50 points, not the old school 40 points of Premier League yesteryear but 50. That’s what Shaun Maloney had pinpointed as the target for remaining in League One, in this most unique of seasons. In recent weeks, certainly since the turn of the year we’ve made huge strides in that direction with some really important […]
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 […]
As refereeing performances go, it wasn’t the best was it? I mean, before we even start on the Charlie Hughes red that arguably never was. The referee had already missed a rugby tackle before the sending-off, on a Barnsley defender by Matt Smith instead handing a free kick to Latics instead. Sadly the sending off […]
There was a time around about May where it felt like writing a season preview may be one for the memory bank. I don’t think it’s dramatic to state that when we left the Dave Whelan Stadium following the Rotherham game many of us wondered whether we would ever be back. It seems churlish to […]
Building bridges? Only time will tell, after the most dramatic (and stressful) three weeks that Wigan Athletic have experienced since administration comes to a close finally there was the chance this week to gain answers (of a sort). After near radio silence from the board for the last month or so the board of directors […]
It’s not getting any better is it? Another dismal night at the D(ire)W(atch) Stadium ©* *Someone funnier than me I had big hopes going in to this game, foolishly. Two draws against Luton in the original game and the battling point against Cardiff on Saturday afternoon had pointed to something. What that something was I […]
It’s been a while hasn’t it? At the time of writing 25 days to be precise, the first winter World Cup has provided a relief of sorts but nothing to ever replace the domestic football that it so foolishly replaced thanks to Fifa’s grubby decision making over a decade ago. With the bottom two divisions […]
‘It’s never dull’ they say, I wish it was. Just one normal footballing season for Wigan Athletic Association Football Club, that’s all I ask … Will never happen. Tuesday felt different, I don’t know why. Same line-up, same decent first half, same end result. Same as it’s been for a while but the end result […]
It’s been some week for Wigan Athletic, another point on the board from a tough away match at Norwich along with the signing of one of League One’s top stars last season – Nathan Broadhead. Looking back at Norwich and apart from the first quarter of the match we were more than worth a point, […]
Ten games left, ten cup finals, ten games in order to right the horrific wrongs of the summer of 2020. Can Latics do it? On the evidence of the last week – most definitely. As disappointing as the penalty shoot out defeat to Sutton was, Leam and the lads followed up in the best way […]