Tag Archives: Gary Caldwell

12th Man: Spirit will stand Latics in good stead

Posted on September 18, 2015 by ianhaspinall

Latics will be regretting allowing their opponents two goal starts in their recent away fixtures. Fortunately they were able to retrieve the deficit at Chesterfield although they were ultimately unsuccessful at Port Vale. But what it does demonstrate is the … Continue reading →

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12th Man: Another epic to remember

Posted on September 11, 2015 by ianhaspinall

What a fantastic comeback at Chesterfield. Latics looked down and out at the Proact Stadium after 68 minutes when Leon Barnett put through his own goal to make it 2-0 to the Spireites. But Barnett soon redeemed himself with an … Continue reading →

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12th Man: Let’s hope Latics can prove Hansen wrong again

Posted on September 4, 2015 by ianhaspinall

Gary Caldwell made a real statement of intent by recruiting young and hopefully hungry players on transfer deadline day. The manager added four promising young players to his already youthful first team squad. On a day when it looked like … Continue reading →

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Jacobs makes the difference – Wigan Athletic 1 Crewe Alexandra 0

Posted on August 30, 2015 by ianhaspinall

Wigan remain undefeated at the DW Stadium after a less than convincing 1-0 win against Crewe Alexandra. Michael Jacobs header in the 12th minute was enough to separate the two teams in a closely fought encounter. Latics just about deserved … Continue reading →

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12th Man: How do we bounce back?

Posted on August 28, 2015 by ianhaspinall

Latics quickly need to get back to winning ways on Saturday at home to Crewe Alexandra after a very lacklustre performance at Gillingham. Apart from a brief spell in the second half at the Priestfield Stadium, Latics had been unable … Continue reading →

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12th Man: Scunthorpe show was reminiscent of Martinez

Posted on August 21, 2015 by ianhaspinall

Gary Caldwell’s young team gave Scunthorpe United a lesson in pass and move on Wednesday night at the DW Stadium. The Iron had no answer to Wigan’s style of play, which was reminiscent of the dominant performances produced in the … Continue reading →

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12th Man: Still early days for our work in progress

Posted on August 14, 2015 by ianhaspinall

It’s been an inauspicious start to the season for Latics with defeats at Coventry City in the league and at home to Bury in the League Cup. The performance at the Ricoh Arena was disappointing but they were a little … Continue reading →

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100 points still to go – Coventry City 2 Wigan Athletic 0

Posted on August 9, 2015 by ianhaspinall

Match report by Jamie Aspinall. On a blue-sky day the Sky Blues were in total control. A goal in each half by Adam Armstrong made Coventry the opening day victors. Even though Wigan dominated possession in the first half the … Continue reading →

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12th Man: The Prediction League

Posted on August 7, 2015 by ianhaspinall

It’s been an illuminating week reading all the guides to the new football season. Every newspaper, magazine and website has given their opinion on the forthcoming campaign and many have predicted that Latics will be in the promotion mix at … Continue reading →

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When Saturday Comes Latics Season Preview 2015/16

Posted on July 25, 2015 by ianhaspinall

WSC pre-season preview 2015/16 – Wigan Athletic 1. Realistically, how will you do? Very difficult to predict as there’s been a huge turnover in playing staff and we have a new untried manager in Gary Caldwell and the youngest Chairman … Continue reading →

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