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About ianhaspinall

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

Shaun Maloney shines for Scotland

Posted on November 16, 2014 by ianhaspinall

Wigan Athletic forward Shaun Maloney scored a classic goal for Scotland in their 1-0 victory against the Republic of Ireland on Friday night. You can relive the goal from every angle here:  

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Latics sack Rosler

Posted on November 13, 2014 by ianhaspinall

Wigan Athletic have announced the sacking of manager Uwe Rosler at around 3.45 pm today. The announcement came as something of a surprise after Wigan Chairman Dave Whelan had recently backed Rosler to turn results around. However, following further consideration and … Continue reading →

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Rosler on the brink after derby defeat – Bolton Wanderers 3 Wigan Athletic 1

Posted on November 8, 2014 by ianhaspinall

The pressure on Wigan manager Uwe Rosler was mounting last night after a 3-1 defeat at local rivals Bolton Wanderers. Promotion favourites Latics have only won once in the last 11 matches and could drop into the bottom three after … Continue reading →

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12th Man: Lack of cohesion is main cause of downward trend

Posted on November 7, 2014 by ianhaspinall

Wigan travel to our local rivals Bolton Wanderers tonight in what could be a make or break fixture for manager Uwe Rosler. Latics were one of the Championship promotion favourites this season but have slipped to 19th in the table … Continue reading →

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Early strike makes all the difference – Brighton and Hove Albion 1 Wigan Athletic 0

Posted on November 4, 2014 by ianhaspinall

A goal within the first minute by Brighton’s Gary Gardner was enough to condemn Latics to defeat at the Amex Stadium. After a sluggish start Latics went on to have more possession and create more chances than the Seagulls, but … Continue reading →

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Latics held in six goal thriller – Wigan Athletic 3 Fulham 3

Posted on November 2, 2014 by ianhaspinall

A late penalty by Bryan Ruiz denied Wigan all three points in a pulsating 3-3 draw with Fulham at the DW Stadium. Fulham’s Ross McCormack was dismissed after two yellow cards and Wigan’s Leon Barnett was given a straight red after … Continue reading →

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McClean brace lifts Latics’ spirits – Derby County 1 Wigan Athletic 2

Posted on October 26, 2014 by ianhaspinall

Wigan Athletic produced their best performance of the season as they upset the odds and defeated Championship leaders Derby County on their own patch. Going into the game the Rams had not been beaten in 12 matches and Latics had … Continue reading →

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Latics winless run continues – Wigan Athletic 0 Millwall 0

Posted on October 22, 2014 by ianhaspinall

Wigan Athletic’s winless run was extended to eight games after yet another 0-0 draw, this time at home to Millwall. The home team dominated the game but lacked the cutting edge which would have given them all three points. James McClean … Continue reading →

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It’s all about Uwe – Wigan Athletic 0 Brentford 0

Posted on October 19, 2014 by ianhaspinall

All eyes were upon Uwe Rösler on Saturday afternoon as his Wigan team came upon against his former charges Brentford at the DW Stadium. The former East German international striker has had a superb start to his managerial career at Wigan … Continue reading →

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Latics still struggling for the right combination – Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 Wigan Athletic 2

Posted on October 5, 2014 by ianhaspinall

Wigan secured a point in a 2-2 draw at Molineux, but they could so easily have been defeated as Wolves wasted a hatful of good goalscoring opportunities in the last 20 minutes. Dave Edwards header gave Wolves the lead from … Continue reading →

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