Tag: Comment
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8 reasons why Nick Powell is better than Eric Cantona
That Cantona bloke was alreet, but was he really that good? He might have skyrocketed Manchester United to superstardom with a new brand of footballing ‘je ne se quoi’ in the 1990s, but would he even be considered for Owen Coyle’s first XI in 2013? Well, only if he agrees not to pinch his Irn […]
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Bye bye, Bobby: Out with the old, in with the… who?
*Snores loudly* Huh, wha? Grumble! How dare you wake me from my summertime slumber! Like hedgehogs, us football bloggers like to hibernate during fallow periods; it prevents us from losing touch with reality when the madness of the season begins in earnest sometime after July. Or maybe even earlier, if you’re Swansea. Don’t quote me […]
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Karma rebalancing: Better times just around the corner
In this article, one shall refrain from dwelling too long on the negative aspects of this weekend’s demoralising defeat at the hands of Fulham (or, as that old football game used to call them, ‘Emptypig’). Instead, it is the purpose of today’s post to convince the Latics fan that it isn’t all as bad as […]
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Fixing a hole: What can Bob do different?
One criticism often levelled at Roberto Martinez is the ‘fact’ he doesn’t ‘change things up’ enough. Based on results, I’m often inclined to agree with them but like him or not –and that indeed seems to be central to both sides of this argument–, Our Bob does show at least a degree of flexibility. He […]
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Francs a lot: When it’s (not) your day…
Having had a rare chance to review Saturday’s game on that idiot box thing Peter Kay calls television, there are a few things I must mention in addition to that afternoon’s post. Taking into account both my own blatant bias and the BBC’s need to produce ‘entertaining’ television (impartiality, who needs it?), we ought to […]
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Does anyone really care about the League Cup?
Tomorrow afternoon, Latics will find out who they shall face in the Carling Cup Third Round, should they manage to beat Crystal Palace on 13 September. But who gives a monkey’s? Certainly not QPR’s Neil Warnock, who this week rubbished the English League Cup after his side were sent crashing out of the competition by […]
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Pitched battle: The DW Stadium surface ‘conspiracy’
Relaying of the much-maligned DW Stadium surface gets underway today and should be complete for next Monday’s visit of Liverpool. Not before time, you might say. In seasons past, we’ve seen the pitch suffer badly around this time of year. You can point to any number of factors: poor weather, undersoil heating malfunction, moles etc. […]