The thing about regular features is that you have to do them regulalrly, or else they’re just… irregular. And no one wants irregular features, well maybe not no one, but we don’t really get many Mansons or Gagas down at the DW. Anyway I digress… it’s time for another perfect hat-trick and as it’s January […]
Tomorrow is FA Cup 3rd round day, the day when the big clubs from the top two divisions of English football join the oldest and most famous knockout cup competition in world football. Although the competition has been underway since September, the first Saturday in January is when all fans start to dream about their club […]
OK, I know you’re not going to remember this, but it was (almost) a regular thing back in my Not A Patch On days and Jordi’s three goals the other week got me thinking about it again. You get the “Left foot, right foot, head” thing already; it’s a perfect hattrick, right? To be […]
With the big game against Bradford City in the Capital One Cup, fourth round looming, perhaps it is an opportune time to look back at arguably one of the greatest servants that both clubs ever had! Paul Jewell was signed by Harry McNally from Liverpool in December 1984. He made his Latics League debut on […]
It’s amazing what sort of images stick in the mind and I’ll go to my grave puzzled as to why one of my abiding memories of being a young Laticsmon is the sight of Peter Houghton playing (what seemed like) a whole season with a muddy patch on the back of his shorts. It’s strange […]
The trip to the Boleyn Ground to take on Premier League rivals West Ham United in the Capitol One Cup, third round encounter tomorrow evening is an opportune time to look back at the career of a player who has featured for both clubs during his career. David James Connolly, who was born in Willesden […]
I know, I know, George Best did not play for Wigan Athletic and Manchester United. Belfast born George is of course a footballing legend, but very few people know that his professional career came to an end at AFC Bournemouth. Fewer people still realise that his last professional game was played against Latics on 7th […]
Saturday’s Premier League clash against Stoke City gives TNS the perfect opportunity to look back at the career of a legend in the annals of both clubs, John ‘Spider’ Butler! John who was born on 7th February 1962 and started his career at Burscough, was spotted by scout extraordinaire Harry McNally playing for Prescot Cables […]
I can get these done for £3.50 each including vat & carriage to me Let me know if any-one wants one or two and which type, the logo or past players version. Posting these out direct to the TNS community will incur an extra carriage to their home address, I will endeavour […]
Harry was born in Wigan on 19th July 1934 and developed into a very exciting winger (outside left/right in those days)! He resided in Orell and was a trainee painter and decorator when he signed for Wigan Athletic in the winter of 1954, He went on to make 55 Lancashire Combination appearances for the Blues, […]