George
As a half hearted attempt to celebrate our national saints day I racked my little grey cells to come up with all the George’s who have played for Latics in the league.
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Them and us – Joe Hinnigan (Latics and Sunderland)
Joe, who was born in Liverpool on 3rd December 1955, arrived at Springfield Park in August 1975 after being signed by Brian Tiler for a fee of £1,200 from South Liverpool. He had represented Kirkby Schools at Junior, Under 14’s and Under 15’s level before signing a contract at Everton without making the grade. A […]
Destiny is almost in our hands….
This season for as long as I can remember we’ve been told our place or have been staring up at 17 or more teams. But for once, we can ‘just about’ have that destiny in our own hands! Wolves below us have a game in hand & before they play catch up against Stoke, all […]
Left Foot, Right Foot, Header #5 – Blackpool Away
So, a quick return to something that I started off back on notapatchon, but didn’t quite carry through, hopefully we can turn it into a bit of a regular feature here on This Northern Soul, but it wouldn’t be the first time that I’ve said that and failed. Anyway, so you get the Left Foot, […]
Latics in European qualification shocker
If I’d been given a pound to go with every snide remark I’ve read or heard about attendances at Latics then I’d probably have enough money to buy up all the spare tickets at the DW ensuring a home sell out for the rest of the season. I’m also guessing that I’d be too minted […]
Them and us – Steve ‘Mandy’ Hill (Latics and Blackpool)
STEVE ‘MANDY’ HILL – Blackpool and Wigan Athletic This weekend’s crucial game against Blackpool is an ideal time to look back on the career of former Blackpool and Wigan Athletic winger Mandy Hill. Born in Blackpool on 15th February 1940 Steve signed for his hometown club as a youth team player in the summer of […]
Them and us – Ian McNeill (Latics and Chelsea)
The trip to Chelsea on Saturday 9th April 2011 is an ideal opportunity to review the career of one of Wigan Athletic’s greatest servants, Ian McNeill. Ian, whose full name is actually John McKeand McNeill, was born in Glasgow on 24 February 1932. He will always be remembered as the manager who guided Latics into […]
Things that make you go Mmm… – Spurs (h)
I guess the rest of the season starts here, eight games, eight weeks and a tilt at recovering a year that’s never really got going. It’s going to be a rollercoaster, for sure and it’s not always going to be easy to keep the faith, but you definitely should and you should definitely enjoy yourselves […]
Them and us – Wilson Palacios (Latics and Tottenham Hotspur)
Wilson was signed by Steve Bruce on 11th January 2008 from Honduras outfit Deportivo Olimpia. The midfielder, who had been on loan at Bruces’ former club, Birmingham City, signed a three and a half year deal and arrived at the JJB Stadium for a fee of £770,000. He made his Latics Premiership debut the following […]
Glen Buckley to make sweeping changes to ensure Premier League safety!
It appears that the Wigan Athletic legend that is Glen Buckley will be returning to these shores shortly to take control of team matters in order to guarantee top flight safety, here is how he plans to do it … Hi Bernard, will be home shortly. Tthought I had better come back and oversee the […]