Tag: Premier League
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Wigan 0-4 Liverpool: ‘Wigan Time’ delayed another week
Anybody watching the BBC News Channel in the past few days can’t have failed to notice a particularly colourful character at the Eastleigh by-election. Ray Hall of the Beer, Baccy and Crumpets Party outperformed the English Democrats, Church of Militant Elvis and even the Monster Raving Loonies, tallying 235 votes on his way to… wait […]
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Reading 0-3 Wigan: Wheel of Fortune turning in Latics’ favour?
Statistics are great if you’re a Championship Manager fanatic, but football matches are not automatically generated on a video screen (at least not yet). Heading into this afternoon’s potential Blockbuster, form suggested a tough weekend in store for the ailing Wigan Athletic, their very FA Premier League existence in Jeopardy. Recent league fortunes could not […]
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Chelsea 4-1 Wigan: Chelsea lay the smackdown, again
2:50pm. An expectant Stamford Bridge eagerly awaits the entrance of Wigan’s gladiators and Chelsea’s lions for a potentially season-defining contest. This is almost certainly the case for Rafa Benitez, who is one narrow loss away from burning chips at Burger World this time next week, at least if you believe all you read in the […]
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Wigan 2-2 Southampton: Lucky Latics pinch prized point
The January transfer window firmly locked for safety, we now move into the ‘interesting’ part of the season. It is the time when Wigan start to produce their best football as the threat of relegation transforms into a very real possibility with every point dropped. Or so one would hope. Latics, however, remain undoubtedly unsettled […]
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Stoke 2-2 Wigan: Jesus is a Wiganer again
What, we have to get back to the daily grind of Premier League life so soon? Uggh, can we not play Blue Square Premier teams on a more regular basis? Wait, scratch that – I’d probably go mad if it were like that each week. Alright then, let me just take some breaths to decrease […]
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Wigan 2-3 Sunderland: Coming to terms with life after Ramis
Why can’t we do it? Every time Wigan look to be making any sort of progress, something comes along to check it, as if to prevent us from becoming the slightest bit comfortable. Heaven forbid Wigan Athletic become complacent. Last week’s draw at Craven Cottage provided a superb base on which to build, to regain […]
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Fulham 1-1 Wigan: Get well soon, Ivan… please
Forget what happened in 2012, the Premier League season starts right here. All that has gone is mere preliminary for this, the second set of fixtures, the latter half of the campaign, the time when Wigan traditionally arrive on the scene to put themselves into contention for survival. Let’s get it on! *Rips open extra […]
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Wigan 0-4 Man United: Another drink?
Manchester United may be the league leaders, but one statistic was in Wigan’s favour heading into today’s daunting encounter – United hadn’t won a single game in the calendar year, while Wigan hadn’t lost in the same time period. Oh alright, that was a stupid joke – I blame it on one too many New […]
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Aston Villa 0-3 Wigan: Feed the Ram
I awoke this morning with an uncomfortably familiar feeling in the pit of my stomach. It was an uneasy sensation of impending doom tempered by just a hint of hope, vaguely similar to the adrenaline rush experienced when bungee jumping off a large cliff. No mistake, it’s the hallmark of a relegation six pointer, the […]
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Everton 2-1 Wigan: No penalties allowed
You know, it really doesn’t feel like Christmas. When I took the dog out for its annual Boxing Day walk this morning, I did not require a large coat, never mind a hat and gloves. There have been few abandonments of late, save for maybe the odd waterlogged pitch or referee getting stuck in traffic […]