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Appalling defending costs Wigan dear in local derby

Wigan slumped to their fifth successive Premier League defeat (6 in all matches) in probably the most tame derby seen in the past seven seasons against a Bolton side seeking its first win in seven league games. Martinez opted to rotate the squad bringing in Alcaraz, Jones and Gohuri with Van Aanholt Figueroa and Stam […]

Wigan aim to kickstart season by Trotting over Bolton

From our Guest writer Sigurd Sigurdsson It’s been said that you don’t win the championship in October, at the same time you can set the foundations for relegation in this period . Have to stick with the prediction in the Wigan season preview that they’ll survive again Wigan Athletic Fighting the Good Fight . For […]

The start of the end of the Premier League

You just knew it would happen, I am surprised it is Liverpool, but then again not as they are American owned. So they want their own individual overseas deal, Like I Blogged last month, Spanish team have their own deal or a greater % for the branded teams. So it would only be a matter […]

It’s The End of The World As We Know It

(and I feel fine) That’s great, it starts with an earthquake, birds and snakes, an aeroplane And Lenny Bruce is not afraid… That’s not to say that today’s big “news” story is an earthquake, nor is it the end of any particular world that we’re part of, much more likely that it’s the misplaced rambling […]

A Cautionary Tale – Season Catch Up part 1

That “Football Blogger” entry on my CV might be a little bit ambitious at the best of times, but a five month gap between talking about football matches is really pushing it into the “creative career history” category.  It might just be the longest lull I’ve had, although I have written articles inbetween, we have […]

England Qualify but do we care?

Last night England secured their right to compete in the 2012 European Championships with a nervy two all draw away to Montenegro. In some countries this would have sparked celebrations in the streets and a mass outbreak of national flags but in England there was nary a flutter of patriotism. I sat down to watch […]

Project Unity

Anyone remember Blackpool in April? What a fantastic day that was. What about Stoke in May, who could forget that? Two great away days where we turned up in numbers, we sang our hearts out, we waved flags and banners, we gave the team unwavering support, we had a party and we could have sold […]

Who wants to buy a football club?

“Whelan admits he’s looking to sell up” screamed Wish FM and a host of copycat websites last week. In other news, Germany have invade Poland and Freddie Mercury decides he prefers boys to girls. Quite.