Month: May 2016
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Hack From the Future Part II – Were his predictions correct?
Football journalists are seldom right. Not that your ‘reporter’ is anything close to a football journalist, but that didn’t stop him getting his (admittedly tongue in cheek, nay, flippant) predictions wildly incorrect. Hack From The Future Part I Since a good writer should learn from their mistakes, let’s take a closer look at why your […]
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Alternative moments of the season 2015/16
You may well recall Yanic Wildschut’s heart-stopping added time winner at Walsall in February – it did, after all, spark wild celebrations and lift Latics into the automatic promotion places. And of course, you have an equally vivid memory of the 5-1 Shrewsbury-smashing that began an extended chorus of ‘We Are Top of the League’ […]
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Turning Wigan’s air blue: Paul Scharner and Arjan de Zeeuw’s colourful return
“To all the kids present, I am sorry for the foul language,” compère Martin Ode apologised through an uncomfortable half-grimace. It was too late – the Q&A session had already ended. At least a dozen kids had already asked their mother what ‘volk, volk, volk, volk’ could mean in English. But no-one complained. When you’re […]
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Wigan Athletic’s 2015/16 season in numbers
1 – Position in League One Pie Championship Wigan Athletic finished. 3 – Number of heavy metal umlauts Jussi Jääskeläinen is cool enough for. 6? 6! – Average minutes of second half injury time in matches featuring Wigan Athletic. 8 – Trees sacrificed to power Gary Caldwell’s in-match paper memo communication system. 11 – Actual […]
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AGL Media Podcast 03 – Naked lunch
When in doubt, cite extenuating factors. Latics might have lost against Barnsley, but the title was already secured a full eight days prior. And there might be background noise in this episode of the All Gone Latics Media Podcast, but we did record it outside a busy Manchester pub on Monday lunchtime. This month, Dan […]
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PWU Wigan Athletic Podcast No. 168: Bye bye Malky Mackay
Eh? What was that yer said theer, lad? I can’t hear a ruddy thing – me ears are still ringin’ after I stood reet in front o’ that loudspeaker durin’ t’presentation ceremony on Sunday. Eee, we had nowt like that in my day… back then they just told the compere to speak slightly louder. Yep, […]
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Wigan 1-4 Barnsley: Dog days
End of season dinner time. As the nation prepared to park their hounds outside polling stations island-wide, Wigan Athletic’s resident canines were leashed firmly to a large post inside the DW Stadium. Ever-so-slightly tender, they shielded their bleary eyes from the glaring spotlights, a bittersweet flashback to last weekend’s festivities on the Golden Mile. Legend […]
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Alternative Match Highlights: Blackpool Beamback Edition
You’ve chortled and sobbed uncontrollably at the 2-minute video highlights package, wearing out your index finger by clicking that replay button 1932 times. But now it’s time to grab your tissues and prepare to weep all over again as we relive those moments you might easily have missed. It’s the Alternative Match Highlights: Blackpool Beamback […]
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PWU Wigan Athletic Podcast No. 167: Auf geht’s sloshed (allegedly)
Why, dear reader? Why would you ever feel the evil urge to buy one of those terrible third-rate excuses for bedroom pseudo-furniture? The annoying little balls get lodged in your groin area, causing stealth bum numbness that only seems to materialise when you attempt to stand. And tell me why you would want a tangerine-coloured […]