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About ianhaspinall

Communications specialist, Wigan Athletic fan & blogger, interested in music, arts & culture.

12th Man – 100 points and more

Posted on April 13, 2018 by ianhaspinall

Latics surged to the top of the League One table with two magnificent performances against MK Dons and Rochdale. The finishing in those games has been nothing short of breathtaking with some stunning goals from Will Grigg, Michael Jacobs, Nick … Continue reading →

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Latics are back on top – Rochdale 1 Wigan Athletic 4

Posted on April 10, 2018 by ianhaspinall

Wigan Athletic moved back to the top of the League One table with an impressive 4-1 hammering of relegation strugglers Rochdale. In an end-to-end first half Latics went ahead in the 17th minute when Max Power’s corner was headed towards … Continue reading →

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Grigg hat-trick puts Latics in the driving seat for promotion – Wigan Athletic 5 MK Dons 1

Posted on April 8, 2018 by ianhaspinall

Wigan Athletic moved back into the automatic promotion places with an emphatic 5-1 rout of MK Dons. Will Grigg stepped his annual end of season goal rush with a superb hat-trick. Grigg put Latics ahead after only eleven minutes from … Continue reading →

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12th Man – Just a blip or something more serious?

Posted on April 6, 2018 by ianhaspinall

Latics slipped to third place in the League One table after a disappointing 2-1 defeat at Portsmouth on Easter Monday. Despite the poor conditions and some debatable refereeing decisions, which went against Latics, it was still a below par performance … Continue reading →

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Latics stumble on the south coast – Portsmouth 2 Wigan Athletic 1

Posted on April 3, 2018 by ianhaspinall

Latics failed to regain top spot in the League One table after a below par performance at play-off chasing Portsmouth. Both Blackburn and Shrewsbury secured three points on Easter Monday but Latics slipped down to third spot following the 2-1 … Continue reading →

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The Latics are back on top – Wigan Athletic 3 Oldham Athletic 0

Posted on March 30, 2018 by ianhaspinall

Wigan Athletic moved to the top of the League One table with a convincing 3-0 victory against relegation-threatened Oldham Athletic at the DW Stadium. After a brisk opening 40 minutes with both teams creating chances it was the hosts who … Continue reading →

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12th Man – Latics must learn from Pompey’s mistakes

Posted on March 30, 2018 by ianhaspinall

With ten games still to play Latics go into the Easter fixtures against Oldham and Portsmouth knowing that automatic promotion is in their own hands. If they can keep up their current form they have the games in hand to … Continue reading →

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Latics move into automatic promotion places – Bury 0 Wigan Athletic 2

Posted on March 24, 2018 by ianhaspinall

It wasn’t a pretty performance by Wigan Athletic but it was an important victory as they moved back into the automatic promotion places. Bottom of the table Bury had the better of the opening exchanges but Latics went ahead against … Continue reading →

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12th Man – The qualities required for promotion

Posted on March 23, 2018 by ianhaspinall

The League One table is looking much healthier for Latics after two very important away wins at Bradford City and Walsall. Latics have not been at their fluent best in these games but they are now showing the qualities that … Continue reading →

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Latics up the pressure – Walsall 0 Wigan Athletic 3

Posted on March 22, 2018 by ianhaspinall

Wigan Athletic eased past Walsall with a comfortable victory at the Bescot Stadium and upped the pressure on Shrewsbury and Blackburn at the top of the League One table. Walsall didn’t get the new manager ‘bounce’ under Dean Keates as … Continue reading →

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