Category Archives: Graham Barrow

12th Man – End of season review

Posted on May 13, 2017 by ianhaspinall

In the last 12th Man column of the season I was asked by the Wigan Evening Post to provide answers to four key questions: What went wrong? At the beginning of the season I was optimistic that Latics would have … Continue reading →

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Season of disappointment ends with creditable draw – Wigan Athletic 1 Leeds United 1

Posted on May 8, 2017 by ianhaspinall

Wigan Athletic finished the season with a creditable 1-1 draw against Leeds United at the DW Stadium on Sunday. Ryan Tunnicliffe produced a composed finish rounding Leeds keeper Rob Green to make it 1-0 to Latics after six minutes. Fulham … Continue reading →

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Latics are still hanging on – Wigan Athletic 0 Cardiff City 0

Posted on April 23, 2017 by ianhaspinall

Latics are on the verge of the third tier of English football after a dour 0-0 draw against Cardiff City. Birmingham City were defeated 1-0 by Aston Villa on Sunday, but Latics must win their last two games and Birmingham … Continue reading →

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12th Man – Do or die

Posted on April 21, 2017 by ianhaspinall

Graham Barrow’s cunning plan to upset Brighton’s promotion party might have come off on Easter Monday if it was not for some woeful defending. Barrow had hoped his team would keep the scores level until he could introduce the prolific … Continue reading →

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12th Man – Engineers of their own downfall

Posted on April 7, 2017 by ianhaspinall

Latics reached a low point on Tuesday night when they pressed the self-destruct button in an abject 3-0 defeat at Ipswich Town. In a must win game they committed football suicide by gifting all three goals to the opposition. Mistakes … Continue reading →

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12th Man – Playing without fear

Posted on March 31, 2017 by ianhaspinall

Latics go into the difficult fixture at Newcastle United still hoping to pull off the greatest of great escapes. They are seven points from safety with only eight games to play and most pundits have written off their chances of … Continue reading →

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Latics rue missed chances and slip further into trouble – Wigan Athletic 0 Aston Villa 2

Posted on March 19, 2017 by ianhaspinall

Wigan Athletic produced a much-improved performance under interim manager Graham Barrow following the departure of Warren Joyce. Latics showed great commitment and had plenty of chances to win the game but were frustrated by Aston Villa keeper Sam Johnstone and … Continue reading →

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12th Man – Players must respond if tactics are right

Posted on March 17, 2017 by ianhaspinall

The inevitable happened this week when Warren Joyce was dismissed as Latics manager. The former Manchester United reserve manager had struggled to come to terms with the challenges of Championship football and his negative tactics had alienated the Latics fan … Continue reading →

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Another defeat but new manager is top priority – Leeds United 2 Wigan Athletic 0

Posted on December 5, 2013 by ianhaspinall

Managerless Wigan slumped to their fourth consecutive defeat as two Ross McCormack goals propelled Leeds towards the play-off zone. The Scottish striker headed home on 15 minutes after good work by Tom Lees and he doubled United’s lead with a … Continue reading →

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