How great a feeling is it not to spend every day wondering whether or not your football club will survive? The pain of the last nine months won’t disappear in a hurry but the relief of the last week has been palatable, we’ve got to hold on to this feeling and try to harness that […]
Light at the end of the tunnel or more pain on the way? You could ask the question of Wigan Athletic both on and off the pitch at the moment. After another week of little information on the takeover front the administrators confirmed late on Friday that they had granted another extension to the exclusivity […]
How do you begin to describe the last week? With great difficulty to be truthful, Tuesday evening Latics supporters the world over were saluting what seemed a job well done. Paul Cook’s side had put in a fine performance to see off Stoke City and reach the magic 50 point mark, which would hopefully go […]
What a great big f***ing mess. A lesson in how not to run and manage a football club at the moment, seemingly. Now let’s get this straight, sport in general – and football in particular – is the most difficult industry out there. It’s the place where level-headed businessmen and women lose their heads. It’s […]
What went wrong? Where to begin? Everything that could go wrong last season did go wrong, and despite claims to the opposite it’s clear the club haven’t learned the lessons of 2014/15. Although it’s fun for for those of us following at home the constant turn over of the squad is nothing but damaging. We […]
Down in all but name And still they can’t see us off, like the proverbial that wouldn’t flush Wigan Athletic are still a Championship side. But in reality it means little as we will surely be heading back to League One. From seemingly the start of the season, Latics have had chances to capitalise on […]
There’s always someone worse off than yourselves. A timely adage probably worth bearing in mind during the misery of recent weeks. Two years ago, we weren’t very good but when we went to Blackpool away, we absolutely trounced a truly awful side. There are reasons way too detailed to go into here as to why […]
A relegation battle? This isn’t what we ordered was it! And we may not be in one yet but the next few games look particularly daunting and points may be at a premium somewhat. Sheffield Wednesday are as ever sat perpetually on the edge of either greatness or financial meltdown, set against the backdrop of […]