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Positivity rising
It’s amazing how quickly the positivity levels can return. A hard earned point, that really should have been all three in London was followed up by one of the performances of the season, and a win to upset the form book at play-off chasing Lincoln. After a handful of poor performances following the international break […]
Context gentlemen, please
Ahhh Wigan. I foolishly thought last months financial results may have provided some much needed context to a club still reeling from two financial disasters in as many years, clearly I was wrong. The (internet) fan base reverted to type on Monday evening as we were DUN WI Maloney and Danson would be seeing THI […]
Other Stuff
Puffers to Pemps
On the fifth anniversary of the demolition of one iconic Wigan landmark, we take in some 2009 memories of the place from Tony Topping… This summer a legend passed away, loved by some and hated by many. If your thinking Michael Jackson think again dear friend, the legend was Barbara Calderbank. My association with Barbara, […]
Dancing with Ghosts…
As you wake up with the fear from your work’s do and head towards the chaos of Mad Friday, Tony Topping reminds us that, sometimes, you do want to remember those Christmas nights out. Dancing With The Ghosts Of Wigan Casino, 1973 The cold December wind cut through the hole in the window and its […]
Wiggin Girls
Wiggin Girls ……… by T’ Pie Shop Boys. Sometimes when you’re in your shed, There’s a pie in your ‘and, it’s as heavy as lead Go on a diet, but tha’s just not able Too fat for chairs, can’t fit under tables, In a chippy, in a West Lancs Town Pudding Fish & Chips, there’s […]
Wigan Pies for Wigan People
Here at the Pie At Night we believe in attending a football match (or indeed rugby) involves more than just watching the game. A pie, a pint, a chat with your mates are all part of the matchday experience. We have had numerous conversations about the standard of match day catering at the DW Stadium […]
The TNS archive
I’ll Scream and Scream and Scream Until I’m Sick
Let’s start off honestly; I’m a lazy sod, especially when it comes to writing. I have hard drives littered with the openings to a sketches of countless, no doubt brilliant, articles that I never finished before the moment had been lost and even more ideas that stayed in my brain after not even making it […]
Svendalous
You do have to wonder. I’m sure Mr. Whelan has been coming out with stuff like this for years, and now that everyman and is dog is prepared to listen to him and report he turns from a bit of a character to an embarrassing egomaniac. Now for me it’s not a case of ‘he’s […]
A step in the right direction
Latics 4-0 Manchester City Saturday 21st October 2006 You’d be excused for believing that Latics didn’t show up for the game yesterday, that City merely came to the JJB, flapped about a bit and, just to really upset the travelling faithful, put 4 goals in their own net. However understandable City’s failure being a bigger […]
The Financial Alarm Bells Are Ringing
Are they? Are they really? I don’t really see what the fuss is about elsewhere, it’s not telling us anything that those of us who bothered to look didn’t know: Basically Dave Whelan is Wigan Athletic and Wigan Athletic is Dave Whelan.