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The more things change, the more they stay the same
“The more things change, the more they stay the same” So the post Lowe era began with less of a bang and more of a whimper – that’s unfair really, there was definite improvements but sadly not enough for a result on the night. Latics started off so brightly in contrast to the last few […]
Not a fit for Wigan Athletic, then, now indeed ever
Two months too late but finally the decision that should have been made has been made. Embarrassing that it took a 6-1 mauling to do it. Rather than any sort of recognition of the malaise we’ve found ourselves in for the majority of this season. A club legend last season who hadn’t seen us in […]
Other Stuff
Blackpool calling
It’s New Year and that can only mean one thing, not a return to work not a set of un-assailable New Year resolutions but for me and over a thousand other people THE soul music event of the year. For the uninitiated let me set some context to this claim. Now in to a fourteenth […]
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 […]
Brut: not just an aftershave
With Saturday’s game against Sheffield Wednesday on the horizon, we’ve been turning our minds to things that would be worth going to Sheffield for, even if you didn’t want to pay £33 to get into a football match. Chris pointed us in the direction of one of Sheffield’s less expected landmarks and this article that […]
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 […]
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Plastic Pitch now legal in Div5
The Vanaram Conference (Div5) has decreed a sensible step to allow 3G pitches to be used in all three of it’s divisions from next season. This decision is hot on the heels that in March that 3G pitches will be allowed in all rounds of the FA Cup from the start of the 2014-15 season. It […]
Sorry seems to be the hardest word
It may have taken a hell of a long time but it has finally occurred to Paul Jewell and his players that this season might have given them something to apologise about. Whether it’s come too late to who the fans round is another matter as is whether they are apologising for the right thing, […]
Nil salvo, ta !
Saturday 7th May 2011 Aston Villa 1-1 Wigan Athletic The Premier League Matchday 36 away at Villa Park and one of Latics best ever centre half’s big Emile was playing upfront for Villa replacing Gabriel Agbonlahor.
United celebrate 125 anniversary
Just over the moors from here one of the “originals” (go on name all the others without resorting to Google) Sheffield United will celebrate their 125 year anniversary in a match against another owd club in Wolverhampton Wanderers. March 22 1889 was The Blades foundation date and besides the special commemorative shirts which they will […]