Month: April 2011
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Wigan 1-1 Everton: And then there were four?
Roberto Martinez reckons that, to stay in the Premier League this season, Wigan require 40 points. It’s a target figure that has been lowering week upon week as the bottom five continue to squabble between themselves, each struggling equally to pull themselves clear of the proverbial snake pit. This weekend’s round of matches may well […]
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Sunderland 4-2 Wigan: Back to the bad old days
“You are always one defeat away from a crisis. On that basis, we’re in deep doodoo*.” — Villa manager John Gregory, 1999 *Word substituted for something more sanitary. Ahh, the joys of a good old-fashioned relegation scrap. Another week, another 90 minutes of tension, except this time round there was also a tinge of expectation. […]
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Blackpool 1-3 Wigan: Tangerines turning green
This game was, quite simply, a must win for Latics. Anything other than three points would make the task of remaining in the Premier League for at least one more season an incredible task in all likelihood beyond a side struggling to find the target, let alone score. Though it can’t be denied our performances […]
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Chelsea 1-0 Wigan: Al Habsi keeps it respectable for Bob’s basement battlers
The Champions League. Often touted as ‘bigger than the World Cup‘, it’s a tournament in which every footballer this side of the Atlantic aspires to compete. But it don’t half clog up your fixture list, does it? One only has to ask Chelsea, fighting hard to stay in the title race –a losing battle of […]
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This Northern Soul, a new Latics website to unite the fanpages
Some big news straight from the world wide web. Representatives from [Thas] Not a Patch on Harry Lyon, Ye Olde Tree and Crown and the Mudhutter have clubbed together to form a new, all-encompassing megasite entitled ‘This Northern Soul‘, the intended successor to said sites. This does mean NAPO, YOTAC and Mudhutter will be closed, […]
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Wigan 0-0 Tottenham: Still no back-to-back wins for Bob
This game, according to John Toner of 101greatgoals, represented a “unique opportunity” for the Latics. Spurs, no doubt with half an eye on Tuesday’s Champions League bout with European heavyweights Real Madrid, travelled to Wigan with just two fit central defenders and a damage limitation mentality to ensure no more injury worries ahead of their […]