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We’re off to Wembley tomorrow to watch Wigan play in an FA Cup semi-final and it’s not often you get to say that outside of a game of Championship Manager. Wigan Athletic has been to Wembley before, of course, for … Continue reading
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For all you Wigan Athletic fans out there, send yourselves mental trying to predict whether we will pull off another great escape come 19th May. Premier League Relegation Run-In 2013 Courtesy of Nigel Heyes – a man who clearly has … Continue reading
Just when you are running out of topical topics for your 5-4-Friday blog, how lucky is it that a chance phone call to Wrightington hospital results in a sooner-than-expected date to be admitted to get your troublesome elbow sorted (hopefully) … Continue reading
The Inaugural Tandoori Cup Challenge TNF Wigan v. Wednesday Night Pitch 7 FC Monday, 25th February 2013, 6:30pm The Deanery, Wigan Wednesday Night Pitch 7 FC In summer 2004, Jonny Fairclough spotted an advert in a Wigan paper for … Continue reading
Away trips are usually conducive to a good old sing song, especially when you’re winning. As a Wigan fan, of course, this opportunity occurs all too rarely. Last Sunday’s dismantling of Huddersfield Town in the 5th Round of the FA … Continue reading
Tomorrow is FA Cup 3rd round day, the day when the big clubs from the top two divisions of English football join the oldest and most famous knockout cup competition in world football . Although the competition has been underway … Continue reading
A.R.S.E.D! is my second book and is now available to buy. Ostensibly, it is about my obsession with football and my attempts to balance that with the responsibilities of my real, grown-up life. It deals with my attempts to avoid as many chores and domestic duties as … Continue reading
Matt Jackson, an FA Cup winning captain at Everton yet less successful centre-back at Wigan Athletic, has kindly agreed to assassinate my character in my new book, A.R.S.E.D!, which will go on sale later this week. Here is Matt’s kind … Continue reading
The BBC Sports Personality of The Year (SPOTY) nominations were announced earlier this week and were as predictable as Merseyrail trains being delayed or cancelled because it was a bit nippy this morning. Olympians, Paralympians, tennis players who won a … Continue reading