De Zeeuw and Filan rack up 200 appearances

Last updated : 05 April 2007 By Paul Farrington
Arjan De Zeeuw: 200 Appearances
Both players are past their mid thirties now and have played huge parts in the rise of Wigan Athletic to their Premiership perch.

Speaking about the milestone De Zeeuw said: "The normal thing to say is how it's flown by but you can't really say that in my case as I first joined the club almost seven years ago!"

While Filan added: "The old man's still going strong and it has been great to get my chance again this season. I've enjoyed every minute."

Meantime, De Zeeuw has warned Bolton that he is ready for a scrap on Saturdy. The 37 year old centre back commented: "We're up for this one. It's a derby and it's always a massive scrap.

"But we have done alright against them recently and we go into the match positively. We know all about Nicolas Anelka and the way Bolton play. They've got a physical style and with Anelka they've got a bit more pace to get in behind.

"We know it's going to be a tough game. It was like that at their place and we managed to scrap out a win there. We're aiming to do that again."