You can only hope that we’re not about to witness a repeat of Henri Camara’s last return Journey from the African Nation’s Cup. That time around it took several weeks before he turfed up back in Wolverhampton. This time you suspect that the draw of a cup final will be enough to see the Senegalese […]
On the face of it we couldn’t have picked a better time to be playing Liverpool. They’re struggling to score, have lost 3 on the bounce away from home and seem on the verge of bottling their best chance in years to make a statement at the expense of Man United and Arsenal. For my […]
Now I don’t usually get dragged into the pictures / videos / soundclips that do the email and message board rounds. They’re usually either fakes, not that funny or maybe I just can’t be bothered. Over the past few weeks though, I’ve been intrigued by a few that let us into the ‘personal lives’ of […]
Worryingly, word from yesterday’s game is that Neil Mellor required a fitness test before playing and he only just passed. Now he might not be everyone’s first choice to lead the line, but as far as it stands he’s all we’ve got at the moment. Which is even more worrying when you consider that, fit […]
Bolton 1-1 Latics Saturday 4th February 2006 It’s difficult to pull the pieces out of a draw at the Reebok. Not least having already seen Bolton off twice this season, albeit at home. With a return to the 4-5-1 formation that seems to restrict us as much as the opposition, maybe a draw was the […]
Let’s face it; things have gone a little bit mad this season. Whether it be season tickets, the big away games or, to top it all, what happened on Sunday, Wiganers have gone queuing crazy. Forget the Harrods sales, Ashes tests and the Celebrity Big Brother finale you’d be forgiven for thinking that 2005/06’s must […]
Latics 1-1 Everton Tuesday 1st February 2006 What, for much of the 90 minutes, looked like to be a game to forget exploded into 10 minutes of controversy, red cards and confusion. Ok, you’re right, I’m taking a bit of Journalistic license there. The game had little to recommend it, and anyone who was surprised […]
According to press reports, Emmerson Boyce will become a ‘tic tomorrow after passing a medical at the JJB this afternoon. The deal for the right back looks set to be £1.75 million, with the Palace man signing a four year contract. Boyce could make his Latics debut as soon as tomorrow night as Jewell takes […]
A welcome (?) return for the feature that looks at the subjects we’ll be talking about in the lead up to the game. This week it’s off to the City of Manchester stadium where I doubt much time will be spent cogitating over the Commonwealth Games or the architecture. There’ll be plenty of back slapping […]
Man City 1-0 Latics Saturday 28th January 2006 Regardless of the context, (cup final place in the bag, a league place to consolidate and an already significant injury list added to by bruised and tired legs after an exhausting run of games, including two sets of extra time) Wigan Athletic are this morning being painted […]