Latics
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What a difference
What a difference a week makes. From looking over our shoulder towards the relegation zone to looking up towards the play-offs. Listen – let’s not get ahead of ourselves as much as two wins doesn’t mean we’re back to HMS {REDACTED WORD} THE LEAGUE the comparatively poor period since the October international break equally didn’t […]
In to them!
Straight in to them Latics! Our season can so far be sectioned in to three distinct parts, all linked with International breaks. Part I) Start of the season, pre September international break – Underwhelming but early days. Part II) Post September international break – Much better, starting to click. Solid defensively, add goals and we’ll […]
Other Stuff
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 […]
A pathetic shopping spree
If you move in certain Twitter circles then you’ll have come across The Pathetic Casuals. Once they were young lads and lasses, touring the country in following the team they love, dressed up the nines and making sure they were seen and heard. Now, as age, parenthood, mortgages and world weariness catches up with them, […]
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 […]
The TNS archive
Watford vs Wigan Athletic – Match Preview
A cracking result for Wigan, to beat Rotherham at the New York Stadium on Saturday, meant that the gap to the team in 21st place (Fulham & Rotherham) was cut to just 6 points. Momentum has an opportunity to jump on the Coach with the Wigan players for the drive down the M6 & M1 […]
Jacobs’ cracker enough to derail the Railwaymen
An early debut goal from attacking midfielder Michael Jacobs was enough to see Wigan secure the three points against a technically skilful but shot shy Crewe side to maintain Wigan’s unbeaten home record this season Wigan manager Gary Caldwell made three changes to the side defeated last time out against Gillingham , Power and Kenny […]
What’s been happening to Latics?
With the Brentford game looming Billy Grant (@billythebee99) of the Beesotted fanzine asked us to respond to some questions about what has been happening to Latics. So lets cut to the chase here … Wigan’s start to the season hasn’t been quite as expected hasn’t it? The season has been like an uncomfortable rollercoaster ride for […]
Different blue lenses
Now then, that was better wasn’t it? A proper blood and thunder encounter with four goals shared and incidents a plenty. Three points would have been an added bonus but then you can’t have everything. What is always fascinating is that we all watch the game through different lens and it seems both sets of […]