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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 […]
Other Stuff
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 […]
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 […]
Wiggin Girls
Wiggin Girls ……… by T’ Pie Shop Boys. Sometimes when you’re in your shed, There’s a pie in your ‘and, it’s as heavy as lead Go on a diet, but tha’s just not able Too fat for chairs, can’t fit under tables, In a chippy, in a West Lancs Town Pudding Fish & Chips, there’s […]
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, […]
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Thou Shalt…
Thanks to Dan le Sac VS Scroobius Pip for the inspiration
United ease to victory as Wigan fade in second half.
Wigan made the short trip down the A580 to take on their more illustrious rivals looking for their first point in eight league visits to Manchester United. Wigan manager Roberto Martinez had the luxury of virtually a full strength side to choose from with only Antolin Alcaraz out through injury thus allowing the side to […]
Taylor Made Season
Latics 2-0 Birmingham Saturday 5th April 2008 I’ve spent most of the last week trying to piece together a catch up of events over the last two months, but as the conclusion that it was leading to was that, after the Blackburn and Portsmouth games, nothing had changed, this weekend seems the right time to […]
More ups than downs
There was a question posed on social media this week, I’m paraphrasing but essentially it was asking what was the worst feeling after a match involving your team. There were many to choose from, even though we’ve had more highs than lows over the last couple of decades. Immediately the ones that spring to mind […]