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Have I missed anything?
There are podcast episodes that begin with a slick intro, a silky fade-in, and the unmistakable whiff of professionalism. This is not one of them. tPAN EP085 – “Did I miss anything?” opens in the rubble of a previous episode that apparently contained the best content ever recorded — except, crucially, it wasn’t recorded. So […]
The season begins on Saturday (again)
It’s been a truly horrific start to the season for Wigan Athletic, there’s no way around it. We’re staring relegation to League Two in the face unless we start picking up results and picking up those results on a regular basis. The last seven days have been a perfect example of how our season has […]
Other Stuff
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 […]
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
Modern Bournemouth has no Peer(s)
A superb free flowing performance of pace creativity and clinical finishing from table topping Bournemouth against a spirited Wigan Athletic side saw the away side take home the three points to the South coast with Wigan left to rue what might have been but for poor referring decisions and momentary lapse in concentration in defence. […]
Them and us – Alex Bruce (Wigan Athletic and Newcastle United)
The visit of Newcastle United on Saturday gives TNS the chance to once again delve into something that most people think Latics haven’t got. History! Step forward Alex Bruce… Alex was born in Dundee on 23rd December 1952 and started his career with Preston North End in April 1968 when he arrived at Deepdale after […]
From the archives – Hair Today
I’m having a bit of a barren spell at the moment so it seems a good time to dredge up this blast from the notapatchon past. This article first appeared on the site in January 2011 when, ironically, I used it to cover up the fact I was having a barren spell on the writing […]
Maloney is the man
thanks to “the official Latics site” for the press release. Shaun Maloney scoops Player of the Season, Players’ Player of the Season and Away Player of the Season at tonight’s annual End of Season dinner. Our great supporters and all of the fantastic people in this town helped us to create history […]