{"id":569526,"date":"2020-10-15T16:31:52","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T20:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=569526"},"modified":"2020-10-15T16:31:52","modified_gmt":"2020-10-15T20:31:52","slug":"curtis-tilt-joins-wigan-athletic-on-loan-from-rotherham-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/10\/15\/curtis-tilt-joins-wigan-athletic-on-loan-from-rotherham-united\/","title":{"rendered":"Curtis Tilt Joins Wigan Athletic on Loan From Rotherham United"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiganathletic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wigan Athletic<\/a> have completed the signing of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themillers.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rotherham United<\/a> defender Curtis Tilt. The centre-back will stay with the Latics until January 4.<\/p>\n<p>Tilt becomes Wigan\u2019s seventh signing in this transfer window as they rebuild following a summer of losing their prized assets to other clubs.<\/p>\n<p>He is John Sheridan\u2019s fourth acquisition since he was appointed Wigan manager last month.<\/p>\n<h2>Curtis Tilt Joins Wigan Athletic on Loan<\/h2>\n<h3>Loan Until January<\/h3>\n<p>The centre-back is no stranger to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/category\/league-football\/league12\/\" target=\"_self\">League One,<\/a> having helped Rotherham to promotion last season. However, he has found game time hard to come by in the early weeks of the season. A move to Wigan offers him the chance to play regular football as the Latics look to shore up their leaky defence.<\/p>\n<p>Tilt will stay with Wigan until early January, where his loan will likely be assessed by both clubs. The 29-year-old centre-back should comfortably slot into the heart of the Wigan defence.<\/p>\n<p>Tilt made his name in non-league football featuring for the likes of Halesowen Town and Telford United. A move to Wrexham followed in 2016 before he ventured into the EFL with Blackpool. His move to Rotherham hasn\u2019t quite worked out for him, but a move to Wigan offers Tilt the best chance to regain his best form.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the<a href=\"https:\/\/wiganathletic.com\/news\/2020\/october\/Signing-Curtis-Tilt-joins-Latics-on-loan-from-Rotherham-United\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Wigan website<\/a> about his move, Tilt said: \u201cI am buzzing to be here and I can\u2019t wait to get started. \u201cI\u2019m here to get games and help the lads get into the top half of this league.<\/p>\n<p>Manager John Sheridan added: \u201cCurtis is a natural defender, he&#8217;s left-sided and we&#8217;ve been struggling with that since Danny Fox left.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoth I and Leam know we&#8217;re playing Naisy out of position &#8211; he can play there, but I like Naisy and I want him to play higher up the pitch where he&#8217;s more effective.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"2hAA7zSxTrFkgfjC1cwCtw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1193665638\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'2hAA7zSxTrFkgfjC1cwCtw',sig:'FZ103rQ8xUvCURVfeC2nYVYvWLAgjc2G9eeVFJn3zLA=',w:'594px',h:'395px',items:'1193665638',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wigan Athletic have completed the signing of Rotherham United defender Curtis Tilt. The centre-back will stay with the Latics until January 4. Tilt becomes Wigan\u2019s seventh signing in this transfer window as they rebuild following a summer of losing their prized assets to other clubs. 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