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 […]

Another Saturday, another ‘relegation battle’.  In any other division it would be too early in the season to start deciding who’s going to finish where, but it seems that the big bad world of top flight football is one place where your destiny is predetermined.  Of course the media are going to believe that the […]

Well you’d think a week off work would actually give more time to keep this up to date, but no.  Between trips to the zoo (South Lakes – give it a go if you’re up there), the Farm (Farmer Ted’s – kick the kids off the go karts and have a race round yourselves), other […]