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Not a fit for Wigan Athletic, then, now indeed ever
Two months too late but finally the decision that should have been made has been made. Embarrassing that it took a 6-1 mauling to do it. Rather than any sort of recognition of the malaise we’ve found ourselves in for the majority of this season. A club legend last season who hadn’t seen us in […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
A very Soulful Christmas
In a Soulful Christmas Mood The Christmas song has been given a bad press in recent years, no doubt partly influenced by Simon Cowell and his legacy of X-Factor one week wonders that hijacked the Christmas number one for over a decade. Add in to that the various novelty Christmas songs and generic pop songs […]
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More improbabilities
Yesterday, I blogged my views on why bad players, sometimes, see *good* hands more often. http://www.railbirds.com/blog/254609/bad-players-get-the-best-hands.html This prompted one bird to tell me that it was impossible to get so many good hands in such a short period. I chuckled and then took to the tables for the evening. Ok, so I didn’t hit any […]
Quick Wigan Athletic vs Newcastle United Preview
So 3 to go, the DW’s turn to host Newcastle United, a team who we recently did an article on about their chance of making the Champions League. Like recent matches this match pitches Wigan with a team in the top 6 of the Premier League, other than Chelsea and a Linesman sponsored by Specsaver, […]
Miyaichi is a Latic!
Wigan Athletic are delighted to announce the signing of Japanese international Ryo Miyaichi on a season-long loan deal from Arsenal. The 19 year-old becomes Roberto Martinez’s third recruit of the summer, following in the footsteps of Fraser Fyvie and Ivan Ramis, and is the first Japanese player the Club has ever had. Miyaichi spent the […]
Wigan Athletic vs Blackburn Rovers – Match Preview – The Award Winning
So yes we’ve won our first award of 2015, the award ceremony was held at the prestigious Valley Church on Mitchell Street, last night. We didn’t win any of the Religious awards for obvious reasons, but we did prevail in the ‘Gloomiest Independent Wigan Athletic Web Site’. Peter was there to pick up the award, […]