Monthly Archives: March 2016

Latics up the pressure – Wigan Athletic 1 Rochdale 0

Posted on March 28, 2016 by ianhaspinall

Second placed Wigan increased the pressure on leaders Burton with a 1-0 victory over in-form Rochdale at the DW Stadium. Burton lost their fixture 2-0 at Millwall and the gap between the Brewers and Latics is now only one point … Continue reading →

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Latics make statement of intent – Swindon Town 1 Wigan Athletic 4

Posted on March 25, 2016 by ianhaspinall

Wigan Athletic made a big statement of intent to their promotion rivals with an emphatic 4-1 victory over Swindon Town at the County Ground. Will Grigg put Wigan ahead with a cool finish on 15 minutes after good work by … Continue reading →

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12th Man – New loan signing’s class is making a big difference

Posted on March 25, 2016 by ianhaspinall

New loan signing Stephen Warnock has made a big impact in his first two games for Latics against Colchester United and Bradford City. Warnock made an impressive debut at Colchester and went on to produce a man-of-the-match performance in the … Continue reading →

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Latics are back on track – Wigan Athletic 1 Bradford City 0

Posted on March 20, 2016 by ianhaspinall

After three consecutive draws Wigan got back to winning ways with a hard fought 1-0 victory over promotion rivals Bradford. Yanic Wildschut went closest for Latics in the first half when his 25 yard effort smashed against the post. Billy … Continue reading →

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12th Man – Caldwell’s men need to show mental strength

Posted on March 18, 2016 by ianhaspinall

Latics had a frustrating afternoon in Essex last Saturday when they were held by bottom of the league Colchester United. For most of the game they were the dominant team but two exceptional long distance strikes and a dubious penalty … Continue reading →

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Grigg rescues a point as Latics stumble – Colchester United 3 Wigan Athletic 3

Posted on March 13, 2016 by ianhaspinall

Striker Will Grigg saved Wigan’s blushes with a 90th minute equaliser against bottom of the league Colchester in a high scoring draw. Second placed Latics dominated the early play and went ahead through Yanic Wildschut but the U’s equalised through … Continue reading →

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12th Man – Where there’s a Will there’s a way

Posted on March 11, 2016 by ianhaspinall

Latics will be hoping to close the four-point gap on league leaders Burton Albion when they travel to bottom of the table club Colchester United on Saturday. They are certainly capable of going on to claim the League One title … Continue reading →

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Latics held but position strengthened – Wigan Athletic 1 Peterborough United 1

Posted on March 6, 2016 by ianhaspinall

Second placed Wigan were held 1-1 at home by Peterborough but still increased the gap to five points over third place. It was a frustrating afternoon for Latics as they suffered three injury setbacks to Jussi Jaaskelainen, Conor McAleny and … Continue reading →

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12th Man – Caldwell is learning from the best

Posted on March 4, 2016 by ianhaspinall

It is now 12 months since David Sharpe took over the reins as chairman of Wigan Athletic and what an incredible transformation has taken place during that period. The young chairman has had to make some big decisions during his … Continue reading →

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Jussi enough for Latics – Millwall 0 Wigan Athletic 0

Posted on March 1, 2016 by ianhaspinall

Goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen was the hero as Wigan maintained their promotion push with a hard fought 0-0 draw at Millwall. Latics had to play 60 minutes without midfielder Sam Morsy after he was dismissed for a second bookable offence. Millwall … Continue reading →

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