Is it a false dawn? Or are the dark days well and truly behind us now? Has Uwe Rosler really cleared the rubble left behind by his predecessor? Will the German become a long-standing Premier League manager with Wigan Athletic? A mood of optimism is sweeping through the Wigan Athletic fold as Rosler has become […]
The Battle of the Backsides will see the pair frantically race to be the first to sit on half the seats in the iconic Wembley Stadium – a brutal 45,000 seats each! They have just five days to do it and it’s the first time a challenge like this has ever been attempted in the UK. […]
Wigan continued their impressive run of victories against fellow play off contenders Nottingham Forest with four goals in a comprehensive demolition of Billy Davies’ not so merry men. Uwe Rosler altered his line up from the team that defended stoutly at Brighton last week, recalling Jordi Gomez and Forest old boy James Perch for […]
The picturesque ground of Llanelian Road in Old Colwyn will allow anyone with the name David or variant of it into the match today against Barrow free of charge. In Welsh St David’s Day is known as Dydd Gwyl Dewi and therefore anyone by the name of Dewi will also be allowed free entry. One of seven […]
Getting a result at the City Ground against a Nottingham Forest side that has lost only two home matches in the league is not going to be easy. Billy Davies is a formidable foe, a manager for whom the players give their all and one not averse to using negative tactics to get a […]
“I always compare myself to the best and the best was Alex Ferguson” – Uwe Rosler is nothing if not confident. I have been impressed with what the East German has had to say since the day he took over at the DW but as we learned with Owen Coyle talk can be cheap. The […]
Wigan Athletic 1 Manchester City 0 venue Wembley Stadium date 11 May 2013 On the morning of the final, the newspapers carried stories that City’s manager Roberto Mancini was about to be replaced, leading to a furious response from the Italian aimed at Manchester City’s officials. Whether or not this affected his team is unclear but Wigan […]
Wigan continued their march up the Sky Bet Championship with a hard fought win against fellow challengers Brighton despite having to survive a nervy last twenty minutes. This was very much a test of Wigan’s credentials to be considered a contender with Brighton and Wigan both having the same numbers of points […]
‘Character’ is a word that is much used – but much abused – in football vernacular. Ever hear a manager say his team showed character after his side has stolen the points with a controversial goal after being outplayed for most of the game?
We beat Man City, we beat Man City with a Watson goal! In the drunken haze of the away end in Bruges, I recall a handful of lads stubbornly singing this on their own urging others to join in. Of course our little gang did out of pure amusement, indeed we were still singing it […]