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...

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.

If you have been watching the first game of the Latics at the Ricoh Arena against Coventry City, you must have surely noticed that the first team sheet of the season had a club record of 10 debuts out of the eleven players on the pitch, with Chris McCann being the only player in the starting line-up who played last season.

Gary Caldwell has probably barely been off the phone during the summer given the number of new signings to come through the door at Wigan.

Fans from across the country will make their anger at ticket prices known with a “weekend of action” set to take place on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th October.

The Wigan Athletic Football Club is a model of hard work and resilience. It was the 5th attempt to establish a lasting club in the borough after all the previous ones have fizzled out.

Arjan De Zeuuw was one of the gentleman of Football and we at Wigan Athletic adored him, so it was quite fitting that there were only our fans (from the UK teams he played for) over in Holland at the great man’s last football game to cheer him on, well done boys.

It is nearly 10 years since Cockney Latic has been out in print format, but after resisting years of overwhelming demand for us to bring it back, we have finally given in. But in part it is now over to you, as we would love to see some new stuff printed.

Wigan Athletic enter a new era as Chairman Dave Whelan steps down as Chairman, handing over the responsibilities to his Grandson Dave Sharpe. Whelan’s Legacy is immense and we will always remember the 3 Cup wins, two league titles and 8 years in the Premier League.

You’ll no doubt have read this elsewhere on the net, but for those that do seem to have missed it, here is an idea from a fans supporters group to get the fans of Latics back in singing mood. From the sea of despair that we appear to be in on the field, we are asking fans of Wigan Athletic to join in with this fan’s group to have a day of celebration at Blackpool this Saturday.

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Sad news came from the club this week as defender Juan Carlos Garcia has been diagnosed with Leukaemia. The Honduran joined the club in 2013 and has yet to make a league...

Latics secure their 5th win of the season and only their second under Malky Mackay and debutant Jason Pearce was the man to separate the sides at the Madejski Stadium.