Andrew Taylor to Wigan - Full Story
Tue Jun 03, 2014 9:58 am
Latics confirm Taylor signing
http://www.wigantoday.net/sport/wigan-a ... -1-6651282
WIGAN Athletic have confirmed the signing of defender Andrew Taylor on a three-year-deal.
The left-back joins from Cardiff City with whom he played for more than 40 times in their 2013 Championship winning season.
He has struggled to find a place in the Premier League though and joins for an undisclosed fee. He did face Wigan in the FA Cup fifth round in South Wales in February, which Latics won 2-1.
Taylor, 27, has also played for Middlesbrough, Bradford and Watford and becomes Uwe Rosler’s first signing of the summer.
His preferred position of left-wing-back is the same as current Latics players Stephen Crainey and Jean Beausejour, who are both out of contract at the DW Stadium.
Latics boss Rosler said: “I’m very, very happy to get a player of Andrew’s stature and experience to our football club. He’s a leader, someone who can take responsibility on the field.”
http://www.wigantoday.net/sport/wigan-a ... -1-6651282
WIGAN Athletic have confirmed the signing of defender Andrew Taylor on a three-year-deal.
The left-back joins from Cardiff City with whom he played for more than 40 times in their 2013 Championship winning season.
He has struggled to find a place in the Premier League though and joins for an undisclosed fee. He did face Wigan in the FA Cup fifth round in South Wales in February, which Latics won 2-1.
Taylor, 27, has also played for Middlesbrough, Bradford and Watford and becomes Uwe Rosler’s first signing of the summer.
His preferred position of left-wing-back is the same as current Latics players Stephen Crainey and Jean Beausejour, who are both out of contract at the DW Stadium.
Latics boss Rosler said: “I’m very, very happy to get a player of Andrew’s stature and experience to our football club. He’s a leader, someone who can take responsibility on the field.”
Re: Andrew Taylor to Wigan - Full Story
Tue Jun 03, 2014 10:00 am
Take responsibility on the field 
for what? Getting the ball out of the net after he's lost his man and the opposition has scored?
for what? Getting the ball out of the net after he's lost his man and the opposition has scored?
Re: Andrew Taylor to Wigan - Full Story
Tue Jun 03, 2014 10:02 am
This is a better article,
Former England Under 21 defender is first new arrival at Latics this Summer.
He’s a leader, someone who can take responsibility on the field."
Uwe Rosler
Wigan Athletic are delighted to announce that Andrew Taylor has moved to the DW Stadium from Cardiff City.
The 27-year-old left-back has passed a medical at the DW Stadium and put pen to paper on a three year deal until the summer of 2017.
Taylor was a mainstay of the Bluebirds team that won promotion to the Premier League and kept his place in the side in the initial games of last season, until the departure of manager Malky Mackay.
He made over 100 appearances in all competitions for City since joining in 2011 from Middlesbrough, where he had progressed through the youth ranks to play over 150 first-team games – including the Premier League and Europa League.
An FA Youth Cup winner at Boro, Taylor featured alongside current Premier League stars Adam Johnson, Chris Brunt and James Morrison at the Riverside.
On Taylor’s arrival, Latics boss Uwe Rosler said:
“I’m very, very happy to get a player of Andrew’s stature and experience to our football club.
“He was the captain of Malky Mackay’s promotion-winning team, he is a very experienced and reliable player who is at the best stage of his career and I’m looking forward to working with him.
“He has all the qualities in his position that we are looking for; physically, technically he’s very good and tactically he has developed as a player well.
“He’s willing to go forward, participating in our play offensively and he’s another cornerstone in our team for next season.
“The quality he’s shown as a player for Middlesbrough and Cardiff is good but in particularly at Cardiff where he was captain of their promotion-winning team; I think that will do us very well as a team in next season’s campaign, especially when we’re bringing in younger players who need experienced players on the side to develop in the best way.
And Taylor echoed his new manager’s sentiments, stating his desire to take Latics back to the top-flight.
“Wigan Athletic are a big club, with Premier League experience and big aspirations,” he added.
“The manager seems really good and I think his record when he came to the club last season speaks volumes.
“It’s a fresh challenge for me and one I’m very excited about; I had three good years at Cardiff but everything has to come to an end and I’m looking forward to getting started at the DW Stadium.”
Read more at http://www.wiganlatics.co.uk/news/artic ... 1mfJHBf.99
Former England Under 21 defender is first new arrival at Latics this Summer.
He’s a leader, someone who can take responsibility on the field."
Uwe Rosler
Wigan Athletic are delighted to announce that Andrew Taylor has moved to the DW Stadium from Cardiff City.
The 27-year-old left-back has passed a medical at the DW Stadium and put pen to paper on a three year deal until the summer of 2017.
Taylor was a mainstay of the Bluebirds team that won promotion to the Premier League and kept his place in the side in the initial games of last season, until the departure of manager Malky Mackay.
He made over 100 appearances in all competitions for City since joining in 2011 from Middlesbrough, where he had progressed through the youth ranks to play over 150 first-team games – including the Premier League and Europa League.
An FA Youth Cup winner at Boro, Taylor featured alongside current Premier League stars Adam Johnson, Chris Brunt and James Morrison at the Riverside.
On Taylor’s arrival, Latics boss Uwe Rosler said:
“I’m very, very happy to get a player of Andrew’s stature and experience to our football club.
“He was the captain of Malky Mackay’s promotion-winning team, he is a very experienced and reliable player who is at the best stage of his career and I’m looking forward to working with him.
“He has all the qualities in his position that we are looking for; physically, technically he’s very good and tactically he has developed as a player well.
“He’s willing to go forward, participating in our play offensively and he’s another cornerstone in our team for next season.
“The quality he’s shown as a player for Middlesbrough and Cardiff is good but in particularly at Cardiff where he was captain of their promotion-winning team; I think that will do us very well as a team in next season’s campaign, especially when we’re bringing in younger players who need experienced players on the side to develop in the best way.
And Taylor echoed his new manager’s sentiments, stating his desire to take Latics back to the top-flight.
“Wigan Athletic are a big club, with Premier League experience and big aspirations,” he added.
“The manager seems really good and I think his record when he came to the club last season speaks volumes.
“It’s a fresh challenge for me and one I’m very excited about; I had three good years at Cardiff but everything has to come to an end and I’m looking forward to getting started at the DW Stadium.”
Read more at http://www.wiganlatics.co.uk/news/artic ... 1mfJHBf.99
Re: Andrew Taylor to Wigan - Full Story
Tue Jun 03, 2014 10:08 am
Noone will tear him a new arsehole next season
Re: Andrew Taylor to Wigan - Full Story
Tue Jun 03, 2014 10:12 am
Didn't know Taylor was "the captain of Malky Mackay's promotion winning team".
