It’s looking better isn’t it? Latics travelled to Huddersfield on Saturday happy to be in to the hat for the FA Cup third round but not exactly buoyed by the performance against Barrow last time out. A conservative line-up in the Pennines saw Christian Saydee as Latics only recognised striker but you wouldn’t have known […]
Four points from a tricky looking week, rising to the top half of the table, three points from a play-off place. It should be all smiles at the Brick but that only tells half the tale. Latics laboured to a point against a Stevenage side who seemed happy enough to return to Hertfordshire with that […]
All isn’t well at the Brick Community Stadium at the moment and it shows. First off let’s give full credit to Hemel Hempstead Town, The Tudors as they’re affectionally known should be the ones in the Second round – not us. Ryan Lowe admitted as much after Saturday’s game, I think without penalties Hemel would […]
It’s been a while since I felt positive after a defeat, it’s not accepting mediocrity but it’s recognising just how close Wigan Athletic pushed an extremely talented Premier League side last weekend. There’s no doubt there was a negative atmosphere following Latics around last week after a relatively quiet end to the transfer window (let’s […]
One step forward, three steps back. It’s been Latics season in a nutshell and how frustrating it’s becoming. Earlier this week a league table of the most miserable fans in the EFL was produced, with Latics only appearing in third place. After this week there’s no doubt that Latics will be at the top of […]
A midweek trip to deepest Nottinghamshire isn’t usually the way I’d plan on spending a Tuesday in January but thanks to last week’s second Ice Age it became a necessity. It was one of those nights where earlier in the season Wigan Athletic may well have crumbled, indeed when we played Mansfield at home. That […]
What a difference a week makes. From looking over our shoulder towards the relegation zone to looking up towards the play-offs. Listen – let’s not get ahead of ourselves as much as two wins doesn’t mean we’re back to HMS {REDACTED WORD} THE LEAGUE the comparatively poor period since the October international break equally didn’t […]
Can you name many clubs that have roundly called for the manager’s head after a (checks notes) 2-0 away win? Or another one where the manager’s well-being is called in to question in a show of concern, but was preceded by calling for the manager’s head on a stick by the very same commenter? Nah […]
Four points from nine over the Christmas period doesn’t really tell the full story. It’s a decent return that stopped what was a bad run, turning in to a really bad run. But with players returning from injury and others stepping up to be counted, it was a lot more positive than just the results […]
One defeat in twelve, nine of those wins – twenty three goals scored all whilst a number of our automatic first teamers are out injured. No one can underestimate the positive effect that Shaun Maloney has had on this football club, from the flames of last season’s nonsense to overturning the minus eight in a […]