Latics’ start to the season has had a distinctly North Eastern flavour to it. The home wins against Boro and Sunderland got things off to a good start and this weekend Chris Hutchings takes his team up to Newcastle looking to get things back on track following the mid week cup defeat to Hull. Not […]
What was it I said about waiting until January? Well Latics are well on the way to signing two players and yet neither of them is a left back. Neither of them is exactly going to get the fan’s juices flowing either. What does it say about the state of the game when your first […]
The clock is ticking on the transfer window and Latics fans are brewing up for that final 24 hours worth of speculation. It’s about that time where Jewell would make one of his twice yearly enquiries about Dean Windass and, although a bid for the aging lump seems unlikely this time around, last night’s result […]
Latics 0-1 Hull Tuesday 28th August 2007 So, whilst “Mr. Perm” was busy dodging trains on deserted platforms I was overcome by one of those “oh, sack it” moments. Within an hour or so my Lady and an ex-red, old schoolmate, Coppullite (sorry Andy) had found ourselves on the West Stand concourse £45 + pie […]
or, what passes for a preview of the Hull game in these parts It doesn’t matter what you call me off the back of it, the answer is still no. As I type into my mobile multimedia device (ok, phone) there’s half an hour to kick off and I’m 50 odd miles from the JJB. […]
Latics came into the season on a surprising wave of optimism, Chris Hutchings’ appointment may have been met with a great deal of cynicism but his words (and actions) since have gone a long way to winning the fans around. The loss of Leighton Baines and the slow down in transfer activity may impact that […]
West Ham 1-1 Latics Saturday 25th August 2007 As is tradition where Wigan Athletic are concerned, the build up to this game paid way too much attention to the stands. Although, in a slightly different twist the focus was on one empty seat rather than the ‘missing’ thousands. The rugby’s failure to qualify for the […]
August 11th certainly represents something of a fresh start for Wigan Athletic. Six years is a long time in football and, under Paul Jewell’s stewardship, the club has travelled a fair distance in terms of league position, if not in some other areas. He has left us on the verge of a season that could […]
Take one player, ideally, plucked from the youth system; allow to mature in a first team environment before adding in a few U21 caps. When sufficiently developed expose to tournament football whilst sprinkling with rumours. Finish with a coating of a new contract offer before garnishing with an old chestnut like ‘every player has his […]
Latics’ links with Michael Brown can be traced right back to his days as a young prospect with Manchester City. The bustling midfielder, ready to leave the Sky Blues amid rumours of attitude problems and lifestyle issues, declined the offer of a spell at the JJB back then and eventually left to join Sheffield United. […]