5-4-Friday… 5 soccer season starters

5-4-Friday… 5 soccer season starters

Honestly, I do try to keep my 5-4-Fridays as topical as possible and vaguely related to what’s been happening somewhere along the line during my week. At the moment, that would mainly limit me to talking about working twelve hour days (no violins, please) or sitting...
5-4-Friday… 5 transfer window things

5-4-Friday… 5 transfer window things

Who says that men can’t multi-task, eh? Right here, before your very eyes, is a blog with a dual-purpose. The new football season is almost upon us and so it is time to wheel out my (soon to be) regular football blog, “View From The West”, which charts my sporadic...
Taking a break

Taking a break

  So, last Saturday, Queens Park Rangers won the so-called £135 million football match at Wembley to clinch their place in next season’s Premier League and bring the curtain down on another domestic football season. I know there is the small matter of the League...
We’re all going on a… summer holiday

We’re all going on a… summer holiday

As the theme parks and fairgrounds of Britain dust themselves down for the summer season, it is an opportune time to reflect on what has been a true roller-coaster of a year for little Wigan Athletic. A few days and a year ago, Wigan Athletic arrived at Wembley to act...