On a bright sunny day, with a hint of autumn in the air, my father and I walked through the town centre towards the Gas Showrooms, opposite the market square. I had bought the coach tickets the day before, going to our usual source, Barnes Travel Agents in Market Street. As we waited for the […]
Tim Chow making his home debut showed great anticipation to find space in the penalty area yesterday and head home the opening goal coupled with a fine performance which went a long way to securing Wigan’s first home win in seven and a half months. Gary Caldwell made two changes to the starting eleven which lost […]
It was my first visit to the district of South Bermondsey, the home of Millwall FC since 1993. I had expected to meet a partisan crowd keen to cheer their team to victory in a relegation dogfight. But following Latics’ draw at Fulham I was optimistic that they could do even better against a side […]
So the emotional journey of Wigan Athletic’s season continues through it’s dark tunnel. There is to be no happy ending however, that much is looking clear. Of course, we’re all still having those maverick thoughts. We could win three games and the teams above us could lose them all but we can only control one […]
A bad tempered game which saw three players sent off, two from Wigan saw Millwall score two goals after the initial dismissal of Waghorn, a defeat which leaves Wigan on the cusp of relegation to league one.
New Wigan manager Gary Caldwell’s first ever line up played with passion and skill with a performance that was dominant in terms of possession and skill over a Fulham side seeking the three points to secure their own Championship survival. Wigan made two changes from the line up against Derby with Carson replacing Al Habsi in goal and Pennant returning in place of Clarke. Within four […]
So a new era dawns, one very few expected prior to the Derby defeat as former club captain Gary Caldwell takes over the Latics hotseat with five games to save a season with a renewed commitment to play an exciting brand of football sadly lacking in recent months. Caldwell has virtually a full strength squad to choose from […]
I think it was fairly evident what my views of Malky Mackay where from day one, if not within these pages then via other publications. He’s not a man I ever wanted appointed, nor did I believe that his style of play was the answer for the position we are in and I take no […]
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfajZELyB_w?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent] In February 2007 the 33 year old Roberto Martinez gave up his playing career to take over from Kenny Jackett as manager of Swansea City. Despite his lack of experience Martinez’ appointment was viewed favourably by the majority of the fans. He had left Swansea for Chester the previous summer after falling […]
Goals in the second half from Chris Martin and Darren Bent prolonged Wigan’s winless home run, a defeat which was the catalyst for the club’s decision to dismiss Malky Mackay with the club perilously close to a second relegation in three seasons. Wigan made two changes to the starting line up from the side which lost […]