Category: News
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Latics net Sammon in last gasp deadline day deal
Latics fans everywhere hope they will be cracking out the fish-based puns for months to come with the arrival of Ireland Under-21 striker Conor Sammon on a reported 3 and a half year deal just minutes before the close of last night’s transfer deadline. The spiritual –perhaps eventual– successor to Ten Million Dollar Man Mauro […]
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From the creator of ‘that’ Howard Webb picture: An apology
They say everyone has their fifteen minutes of fame. Unfortunately, in my case, it’s more slight notability, not for my rapidly deteriorating Wigan Athletic weblog, but as the creator of that Howard Webb image. You know, the one on all the back pages of today’s papers and all over the national newswires? All I can […]
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Latics' Galleries Club Shop open for business
Latics’ new club shop, imaginatively titled the Latics Club Shop, was unofficially up and running this morning. Stocking such merchandise as Wigan Athletic branded golf tees, babies’ bibs and cuddly teddy bears, it’s already looking a bit more promising than last year’s Latics WN1 trial run. This time round, there were no photographers or guest […]
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News roundup: Chopping out the dead wood
It’s been announced today that Olivier Kapo will finally leave the club after two relatively unsuccessful campaigns. He scored his only league goal towards the end of the 08-09 season in a defeat to Chelsea, and quite a good one it was too. Unfortunately it takes more than a single goal to make a good […]
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Maynor Figueroa and Hendry Thomas at the club shop
Latics’ Honduran connection was out in force at the club shop today as Hendry Thomas and Maynor Figueroa were on hand to launch a limited edition poster celebrating Figs’ 60-yard goal against Stoke in December. Attendees could also attempt to recreate the wonder strike out in the DW car park, where a training goal had […]
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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. […]
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A belated farewell to Erik Edman
It was announced last week that Latics’ Swedish international left back Erik Edman had returned to Helsingborgs, the club where he made his name, having struggled to regain a place in Martinez’s first team after a spate of injuries. It’ll be surprising to some that Edman made only nine league appearances in his two-year spell […]
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Latics legend Jason Roberts awarded MBE
Former Wigan striker Jason Roberts has received an MBE for his work encouraging young people in Britain and the Caribbean to play football. The Jason Roberts Foundation was formed in 2007 to provide opportunities for young people to take part in sporting and cultural activities and to participate in learning programmes enhancing educational achievement. Roberts […]
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The wet Wigan Monday morning media circus
Popped down to Wigan at lunchtime for what I thought would be the grand opening of Latics’ new town centre shop with Martinez, Graeme Jones and Brenda Spencer, who’d be on hand to cut the ribbon. Over the weekend, I received an email via the club’s mailing list that our very own Titus Bramble would […]
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Stripey on hand to unofficially launch new Latics shop
Wigan Athletic’s new shop in Wigan town centre, Latics WN1, opened its doors for the first time this afternoon, and our man was there to check it out. Though the official opening ceremony is slated for Monday, when Roberto Martinez will be on hand to cut the ribbon, fans could get their Latics merchandising fix […]