Football Scotland reports that the defender is available for a short-term loan during the 2024–2025 season, as he seeks to gain more experience playing in the first team. After failing to complete a single signing this season, the Royals are in serious need of filling a number of positions during the summer transfer window. This…
As Wigan Athletic prepare to challenge for a top six spot in the 2024/25 League One season, the Latics added experience to their young squad by signing 30-year-old Will Aimson from Exeter City on Monday. While manager Shaun Maloney and his recruitment team have been relatively busy during the transfer window, bringing in the likes…
Lee Evans, a former midfielder for Wigan Athletic, has signed a two-year contract with Blackpool. The 29-year-old former Wales international was released by Ipswich in January after a dreadful injury season, and he played the majority of the previous season with Portsmouth. He remarked, “It’s a really nice feeling.” I’m thrilled to be a Blackpool…
Paul Mitchell, formerly of Wigan Athletic, has been appointed as Newcastle United’s new sporting director. Dan Ashworth, who was recently the target of Manchester United in a £10 million deal, is replaced by the 44-year-old. Mitchell came up through the ranks at Wigan in the late 1990s, having begun his youth career with Manchester City….
After a difficult few years, Wigan Athletic is once again heading in the right direction as manager Shaun Maloney wants to push for promotion in 2024–2025. However, as late as the 2022–23 Championship season, the Latics appeared to be in serious trouble. The EFL docked them three points because former owner Abdulrahman Al Jasmi routinely…
Chief executive Darren Royle of Oldham Athletic believes his team ‘would love’ to have promising forward Josh Stones from Wigan Athletic on a second loan, but his cries are likely to be ignored. During his brief tenure with the ‘other Latics’ the previous season, the 20-year-old scored three goals in four games before sustaining a…
The League One fixture computer is going to cause Wigan Athletic to suffer a significant financial loss, which Shaun Maloney acknowledges is ‘not ideal’. Similar to the previous year, Latics home games fall during each of the three international “breaks” in the first half of the season. Additionally, the matchups against Stevenage on September 7,…
Stephen Crainey thinks he can bring something special to Bolton Wanderers’ League One campaign. This week, the 43-year-old Scot left Wigan Athletic to work in Ian Evatt’s backroom at the Toughsheet Stadium, where he was a teammate at Blackpool. Crainey, a former Celtic defender who played for 19 years and over 400 games, also served…
Josh Magennis left Wigan Athletic, and Exeter City is in negotiations with him over a possible free move, according to Alan Nixon. The previous season, Exeter City placed 13th in League One. Gary Caldwell’s team finished comfortably in the middle of the league, just one spot behind Wigan Athletic in 12th place. Magennis, 33, participated…
Jordan Jones has declared that negotiations for a new contract are “finished,” putting an end to his time at Wigan Athletic. The 29-year-old’s career took off in the 12 months following Shaun Maloney’s return to the team. Having been away on loan in Scotland for the majority of his first two years with Latics, he…