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Wigan pine for FA Cup glory as not even victory can lift them off foot of League One

Gary Caldwell, club captain in 2013 and now the manager, needs much more than Saturday’s win over Reading to disperse the clouds

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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 the manager, needs much more than Saturday’s win over Reading to disperse the clouds

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