2005/06 Review pt 2 – End of Season Report
Ok, so it was a team effort but that doesn’t mean that all aspects of the team performed as well as it could. Nor does it mean that all of them did enough to give them a second chance in the Premier League, to progress the club will have to move on and some players […]
2005/06 Review pt 1
Is it worth trying to explain why it’s the end of July before I’m publishing the season review? I thought not. The whole thing started off with good intentions back in May and still hasn’t been fully finished, so it may seem a little disjointed and the disappointment of the late season form could have […]
Latics 4-2 Persepolis
Has anyone got a clue how good the Iranian league is? The national team may have played at the World Cup but I’m guessing that doesn’t translate to a high standard of football back home. Still, the first action of the season is still the first action of the season and it’s more about finding […]
Jason who?
So there you have it, not quite how you might have seen it panning out, but Latics have signed their first ‘name player’. The fee may seem over the top, and with the negotiations taking all of 5 minutes the wages must be healthy, but there is now a player in the squad who is […]
Don’t forget to watch the final Paul.
Latics are looking to quickly follow up the signing of Emile Heskey and Paul Jewell is suggesting that two new faces could be at the club by Monday. He and is team will be working over the weekend to finalise the deals for what the official website describes as “two more major signings”. Jewell seems […]
Heskey bid accepted
Latics £5.5 million bid to sign Emile Heskey has been accepted and the player is expected to hold talks with the club today. I guess we’ll never know if Jewell would have bid regardless, but given recent events you’d have to say that Heskey is seen as a replacement for Jason Roberts. That raises questions […]
Bid up dot cockney
West Ham have today had a bid of £4 million for Pascal Chimbonda knocked back by Latics. The amount is a significant step towards the £6m that the club have said they want for the player but does not seem to have shook the resolve of either chairman or manager. It’s not clear whether West […]
Trouble at t’mill
Maurice Lindsay’s role at the club is yet again up for questioning. He’s managed to keep a low profile since joining the board but those allegedly ‘in the know’ are telling us that he’s about to oversee a cull of the admin staff at Latics. First in line seems to have been commercial manager, John […]