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Jumping on the latest bandwagon. Expect election geekery, football geekery and sci-fi geekery. He/Him. https://linktr.ee/WillJPatterson

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Yeah, I feel like we're set up now to get out of the mess

07.03.2026 17:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Helpful that everyone else lost too...

07.03.2026 17:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm going to have fun crunching the numbers on this one...

03.03.2026 06:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Frankly, I have a better right foot than he does, and it's missing two toes πŸ˜‚

01.03.2026 10:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
The Wigan Athletic calendar for March with a picture of loan signing Paul Mullin, who returned to his parent club over Christmas.

The Wigan Athletic calendar for March with a picture of loan signing Paul Mullin, who returned to his parent club over Christmas.

I winder when they'll stop putting loan players in the calendar? πŸ˜‚ #wafc

01.03.2026 08:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, I usually work on the rule that a player who struggles under two managers has to be the problem, but Lowe doesn't count πŸ˜‚

28.02.2026 17:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think that's been the biggest problem, we've had him playing all kinds of different roles in multiple positions, and he's mastered none of them. If this role works for him, hopefully he can build on today.

28.02.2026 17:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I have always liked Jensen Weir as a player, and have never once voiced an intent to stick my crutch up his jacksy 😁 #wafc

28.02.2026 17:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That and basic logic should squash it. We were on our arse, if all he wanted was the stadium he just had to hold out until we were wound up, then buy the ground for a quid. Far cheaper than buying the whole club and paying our debts...

27.02.2026 22:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Co-efficient Corner: Ready for the last draw of the season… With the Champions League knockout play-offs wrapping up last night, tonight was the turn of the Europa League and Conference League to…

Ahead of today's #UEFA knockout draws, here's some pre-draw reading to whet your appetite: last night's edition of Co-efficient Corner.

27.02.2026 08:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, and t reminds me a little of when some of the English teams didn't get out of the groups and it was treated like a national crisis. You'd need several years of Italian teams not even reaching the knockouts for there to be a big problem...

26.02.2026 22:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'd say of the Big 4, they're now definitely the least likely to pick up one of the extra UCL spots next season, but other than that, no, their four usual UCL places are safe.

26.02.2026 22:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Co-efficient Corner: Ready for the last draw of the season… With the Champions League knockout play-offs wrapping up last night, tonight was the turn of the Europa League and Conference League to…

A busy night of #UEFA Europa League and Conference League action can only mean one thing - it's Part 2 of this week's Co-efficient Corner...

26.02.2026 22:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Co-efficient Corner: The Champions League Knockout Play-offs are complete After last week’s focus on the Country Co-efficient, this week sees the return of the Club co-efficient as teams winning their ties pick up…

Ahead of today's #UEFA Europa League and Conference League Knockout Play-offs, let's check in and see where the Club and Country Rankings stand following the Champions League matches...

26.02.2026 08:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's a scary time. Luckily the #wafc owners recognise that and are pushing along with others to do something about it. Judging from some of the noise I've seen on the Other Place some fans would rather we join the circus...

26.02.2026 07:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The Champions League Knockout Play-offs are now done - let's see how that impacts the #UEFA Co-efficients... willjpatterson.mediu...

25.02.2026 22:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, I think everyone's noticed that the Championship being a basket case of a division is spreading to L1. And they are looking for a Lauren Jones figure to handle the whole side of data including recruitment, they just haven't found the right candidate yet.

25.02.2026 21:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I'd guess it's just the recruitment, but that's a guess... In terms of smarter, we're hamstrung a little by not having a head of data yet who can analyse potential new markets, but I think the idea is to spend the same total on better players, so have a smaller but better quality squad overall.

25.02.2026 21:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I don't know if that includes paying up Lowe's contract, but I can tell you that after the summer window, 20 clubs in L1 have collectively shat themselves (ourselves included) and are now looking to get a grip on costs in the division as a whole.

25.02.2026 21:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Basically, they underestimated how much other clubs were willing to stump up, and more clubs outspent us than expected. So they thought we'd be on the Top 6 in terms of wages, but we only ended up 10th.

25.02.2026 21:13 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Time for a new Month in Polling, including a new tactical voting model, an extrapolation of polls in Gorton & Denton, a look at the un-postponed local elections and the impending demise of the Alba Party before a vote has been cast: willjpatterson.mediu...

22.02.2026 13:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Co-efficient Corner: The knockout stage begins… We’re now at the business end of the UEFA men’s club season: the knockouts of all three competitions have begun, with the play-offs. But…

The #UEFA men's knockout stages begin, and for this week's Co-efficient Corner, there's a focus on the Country Co-efficients...

19.02.2026 22:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That was worth the hypothermia! #wafc

18.02.2026 22:32 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Me wearing the Football v Homophobia rainbow armband

Me wearing the Football v Homophobia rainbow armband

Pride night at #wafc so I'm showing my @footballvhomophobia.com colours!

18.02.2026 18:15 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Caldwell confirmed! Key news is Perks comes in as First Team Coach, with Glenn Whelan and Nicky Adams leaving. It's a clean break, which is what we needed... #wafc

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16.02.2026 11:06 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I mean, Arsenal are OK, but they're no Peterborough... #wafc

15.02.2026 19:10 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a group of people are dancing in front of a screen that says eurovision.tv on it ALT: a group of people are dancing in front of a screen that says eurovision.tv on it

#wafc

07.02.2026 22:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Club Statement | Ryan Lowe Wigan Athletic can confirm they have parted company with Head Coach Ryan Lowe

wiganathletic.com/news/2026/fe... #wafc

Hallelujah!

07.02.2026 22:16 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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07.02.2026 20:26 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh well, after that awful, awful Wigan performance, time to cheer myself up with Gladiators... Fit guys in leotards FTW!

07.02.2026 17:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0