Sundays trip to the Midlands to take on Wolverhampton Wanderers brings an opportunity to feature one of Latics’ lesser lights who was however a burning beacon at Molineux. Introducing, Andy Mutch… … Andy, who was born on 28th December 1963, was a trainee at both Liverpool and Everton but he failed to make the grade […]
Tie of the round for me is Wrexham v York City, first against third in the Conference, however the Budwiser FATV match is the North East derby between Gateshead who are sixth in the Conference and a team […]
As Wigan Athletic head up north to take on Newcastle United this weekend, it is perhaps fitting that today’s featured player is a man who has gone down in club folklore at both St James’ Park and Springfield Park. Introducing Charlie Spencer… … Charlie, full name Charles William Spencer, was born in the mining town […]
This latest installment of ‘Them and us’ takes us back to our Non League roots as we delve into the tremendous back catalogue of famous players who went on to play for Latics, admittedly when their Football League careers were over. Derek Hennin was one such player. He was a solid, dependable right half and […]
Here at This Northern Soul, we like a bit of old fashioned print media. That’s why we were so pleased to see the launch of LATE TACKLE, a new national football magazine written and produced by fans. Tired of the mainstream like 442 and coming at things from a slightly different angle from When Saturday […]
You’ll have to excuse me if my spelling and punctuation isn’t up to scratch at the minute. It’s because I still have my hands over my eyes as I can’t bear to look at our defence. I suppose we should give them a little bit of a pat on the back for keeping the defeats […]
And so to Villa Park, where the Roberto Martinez adventure began, where he nearly ended up plying his trade this summer and where our bargain basket Messi now resides. It’s a fixture that has been notoriously kind to Latics, not least in that first game for Bobby when the sun shone and we all thought […]
We’ve had a veritable splurge of activity over on our Spreadshirt shop with three new t-shirt designs being released yesterday. This batch take a break from the nostalgia of the last Bobby Campbell shirt and bring us into the world of eyetests, social media and Kirk Douglas.
The visit of Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday gives TNS the opportunity to remember a player whose stay in Wigan was rather brief, but also rather memorable. He played for the club at what is to date the height of their success and he is one of few former players who was never involved in a […]
The visit to Everton this weekend gives TNS the opportunity to heap praise on one of Latics’ greatest ever servants, Kevin Langley. Kevin, who was born in St Helens on 24th May 1964, was a painter and decorator when he wrote to the club in the summer of 1980 enquiring about the possibility of a […]