It’s a good job I don’t take too much notice of the media.  A quick scan around the offerings on Saturday’s game would have you believe that Everton are/were terrible and Latics, well, they turned up.  I’m not sure that many Everton fans noticed our part in their downfall either.  Unless you keep in mind […]

It’s always grand to hear our away crowd in full song.  The post goal celebration rendition of YAMS yesterday was am impressive backdrop to the radio commentary.  The stories I’m hearing this morning about choruses of You’ll Never Walk Alone starting up are less impressive.  Of course it was only a laugh, and designed to […]

I’ll not be at the game today.  I’ve plenty of reasons, but I’ll regret it.  There’s not many experiences like a trip to Goodison left in the game.  As much as there’ll be those who complain about the views and the ground in general there’ll be those who’ll fondly reminisce as they approach the old […]

Continuing our efforts to bring you the things that everyone will be talking about in the lead up to the game.  We turn our beady eye on the trip to Goodison on Saturday.  Sweet as As you have probably spotted on the official site, Uncle Joes Mint Balls are officially the best sweet from a […]

I’m shocked to be honest. According to Team Talk Big Sam has come out in support of Mr Whelan’s statement about salary capping. Given the supposed wage bill at Bolton you’d think that he’d want to be able to keep bringing in the highly paid stars on the wain. He does take the more realistic […]

He’s at it again. Last week we had the cahirman’s views on Sven and now it’s time to talk salary caps. Now this is something he’s more than qualified to do, having paid the wages (in the main out of his own pocket) at the club for more than 10 years, it’s interesting to know […]

Wigan Athletic 1-1 Middlesbrough Sunday 18th September 2005 The Boro game was a perfect example of how ‘THE MOST EXCITING LEAGUE IN THE WORLD’ can just as easily be seen as ‘the league where everyone fears defeat more than they want to win’. Early signs were promising, but once they’d got the early goal Yakubu […]

There’s only one thing that anyone is talking about today, the start of Series 4 of Spooks has been completely overwhelmed by one of the biggest sporting contests around the prize for which has to be the smallest trophy going.  Bizarrely on a day where the country is united in sickies and duvet days, I […]

The reserves managed their first point of the season last night. On promotion, the club were given the choice of stepping the reserve team up to a similar level or remaining in their old set up. They took the opportunity, and thus far it has been these games more than any that have shown us […]

West Brom 1 – 2 Wigan Athletic Saturday 10th September 2005 On day of debuts for strikers all across the Premier League it could be argued that David Connolly’s had the lowest profile.  Yet come 4:45 he was the only one that had the immediate impact that fans look for.  Elsewhere Owen’s first start for […]