Ever since betting exchanges were introduced in the early noughties, football fans have been able to profit from the game they love.

A fool and his money are soon parted, or so the saying goes. If you are in charge of a successful football club the responsibility of how to spend the millions in your charge on new players must be a challenge and a real worry. Unfortunately, sometimes clubs do make decisions that in hindsight appear foolish.

This weekend sees Latics get behind the Prostate Cancer UK drive with a bucket collection, but we at Wigan always go a bit further than needed so see what else is in store.

After 26 matches, Wigan are currently fifth in League One and sit just five points behind the automatic promotion places. On Tuesday night, the Latics hosted Sheffield United knowing that victory would see Gary Caldwell’s men close the gap on both Burton and Gillingham at the top of division.

Any conversation about the best UREFA Champions League players of all time is sure to spark debate. To support this claim, a ranking from a couple years ago put Lionel Messi at the top of the list. Cristiano Ronaldo was all the way back at 16th, and I'm suggesting...

It seems like a lifetime ago since Wigan beat Manchester City to win the FA Cup. In fact it was only 29 months. Those 29 months however have preceded over a decline of seemingly impossible proportions.

Latics welcome Fleetwood to the DW on Saturday afternoon in the eighth League One game of the season.

With the summer transfer window drawing to a close, Gary Caldwell will be deciding whether he needs to make any last-minute additions to his Wigan squad.