How will we react? I imagine that was the challenge posed to his players by Shaun Maloney after Saturday’s defeat at Preston. It was the first real blip of the Shaun Maloney era and ironically came in a game where we looked in complete control. We’ve a horrific record at Deepdale in recent history, compared […]
What a turnaround. From that toxic atmosphere against Luton (twice) to where we are now the change has been swift and remarkable. Five points in little over a week with only one goal conceded has been a fantastic start to life under Shaun Maloney. We’re not out of this by any stretch of the imagination […]
Is this the start? The start of the turnaround? It just has to be. It’s been so refreshing over the last manic couple of weeks to listen to Shaun Maloney. His knowledge and passion for the club has shone through and I think has led to the strange situation that the team bottom of the […]
© It’s never dull is it? Never has that seemed more apt than the last week. There was a headline used back in those heady days of 2015 ‘End of an Error’. That was in relation to the sacking of Malky Mackay after a ruinous period in the history of Wigan Athletic. Though that was […]
I’ve read the word “fault” about a million times over the last couple of weeks, but you know what? I’m not even sure what it is we’re trying to blame people for. Wind back eighteen months or so and Phoenix 2021 took over the shell of a club, they got the name, the ground, the […]
It can’t continue, can it*? Played: Nine Lost: Six Won: Zero Drawn: Two For: Eight Against: 21 By all stretches it’s an abysmal record, by some stretch the worst record that a Wigan Athletic manager will have had. Is there any way of us turning this round? The chances are becoming slimmer by the week. […]
Well, that’s that over with then. After a two year sabbatical, the podcast you didn’t even know you didn’t need is back with a, erm, pop and episode 80 of the Pie at Night – To Be Confirmed. Jimmy, Alan, Chris, Ian and Luke kick off like they’ve never been away and get right into […]
It’s not getting any better is it? Another dismal night at the D(ire)W(atch) Stadium ©* *Someone funnier than me I had big hopes going in to this game, foolishly. Two draws against Luton in the original game and the battling point against Cardiff on Saturday afternoon had pointed to something. What that something was I […]
It’s amazing to see the change in attitude in the fan base in just over a week. Ahead of Saturday’s FA Cup tie at Luton it really felt like Latics were staring down the barrel, three consecutive 4-1 defeats – each one worse than the last. Coupled with an expectation that the squad wouldn’t be […]
Fourteen goals conceded, only four scored, four defeats – a shedload of injuries and a probable terminal hit to our survival chances. It all looked so different before the festive period, the new era getting underway with a positive draw at Millwall. Even on the 19th December we could and should have got a point […]