I'm more concerned that we've still, somehow, never beaten these at Oakwell. Curses/hoodoo are obviously bollòx, but why is it teams can't beat certain other teams who are basically on the same level? Reading are another one we never beat at Oakwell, conveniently who we play right after the Wigan game!
I think simple answer is ‘money’ with Wigwam, at least in modern times. After not playing them for years, we dropped down into league one around the time they were taken over by Whelan. Not only could they outspend us, but they also took some of our players. De Zeeuw & Lidds both went there for the better money, as did Kieffer, and there was also the situation with Morsys loan.
Yeah, they’ve almost gone full circle now when you look at their numbers. Attendances gravitating back towards where they were when Whelan got involved.
