Tag: Premier League
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Wigan 0-1 Arsenal: …and I feel fine(ish)
In anticipation of the impending apocalypse, I gave away all my worldly possessions –yes, my clothes, my boots and my motorcycle– and went to sit on a large hill to watch the fireball barbecue us all. The Daily Mail, who published the above picture obtained from robots from the future, promised it would be more […]
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Norwich 2-1 Wigan: Meat and ‘tatered
It’s been a busy week of community engagements for Latics. The past seven days have seen the squad embark upon its traditional seasonal school and hospital visits, as well as a pre-Christmas book signing to launch Keeping The Faith. But it wasn’t the freezing conditions, or even a long, turbulent flight down to Norfolk that […]
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Wigan 2-2 QPR: Latics left Green in the face
Injury and suspension-hit Latics mustered an admirable display to rescue a point against an all-star Queen’s Park Rangers side, largely thanks to James McCarthy’s outstanding brace either side of half time. Statistics might suggest poor finishing on behalf of the Wigan strikers, but in reality a series of good saves from Rob Green were all […]
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Newcastle 3-0 Wigan: Black and white and red all over
Here’s a hypothetical puzzler for you: if Wigan were to somehow scrape into a European slot, would it be a good or bad thing for the club? No doubt the pessimists among us have already stopped reading, but for those still remotely interested, please indulge me for a moment and advance to the second paragraph. […]
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Wigan 0-2 Man City: No fate
Poor Jordi Gomez. Never before has a Wigan Athletic player been so devastating in a half of football and received such negative attention. Relatively few have achieved the oh-so-rare feat that is a Latics hat-trick, but that is besides the point – can Mr Gomez do anything right? In the eyes of many, the answer […]
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Wigan 3-2 Reading: Happy Birthday, Mr Whelan
No, I will not do it. I won’t mention you know what again, even though that’s pretty much all I could think about going into this afternoon’s game. And would you like to know why? It’s because I have almost (but not completely) forgotten about Sunday, May 8 2005, and that is testament to the […]
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Liverpool 3-0 Wigan: Divine Providence
This time twelve months ago, Wigan were just emerging from a series of results that would destine most teams to relegation. Is it testament to Roberto Martinez that his team not only survived the drop, but finished comfortably ahead of the drop zone, or is it another case of divine intervention? After all, Jesus is […]
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Wigan 1-2 West Brom: Reality check
Ambling towards the DW Stadium this afternoon, there was a noticeable buzz that gradually increased in intensity the closer I got to those prominent white arches on the Wigan skyline. And no, I’m not dreaming of Wembley again, but you can’t deny there’s a certain similarity to the design of most modern football grounds – […]
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Tottenham 0-1 Wigan: From ‘Badford’ to ‘Bradgate’
During my usual Saturday morning trawl through the tabloids (well, tabloid – have you seen the price of them these days?), I was surprised to encounter a full page spread on the ‘odd couple’ Kone and Di Santo. Well, it was as near as you can get to a ‘full page’ article in the Daily […]
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Wigan 2-1 West Ham: I’ll have what he’s having, waiter
Following last week’s somewhat disappointing Swansea game, I commented that Wigan’s performances this season have either been outstandingly clinical or atrociously inadequate. Another defeat had pushed the Latics bandwagon just that bit closer to edge of a steep, craggy cliff that, should said vehicle topple off, would undoubtedly take until February or March for any […]