And so to April….after what seemed an endless stop/start period, Wigan Athletic now face eight games on eight consecutive weekends which will determine the team’s fate. There seems to be a lot of positivity knocking around, boosted by Maynor Figueroa’s late winner against Birmingham the week before last, that Latics can somehow pull the points […]
Wilson was signed by Steve Bruce on 11th January 2008 from Honduras outfit Deportivo Olimpia. The midfielder, who had been on loan at Bruces’ former club, Birmingham City, signed a three and a half year deal and arrived at the JJB Stadium for a fee of £770,000. He made his Latics Premiership debut the following […]
As we welcome Harry Redknapp and his team to the DW Stadium this Saturday, perhaps now is an opportune time to cast a glance over our previous fixtures and the Latics players who competed in those games…
HOME KIT Manufacturer: Patrick Badge: Coat of Arms Shirt Sponsor: JJB Sports Comments: Horrible shiny thing with questions raised about quality. It sold for less than the previous one. Memorable as the kit worn as Latics lifted the 2nd Division championship trophy. White side strips made beer bellies look even bigger. 5/10 AWAY […]
HOME KIT Manufacturer: JJB Badge: Coat of Arms Shirt Sponsor:JJB The Premier League kit. Worn once at the end of the 2004-2005 season for the victory over Reading that secured promotion. For many this is the favourite shirt of the modern era, and widely held to be Latics’ “proper” kit of blue and […]
HOME KIT Surprise new shirt for the 2006/07 season given club promise of 2 seasons for the previous one. Initial opinion rates this as a bland replacement for the classic of last year. AWAY KIT An all balck version with white trim didn’t really prove popular with the fans.
HOME KIT A welcome return to the classic blue and white striped shirt with not a lot of difference from the 05/06 shirt other than that the stripes go all the way to the collar, firm favourite with fans. AWAY KIT A rather bland away kit that hardly set the world on fire.
HOME KIT Made by Champion, the popular stripes all be it wider remained but the big news was fans favourite the Tree & Crown badge returned, this coupled with a more modern JJB logo gave this design a retro yet cool look. AWAY KIT This yellow hi-viz shirt was deemed ghastly by most, worn with […]
Wigan Athletic’s record signing Mauro Boselli will be returning to the DW Stadium in the summer. Mauro, a former Boca Juniors and Malaga B star was signed by Roberto Martinez from Estudiantes on 29th June 2010. He signed a four year deal and became the costliest player in Latics history when he signed for an […]
It appears that the Wigan Athletic legend that is Glen Buckley will be returning to these shores shortly to take control of team matters in order to guarantee top flight safety, here is how he plans to do it … Hi Bernard, will be home shortly. Tthought I had better come back and oversee the […]