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The second coming
So here it is, the worst kept secret in football was revealed on Monday morning as Gary Caldwell returned to Wigan Athletic. If anyone had any doubts about Caldwell’s return they only need to watch his two long form interviews with both the BBC and the official club website. Caldwell was as impressive as one […]
The more things change, the more they stay the same
“The more things change, the more they stay the same” So the post Lowe era began with less of a bang and more of a whimper – that’s unfair really, there was definite improvements but sadly not enough for a result on the night. Latics started off so brightly in contrast to the last few […]
Other Stuff
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 […]
Brut: not just an aftershave
With Saturday’s game against Sheffield Wednesday on the horizon, we’ve been turning our minds to things that would be worth going to Sheffield for, even if you didn’t want to pay £33 to get into a football match. Chris pointed us in the direction of one of Sheffield’s less expected landmarks and this article that […]
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 […]
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, […]
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(Re)Open For Business
It’s been a while, probably more than a year, since I unofficially closed our Spreadshirt t-shirt shop. Getting things back up and running has been a bit of an on/off project in the interim, but we’re back this week with a bang, well maybe nota bang, but with a couple of new designs at least […]
Single blue female
Bloody hell, they’re at it again. Whoever we went for last summer, (Elmander, Tekke et al) Everton were there watching our back and supposedly waiting with a bid. The thing at the time was that neither side won and none of the transfers happened. Now it’s getting a little irritating. We bid for Johnson; bosh […]
The TNS Top 50 All time Latics players: #37 – Gary Teale
I think it might be time to don my trusty tin hat again. Just to remind you dear reader, this poll was produce using the votes of hundreds of Latics fans, so please stop shouting at us via social media “WHO THE F***ING HELL VOTED FOR THAT USELESS T***!!” You did the voting not us! […]
NW Programmeporn Friday 28th
The biggest programme fair of the year outside of London takes place on Friday 28th December 2012 when the annual Greater Manchester Programme Fair is staged at the Cresta Court Hotel, Church Street, Altrincham, Cheshire WA14 4DP 11am – 3pm.