It’s catch up time again.  I’ve been having ‘technical problems’, between sorting them out, working every hour going blah, blah, yadda yadda…  I guess I’m not just not cut out for this Diary business. Thankfully it’s been an international week and there’s been little to talk about.  Congratulations to Ryan Taylor on his impressive debut […]

Latics 2 – 1 Bolton Wanderers Sunday 2nd October 2005 It’s 12:20 and I’m still in Orrell.  Those of you who recall my first foray into the world of published writing (what you don’t remember the ‘famous’ Cockney Latic article?  Well here it is for you delight and delectation.) will already be aware of my […]

Now you’re talking.  Last Saturday may have been the first of the 12 local Derbies we’ll play this season, but this one has got to be the most eagerly anticipated.  It’s been a good few years since the teams have locked horns enough time for Bolton to have put what at times seemed like an […]

So the ‘old firm’ are interested in Lee McCulloch?  I’m not sure what to make of it though.  If you look at the lad in isolation, as a striker who doesn’t get many goals or as a right footed left winger who doesn’t create much, then the £3million that they are reportedly ready to spend […]

There are always going to be exceptions to the “if you’ve earned the shirt, you keep it” ruling that Jewell insists that he works on.  Lee McCulloch, more lucky talisman than incisive left winger seems to be one, Jimmy Bullard another.  When a keeper is out injured you can almost guarantee that he’ll be back […]

Everton 0-1 Wigan Saturday 24th September 2005 How many of us are now reappraising our chances for the season?  Expectations of struggle may have, so far, failed to materialise but does that mean that the rest of the season will be plain sailing?  Look at the season so far and there’s plenty of evidence to […]

It’s a good job I don’t take too much notice of the media.  A quick scan around the offerings on Saturday’s game would have you believe that Everton are/were terrible and Latics, well, they turned up.  I’m not sure that many Everton fans noticed our part in their downfall either.  Unless you keep in mind […]

It’s always grand to hear our away crowd in full song.  The post goal celebration rendition of YAMS yesterday was am impressive backdrop to the radio commentary.  The stories I’m hearing this morning about choruses of You’ll Never Walk Alone starting up are less impressive.  Of course it was only a laugh, and designed to […]

I’ll not be at the game today.  I’ve plenty of reasons, but I’ll regret it.  There’s not many experiences like a trip to Goodison left in the game.  As much as there’ll be those who complain about the views and the ground in general there’ll be those who’ll fondly reminisce as they approach the old […]

Continuing our efforts to bring you the things that everyone will be talking about in the lead up to the game.  We turn our beady eye on the trip to Goodison on Saturday.  Sweet as As you have probably spotted on the official site, Uncle Joes Mint Balls are officially the best sweet from a […]