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Bizarre Love Triangle
Safety with a game to spare, what was all the fuss about? Saturday was a bizarre day, the last year of following our football club has been bizarre but Saturday was the most bizarre of the lot. With so much riding on the result, in normal times there would be a convoy of Latics fans […]
One last push
Last week I spoke about something being ‘so Wigan’, a chain of events being so unheard of that it could only involve Wigan. Imagine my horror as I checked the BBC Sport app on Tuesday night to see Rochdale 3-2 Wimbledon, the very same Wimbledon who couldn’t stop winning in recent weeks. I think I […]
Other Stuff
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
The TNS archive
Last Gasp Fulham secure points agaisnt Wigan
Wigan returned yet again to London for the third away game in the capital in as many weeks buoyed by a run which has seen them establish themselves as one of the form teams in the Premier League. After Monday’s excellent performance against the Gunners, Roberto Martinez opted to retain the starting eleven which secured […]
Triple Scotts? Wolves preview
Back to work this week and I ‘ve not really had chance to think to think about the Wolves game other than a vague intention to email my wolves supporting mate to get a deserved winding up over Latics ‘ chances. Of course I didn ‘t get around to it and now I ‘m left […]
Hull Dump Latics “Old Boys” Out of League Cup
Latics 0-1 Hull Tuesday 28th August 2007 So, whilst “Mr. Perm” was busy dodging trains on deserted platforms I was overcome by one of those “oh, sack it” moments. Within an hour or so my Lady and an ex-red, old schoolmate, Coppullite (sorry Andy) had found ourselves on the West Stand concourse £45 + pie […]
Greek Tragedy – Part 2
Now I love my numbers, if you’ve spent any time on the TNS Forum, I’ll be the one with the background stats or the bookies odds. It’s not like I like to gamble, I just love the challenge of the numbers! Can you beat the bookies with your interpretation of how the stats & numbers […]