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Points on the board
Another week, another two points on the board and an unbeaten stretch now running to three matches. Yes Stevenage wasn’t great, but against both Bristol and Lincoln we were the better side against two teams who have started the season in decent form. Stevenage saw a glut of changes but certainly in the first half […]
Finally clicking
Are things beginning to click for Shaun Maloney and his Wigan Athletic side? The signs certainly looked promising on Saturday, as Latics absolutely dominated in the sunshine in Bristol. This was a match where it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say Latics could have had five or six, let alone four. The struggles of previous […]
Other Stuff
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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Would I Lie To You?
In the past there’s always been somewhat of an international hangover with Wigan Athletic and I don’t mean the kind brought on by those naughty Belgian ales (looking at you Neil Myers). No I mean that traditionally following an international break Latics have taken a little while to get back in to the swing of […]
Tepid affair ends in goalless draw at the DW Stadium
Wigan Athletic 0 Millwall 0 Wigan produced a performance devoid of power, passion and in the main class against a very limited Millwall side a performnce that saw them firmly ensconced in the lower half of the tble The major talking point prior to the kick off was the surprise return of former […]
Trip Advisor
Sian Berryfrom the Campaign for Better Transport (Roads and Sustainable Transport) will be assessing clubs and their local transport authorities to see how they have made match day travel less of a problem for fans and local people alike. They ask that we take time out to fill in a 5 minute football travel survey, […]
Miss you
or, what passes for a preview of the Hull game in these parts It doesn’t matter what you call me off the back of it, the answer is still no. As I type into my mobile multimedia device (ok, phone) there’s half an hour to kick off and I’m 50 odd miles from the JJB. […]