Where did Chelsea blow the Premiership?

There were a slew of questionable performances -- and results -- from Chelsea this season. Many of these could be seen as reasoning as to why the Blues failed to capture their third Prem crown in four years. Which particular one do you think was the ...

Episode 22: Superclásico, Ligue 1 and Premiership Roundup

It's that time of the week again, and after a week of technical glitches that made me very nearly give up on the computer altogether, we are back with Pod episode 22. Joining me for this one are Christian Reyes, who is still licking his wounds a bit ...

Zamalek 5 - Aluminium 1: nice and easy

5-1...i have to admit i haven't seen zamalek achieve such a score line since very very long time and what makes it feel good is that it was achieved was one of the best performances during this season, and what even make it more astonishing is that i ...

Ternent Leaves...

The happiest man in football has moved on... To be fair, if I was on the management team at Derby I wouldn't smile a lot at the moment either but it took me a while to find a photo of Stan looking this 'ecstactic'. Ternent is set to take over as m ...

Insipid, boring stuff -- Chelsea-Wigan in pictures

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You're welcome United

If you didn't see that coming, I don't know what to tell you. A gift from our home to yours, enjoy it Fergie Fergie. ...

Prem Preview: Masked Men

So Arsenal did us no favors Sunday, dropping the balls in a loss to United. Not that that should really affect our approach against Wigan. We still need to win out to have a chance at the Premiership title. Period. With that being said, the ro ...

Blackburn 3-1 Wigan: 10-man Rovers Prevail (with highlights)

A strong, solid performance at Ewood Park today has given the Blackburn Rovers all three points against Wigan. Rovers got on the scoreboard first with a goal by Roque Santa Cruz in the 11th minute. A shot by David Bentley was parried by Wigan's Kirkland.

EPL Round 26: Sunderland AFC vs Wigan Athletic FC

I managed to make it out of bed and to the bar by approximately 6:55am, and there I was waiting with the hobos for the place to open. Giant flat screen TV and a cup of very mediocre coffee (one free refill only), and I’m ready to watch the boys take it

Wigan. Again.

Sunderland on Saturday will play Wigan Athletic for the third time this season. Both previous ties ended in 3-0 losses for the Black Cats (league reality check at JJB in August and FA Cup disaster at Stadium of Light last month). Sunderland have sho

Nadir

"A Sunderland fan said towards dug-out that we should be ashamed of ourselves and I can’t argue with that. I’m pretty ashamed today."

FA Cup Round 3: Sunderland AFC vs Wigan Athletic FC

Sunderland shows some lineup maneuvering as we expected: with the addition of on-loan defender Jonny Evans and the return of Nyron Nosworthy from injury, Dean Whitehead can return to the midfield, where he joins Graham Kavanagh (making his first appearanc

Evans in (loan), Kenwyne out (injury)

And Sunderland's first move of the January transfer window is: Defender Jonny Evans on loan from Manchester United for the rest of the season. This is Evans' second loan spell with the Black Cats, having been with the team during their promotion run last

Aruna: Lensois until 2010

It has been made official that Lens' top striker Aruna Dindane will remain in the blood and gold until 2010. The The Ivory Coast international was reportedly approached by a few Premier League clubs, namely Wigan but the Artisan club moved to head

FA Cup 3rd Round Draw: Wigan at SOL

Today Sunderland have drawn Wigan Athletic as their opponent when they enter the FA Cup in the 3rd round on January 5. Wigan dealt Sunderland a 3-0 whipping in league at the JJB in August. 10 days prior to that, Sunderland were knocked out of the Carl

When 3 points feel like 10

That win felt so good yesterday. I managed to stay away from my computer, as well as Fox Soccer Channel, until 3pm Sunday, the time when the game from earlier in the day against Wigan was to be broadcast in my area, and was I glad I did. Spurs crushed

Quick Review... Wigan 0-2 Pompey

Glen Johnson got his first goal since becoming a Pompey player, and Benjani got yet another goal, to ensure 3 points from a good away win Winner of 'Predict-a-Score!!!' was... ME! See "Next Up Wigan Away..."

Some of the Weekend's Very Pleasing Headlines

*Tevez Turns it on for United -- [The Daily Mail] *Cristiano too Hot to Handle -- [The Times] *Tevez Sparks Goal Fest as United Hit Form -- [The Telegraph] *Free-flowing United Find their Rhythm and a Shape that Suits -- [The Guardian] *Accide

Normal Service Resumed in the Second Half Against Wigan

Wigan's Pie Eaters Have a Lunch Time Date at Old Trafford

In a slightly bizarre weekend for the Premier League (with only two matches on Saturday) -- United kick things off with a made for TV 12.45pm start against the Pie specialists Wigan. And how delightful they are (the pies, not the team). Understandably,

Liverpool 1; Wigan 0

So Torres played but we didn't win easily. Still, another clean sheet and three more points can't be sneezed at. Apparently Yossi's goal was a (nother) cracker but it won't be on TV here in Canada for another hour or so and I can only find this link wh

Reading 2 - 1 Wigan: You're Welcome

Looks like my experiment to resuscitate Reading's season through better blogging is off to a good start. How else do you explain the Royals scoring their first two non-set piece goals? How else do you explain a referee awarding a penalty to Wigan, then ch

Rip It Up and Start Again

Well Reading's recent fortunes and my blogging abilities have been directly proportional these last couple of weeks, to say the least. After successive 3-0 losses, one hoped that the international break would snap the Royals out of their funk, but a shock

How would FC Dallas do in Europe?

If there was ever a question to provoke an argument over soccer (football) this is it. People from the “we called it soccer, then we changed our minds and decided to call it football” side of the pond routinely berate anyone who believes MLS’ best c

EPL Round 3: Wigan Athletic vs Sunderland AFC

Ouch. Today the boys had their hats handed to them 3-0 at Wigan. I don't have much to say about the game. Why? Because I wasn't able to watch it. Why? Because Fox Soccer Channel sucks. Instead of showing the replay of the Wigan:Sunderland match -

Edwards out; Keano still looking to add players

Carlos Edwards is going to miss a month due to a hamstring injury he picked up during the midweek 2-2 draw at Birmingham City. "I must admit," said Roy Keane, "I had a feeling he might pick up some kind of injury.... Three games in a week is demanding f

The Title Winning Season in Review: Wigan Athletic (A) October 14th

The short trip West to Wigan resulted in another fine victory to continue the assault on Chelsea's Premiership crown. Second half goals from Vidic, Saha and the pick of the bunch by Solskjær, once again evidenced United's ability to spread the goals arou

From Stamford Bridge to Boundary Park

As Chelsea do not play until Sunday and lets be fair the Premiership title could all be over if ManUre beat City on Saturday lunchtime, and if you are looking for something to do or a team to support for two hours, why not drop down to League One and

Full Time: Arsenal 2-1 Wigan

Arsenal came from behind today to nip Wigan, although it was hardly a magnificent performance. Arsenal were mostly lucky to get the three points. An own goal and a Rosicky strike did the damage. More later of course.

Roundup

Well, its been a few days since my last post and a great deal actually has happened. Chelsea has played three games, against Newcastle in the League Cup, and agaisnt Wigan and Reading in the Premiership. Drogba has been his usual self, scoring one g