JUST QUACKERS

When Wigan fans turned up for a match against Portsmouth, they didn’t expect to be holding a minute’s applause for a duck.

But that’s what happened after an online post announcing the death of a mysterious ‘ Keith’. Many assumed it was Keith Valentine, a fan who has been battling cancer, so plans were made for a minute’s applause... only for it to become clear that Valentine was thankfully very much alive.

Instead, the big screen displayed a picture of Keith The Duck, the pet of a Latics enthusiast. Fans clapped anyway – given Hartlepool United are nicknamed the Monkey Hangers, we now wait to see if Wigan become known as the Duck Clappers.