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Indifferent to indifference
Hello darkness my old friend – new season new me? Not a chance as Wigan Athletic manage to start the new season much like they performed the most part last season. As Roberto would say let’s look at the positives – against Leeds we were very much in the game for long periods and if […]
Sixy Talk – On the fringe
Just think, in a couple of years, when the Northern Powerhouse has sorted itself out and Northern Trains have managed to how to run a rail service, Leeds will just be up the road. It’ll be easier to get there than Leigh. But for now, it’s not. In fact, it’s way too much of a […]
The good, the bad and the ugly
If the season so far was a film, it would probably be The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. I don’t get carried away when we win, and I don’t get carried away when we lose, and I find that is a pretty useful philosophy to follow given the hysteria which surrounds modern day football. […]
New season, same problems
The less we speak about last Saturday the better, after the euphoria of the opening match with Cardiff this was as big a reality check as you could imagine. Paul Cook had spoken ahead of Saturday of how important it was to learn from last season’s disastrous defeat at Deepdale and he even explained how […]
Exciting times
What a difference a week makes, or rather in Wigan Athletic’s case the difference eight days can make. Prior to the end of July it had been a quiet old window for Paul Cook and didn’t social media let us know. Some of the angst shown by Latics fans over what was being portrayed […]
Things that make you go hmmm…
It’s a new season and, here at the Pie at Night, we’re approaching it with a new sense of enthusiasm and vigour. In reality what that means is we’re going to be trying to stay out of the pub (and Booths food hall) for long enough to keep you up to date with our thoughts […]
