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Before it’s too late
We or rather the collective we, IE me – said that last week something had to change. Well we’ve now reached the point where that change required is immediate. Wigan Athletic need a change of management with urgency or for the first time in over thirty years Wigan Athletic could find themselves in the bottom […]
Something has to change
It has to change, somehow something’s got to change. We thought that change or rather that progression had finally come against Preston, but the more Saturday went on and the more disgraceful the performance it felt like we’d left everything on the pitch at Deepdale. Not because it was Wigan Athletic and it was the […]
Other Stuff
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, […]
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, […]
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 […]
Blackpool calling
It’s New Year and that can only mean one thing, not a return to work not a set of un-assailable New Year resolutions but for me and over a thousand other people THE soul music event of the year. For the uninitiated let me set some context to this claim. Now in to a fourteenth […]
The TNS archive
Wigan Borough : The story of Wigan Borough
WIGAN BOROUGH – AN ENIGMA. Having seen three Wigan association football clubs go to the wall the public of Wigan, aided by some wealthy businessmen of the Borough, tried to keep the game alive in the town and in November 1919 a fourth local team was formed and was to be known as Wigan United. […]
2013 FA Cup winners vs Yeovil Town commemorative badge’s
A supply of commemorative badges relating to the fixture Wigan Athletic vs Yeovil Town is now available. The badges come in two different styles and recognise the Glovers playing the current FA Cup holders at the DW Stadium in a Championship fixture. Both Yeovil Town and Wigan Athletic have a rich non-league history over the years, […]
Bayern in for Suarez ?
It could well be ideal for both the parties involved ?
Them and us – Harry Penk (Southampton and Wigan Athletic)
Harry was born in Wigan on 19th July 1934 and developed into a very exciting winger (outside left/right in those days)! He resided in Orell and was a trainee painter and decorator when he signed for Wigan Athletic in the winter of 1954, He went on to make 55 Lancashire Combination appearances for the Blues, […]