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Good luck to emile in the future, but can anyone tell me a player who has left wigan and gone on to better things?
I can only think of wilson palacios And before anyone says valencia he,s not exactly setting the world on fire at man utd.
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the list above shows that you know jack s hit about football.[/quote]
your probably reet but i have friends and im not a virgin can you say the same? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Warren Aspinall
Ray Woods – Coventry
Kevin Langley – Everton
Joe Parkinson – Everton
Joe Hinnigan – Sunderland
Roy Carroll – Manure
Steve Walsh – Leicester
David Lowe – Ipswich
Tony Kelly – Stoke
Paul Jewell – Bradford
John Butler – Stoke
Darren Patterson – Crystal PalaceAll the above joined clubs in a higher division at the time, as well as the ones already mentioned. Theres probably quite a few more. I remember both Phil Daley and Alan Johnson joining Lincoln but I cant remember for certain if they where in a higher Division.
Good luck to emile in the future, but can anyone tell me a player who has left wigan and gone on to better things?
I can only think of wilson palacios And before anyone says valencia he,s not exactly setting the world on fire at man utd.
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the list above shows that you know jack s hit about football.[/quote]
your probably reet but i have friends and im not a virgin can you say the same? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: [/quote]
poor reply lad. surely you can do better. :lol:
Good luck to emile in the future, but can anyone tell me a player who has left wigan and gone on to better things?I can only think of wilson palacios And before anyone says valencia he,s not exactly setting the world on fire at man utd.
Is that the best you can do? What about:
Joe Hinnigan
Paul Jewell
Kevin Langley
David Lowe
Steve Walsh
Mike Newell
Alex Cribley (I think)I think Alex Cribley retired due to injury as a Wigan player in 1988 after signing from Liverpool in 1980.
Emile would fit in perfectly. Bring him back. And that thought that Wigan would be saving the country makes it even more appealing.
It’s debateable whether Bainesy has gone on to better things. He’s had some long injuries and it’s only recently he’s back in the Everton first team. Is his profile higher now than when he was with us? A better question would be how many players have left us in the last half a dozen years who have bettered themselves? Back in the old days, we could boast of a team of top league players who were ex-Latics, so we were certainly producing them then.
“It’s debateable whether Bainesy has gone on to better things”
What complete & total $h!te – of course he has gone on to better things since he left Latics.
Yes, his first season with em was disrupted by injury but he got a chance to stake a claim for a regular starting berth relatively early on last season & he’s grabbed it with both hands.
He’s now playing in a side that pushes for a Champions League spot (even if it is on the fringes of that), he’s playing in European competitions & he was called up for the England squad
If that isn’t going on to better things since leaving Latics I don’t know what is!!!so “Is his profile higher now than when he was with us?” – yes it is
“Back in the old days, we could boast of a team of top league players who were ex-Latics, so we were certainly producing them then” – That I’d agree with. One of the reasons I hate Crewe so much is all the bull that the media used to dig up about dario Gradi’s production line of talent in the ealy to mid 90’s (though some still do!), yet I remember seeing an article around that time with a list of lower league clubs who had produced players who were (at the time) earning their crust in the top flight – Latics were top. Crewe were several places down
He was an U21 international while with us. He moved from a lower middle ranking team to a slightly higher middle ranking team, but, on the other hand, he suffered injury problems which affected him after moving, as several other players have. As things stand now, I fail to see how he’s furthered his career. Don’t get me wrong, he’s a cracking player, but, apart from the odd UEFA Cup game, where’s the benefit? If he hadn’t suffered his injury problems and had been a permanent fixture in a top four side, that would be a different story. Question. Would you rate Fulham as a good move for a player? They’re playing in Europe the same as Everton.
I can see your point but Fulham have had one good season & got in Europe. This season they aint doing as well & are unlikely to finish in as high a place
Everton have been in the top 5 for as long as we’ve been in the top flight.
That’s the difference there. Everton aren’t a middle ranking team. They’re a top team & have been for a good few yearsYes baines played for the U21’s whilst with but he was criminally overlooked by that set up for years when he was the highest placed (in terms of his clubs league position) English U21 left back in the country with Jewell even admitting that when he recommended him to an England U21 scout they said “Who?” Peter Taylor even used to pick Dan Harding in front of him despite his club (Brighton) being a league below Latics
Whilst at Latics he was also criminally overlooked for the main England squad behind a crock of $h!te like Nicky Shorey & a Wayne Bridge that wasn’t getting a game at his club & when loaned out to Fulham got skinned by Gary Teale.
Once he’d overcome his hamstring problems & made the left back spot his own at Everton he was picked for the main England squad within months. Unfortunately before him, now Bridge is a regular at City he won’t make the world cup squad but he’ll be first back up. He wouldn’t have been had he stayed at Latics“As things stand now, I fail to see how he’s furthered his career. Don’t get me wrong, he’s a cracking player, but, apart from the odd UEFA Cup game, where’s the benefit?”
Do you mean apart from the fact he plays in a top 6 side every week, gets more exposure for them than he ever would have for us when he scores, sets up etc.. & plays European football where he may even attract the attention of European scouts?
You’re right it would have been far better for him to stay at a bottom half club who get knocked out of all the cup competitions at the early stage, flog all their best players as soon as a decent offer comes in & who get diddley squat media coverage in comparison to EvertonIf you were making your comments 6 or 7 months into his first season theer I could understand your point but (IMO) it seems to be a viewpoint thats a good year out of date
He was an U21 international while with us. He moved from a lower middle ranking team to a slightly higher middle ranking team, but, on the other hand, he suffered injury problems which affected him after moving, as several other players have. As things stand now, I fail to see how he’s furthered his career. Don’t get me wrong, he’s a cracking player, but, apart from the odd UEFA Cup game, where’s the benefit? If he hadn’t suffered his injury problems and had been a permanent fixture in a top four side, that would be a different story. Question. Would you rate Fulham as a good move for a player? They’re playing in Europe the same as Everton.I think you’ll find the fact that he is no longer an U21 international has a more fundamental cause than him leaving Wigan for Everton.
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