Time To Take on the Special One

[size=+2]Wigan Give Strong Display In Pre-Season[/size]
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Pre-Season

Transfers (as of August 8th)

Absolutley delighted with my summer dealings, to get Muniain is spectacular for the club. Was shocked to see him not only transfer listed but interested in the club! This is my first ever 48month deal (simply had to be done to get him) so im going to have to sell some more people before the end of the month to balance the books.​
 
Season Three - Update One - Ten Match Update
Summary
A fantastic start to the season for us, i'm absolutley over the moon. Stunning victories away at Liverpool and home to Chelsea are highlights. Against Chelsea we played them off the park and just two mistakes allowed them back in, but eventually we got the victory we deserved. It is a start that has once again seen me linked with top jobs, a brazilian Tycoon looking to takeover Almeria has said if he is succesful i would be his choice for manager.
The Inter Milan job is also about to be open, both interesting prospects but i still have a lot to do with Wigan.
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Fixtures

Squad Performance

Chelsea Game
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Update Two - Twenty Match Update
Summary
A good month, was difficult as we played many top teams, but we were in every game, looking good for the turn of the year. Really impressed with Sigurdson and Cisse, outstanding at the start of the year. Targetting a minimum of 7th. Hopefully that will be enough to see us get into the Europa League!
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Fixtures

Squad Performance
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during this run of games ive had a personal achievment ...

Also the Almeria tycoon takeover went through, will keep a close eye on them like leece, would love to take them at some point and topple the big two. With me looking to win three champions leagues, with three different clubs from three nations, it could may well be, Wigan, Almeria and Leece.
 
I like this screen shot, because we have the most players in the top 23 of pass completion percentage. (possibly rule out al-habsi)
 
Update Three - Thirty Match Update
Summary
An ok set of results, but there have been far too many draws. Some good draws e.g. Tottenham, Liverpool. But there has also been some poor draws such as Aston Villa at home. If we dont get 7th or even 6th now it will be a massive opportunity missed. It seems if Cisse scores the flood gates open, if he doesnt we cant win. Despite a very hard run-in i back us to finish 7th. It is a stretch of games that has seen us produce the best match under my stewardship as manager, being at home to QPR.
League Table

Fixtures

Squad Performance

QPR Match
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Update Four - End of Season Update
Summary
Another strong season, however far too many draws. We should really have finished 7th, but seems as it wouldnt have brought us a Europa league place im not too fussed. If i'm at Wigan next season its going to be all about, continuing to improve and challenging for europe.
League Table

Fixtures

Squad Performance

Player of the Season/PFA Young Player of the Year
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Ligue 1

UEFA Champions League

UEFA Europa League
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wigan review to follow ....
 
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It's been an interesting season, despite acheiving more than the club has ever achieved i feel slightly dissapointed that has we converted just a couple of draws into wins we would be into Europe. The style of play however has been astonishing, i didnt think this sort of football could be played by these sorts of players. However with release clauses in the contracts of Cisse, Sturridge and Henderson, we may as a club be ripped apart this off-season.
Player of the Season
Gylfi Sigurdson - Double club player of the year (and PFA Young Player of the Year)
Top Five Moments
1: 2-1 win away at Anfield
2: Sigurdson winning double PFA young player of the year
3: 5-1 win over QPR
4: Over thirty goals for Pappis Cisse
5: achieving the club's highest ever finish

Although it has been another good season at Wigan, im beginning to feel that my style and the type of players I can bring in may have reached its limits. So it may be time for me to seek pastures new, i have been linked to a whole host of jobs with my contract up at Wigan, so i need everyones help. Stay or go?
Job Offers


I've also recieved a new contract offer of Wigan as well as being highly linked to the vacant Juventus job, which im personal front runner at the moment​
 
Now been offered the Juventus job, cant make my mind up!


