Tag Archives: Shaun Maloney

Benitez relieved as the pressure increases on Wigan – Chelsea 4 Wigan Athletic 1

Posted on February 10, 2013 by ianhaspinall

Prior to the game all the talk was whether Rafa Benitez would continue his tenure as Chelsea’s interim manager if they failed to beat Wigan. However, by the 95th minute the Spaniard was relieved that his top players had performed … Continue reading →

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Another frustrating afternoon for the Latics – Wigan Athletic 2 Sunderland 3

Posted on January 20, 2013 by ianhaspinall

A spirited second half fight back was not enough to rescue the points as Wigan went down 2-3 at home to Sunderland. The Latics had taken an early lead through a David Vaughan own goal but two goals by Steven … Continue reading →

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Wigan’s injury crisis deepens as Norwich winning run continues – Norwich City 2 Wigan Athletic 1

Posted on December 15, 2012 by ianhaspinall

Norwich City secured their fifth successive home win and remain unbeaten in ten games after edging out injury hit Wigan Athletic 2-1 at Carrow Road. The Latics had started the game without three centre backs and finished the game with … Continue reading →

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Wigan’s fringe players disappoint in shock cup exit – Wigan Athletic 0 Bradford City 0 aet (Bradford win 4-2 on pens)

Posted on October 31, 2012 by ianhaspinall

Wigan Athletic slipped out of the Capital One Cup with a shock defeat on penalties to Division 2 Bradford City. After David Jones and Ben Watson had converted their spot kicks, Shaun Maloney fired over the bar and Jordi Gomez … Continue reading →

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Football versus hoofball ends in stalemate – Wigan Athletic 2 Stoke City 2

Posted on September 1, 2012 by ianhaspinall

Wigan made one change to the line up which won at Southampton last weekend when the suspended Antolin Alcaraz missed out. Maynor Figueroa dropped into the back three and Jean Beausejour came in at wing back. Stoke were still smarting … Continue reading →

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What are the fans thinking? Wigan Athletic season preview 2012/13

Posted on August 15, 2012 by ianhaspinall

Zoo magazine recently asked me to answer some questions about Wigan for their team by team pre-season guide and my responses have now been published in this week’s magazine. Given that these responses are just from one fan’s perspective I thought … Continue reading →

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Is Ivan Ramis on his way to Wigan?

Posted on July 25, 2012 by ianhaspinall

Wigan have increased their offer for Real Mallorca’s Spanish defender Ivan Ramis. They are believed to be offering around €4.5million, near to the asking price of €5m, so it seems a deal may not be far away. Although Everton, Sunderland, … Continue reading →

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Wigan take a massive step towards safety – Wigan Athletic 4 Newcastle United 0

Posted on April 29, 2012 by ianhaspinall

Both Wigan and Newcastle went into this game in a rich vein of form. The home team had beaten Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal in recent weeks and the Champions League chasing Magpies had won six on the bounce. It … Continue reading →

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Historic win for Wigan reignites title race – Wigan Athletic 1 Manchester United 0

Posted on April 12, 2012 by ianhaspinall

It was a memorable night at the DW Stadium as Wigan defeated Manchester United for the first time in their history. Prior to the game Wigan had never taken a point from their local neighbours but on this occasion they … Continue reading →

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A memorable day for all Wigan fans – Liverpool 1 Wigan Athletic 2

Posted on March 25, 2012 by ianhaspinall

Wigan Athletic went into this game with most people having already written off their chances of Premier League survival. However a small band of travelling supporters still believed in miracles and against all the odds ‘Little Wigan’ achieved their first … Continue reading →

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