The Wigan Athletic Herald
The dugout9 Feb 2032
Kennedy Mensah: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Wigan Athletic have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad9 Feb 2032
Josh Adaji signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Josh Adaji commits to Wigan Athletic for another 4 years.
Squad9 Feb 2032
A falling-out at Wigan Athletic
Bode Newnham-Reeve and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad9 Feb 2032
Jorge Ortiz gets the move he always wanted
Footballers are asked about their boyhood club so often that nobody listens to the answer. Jorge Ortiz has just signed for Wigan Athletic, and for once the answer mattered.
Transfer targets9 Feb 2032
Door shut on Richard Hamilton
Wigan Athletic asked and Sunderland said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Match3 Feb 2032
Isaac Greenup sends Wigan Athletic past Oldham Athletic
It finished 2‑1, and it was Isaac Greenup’s afternoon: on the scoresheet when it mattered, and the reason the points belong to Wigan Athletic.
The terraces9 Feb 2032
Wigan Athletic supporters have found a favourite in Isaac Greenup
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Isaac Greenup has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Match7 Feb 2032
A bad afternoon for Wigan Athletic against Mansfield Town
0‑1 to Mansfield Town, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Player ratings9 Feb 2032
A masterclass from Bode Newnham-Reeve
Marked 8.26 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
In brief
- Player ratings Ninety minutes of Isaac Greenup at his very best
- Squad Daniel Carter pulls a muscle — 14 days out
- The dugout No hiding place for Charlie Wesseldine