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Spurs win increases pressure on Latics survival hopes

Spurs win increases pressure on Latics survival hopes

Wildheart January 31, 2012 1

On a day when the matches almost took second place to transfer deadline day,Wigan travelled to White  Hart Lane to take on high flying Tottenham Hotspur. Roberto Martinez opted to revert to the 3 central

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Transfer news, rumours and speculation

Transfer news, rumours and speculation

BarStaff January 4, 2012 0

Wigan Athletic blogger Peter Walker from This  Northern Soul gives Metro Sport his view on the season so far and discusses  his hopes for the January transfer window – PLUS we bring you the biggest

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N’Zogbia – Exasperation at Aspiration Perspirations

N’Zogbia – Exasperation at Aspiration Perspirations

Neill Rimmers Perm July 27, 2011 0

‘They have greater aspirations, and it would be interesting, yes’.  First up, I’m paraphrasing because I’m not wading through all the rubbish on NewsNow to find the couple of articles that actually bothered with

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Can you see the end?  Aston VIlla preview

Can you see the end? Aston VIlla preview

Neill Rimmers Perm May 6, 2011 0

£28 million, I reckon that’s the rough cost of mid table ‘security’, it’s certainly the reported price tag for Mr Darren Bent, latterly of Harrods, now presumably the property of some exclusive boutique where

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N’Zogbia to Sunderland tomorrow then.

Neill Rimmers Perm July 23, 2010 16

It’s funny how different people hear things differently isn’t it?  Sky must have been pestering the club today for a line on the rumours that Sunderland are about to whisk Charles N’Zogbia away for

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Joker’s Wild

Neill Rimmers Perm July 23, 2010 1

“A laughing stock”, “you’re a bloody joke Wigan”, “we need to sign some proper quality”.   If I’d had a quid every time I’d heard those sentiments over the last six years then I’d have

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Just another manic, err, Tuesday

Neill Rimmers Perm July 21, 2010 1

I suppose the time has come to give up on thoughts of last season’s end of term review (with apologies to Charles N’Zogbia, Maynor Figueroa, James McCarthy and the teams that beat Arsenal, Chelsea

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You wait ages for a bos…

Neill Rimmers Perm July 2, 2010 0

…and then Juve start sniffing around your best player. So there you have it, 1st June, contracts are ending and the window is thrown open (found yourself a club yet, Paul?).  Latics jumped the

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Pretty Please With a Cherry On Top

Neill Rimmers Perm February 3, 2010 1

No I haven’t either.  As I type, I can’t even remember the lad’s name properly, it calls to mind Portuguese managers, expensive wool or bright red cherries in 1970s cocktails, and it begins with

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Building a defence

Neill Rimmers Perm January 13, 2010 0

One I remember as a hot prospect who couldn ‘t break into Newcastle ‘s defence (!!?!?!) the other I have vague recollections of being linked with a year or so back. Both of Latics

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