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The second coming
So here it is, the worst kept secret in football was revealed on Monday morning as Gary Caldwell returned to Wigan Athletic. If anyone had any doubts about Caldwell’s return they only need to watch his two long form interviews with both the BBC and the official club website. Caldwell was as impressive as one […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
The TNS archive
A numbers game – Sheffield Utd report
I finished the Arsenal report with a glib line about saving performances like that one for games like Sheffield United. As it was it was almost poetic in its tragedy as in the very next game Latics turn out their single most abject performance since joining this merry band of robbers thieves and vagabonds that […]
Match Reaction – Leeds United (A)
“Our luck was in today”. So said James McClean, the architect of Wigan Athletic’s first win since October 25th. McClean’s cross led to a Leeds own goal after 11 minutes, then he sealed the win with a powerful finish in the 82nd minute. Mackay got his tactics right this time around. He brought in […]
A trip down Memory Lane with Ken Dugdale
Just recently I have found myself in correspondence with former Wigan Athletic player Ken Dugdale. I eventually managed to persude him to write a few paragraphs about his time at Springfield Park. He was originally a bit reluctant to do so, given his perceived lack of input into the first team squad during his time […]
Sixy Talk – Liverpool
Steven from Red and White Kop popped over to TNS this week, to gather some of our thoughts on tomorrow’s game and discuss the finer points of Louis Suarez’s personality. So we took the opportunity to extend our latest irregular feature to a positively long-running episode #2. Nil points to you all for failing to […]