A new event right on our doorstep for football lovers, Paul Bailey and Andy Bowler have organised it and the venue is the Haydock Con Club close to J23 on the M6. It’s on a Sunday as well and entry is free, 10.30 till 1.00pm. Latics don;t have a match that weekend due to England playing The Swiss […]
In the 14th minute in Wigan Athletic’s pre-season friendly game against TSV Havelse, Fraser Fyvie put through a defence-splitting pass for young winger Ryan Jennings to get Latics’ first goal. Wigan went on to win 3-1, but the main purpose of the match was to provide playing time for a squad that had been involved […]
The Lancashire Senior Cup Final sponsored by Molson Coors will be played at the Lancashire FA HQ at Leyland Wednesday 6th August with a 7.45pm kick-off. The County Ground which use to be the home of the now defunct Leyland Motors FC is situated approximately 3-4 minutes from Junction 28 on the M6, follow the signs to The British Commercial Vehicle […]
Over the past week Uwe Rosler has taken his number of new signings to four, with the acquisition of James Tavernier and Oriel Riera. On signing Tavernier the manager quoted: “James is a player I have been tracking for a long time, dating back to my days at Brentford. He proved last season what great […]
“Before the World Cup started there were a few rumours about McArthur and Maloney, but I have spoken to them and they know they are two of the cornerstones of the team. Both players will be massively important in my plans going forward and I made that very clear to both of them.” It was […]
Oriel Riera promises to be a crucial signing for Wigan Athletic in their quest for promotion back into the Premier League.The six foot tall centre forward arrives from Osasuna where he scored 13 goals in 37 matches. Click here to see Riera’s goals at Osasuna. The 27 year old played in the Barcelona youth system […]
The blue & red Catalan club were renowned for having no sponsorship on their teams shirts but like all things in life money eventually talks. In 2006 the Camp Nou suits decreed that the charity UNICEF should adorn the playing shirts, this was to be a forerunner come the 2011-12 season when the Qatar Sports Investments committed all concerned […]
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One evening in the early 1990s my son Ned and I found a free table at Pascualitos café in the centre of Cali, awaiting the ‘classico’. It was hot and humid evening and the café, right across the street from the Pascual Guerrero Stadium, was doing good business. The café was run by true brothers. […]
Following on from an earlier TNS article http://thisnorthernsoul.co.uk/hereford-united-1978-2014/ Hereford United supporters staged a mock funeral march in a bid to sway the suits in the council chambers to block any transfer of the existing leases on the ground to the club’s new owner. Former owner David Keyte sold the club for £2 to Tommy Agombar after the club failed to […]