As a soccer-mad dad, it has been mildly disappointing that my son has, so far, shown little interest in football. He is ten years old and, thus far, his live football-watching career is limited to two (turgid) pre-season friendlies. At … Continue reading
I wrote last week that the football transfer window is usually an opportunity for Wigan Athletic to rectify mistakes made in previous transfer windows. This year was definitely no exception as the Latics laid on a shuttle bus from Manchester … Continue reading
Football’s Transfer Deadline Day. What a palaver! It happens twice every year, once in August and once in January, and is fast becoming an integral, landmark day in the footballing diary. A bit like FA Cup 3rd round day or … Continue reading
There’s no denying that us Brits are obsessed with the weather. Maybe it’s living on island that makes us this way, maybe it’s the fact that we can get literally experience all four seasons in a single day or, more … Continue reading
Some people don’t like Facebook, but I do. It provides a perfect opportunity to keep in touch with friends and family who you don’t manage to see on a regular basis. You can see what they’re up to, see if … Continue reading
I found myself in the rather unusual position this week of defending a Liverpool FC player. Not only that, but the player in question is Steven Gerrard – sorry, Stevie Geeee, as we’re supposed to call him – and he … Continue reading
So, last week we looked at players who left Wigan Athletic supposedly to move on to bigger and better things. Leaving Wigan didn’t work out too well for the ones we saw last week but there have been one or … Continue reading
“No-one’s bigger than the club”. “The club will still be here well after he’s gone”. “Players come and go, but the fans will be here forever”. All of the above well-worn phrases are undoubtedly true. Yet whenever a player leaves … Continue reading
It’s been the numbers game all the way this week down at the Wigan Athletic forums this week. Or the Fickle-as-Feck Funny Farm, as it could more accurately be called. 4-4-2, 4-5-1, 5-4-1, 4-3-3… the arguments have raged amongst the … Continue reading