Today, it is 3 weeks since we woke up to find snow on the ground in April. This wouldn’t necessarily have been a problem if it wasn’t the very same day a group of 14 of us were cycling from the DW Stadium to Bloomfield Road, the day before Wigan Athletic were to (unofficially) win […]
When the chaps from Latics United dropped this idea in with us yesterday, we thought “what a great idea, let’s leave promoting it until tomorrow, it’ll go down great with a morale boosting performance under our belt.” We might have got that last bit wrong, but it’s still a great idea and probably more important […]
THIS Sunday, over 2,500 people will be running, walking or crawling around town in the inaugural Wigan 10k. And nearly 100 of those will be running for Joseph’s Goal, to raise funds to find a cure for the rare genetic disorder, NKH. Latics skipper Emmerson Boyce gave the local charity worldwide exposure when he carried […]
If you want to get back into shape – and help out Joseph’s Goal in the process – then time is running out! The first ever Wigan 10k takes place on Sunday, September 8 and we’re aiming to enlist the help of 100 Latics fans to run the course raising £100 each towards Joseph’s Goal. Or even […]
Want to get fit and help a great cause and be part of an exciting new event taking place in Wigan this Autumn? The first ever Wigan 10k takes place on Sunday, September 8 and we’re aiming to enlist the help of 100 Latics fans to run the course raising £100 each towards Joseph’s […]
If you’ve had your ears to the ground then you’ll have heard that The Empty Seats have been back in the studio, recording three new tracks to celebrate Latics’ progress through the FA Cup. The first batch of The Empty Seats E.P. were sold at the pre-Semi Final event in aid of Joseph’s Goal down […]
ROBERTO Martinez will be guest of honour at the ultimate Wigan Athletic pre-Wembley party – raising money for Joseph’s Goal in the process. Fourteen years after Latics met Millwall in the Auto Windscreens Shield final, the “Party like it’s 1999” night on Tuesday, April 9 will mark the two sides meeting in the FA Cup […]
Just a reminder that The Empty Seats are doing a Charity Christmas gig at The Honeysuckle pub in Poolstock tomorrow (Saturday 22nd December 2012) from 4pm. As the more observant of you may have noticed this is around about an hour or so after the Arsenal game has finished giving you just enough time […]
Wigan Athletic tribute band The Empty Seats are back on the road with their lively brand of Latics tailored cover songs. From Ronnie Stam to Torquay Promotion Party to the anthemic We Live in Mudhuts and from what I hear plenty new material, the group are currently rehearsing and getting ready to take the […]
Football fans, indeed Wigan Athletic fans get a bad press plenty of the time but as we all know Wigan Athletic fans are an amazing bunch of people. Over the last couple of years some quite frankly remarkable fund raising achievements have taken place by Wigan Athletic fans and indeed Wiganers in general and associates […]