Tag Archives: Championship

Latics late show is well earned – Leeds United 1 Wigan Athletic 1

Posted on October 18, 2016 by ianhaspinall

Shaun MacDonald volleyed a 91st minute equaliser to deservedly give Wigan a share of the points against Leeds United at Elland Road. Chris Wood had given United the lead in the first half with a neat finish but Latics dominated the … Continue reading →

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Latics and Brewers in stalemate – Wigan Athletic 0 Burton Albion 0

Posted on October 16, 2016 by ianhaspinall

Dan Burn gave a Man of the Match performance as Wigan were held 0-0 at home by Burton. The 6ft 7in central defender made two goal-line clearances and numerous important headers and interceptions to frustrate the Brewers. Burton edged the first … Continue reading →

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12th Man – Good news from the Football League ladder

Posted on October 14, 2016 by ianhaspinall

Football has been under a cloud in recent weeks with all the revelations about corrupt practices, bungs and backhanders. The lacklustre performances by the England team hasn’t helped matters either, but amidst all the doom and gloom there have been … Continue reading →

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Captain Warnock is leading by example – Brentford 0 Wigan Athletic 0

Posted on October 2, 2016 by ianhaspinall

The recently appointed Wigan Athletic captain Stephen Warnock produced a Man of the Match performance in the 0-0 draw at Brentford and helped the club to their first away point of the season. The 34-year-old former England international defender inspired … Continue reading →

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12th Man – Let’s cut out the backbiting

Posted on September 30, 2016 by ianhaspinall

It was great to see Latics get back to winning ways against Wolves on Tuesday night. It was a hard fought but deserved victory against a very good Wolves team who had recently beaten Newcastle and Brentford. Prior to Tuesday’s … Continue reading →

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Grigg helps Latics to move on up – Wigan Athletic 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1

Posted on September 27, 2016 by ianhaspinall

Will Grigg helped Wigan to move out of the bottom three in the Championship with a late winner against Wolves. The prolific marksman had been left out of the starting line up by manager Gary Caldwell but he came off … Continue reading →

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Derby day disappointment for Latics – Preston North End 1 Wigan Athletic 0

Posted on September 24, 2016 by ianhaspinall

Latics suffered the disappointment of a narrow 1-0 defeat to Preston despite dominating this Lancashire derby for long periods. Jordan Hugill’s deflected Aidan McGeady’s shot past Adam Bogdan after only seven minutes gave North End the lead. But Latics had … Continue reading →

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12th Man – Playing the killer pass

Posted on September 23, 2016 by ianhaspinall

Latics will be looking to move above local rivals Preston North End and out of the bottom three with a victory tonight at Deepdale. Both teams are struggling for a run of consistent form, with Latics having only gained one point … Continue reading →

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An appreciation of the 0-0 draw – Wigan Athletic 0 Fulham 0

Posted on September 18, 2016 by ianhaspinall

Sometimes in football things aren’t perfect but you can still appreciate the experience. After a run of four defeats with some poor defending Latics needed to get some points on board and Fulham were keen to maintain their good start … Continue reading →

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12th Man – Seeing the bigger picture

Posted on September 16, 2016 by ianhaspinall

There is no doubting that Latics have had a disappointing start to the season but some of the comments from fans on the various social media forums do beggar belief. Much of the criticism of the manager’s tactics and players … Continue reading →

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