Festive greetings, podcasters! Recent bad results (and referees) got you down? Not to worry, settle down with a container of your favourite beverage –lukewarm or cold– and enjoy this, the Progress With Unity Christmas Quiz. It’s a bumper 50-minute special with 25 questions to tax the most ardent of Wigan supporters, but you don’t have…
In anticipation of the impending apocalypse, I gave away all my worldly possessions –yes, my clothes, my boots and my motorcycle– and went to sit on a large hill to watch the fireball barbecue us all. The Daily Mail, who published the above picture obtained from robots from the future, promised it would be more…
As the predicted end of all human civilisation –henceforth to be known as ‘The Massacre of the DW‘– rapidly approaches, the Progress With Unity team reconvene to scrutinise another slightly disappointing weekend over a Christmas whisky or two. Spirits are quickly raised, however, by breaking news that the Boxing Day bananas will be allowed entry…
It’s been a busy week of community engagements for Latics. The past seven days have seen the squad embark upon its traditional seasonal school and hospital visits, as well as a pre-Christmas book signing to launch Keeping The Faith. But it wasn’t the freezing conditions, or even a long, turbulent flight down to Norfolk that…
In a shameless effort to rope in more listeners, the PWU Podcast has gone all Talksport on us and started rustling a few jimmies. Admittedly this mostly amounts to taking the mick out of Phil Dowd’s luncheon arrangements*, but there are one or two other mildly ‘controversial’ statements thrown in for good measure. See if…
Injury and suspension-hit Latics mustered an admirable display to rescue a point against an all-star Queen’s Park Rangers side, largely thanks to James McCarthy’s outstanding brace either side of half time. Statistics might suggest poor finishing on behalf of the Wigan strikers, but in reality a series of good saves from Rob Green were all…
Oh dear, it seems Wigan’s second string defence wasn’t the only thing exposed this week. The atmosphere became a tad rowdy in the PWU studio yesterday evening when a very brave (or stupid) guest popped in for a ‘look Mum, I’m on the telly’ moment. Except this wasn’t telly, or even radio for that matter….
Here’s a hypothetical puzzler for you: if Wigan were to somehow scrape into a European slot, would it be a good or bad thing for the club? No doubt the pessimists among us have already stopped reading, but for those still remotely interested, please indulge me for a moment and advance to the second paragraph….
After the rip-roaring success of the PWU Podcast‘s previous on location edition, it would have been daft not to wheel the portable studio (pictured) down to Robin Park for Wigan’s next midweek home game. Every other broadcasting company this side of the River Dougie (or is it the River Pye?) had a plush catering tent…
Poor Jordi Gomez. Never before has a Wigan Athletic player been so devastating in a half of football and received such negative attention. Relatively few have achieved the oh-so-rare feat that is a Latics hat-trick, but that is besides the point – can Mr Gomez do anything right? In the eyes of many, the answer…
No, I will not do it. I won’t mention you know what again, even though that’s pretty much all I could think about going into this afternoon’s game. And would you like to know why? It’s because I have almost (but not completely) forgotten about Sunday, May 8 2005, and that is testament to the…
It isn’t pleasant to lose, but at least it gives you plenty to discuss in the pub afterwards. This week’s PWU Podcast comes not from the local boozer, but its regular location somewhere East of (Nicky) Eden where the Springfield Tree grows. On Barry’s big bad list this week is an eclectic mix more varied…