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Half the story
Four points from a tricky looking week, rising to the top half of the table, three points from a play-off place. It should be all smiles at the Brick but that only tells half the tale. Latics laboured to a point against a Stevenage side who seemed happy enough to return to Hertfordshire with that […]
More like it
That was more like it! For week’s we’ve wanted the real Wigan Athletic to step up. Or at least the Wigan Athletic we saw in August. On a bitterly cold and wet afternoon in South London they did just that. Ryan Lowe had spoken about a feeling in training during the week and so many […]
Other Stuff
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 […]
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, […]
Blackpool calling
It’s New Year and that can only mean one thing, not a return to work not a set of un-assailable New Year resolutions but for me and over a thousand other people THE soul music event of the year. For the uninitiated let me set some context to this claim. Now in to a fourteenth […]
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, […]
The TNS archive
notapatchon Plays Away – Yes I’m Completely Guessing
I’m not usually in the business of making public predictions, but then again I’ve never been asked before. This season Square Football have asked your humble correspondent to take place in their prediction competition so, breaking with tradition, I’ve said yes. It should be a bit of fun, and if nothing else it’ll give me […]
At least give the man a chance
What a breath of fresh air Owen Coyle has brought to Wigan. Like him or loathe him he cannot be criticized for sitting on his backside and waiting for things to happen. Within the place of week he has signed two new players who look like a really good fit for the club. At […]
Last gasp winner leaves Wigan drowning in a vale of tears
For the second week running, Wigan clawed back a two nil score line and for the second week running victory was sealed in injury time, unfortunately for the Latics and their raucous travelling support this time the victory went to the opposition as man mountain Ikpeazu bundled the ball home after a goal mouth scramble […]
FA Cup 3rd round draw
After a glorious defence of the old trophy last season only losing to The Gunners ( & eventual winners) in the semi-final, Wigan Athletic FA Cup Winners in 2013 will join in for the third round draw which takes place on Monday December 8th live on BBC 2 at 7pm from Hull City who lost in […]