were putting all in their way to the sword, […]
24th August 2012 The BBC this evening was responding to many viewers complaining about the after match report on their UEFA Super Cup MOTD special. The match was between Barcelona who in May beat Real Madrid to win their 5th Champions League & Manchester United who in May also beat Valencia to win the Europa […]
1….Number of games won at home, a two nil win over QPR in August. 1 is also the number of strikers who have scored this season; Franco Di Santo. 2….Number of away games won this season,West Brom and Sunderland away. Also 2 is the number of red cards this season, Gohuri and Sammon 3…. The number […]
Totally unconfirmed and unsubstantiated rumours abound that the Premier League is contemplating introducing handicapping to secure the Premier League as the foremost football competition in Europe. The concern appears to surround the balance in games between the big top six clubs and the rest. The aim is contrary to expectation not to level the playing […]
Probably, possibly some of you Latics lads & lasses would have received a book or two from Santa, Our Lass sorted a weighty tomb “The Images of Football” for me (Kindles don’t count) so have a peruse of these covers of WAFC literature. I don’t […]
As per usual a New Year brings along hope and expectation along with the traditional Honours List, However in this modern era which we all reside this time honoured tradition is not as prestigious as it was once with a lot of celebs getting medals and sword placed about […]
DAVIDS, Neil DOB: 22nd September 1955 Other clubs: Leeds United, Norwich City, Northampton Town, Stockport County, Swansea City, Bromsgrove Rovers Neil, a former England Youth International, was signed by Ian McNeill from Swansea City prior to Latics’ first season as a Football League club and he proved a huge hit with fans for his ‘no […]