Three more to go. 270 minutes plus however many minutes of injury time those blasted officials dig from the deepest recesses of their sofas’ gargantuan butt creases. Three more afternoons to bemoan the death of the traditional 3pm kickoff. Three more days spent jammed into pathetically tiny train carriages bound for Victorian platforms with crumbling…
Oh, haven’t you noticed Wigan town centre has become more… colourful lately? Wigan Council are anticipating Latics’ promotion party by pasting large circular stickers to pavements around the town’s shopping district. The concept might *sound* stupid, and that’s probably why they make me chortle (causing me to look like a crazed hyena as I walk…
Oh, did someone at the back order a bunch of cheesy stats stolen from BBC Sport? It may surprise you that Wigan haven’t scored more than a single goal in any game at the DW since February. Prior to the 1-1 draw with Peterborough on 5 March, they had only failed to net three in…
Wow, would you believe it’s… (looks at watch) …Friday evening already? But before you pack your baked bean sandwiches for tomorrow’s visit to Gillingham, we have another of those ‘live from the DeeDub with added background noise’ editions you all love so much. Following Mick’s praise of the Wigan Athletic hospitality ‘system’, we were gifted…
It’s an odd condition, new season optimism. Your team could take PR blow after painful footballing blow on the way to their worst season in two decades, but you retain that same cheerful outlook strolling to Robin Park for the first home game of a fresh league campaign. Perhaps it’s those vivid memories of the…
“No! I will not sit around and wait until Wigan get better. I want us to play well now, yesterday and the day after tomorrow. Only victory shall suffice, and anything else is a sackable offence. Must… win… nooowww…” Okay, calm down there, inner monologue… oh dear, looks like I’ve been playing far too much…
He-hey, kids! This edition’s Word of the Week is ‘flat’. Remember to scream ‘plagiarism’ whenever you hear it on the podcast! Note to parents: letting your kids play this game will almost certainly result in loss of hearing and/or fine crystal glasses. I’m not suggesting Wigan’s performance against Doncaster was flatter than a flat cap…
Agh, back to the day job it is, then. Why can’t every day be FA Cup day? Oh yeah, because the media would be even less bearable than usual – if I hear Gary Lineker utter the phrase ‘magic of the FA Cup’ one more time I will crush my final remaining Garibaldi biscuit with…
Doncaster Dan, Stand-In Stat Man is rubbish. Bring back Gareth to save us from the endless line-fluffing and mispronunciations of player names! It’s like *mainstream media outlet deleted* but without the Manchester accents and… ooh wait, what were those censored words? That’s a fun guessing game for you all to play while listening to this…
‘On location’ editions are frequently fraught with danger. Mr Tannoy Man always wants to voice his opinion, which would be fine, but I’m not sure the PWU listenership are too interested in a double-parked Renault Clio, registration PUI1 9TY. And that’s not to mention the brand new, state-of-the-art hand dryers. As much as I love…
Finished re-arranging dust in the general vicinity of your boots yet? Good, because Tuesday’s here already and it’s time to moan about the referee/Owen Coyle/the price of pies (delete as appropriate) again! If I remember correctly –and I probably don’t because I went to the game in a virus-induced, zombified state–, the last time Wigan…
If you think this week’s episode of the Progress With Unity Podcast is busy, then just you wait until the transfer burglars visit town. With the Premier League season due to kick off this weekend, the press will transform into a wide-eyed Incredible Hulk-type behemoth, foaming at the mouth at the prospect of a Wigan…