HOWAY THE LADS 2005-2006

And to think that before he came to Wigan JR used to be thought of as a bit of a petulant showpony....

Wednesday, May 11, 2005
Wigan star played on with broken leg

LONDON, May 11 (Reuters) - Wigan Athletic striker Jason Roberts fired the northern club into the Premier League playing with a broken leg.

Roberts scored and set up another as Wigan, who were only elected to the Football League in 1978, clinched second place and automatic promotion with a 3-1 home victory over Reading on Sunday.

'I fractured my fibia early in the game and it's going to take six weeks to recover,' Roberts told The Independent newspaper.