Tag: Paul Jewell

  • On this Day (5th June): Football League Latics, and Schoolboy Scholes

    On this Day (5th June): Football League Latics, and Schoolboy Scholes

    View image | gettyimages.com On this day 1978, Wigan Athletic held their very first meeting as an associate member of the Football League at their previous ground, Springfield Park. Chariman Arthur Horrocks and manager Ian McNeil met with the clubs directors and board members to discuss their Football League debut. It took Wigan just 29…

  • West Ham manager lifts lid on transfer raid

    West Ham manager lifts lid on transfer raid

    West Ham United manager Sam Allardyce has hailed the signature of ex-Ipswich Town defender Aaron Cresswell for £2million. The 24-year-old completed his move to Upton Park earlier this month from Mick McCarthy’s Championship outfit and Allardyce believes he got value for money for the left-back. He told West Ham TV: “This one was a very,…