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Positivity rising
It’s amazing how quickly the positivity levels can return. A hard earned point, that really should have been all three in London was followed up by one of the performances of the season, and a win to upset the form book at play-off chasing Lincoln. After a handful of poor performances following the international break […]
Context gentlemen, please
Ahhh Wigan. I foolishly thought last months financial results may have provided some much needed context to a club still reeling from two financial disasters in as many years, clearly I was wrong. The (internet) fan base reverted to type on Monday evening as we were DUN WI Maloney and Danson would be seeing THI […]
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A pathetic shopping spree
If you move in certain Twitter circles then you’ll have come across The Pathetic Casuals. Once they were young lads and lasses, touring the country in following the team they love, dressed up the nines and making sure they were seen and heard. Now, as age, parenthood, mortgages and world weariness catches up with them, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
Wigan secure Premier League status with Ewood victory
Wigan Athletic once again produced an end of season run which secured their premier league status for an eighth successive season and in so doing condemned their hapless neighbours Blackburn to the ignominy of relegation. Once again Roberto Martinez had the luxury of a fully fit squad to choose from and unsurprisingly he opted to […]
A Look at Jack Collison
Once again Uwe Rosler has made a shrewd move in the loan transfer market with the signing of Jack Collison from West Ham. The midfielder joins Josh McEachran, Nicky Maynard, Nick Powell, Ryan Tunnicliffe and Martyn Waghorn as loan players at the club. Collison is only 25 years old, but has made over 100 appearances […]
Wigan Athletic vs Chelsea Preview (2012/13)
So for an 8th time we return back to start another top flight football season, yes & another one in the exclusive Barclay’s Premier League. But who would have thought it? If you remember back in late January, Wigan returned back from White Hart Lane, bottom of the Premier League, played 23, won 3, drawn […]
Pretty Polly
Today’s news that Mike Pollitt has signed the one year extension offered to him by Latics is good news for the club. With John Filan off to warmer climes and a, temporary, new career as Bruce the Builder the loss of Pollitt would have been a blow to the plans of Chris Hutchings. In a […]