Also now been offered the Arsenal job,

doesnt appeal too me as much as they're already double winners
 
[size=+3]Pre-Season[/size]
Fixtures

Transfers

Transfer Summary
Trevor Sheehan - A good young irish prospect, James McClean like. Will be interesting to see him progress
Joe Allen - A fantastic player, that really shows just how strong our midfield will now be. Comes from a similar style of play from Swansea and is a fantastic addition.
James Forest - Having lost Sturridge due to his release clause i had to get in another Right Winger. Forest is a very good British prospect and fits what we're trying to do.
Gerard Deulofeu - A great prospect from our idol club. For free as well it could be the best bit of business in this clubs history.
Marc Muniesa - Similar to Deulofeu, not as much talent but can play our system a fantastic 'ball-playing' centre-half. Helps reduce the average age of our squad after losing Caldwell.
Tomas Kalas - adds another young body to our defence and once again a free transfer
Stephen Warnock - After letting Costa good for a good offer, we needed back up to Ekotto, Warnock is experienced and will be a good tutour
Vito Mannone - A competent back up to Lindegaard, With Al-Habsi refusing to sign a new deal i had to let him go for a decent offer.
Ryan Bennet - The biggest spend of our summer, I wanted him last year but he chose Newcastle. Very good with the ball at feet and good pace too. Was extremley dissapointed to miss out on Phil Jones and getting Steven Caulker back on loan, but Bennett is a good option.
Josh McEachran - Very good young prospect like Pogba was last year. Hope to foster a relation like with pogba to enable us to sign him in the future.

Some good transfers there, but also some dissapointments, we lost out on Michael Carrick, Joe Cole and most dissapointingly Phil Jones to West Ham
Phil Jones

My personal favourite transfer of the summer was N'Zonzi great steal infront of the back four. After losing Topal and Hargreaves (one sold one to retirement) we needed another quality body in, will rotate with Gago
Steven N'Zonzi
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Season Four - Update One - Ten Match Update
Summary
Well its been an indifferent start to the season. I've made a tactical switch to three at the back with a holding midfielder shielding infront. Against the teams in and around us we have been superb. Against the top six clubs i went back to the tried and tested, but we've been getting wipped away easily. The defending has been abysmal (e.g. The screen shot of the man city game) I dont understand why the new tactic has performed so much better than our tried and tested, but im going to continue with the three at the back season.
league Table

Fixtures

Squad Performance

Manchester City Game
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It looks like they're defending with Four at the back, but thats their forward men :L
 
Update Two - Twenty Match Update
Summary
A really astonishing run. We began it the way we ended the last, creating chances, missing and conceding many, many goals. after the dismal defeats at West Brom and at home to Swansea, we switched our tactics to less about passing for passing sake, to more creative passing to get us into the channels and goalscoring positions.
Since the switch we've been on a remarkable run, no draws either wins or losses. In doing so we've pushed ourselves into the top half and with a chance to really press for Europe this year. The outstanding performance being the 8-1 home win over Villa, without Cisse to score over two was a shock for us. Eight was almost baffling. We are also into the Semi-Finals of the Carling cup against West Brom, this presents us with a fantastic chance to get to Wembley and possibly win that elusive piece of Silverware i've been chasing for the Latics.
League Table

Fixtures

Squad Performance

Aston Villa Game
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The Carling Cup
Fantastic, Fantastic success for the club. May be the Micky Mouse cup to some, but to our little club its massive and ensures European Qualification for next year!
Semi - Finals


Final
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Update Three - Thirty Match Update
Summary
The best run of results whilst i've been at the club. Challenging for the top four and winning a cup. It has been sensational we have only dropped points in one league game and that was away to the run away leaders. I really wanted to leave at the end of the year, but as it stands i am loving life at Wigan again. This run has been completley down to Sigurdson and Muniain. Whilst Cisse was away at the African Cup of Nations they carried the team. I think we can now finish a minimum of 6th and really look to attack that top four.
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Fixtures

Squad Performance
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Just thought i'd give people a quick update as it stands with two to play as im very very excited haha
League Table

Man Utd Game

As the 2nd goal went in a Gary Neville orgasmed 'oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, unbelievable!!'
We have QPR at home and Spurs away to finish the season.​
 
Update Four - End of Season Update
Summary
An unbelievable end to the season for little old Wigan. What a dramatic last day it was, and it came down to the final kick off a ball, we were 2-0 down away at Spurs and City led Fulham 3-0 away. It left be with a horrible regretful feeling. But an Emmanuel Villa goal (which proved to make all the difference) made it 3-1 and Craven Cottage. A thunderbolt from James Forrest made it to at The Lane. Before an 86th minute equalizer from Ikier Muiain, will forever go down it Latics' folklaw. It is however not over, as despite us beating City to fourth place on not goal difference but goals scored. Manchester Utd square of against Real Madrid at the Millenium stadium to decide our fate. My nerves will be jangling!!
League Table

Fixtures

Squad Performance
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