What a Difference a Bad Referee Makes

Not too long ago, Jayt wrote an article praising the performance of our referee, Lee Mason, against Liverpool. That sets me up rather nicely then, to slag off the referee Mike Jones and one of his assistants, Dave Bryan following a pathetic performance at Stamford...
17, 040 and rising

17, 040 and rising

How many of you thought this was going to be another ‘Wigan Athletic crowd’ piece? No this is the tremendous amount of money that has been collected so far from the Walk for Emma event that took place ehead of our game against Bolton, it was of course in...

Now, We Start Playing

It appears to be a recurring trend in our Premier League years that Latics only start playing when it gets to the ‘now or never’ stage, with the exception of 2005/06 and 2008/09 when we had the relative security of mid-table of course. Stoke City are a formidable...
17, 040 and rising

We’re in this together

The latest fans gathering at the DW stadium for an audience with Roberto Martinez took place on Thursday. The forum was called by the Latics manager himself to give him an opportunity to thank on behalf of the playing staff the fans for the fabulous support they...
Jordi Gomez to stay on for two more years

Jordi Gomez to stay on for two more years

Wigan Athletic fans favourite (whether that be to slate or cheer) Jordi Gomez has committed himself to the club for a further two seasons. He signed the new deal this morning showing his determination to win fans around. The club statement reads: Wigan Athletic are...
What a difference a referee makes

What a difference a referee makes

Shows what happens when Wigan Athletic get a decent referee…. In all these years we have been in the top flight, that has got to be the best refereeing performance I have seen, especially so given that he was in front of 40,000 (I nearly said screaming then, but...