Over recent years Wigan Athletic have typically been cast as the underdog, but nevertheless capable of slaying the biggest of giants. A second successive FA Cup victory over that Goliath of English football, Manchester City, shows what Latics can continue to do when the odds are stacked against them. However, in tonight’s encounter at the […]
Wigan Athletic notched their sixth successive away win being almost unrecognizable from the jaded side we saw in midweek against Sheffield Wednesday. This time they were full of energy and their pressing forced the home team into series of errors. They were technically and physically superior to the home team over the 90 minutes Ipswich’s goal […]
Uwe Rosler picks his team out of a hat doesn’t he? This slightly disparaging remark seems to have been a staple of his early time here. However, if as ludicrous as it may seem the manager really does spend all week on the training field, assessing players’ form, running tactical routines and then at noon […]
A hard fought three one away victory at Ipswich yesterday saw Wigan move firmly into playoff contention in fifth place, the only downside a worrying hamstring injury to key defender Leon Barnett. Once gain Rosler, no doubt mindful of the plethora of upcoming games, opted to rotate his starting lineup making two changes from […]
Wigan Athletic travel to Portman Road tomorrow to play their third game in six days. They will face an Ipswich Town side currently sitting in 9th place, with ambitions of reaching the play-offs. On Wednesday Latics scraped out a win against a physical Sheffield Wednesday outfit, courtesy of an 88th minute penalty. However, that victory means […]
Charles Dickens wrote in a Tale of Two Cities, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” last night’s game could paraphrase this into a tale of two penalties with some of the former , a little of the latter and a lot in between in a game in which a […]
The dream continued to come true on Sunday as Latics grafted out a win that took them into the FA Cup semi-finals. Apart from a few glimpses in the first half we did not see the kind of flowing football that won them the FA Cup in May. But we did witness once again the […]
Wigan Athletic yesterday proved that lightening can strike twice with a determined and hard fought victory over Premier League high flyers Manchester City at the Etihad stadium. Uwe Rosler opted once again to rotate his weary charges who have already played forty four competitive games with a change in formation with Chris McCann slotting […]
I don’t know if I will ever tire of watching the highlights of that FA Cup Final. I continue to be in love with the flowing football played by Roberto Martinez’s team and Ben Watson’s goal still brings tears to my eyes. It really was a dream come true. Highlights can so often paint […]
The present FA Cup holders Wigan Athletic now also have the Sky Bet Championship Manager of the Month for February Uwe Rosler. A much deserved accolade as Dave Bassett who chairs the Sky Bet Manager of the Month judging panel said . . . . . “Uwe has moved his side firmly into play-off contention as […]