Wigan Athletic will take on Spanish outfit Real Mallorca at the DW Stadium on Sunday August 5 with a 4.00pm kick off in their traditional home pre-season friendly match, it was confirmed today.

Wigan Athletic have announced another pre-season friendly to follow their visit to Austria, taking on Spanish side Celta Vigo at Estadio Municipal de Balaidos on Sunday August 12 with a 20.30 local time kick off.

Wigan Athletic have secured the signing of exciting young Scottish midfielder Fraser Fyvie on a three-year deal from SPL side Aberdeen.

Chris Kirkland left Wigan Athletic on a free transfer after his contract run out in June this year, moving to Sheffield to Championship side Wednesday. Yesterday though, it is alleged that he has asked for his contract to be ripped up.

After all the speculation over the last eighteen months as to which BIG Club Wigan Athletic’s Columbian striker Hugo Rodallega was going to move to, our wait has finally ended, he’s going to Fulham.

A Wigan teenager has been snapped up by Crewe Alexandra this week, is this one that Wigan Athletic has missed or will they be monitoring his progress there?

Stuck for something for the kids to do this summer?? Want your child to become a Wigan Athletic star one day???? Then why not book them onto a Pro Kicks holiday camp.

An invite is extended to fans of Wigan Athletic coming to the Fans’ Weekend this coming Saturday and Sunday.

Wigan Athletic were the form team for the last quarter of last season and so you would expect the TV companies to want to watch a team playing excellent football, right?

Stuart Pierce has selected his 18 man squad that will historically fight it out for the Football Olympic title this year and a couple of the youngsters playing were at Wigan Athletic not so long ago.

Wigan Athletic have been handed a home game against Champion League winners Chelsea, at the DW Stadium for our opening game of the 2012 – 2013 season, closing with a home game against Aston Villa.

Over the past few months a lot of work has been done to simplify the previous meetings for Wigan Athletic against every team in the Football League, giving you an easy reference point.

After all the speculation about Wigan Athletic losing Roberto Martinez to Liverpool or Aston Villa, common sense has kicked in with Mr. Whelan and the future looks good for manager and fans.

The vitriol is flying now that King Kenny has been sacked and the owners announce their candidates to replace him as manager. I mean, how they dare consider a manager of Wigan Athletic, who are they….. Oh, they are a team that Liverpool has beaten once in his tenure here, with two wins over them under his belt.

What else can you ask for? The players will be wearing the new Wigan Athletic kit against Wolves today, thunder sticks will be handed out before the game and we will have a minute’s applause to celebrate the 8th season in the Premier League in the eight minute.

The Cockney Latic Prediction League was always a way we could show that Lawro actually knew more about the game than fans thought, but after a 3rd, 2nd and then 5th last season, he has failed on a monumental scale this time.

Can I draw your attention to a little peice of work the FSF is doing on behalf of all us football fans. There haven’t been anywhere near enough responses from Wigan Athletic fans and rtather than let this go and let them think we don’t care, I am asking if you could take a short survey… I just diod it and it took less than a minute.