Sentences with phrase «wigan fans»

Stoppage time was all that stood between Wigan and their first set of back - to - back wins in the Premier League for nearly two years, after the small contingent of Wigan fans were treated to an opening half hour of the Charles N'Zogbia show.

For most Wigan fans, that final season was an improvement on previous years.

Firstly, not all Wigan fans felt the same about his stubbornness as you say.

You will find most Wigan fans were overjoyed at winning the cup and therefore forget that Martinez came into a decent side and kept us up on the last day of every season, until we were relegated..

There seems to me similarities from the Wigan days as to how he is handling this situation and I have read a few articles from Wigan fans (who may be in the minority I guess) that didn't want him to leave but also saw and recognised his faults.

Either way, it's going to be a memorable trip up to Wigan nonetheless, with every chance of the onlooking cameras catching more glimpses of Blackpool fans than Wigan fans judging by the home sides pathetic attendances last season, which if this is to be the case will work in Blackpool's favour.

Any Mug can support teams like man u and all the rest of the glory hunters, but it takes a real fan to put up with the hurt every week, i applaud Wigan fans and RM as an example.

blimey stu t. you applaud wigan fans?

It's lucky for Wigan fans that Dave Whelan has a particular attachment to the oldest pot of the lot - he once broke his leg with Budweiser; you may have heard - otherwise their moment of transcendent joy might well have been shaded by boardroom mutterings of distraction.

Who would want to be a Wigan fan?

@Pytongoras, just becuz u were a Wigan fan and they got relegated doesn't mean Arsenal too will get relegated.

Fabien Delph was sent off and Pep Guardiola had a controntation with Wigan's Paul Cook in the tunnel, and later on Sergio Aguero was caught on camera punching a Wigan fan.

Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero will not face punishment from the FA following an altercation with a Wigan fan.

Thanks to Bruce's work with him, he has ironed out those mistakes that made him so notorious — ask any Wigan fan and they'll tell you from 2 years watching him, I doubt he's made more than two or three mistakes.

Not exact matches

Sergio Aguero gets in altercation with fan after third - tier Wigan topple Manchester City in FA Cup

Is this way of thinking that kept us now for 10 years wanting anything more than taking a trophy from Wigan (FA Cup)... we are there for better things... managers with less resources have brought joy to their fans... the money is there you just need to spend it right drop the deadwood and find the key players it is called MONEYBALL....

Wigan's second followed within a minute and the goal - scorer was childhood Everton fan Callum McManaman, who raced onto a misplaced pass from Phil Neville before beating goalkeeper Jan Mucha.

Its still fresh in my mind how our rival fans were mocking us singing their (at that time) favourite song of «trophyless Gunners» they were sounding so worryingly confident that the cup holders (Wigan) were going to eliminate us.

Things really came to a head for Martinez after they were dumped out of the FA Cup at the hands of Manchester United, and their poor form has the fans furious with the former Wigan boss.

unless the fans want us to park the bus like wigan and defend for 89 mins and wait for a lucky break which may not come

Wenger, undoubtedly, is injured by 9 devastating decisions that no one can convince me are all accidental — accounting for 6 - 11 points; lack of fair play in the transfer market; and a bunch of media - naive fans who confuse fantasy with reality thinking that Wigan's luck is the marker when playing a team many times your value.

Bla bla bla bla... Most of the fans here, were calling for Wenger to extend his contract after the FA Cup win (Wigan won it the year before... But hey, people thought we were going on a winning pattern... Some «deluded» fans were even talking about winning the League and challenging for the CL...!!

Please, even the most hard core Or deluded Arsenal fan can not believe it is a «massive» achievement (Wigan won it 3 years ago as they were going down)...

Wigan have been charged by the FA over a pitch invasion by fans after their FA Cup fifth - round win over Manchester City.

Arsenal need to bounce back from recent disasters and win the FA Cup semi final against Wigan or else the fans reaction can get worst.

City striker Sergio Aguero became involved in a physical exchange with a Wigan supporter as thousands of fans spilled onto the field following the final whistle at the DW Stadium.

Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain — after his man of the match performance against Wigan, fans will hope he can continue with his good run of form.

Playing in front of their loyal home fans, Wigan immediately set off into an attacking mode and that effort was not fruitless as they went a goal up on 36 minutes through Ben Watson.

Villa fans will have their chance to say their goodbyes next weekend, when they entertain Wigan Athletic at Villa Park, although I highly doubt they'll stick around in their droves after the final whistle.

Usually around this time of year fans are gearing up for several relegation six - pointers, must - win clashes with the likes of Wolves and Wigan, instead they're licking their lips at the prospect of not only a return to Europe but also a club - first trip to the new Wembley stadium.

Bolton Wanderers, Bury, Manchester City, Manchester United, Oldham Athletic, Rochdale and Wigan Athletic would combine too, with all these sides forming richly funded teams with huge fanbases, bringing in fresh talent for more money and giving more fans a chance to win with their local team, meaning there is no longer a drain from the less popular regions of fans switching to Chelsea or Manchester City or whomever.

All of which were sides well below them in the table but the fact they won all of them, with the exception of the Wigan game, in a comfortable fashion is food for thought, especially for the travelling Chelsea fans who think this will be a stroll in the park for their over-paid stars.

Under the circumstances, with funds available in most transfer windows but not in plentiful supply, and with a fickle fan base, Latics boss Roberto Martinez has done well to even keep Wigan afloat.

Wigan Athletic fans celebrate at the end of the English FA Cup fifth round soccer match against Manchester City at The DW Stadium.

Wigan scored a goal in each half to reach their first FA Cup final with a comfortable 2 - 0 win over Championship side Millwall but the match was marred when fighting broke out between Millwall's own fans...

In fact, I think that's the perfect way to sum up their current situation, thoroughly enjoying the early euphoria of a couple of stunning results against Wigan Athletic and Newcastle United before some hardhitting reality against two of the Premier League's most consistent sides, with the always title challenging Chelsea handing out a free lesson in how to play the beautiful game as Blackburn provided a much needed reality check that this league is brutal, that half - decent performances in front of your own fans still get severely punished if your own game isn't up to the high standards the Premier League demands.

Wigan employed some time wasting tactics, towards the end, much to the frustration of Arsene Wenger and Arsenal fans, but the bottom line is, we really didn't deserve to win the game.

Ian Holloway now has a big job on his hands keeping his players grounded following their Wigan romp, as it's understandable that the player's confidence levels are rightly sky - high, while fans will now be expecting the Tangerines to push on following that emphatic win, although their very next fixture is one against the most technical sides in the country, arguably Europe in Arsenal so they'll have their work cut out keeping the scoring down to a minimum let alone obtaining a positive result.