*Monotonic A-Team ringtone* What’s that, Chief O’Riley? The fiendish International Fixtures Man has been truncating the domestic calendar for those involved in Europa Cup ties again? This looks like a job for… the Affectionate Sarcasm Crew! No, Obscure References Man, you can’t be involved in this one. Stay here and sort our Doctor Who DVD…
Be it for reasons good or bad, there is one name that seems to crop up week after week on the Progress With Unity Podcast. I’m not talkin’ ’bout Mr Ref Ree, whomever he may be, I’m talking ’bout Jeen. Or to be more precise, Shortsman‘s preferred left wing utility player Jean Beausejour – and…
Important notice: Alcoholic beverages are banned from this blog post under Europa League regulations. In addition, for the duration of Wigan’s time in the competition, this website will also be renamed ‘The (Unofficial) Wigan Athletic Moan Centre‘ to conform with sponsorship guidelines. I’m joking, of course. JWAW exists outside the official ‘bubble’ so I can…
In the midsts of the latest Latics injury mini-crisis, PWU fields a full squad of eight for a whirlwind look back on another historic week of football. But it isn’t just the players feeling the effects, as at least one member of the team admits to attending the recording with a devilish travel hangover. Hey,…
From outta nowhere springs a surprise podcast! In light of European commitments, Progress With Unity makes a welcome return some 24 hours earlier than its usual Thursday release. The whole situation has completely confused me as I keep thinking I’ll have to put the bins out for Friday morning, but shall refrain from doing so…
Progress With Unity returns to its old haunt, The Springfield Hotel, for a wet September preview edition of its award-winning* podcast. In the absence of domestic football to comment on, the team rattle through their well-worn stand-up routines with ‘fair to middling’ references to a variety of tenuous topics. Or at least *I* used it…
Good morning! Hi, how aah youu? This iz me, Ahhnuld Schwarz- er… Paul Scharner, guest presenting this JWAW Progress With Unity update. Today’s episode centres around yours truly, Paul Scharner, retiring from all forms of football and how I am the greatest player Wigan Athletic haz ever known, gahahah! Whaat, they talked about udder stuff…
This post is a shoutout to Barry AKA Worbo, host and editor of the Progress With Unity Podcast. Often it may seem there is little point attempting to keep on topic, for when seven shouty(ish) blokes sit round a table to talk about Wigan Athletic, conversation naturally drifts to biscuits and officials who would be…
‘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…
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…
Earlier this year an inconceivable FA Cup victory, last week a stonking start to the Championship campaign, this week a visit from the Prime Minister. This little town is really moving up in the world for the correct reasons. And then you have the PWU Podcast, but the less said about that, the better. The…
Football’s back, baby, and that can only mean one thing… the long-awaited return of the critically acclaimed* Progress With Unity Podcast! Apologies if that news was so exciting you spat your coffee all over your tablet PC/mp3 player/gramophone. Provide me with your postal address and I’ll steal your iden– erm, send you something cool to…