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Wigan pine for FA Cup glory as not even victory can lift them off foot of League One
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Gary Caldwell, club captain in 2013 and now manager, needs much more than Saturday’s win over Reading to disperse the cloudsIf the 2013 FA Cup final represented a blip for the Sheikh Mansour-era Manchester City in their quest for total domination of English football, it was a historic moment for their conquerors, Wigan Athletic. Memories of that famous day at Wembley still endure for Latics’ supporters despite the relegation from the Premier League that followed. Yet watching the modern-day Wigan, who remain bottom of League One despite a 1-0 win…
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