Comments on: I Can Be Quiet About Wigan No Longer

By: betting tipster

betting tipster — Sat, 07 Jan 2006 15:35:16 +0000

I think Wigan have exceeded everyones expectations. In 2005 they were simply fantastic and even as i right this they are still on a nice winning streak. Its great to see.

By: robert

robert — Sat, 12 Nov 2005 17:27:00 +0000

Sad to say, I can remember when they were referred to as Wigan Pathetic (early sixties) and talk was not of relegation (let alone promotion) but of re-election. Uncle Joes Mint Balls? They were splendid, and an essential ingredient in my mother’s patent anti flu medicine, which she prepared in great batches every Autumn.

By: Carpetmanuk

Carpetmanuk — Thu, 10 Nov 2005 11:53:45 +0000

As a Liverpool supporter from the age of 7 in the days before Bill Shankly, I moved with my parents to Wigan in 1965. I soon began to watch both Wigan Rugby (now Wigan Warriors) and non-league Wigan Athletic at Springfield Park with a couple of hundred other supporters.

How times have changed. As unbelievable as it is, Wigan deserve to be where they are, although the acid test will be over the next few weeks with some hard games. But I wouldn’t be suprised if they cause a few more shocks before the end of the season.

Europe look out!!

Bye the way, no one has mentioned Wigans other great attribute - Uncle Joe’s Mint Balls!

By: Henry Holland

Henry Holland — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 03:27:54 +0000

Other Wigan greats: the band The Verve, who have a great album, A Northern Soul, that’s one of my favorites. FavoUrites?

Good for Wigan Athletic, but Everton *gasp* scoring a goal and *gasp* winning against ‘boro on Sunday was the sports news of the weekend for me. Not being in the relegation zone is nice. No further Premiership football until the 19th (internationals this coming weekend).

By: damtp dweller

damtp dweller — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 02:10:44 +0000

Almost as surprising, Bolton’s win at home to Spurs tonight now puts them third, one place above my beloved United.

We’re constantly looking for new experimental evidence to drive the next big advance in theory; I suggest we start looking around some of the unfashionable Premiership grounds for this evidence. The universe is behaving very strangely at some of them.

By: subodh

subodh — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 23:13:35 +0000

way to go wigan… as i recall, it was 1988 and i was all of 10 years old when i decided to pick what ended up becoming my lifelong football team– out of nowhere, a team that was newly promoted managed to get up to number two on the table in the early days of the 88-89 season… i didn’t want to support any of the obvious teams.. so i thought i’d go with the underdog… that team was chelsea… maybe history can repeat itself with the help of a friendly russian oligarch? lucky for all wigan fans that rick astley doesn’t nearly have the same amount of dough as elton john (who owns the massively successful watford fc) lest he get any ideas…

By: david

david — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 21:11:42 +0000

Congrats to Wigan and its supporters. It’s always great to see a “blue collar” team knock it up with the moneyed sides. I’m way over on the other side of the world in Oregon. Our crew, the Portland Timbers, are somewhat similar. Lots of guys from the region who are hardworking and talented but pretty much unknown with a sprinkling of imported players. We hosted a tour from Sunderland last summer- a good match. Ended nil nil.

Best of luck.

By: Samantha

Samantha — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 20:18:56 +0000

You know, I’m not sure you mentioned Rick Astley when this subject came up before. Is Wigan the Mecca of 80’s Britpop?

By: Clifford

Clifford — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 19:40:13 +0000

You can be the lead singer in the rock band Cosmic Variance….!!

-cvj

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 19:26:03 +0000

You’re a sweet man Clifford. (When I open my mouth to sing, I strongly suggest you be nowhere in the vicinity.)