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In need of a bounce
Not been a great week has it? Wigan Athletic the only side without a new manager bounce. Following the disappointing defeat to them men, we followed it up with the dullest 90 minutes of football I’ve ever witnessed in the East London sunshine. We marginally improved on another long trip to face Gary Caldwell’s Exeter […]
Back to it
A lot has changed since that Cambridge match back at the start of the month, a new manager through the door and on the face of it a renewed sense of optimism. The international break will have done the squad a world of good, especially as the number travelling away was limited compared to earlier […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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Wigan Receive A Footballing Lesson In Three Nil Defeat
Wigan made the short trip down the East Lancs road and over the Mancunian way to take on our near neighbours whose annual wage bill could rival the annual gross domestic product of many small countries. Martinez sprang a surprise leaving the artistic Gomez on the bench replacing him with the more combative McArthur. Of […]
Tom Finney
Tom & George two all time greats of the game. Bill Shankly reckoned Sir Tom was one of if not the greatest player of his or any generation, even though I’m an owd codger I never saw him play but from the videos and stuff I’ve read about him he certainly is up with […]
Atherton Collieries FC “Unbeaten all season”
Well unbeaten isn’t strictly true, they went out of the FA Cup in the replay on penalties to Radcliffe Borough so really that doesn’t count in the grand scheme of things. “The Colls” are a joy to watch, especially at home on their massively sloping pitch, goals are a plenty especially in the oppositions net, […]
Return of the saint
In a move that can only add to the frustration, nervousness and panic that is spreading amongst all Latics fans, Southampton have today recall Brett Ormerod to cover for a potential injury to **lanky streak of** (cough, sorry…) striker Peter Crouch. Whilst conspiracy theorists will no doubt be searching for Harry nJim’s connections with Billy […]