Dave Whelan is well known for supporting his managers and his comments during the week have already taken pressure off Owen Coyle ahead of Sunday’s Community Shield match at Wembley. Whelan said that he regards the match as “a show game and a bit of a friendly game”. He downplayed its importance […]
The Championship fixture against Middlesbrough at the DW Stadium has been moved to Sunday 25 August with a 3.00pm kick off.
There now follows a club statement: Flares and smoke devices The club has issued a warning to supporters that anyone found in possession of flares or other fireworks at Wigan Athletic matches will be dealt with in the most severe manner possible – resulting in immediate ejection and banning orders. The announcement comes after two […]
Well after our glorious FA Cup victory over Manchester City and our THIRD appearance at Wembley in a year culminating in the Community Shield the club have launched it’s very own You Tube site. This will be a welcome addition for the loyal supporters of the 2013 Cup winners who don’t want to use […]
In May 2011, a young man whose name I understand to be Liam sat for hours in his house hand painting a flag before a crucial relegation crunch game. The flag had one word on it and you don’t need me to tell you what it was. I frequently have a pint before or after […]
Greetings from down under! No, not that down under – the league below! Like our convict forefathers, the often persecuted Wigan Athletic have eventually been ejected from the land of milk and honey and told to start a new life elsewhere in a different world. And you know what? So far, so good. Some […]
Who was the best “playmaker” in the Premier League last season? Big names from big clubs quickly come to mind – Juan Mata, David Silva, Santi Cozorla, Eden Hazard, Wayne Rooney, to name but a few.
Dale from Stretty Rant contacted TNS Towers to ask him he could submit some questions to us prior to Sunday’s game and stated he was happy to respond in kind. Both sides duly obliged and here are Dale’s responses;
Owen Coyle’s revolution at Wigan Athletic took a firm step forward on Saturday with a rousing win at Barnsley. Not only was the result impressive, but Latics did it in such a style that it will send shockwaves to all teams in the Championship who consider themselves promotion contenders. In a short amount of […]
Wigan opened their Championship league campaign in sun kissed Barnsley with a comfortable four nil victory , a result that in truth flattered Barnsley, so dominant was Wigan’s performance with Ben Watson the stand out performer.[PPD_PAYTOREADMORE] Owen Coyle went for a mix of the old and the new with his team selection with five of […]