Kirkland Makes History - At Wigan

Chris Kirkland, currently on loan at Wigan, made history last night in becoming the first ever Wigan player to play for England. All the time he’s been trying to get a senior appearance with the English squad at Liverpool and it takes a loan move to Wigan to get him there!

Kirkland’s dad will be the one laughing all the way to the bank, finally getting to pick up his bookies winnings after laying £100 on the stopper at the age of 13 to pick up an English cap in goal and last night walked away with a rumoured £10,000 to his name for his troubles.

If Kirkland can avoid injury it is likely that the transfer will be made a permanent one with Wigan hoping to wrap the deal up at Christmas. He walked on to the pitch just two minutes into the second half as a replacement for Paul Robinson as England knocked four goals past current European Champions, Greece.

My congratulations to the lad for finally getting there and getting to represent his country. Hopefully it will mark a turnaround in his so far injury-plagued career.

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