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Signs of life
There’s definite signs of life, it’s not perfect by any stretch yet but there’s progress. Despite losing against Lincoln on Saturday Latics provided the best response to the 5-0 drubbing against Hull. A performance that was full of plaudits and a performance were Latics were well worth a point if not at all three. A […]
How low can you go?
Well, it is character building if nothing else. Hear me out here, but just as every football club has their days in the sun, we’ve also got to accept our periods in the doldrums. Whether we deserved for it to happen in such a disastrous, malicious manner is a point for discussion, most Wigan Athletic […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
The TNS archive
Cock a doodle don’t – Spurs report
Spurs 4-0 Latics Sunday 11th November 2007 Whether or not Chris Hutchings had lost the dressing room became a fairly moot point yesterday as his stand-in went one better and somehow managed to misplace his team somewhere on the road to White Hart Lane. How else could you explain a performance as weak as this […]
Hammered on the door
Thames Iron Works FC was formed by employees of this famous shipbuilding company in 1895 and entered the FA Cup in their initial season at Chatham and the London League in their second. The committee wanted to introduce professional players, so T.I.W.F.C. was wound up in June 1900 and relaunched a month later as West […]
Quick Chelsea vs Wigan Preview
Almost to this day 4 Years ago, this same match up served up a treat for Wigan fans, late on Emile Heskey far post 1-1, there goes Chelsea’s title challenge, sorry. So to 4 years later, Wigan could do with the points, we’ve been in the relegation zone since the start of October. But of […]
New Kit Launch for 2013-14 season
The Championship kit launch for Wigan Athletic, the FA.Cup holders 2013 will be a week after all the fireworks & celebrations, however not the new manager coming in but “over the pond” on Independence Day. Thursday 11th July is the date set for the “official” details on […]