He received his sentence today. Ex-Wigan Athletic defender Ronnie Stam — who won the FA Cup with the Latics in 2013 — has been jailed for seven years for drug smuggling. Stam, alongside his brother, attempted to import 700kg worth of cocaine from the South-American nation of Chile, as first reported by Dutch newspaper De […]

7 months ago

Ronnie Stam maintains his innocence Ex-Premier League defender Ronnie Stam, who memorably clinched the FA Cup with Wigan Athletic in 2013, is staring down the barrel of some serious prison time. Ronnie does have a brother, but it’s not Jaap Stam of Man United fame despite sharing a name and nationality. He and his brother […]

10 months ago

The Wigan man saw off competition from 16 other rivals  Hometown hero Barry Rigby gobbled up a hat-trick of victories in the World Pie Eating Championships on Tuesday. Warehouse worker Barry, 49, wolfed down a 12×3.5cm meat and potato pie in a lightning fast 35.4 seconds to take the crown of world champion for the […]

3 years ago

What is a Wigan Kebab? Or a pey wet? These are all good questions and may not make sense to you unless you frequent or are from Wigan in Greater Manchester. Every region in every country has their own delicacies which delight and confuse in equal measure. London (east, in particular) is famously fond of jellied […]

6 years ago

That’s the British way

9 years ago

What would Pep Guardiola make of this?

10 years ago