Momo a go go – Sunderland thoughts
February 8, 2010 – 11:47 pm | No Comment

You reach a point in any season where you’re faced with a run of games that are clearly more than a sum of their parts.  So play five of the top six over the next …

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Wigan 0-2 Notts County: if we don’t mention it, maybe nobody will notice
February 3, 2010 – 1:26 pm | No Comment

I so very nearly didn’t go to last night’s game, but around 4PM decided it might be a good idea to see us win for a change, you know, to keep my spirits up and that.

What tipped the scales was Roberto Martinez’ call to arms on the official website: pay fifteen quid to come and support the boys! On recent form, boy, did they need all the help they could get. As it happened, it wasn’t the fifteen quid that was disappointing, rather Latics’ inability to actually make the round white thing go in the big rectangle thing. Read the full story »

He’s not the messiah…
February 3, 2010 – 12:24 am | No Comment
He’s not the messiah…

He’s just a very good signing.
It’s amazing what difference 12 years can make.  Well actually it’s not but that’s the difference between Jason Scotland and Victor Moses, 12 years, nearly 50 goals and a whole …

A bad mother… Shut your mouth!
February 3, 2010 – 12:19 am | One Comment
A bad mother… Shut your mouth!

The easiest way to deal with this game would be to ignore it, pretend it didn’t happen, don’t get dragged into the doom, gloom and… OH MY GOD, WERE ALL GOING TO HELL IN A …

Picking up scraps – Blackburn and Everton Thoughts
January 31, 2010 – 11:08 pm | 7 Comments
Picking up scraps – Blackburn and Everton Thoughts

After my rant earlier about missing the game yesterday and having not reported on the trip to Blackburn, I thought that I’d better give some time over to reflecting on where the last two games …

Just the Ticket – An Everton rant of sorts
January 31, 2010 – 8:06 pm | 2 Comments
Just the Ticket – An Everton rant of sorts

Bloody away fans in our end, grrrrr, Greater Manchester Police, &^&*%!!$, Wigan Council, pah!  Although I’ve had my beefs with all of them in recent times*, it’s been restricted to grumbles because, when it comes …

Rovers Return – Blackburn Preview
January 29, 2010 – 9:43 am | One Comment
Rovers Return – Blackburn Preview

If you could pick five things to not happen on the morning of a big game then I reckon that players going on strike and big transfer deals falling through would be contenders (even if …

Drawing no conclusions – Notts County thoughts
January 26, 2010 – 2:46 pm | No Comment
Drawing no conclusions – Notts County thoughts

It was never going to be an easy match to review, Premier League [cough] giants against fourth division minnows and all that. It ’s pretty hard to be magnanimous in defeat when there ’s such …

Romancing the Cup – Notts County preview
January 22, 2010 – 9:59 pm | No Comment
Romancing the Cup – Notts County preview

A muddy field, jumpers for goal posts, the roar of wintergreen, the smell of a crowd. These are the things that childhood memories are made of and it’s always the cup. It might be a …

I’ll Scream and Scream and Scream Until I’m Sick
January 21, 2010 – 8:58 pm | No Comment
I’ll Scream and Scream and Scream Until I’m Sick

Let’s start off honestly; I’m a lazy sod, especially when it comes to writing.  I have hard drives littered with the openings to a sketches of countless, no doubt brilliant, articles that I never finished …

A full season in one game – Wolves thoughts
January 19, 2010 – 10:54 pm | No Comment
A full season in one game – Wolves thoughts

What do you reckon will characterise Latics’ season by the time we get to May?  Yes, outsiders will focus on the inconsistency, the young manager and inexperienced team (all hopefully come good) but for all …

Mown Away In Lobbyland
January 19, 2010 – 8:13 pm | No Comment
Mown Away In Lobbyland

The Lottery Winners – The Standard Mower – Saturday 16th January
So, Thawday is here. Latics get back on track with a 2-0 win at Wolves and The Pie At Night (or should it be Late …