“We’ve all got to take lessons from the performance, myself included” said Uwe Rosler post-match. So often since his arrival Rosler has got his tactics just right. This time he got them totally wrong. Playing hoofball was never going to be the way to get a result at Burnley. It played into the home team’s […]
“After the Lord Mayor’s show comes the dust cart” is a saying that can so often hold true in football. Wigan Athletic fans will be hoping that will not be the case when their team visits Burnley tomorrow. Over the course of a season a team can reach its highs, but they are so often […]
The winning of last seasons FA Cup has propelled my local club Wigan Athletic into the world’s football conscience. Now the biggest sporting event, eat your heart out the Olympics but the World Cup in Brazil starts in a few short weeks and this year’s tournament will have representatives of WAFC taking centre stage. […]
It is that time of the year again and who will you vote for in the Wigan Athletic Player of the Season awards ? A high goal scoring forward is usually the frontrunner in polls like these but with nobody hitting the back of our opponents goal on a regular basis no one really spring […]
When Wigan Athletic won the FA Cup it really was a dream come true. Who could ever have imagined that they would be within close distance of making it come true again just eleven months later? Just like last year Latics had a difficult time disposing of a team a division below them in […]
Being ‘Man of the Match’ in an FA Cup Final can be hard to live up to. Callum McManaman knows that all too well. Just eleven months ago McManaman was the toast of the town as he led Gael Clichy and the Manchester City defence a merry dance at Wembley. He had not only […]
Given the sheer volume of fixtures Wigan Athletic have had to play over the past months it is no wonder that their form has been intermittent. There have been matches where they have looked full of energy, playing enterprising football, followed another a few days later where they would appear jaded and placing an over-reliance […]
They were the two Jimmy Macs – James McArthur and James McCarthy – in the engine room of Roberto Martinez’s midfield. It could be difficult guessing Bob’s starting lineups, but the Jimmy Macs always seemed to be there. Together with Shaun Maloney they could compete on an even keel with the likes of Gerrard, Lampard […]
Leicester City come to the DW Stadium tonight on the crest of a wave, sitting at the top of the Championship table, following on from a 2-0 away win at second placed Burnley. Nigel Pearson has built a team that plays good football and has picked itself up since losing out to Watford in […]
Feeling nauseous? Nervous tension headache? Upset stomach fuelled by anticipation? It must be local derby time. The insults are flying as ever across social media no mans’ land. My favourites include Bolton fans telling us it’s our biggest game of the season – two weeks before we play an FA Cup semi final! Of course […]