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Night and Day
Night and Day, no not the infamous Oldham Street Manchester venue but the difference between the Wigan Athletic performance against Stockport and Sheffield Wednesday. There was much trepidation heading over the Pennines after the previous Saturday but all of that was dispelled by arguably the best performance of the season. Latics arrived at Hillsborough rock […]
Don’t call it a comeback
In which, after a two-and-a-half-year hiatus, Jimmy, Alan and Chris carry on like nothing has ever happened in the hope that no one will notice. If they even listen at all, that is. There’s been plenty of water under the bridge since the last time we took to the airwaves and Jimmy bravely starts by […]
Other Stuff
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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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A Dickens of a game as Wigan sneak a win.
Charles Dickens wrote in a Tale of Two Cities, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” last night’s game could paraphrase this into a tale of two penalties with some of the former , a little of the latter and a lot in between in a game in which a […]
Wigan Athletic FC’s complete honours list since 1932
1933/34 Cheshire County League Champions 1934/35 Cheshire County League Champions Lancashire Junior Cup runners up 1935/36 Cheshire County League Champions Cheshire County League Cup winners Lancashire Junior Cup winners 1938/39 Lancashire Junior Cup runners up 1947/48 Lancashire Combination League Champions 1949/50 Lancashire Combination League runners up 1950/51 Lancashire Combination League Champions Lancashire Combination League Cup […]
You wait ages for a bos…
…and then Juve start sniffing around your best player. So there you have it, 1st June, contracts are ending and the window is thrown open (found yourself a club yet, Paul?). Latics jumped the gun a bit, announcing the signing of Mauro Boselli from Argentine giants Estudientes or Boca Juniors, one or the other, or […]
Chelsea and Manchester City games rescheduled for TV coverage
Wigan Athletic’s opening game of the season against European Champions Chelsea at the DW Stadium will take place on Sunday 19th August, kicking off at 1-30pm. The game has been chosen as Sky Sports first televised live game of the season. The game against Premier League Champions Manchester City at the DW Stadium has also […]