or, This is Not a Match Report Because, my first pointer for people volunteering to do match reports would be to remember stuff. Work out a way to get the right events in roughly the right order to get the story of the game flowing. My second would be to pick a game where there […]
“Our luck was in today”. So said James McClean, the architect of Wigan Athletic’s first win since October 25th. McClean’s cross led to a Leeds own goal after 11 minutes, then he sealed the win with a powerful finish in the 82nd minute. Mackay got his tactics right this time around. He brought in […]
So to the 2nd match in the festive period, as you know the TNS office in Wigan closed down before Christmas, so working from home today. So all we can report on is what’s happening in the football press. As usual the foreign managers (Van Gaal & Poyet) are moaning like crazy about the many […]
What’s this time of year about if it’s not traditions? So here’s last Christmas’ LFRFH, after all if a hat trick is already perfect, why try to beat it? Merry Christmas from all here down on Animal Farm. Wishing you all peace, love, happiness and plenty of cheer over the festive season. We’ve been a […]
There may be trouble ahead (as the song goes) but never forget that you are a supporter of the best football club in the world. A team who achieved much, much more than many, many bigger and more established clubs could ever dream of……
Ah Christmas, my favourite time of the year, dark nights, heating on, lights twinkling in the window, carols from Kings College, tons of chocolate, sacks full of nuts (Oooer Missus!) and of course the presents! Every Christmas present pile since I can remember has contained at least a couple of books. The first thing I […]
In the 1960s Latics signed a promising goalkeeper called Gerry Barrett from Fareham Town. According to the Lancashire Evening Post (as it was called then) the young man was renowned in the Hampshire League for his prodigious kicking of a football. His reputation proved to be justified. Springfield Park had a big pitch but Barrett’s […]
All the best to you all from everybody here at TNS, a big thanks to our loyal contributors be it on the forums and the home page article writing, I hope Santa has left something nice for your unstinting efforts. Have a great festive time and a wonderful forthcoming New Year while Latics clamber out of the […]
You might have spotted that Latics have sold the 500 “going halves” tickets for the Leeds game. I wasn’t quite sure what to make of the news when I first heard it. I know there will be those of you who think that’s a massive away following for Latics. You might even think that all […]