Only a handful of games into the season and already it was getting a bit testy. A run of defeats generally has that effect on the atmosphere at a club, whether at the front or back end of a Premier League campaign. Now was not the time to panic, however, for the bitter memory of…
After a ‘brief sojourn’, the Yak (AKA that annoying bloke from JWAW) was back to join the lads at the PWU Podcast for its 11th edition last night. As one might expect, Sunderland was the main talking point, though time was taken to pontificate over recent FA decision-making with regards to Latics. Oh yes, and…
A Jordi Gomez sending off quickly followed by Steven Fletcher’s strike edged a relatively close contest in Sunderland’s favour. The Spaniard’s 48th minute red card ultimately cost Wigan a real chance of victory, but resolute defending from the home side ensured the ten men of Wigan went away from the Stadium of Light empty handed….
For your delectation and delight, the latest episode of the fantastic Progress With Unity Podcast is now available to sample. Sadly I’m not in this one, so you’ll just have to pretend there’s some guy constantly chuckling and making inadvisable ‘jokes’. 😉 Or not, because it’s all the better for it. I like to stick…
I keep mentioning it, but last season’s September-November ‘blip’ was such a prominent event you can’t help but constantly reference it. Heaven knows the media love to, though common consensus is that such talk is all about winning popularity contests and/by selling chip paper. Which reminds me, I must remember to try out Sharpy’s before…
It’s somewhat surprising to me that historically, Fulham at home hasn’t been a fruitful fixture for the mighty (though sometimes scrawny) Wigan Athletic. You see, usually we bear a grudge against teams we just haven’t been able to beat – Manchester United (of course), West Ham, Preston and so on. Ah, a statistical goldmine, that…
Once again I joined the lads at PWU for a chat about all things Latics this past week. On the menu for this ninth edition: thoughts on that awful second half at Old Trafford, a returning Hugo Rodallega and MLS ‘superstar’ Hendry Thomas. Give it a listen to see what else we wittered on about……
After a brief hiatus for the international break, Things We Learned is back with a bumper two-week edition. Quite a lot has happened in the 16 days since last we met, though you have to drive that drill just a bit further into the crust to unearth noteworthy discussion points. Or, as I did, slob…
Wigan Athletic, “relegation candidates” once more. Sigh. Just for once I would love to take my seat in the East Stand, fizzy beverage in hand, and enjoy a month of Latics matches without the lingering thought that a loss could send us spiralling towards a WWF-esque relegation fistfight. Just for once I would like to…
Exciting news, pie men. I was lucky enough to be asked to participate in the latest edition of Vital‘s Progress With Unity Podcast. Actually, I was on last week’s as well, but neglected to notify you of this event in time. I have retrospectively added a post for that, which you can find here. In…
Check out this week‘s PWU Podcast for ruminations on the Stoke game, their tactics in general and the forthcoming international break. This edition is especially interesting because I’m a guest. I’m the one either chuckling away inanely in the background or forgetting the names of first team players. 😛 Never miss an episode! Grab the…
Most teams sign footballers on transfer deadline day. Wigan Athletic sign sports stores. A long-awaited DW Sports shop opens in Wigan town centre the day we play Manchester United, Saturday 15 September. In related news, former sponsor JJB is close to biting the dust, but hey, at least Bulldog Tools and Heinz are still going…