No great man lives in vain. The history of the world is but the biography of a great man. Carlyle, Thomas “Heroes and Hero Worship”, 1841 “In the summertime when the weather is fine” sang my little Japanese transistor radio in the summer of 1970. Mungo Jerry’s song would never reach the heights of a […]
The Spurs result from Staurday might have help the dust settle on last week’s League Cup exit, but there are still plenty of fans bitter about losing out on what they reckon was likely to be our best chance to make it to a Wembley final for some time. So what better chance to delve […]
The following is a story that Mick Worswick told to a North West reporter several years ago. It is one that will bring back memories for a few of us ‘oldies’ and the ever increasing ‘new breed’ here at TNS! Wigan Athletic’s legendary former manager Harry McNally used to insist that there was no better […]
This may come as something of a shock to devotees of the round ball game in Wigan. Followers of Wigan’s Premier sports team have always been under the impression that Wigan Athletic is a name synonymous only with all that is great in the world of Association Football. However, there was a team based in […]
Just recently I have found myself in correspondence with former Wigan Athletic player Ken Dugdale. I eventually managed to persude him to write a few paragraphs about his time at Springfield Park. He was originally a bit reluctant to do so, given his perceived lack of input into the first team squad during his time […]
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PART FOUR – MICK’S MANAGERS The final part of my chats and e-mails with Mick. He speaks with great affection of the managers he worked under, giving a unique insight as to what life was like at Springfield Park in the seventies. Enjoy! I thought it may be of interest if I wrote down some […]
PART THREE – MICK TALKING ABOUT LATICS NON LEAGUE CUP RUNS AND WAYNE ROONEY This section of an extended interview with Mick was done via e-mail during Latics’ second season as a Premier League outfit “Hi again Bernard. As I write this (12-15pm Sat) you are no doubt inside the JJB Stadium waiting for kick […]
PART TWO – MICK AND HIS TEAM MATES! Here, Mick continues to regale TNS visitors with some of his memories of playing for Latics in the non league days. I thought this would be a very good idea and provide the perfect platform to entertain, and hopefully educate, some of the newer Latics fans following […]
The non-league memories of Mick Worswick – A Latics Legend PART ONE – MICK’S FOOTBALLING JOURNEY. About five years ago Mick kindly agreed to recall some of his football memories for the old YOTAC site. The interviews I conducted with him gave a superb insight into the club during the mid 1970’s. I have decided […]