You might have spotted that it’s a world cup year, it’s that time where football gathers together to remind people that it really is a (if not the) truly global game.  The cynics amongst us would say that it’s also the time where we get to see just how much like the biblical ‘money changers […]

Latics never win two on the bounce, City always win when they’ve lost.  Latics are likely to be without this season’s talisman N’Zogbia, City are likely to have Adebayor available.  Throw in Tevez, Bellamy, Barry, Johnson and the rest and you have a game that Latics aren’t likely to win.  But hey it’s only 90-odd […]

Reverend & The Makers – Bar Bliss Monday 15th March There’s been weeks of build up to this, and today, “The biggest gig in town for a very long time,” as boasts a Facebook status from Darren Adams of Bliss and RKid Events, is upon us. “Notapatchon” is invited to turn up and generally get […]

Well it’s that time of the month, I’ve been paid, got around to buying some new music and finally to commit some, this month not exactly positive, words to electronic media.  So here goes:

I’m not avoiding the Bolton and Villa games, I’ve just been a little too busy and a whole lot too weary to wrap things up.  Reports will be along, but for now it’s Saturday morning and there are more pressing matters at hand.  Another weekend, another derby game and another relegation battle.  It might not […]

If there has been a player who has failed to win over the fans since arriving in Wigan this season, it is, unmistakably, Jordi Gomez. Whilst Jason Scotland may have come under the most criticism from the support, he has also been greeted by many as a hard working under dog, a player with time […]

The tea room pundits, the media and Dave Whelan all agree that Liverpool are in pretty dire straits at the moment.  Defeat is one thing, but against Latics?  Your common or garden Latics fan might not have that after all we did have some say in the game and I don’t remember anyone advocating mass […]

Are things really that bad?  They must be because we don’t talk any more, I don’t think things have been this bad since the Attack of the JCLs back in the mid-naughties.  It’s all shouting, bitching and poking each other with pointed sticks, when all everyone of us needs is a big hug. Whilst I […]

“What is the difference between systems, you tell me?” and there basically ended any discussion on the subject of 4-4-2.  Not because no one could give Roberto Martinez their views on football tactics, but because he was going to tell us, whether we wanted to hear or not.  It’s not as simple as picking a […]

Not a Patch On Playlist #4 When you think of Liverpool and music are you still stuck with images of chirpy young men with bowl cuts and skinny suits?  Of course you do, because this is the land of the cliché and, well it ruins the rest of what I say if we don’t at […]