The Pie at Night

Studying the art of lounging since 18:34

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Melting Mowbray meets the Down and Outs

Melting Mowbray meets the Down and Outs

What to make of Wednesday night? Well I thought our goals were very scruffy, and we treated the Blackburn players very shabbily, persistently manhandling them and fouling, whilst they were playing by far the better football throughout the game. Whoops, my apologies – I thought I was Tony Mowbray then for a second!

Seriously, what is his problem with us? He came out with much the same bleating…

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Back on it!

#wafc got back on it in great style on Wednesday. @livesey99 wonders if Latics can capitalise and make it a second Lancashire derby win in as many games?

There’s getting back on it, and there’s getting back on it. Wednesday night was definitely the latter.

What an emphatic way to get your first win in six matches and in the process rub it in, against those Lancashire rivals who we got one over last season.

The signs of a turn around in fortunes were there against Reading. Latics were by far the better side against the Royals on Saturday afternoon.…

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Black Saturday The great Mudhutter back issue sell off   We’re looking to make a bit of room in MH Towers, so we’re offering you a deal.

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Back to it

It's back to it for Paul Cook and his #wafc side this weekend. @livesey99 wonders if there light at the end of the injury tunnel.

It’s been a welcome respite from the stress and strain of the league over the last couple of weeks. Normally I would be perplexed at the thought of an international break interrupting our season but if a break could come at the right time I think this was it.

Come Saturday afternoon I’ll be desperate to get back to it. Saturday is a huge match for Wigan Athletic, there’s no denying that. Our home…

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Are We In A Right Royle Battle?

.@mudhutter asks what #wafc need to stay out of a right royle battle?

It is a new era on Saturday but I fully expect events to unfold gradually rather than a big bang approach. There’s some different blokes in the board room but I expect that just like the last lot, they will be hoping for a home win. There’s no shame in losing a long unbeaten home record against a Leeds side who looked very, very strong against our patched up team, but with two home games in five…

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Don't be sad it's over, be glad it happened

Are you sad it’s over or glad it happened, asks this #wafc fan

‘Don’t be sad it’s over, be glad it happened’  

  That was the message posted by David Sharpe across social media following Wigan’s 2-1 defeat to Leeds on Sunday, and the final match with the Whelan family as owners. Sunday was disappointing from a football view, and it was a shame that the family bowed out on a low point from a football point of view but a narrow defeat against the promotion…

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Don't be sad it's over, be glad it happened

'Don't be sad it's over, be glad it happened' - as the Whelan family hand control over to IEC @livesey99 looks back on 23 unbelievable years for #wafc and at what the future may hold...

‘Don’t be sad it’s over, be glad it happened’

That was the message posted by David Sharpe across social media following Wigan’s 2-1 defeat to Leeds on Sunday, and the final match with the Whelan family as owners. Sunday was disappointing from a football view, and it was a shame that the family bowed out on a low point from a football point of view but a narrow defeat against the promotion…

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Latigonia Ladies T-Shirt

We’ve walked up some bloody big hills with these men…

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Latigonia Men's T-Shirt

Latigonia Men’s T-Shirt

We’ve walked up some bloody big hills with these men…

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Night Owl

Calling on the history of the site and the town here’s your chance to show you’re a real northern soul

Material: 100% cotton.*

Seamless twin needle collar.

Taped neck and shoulders.

Tubular body.

Twin needle sleeves and hem.

Tear out label.

Weight: 

White 170gsm.

Colours 180gsm.

*Ash 99% cotton/1% polyester.

**Midnight, Blackberry, Dark Heather, Heather Sapphire, Graphite Heather, Lilac, Russet,…

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Return to home comforts

It's a welcome return to home comforts for #wafc this Sunday as Latics face Leeds on an emotional day at the DW Stadium @livesey99 looks at how they can get back on track.

Three away games played, ten goals conceded and three defeats. Saturday was a disappointing day, the atmosphere in the away end was like nothing I’ve ever experienced in Paul Cook’s time with Wigan Athletic.

There was a lot of anger on the terraces and seemingly a lot of that anger, was aimed at the man who has done so much to change the fortunes of Wigan Athletic. There’s no denying that Wigan…

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The tale of a season in four days

If a week could sum up #wafc's season this would be it. @livesey99 looks back on a week that had the fantastic and not so fantastic.

From the fantastic to the not so fantastic in the space of three days. If Wigan Athletic’s season could be summed up in one week this would be it.

First the fantastic, Latics were quite simply awesome against West Brom. The performance from start to finish was exactly what was needed after the Preston debacle and showed just how good this Wigan Athletic side can be.

An un-orthodox starting…

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Let us never speak of Preston again

Let us never speak of the horror show again @livesey99 looks at the importance of #wafc putting the defeat at Deepdale behind us.

‘Let us never speak of that again’ – That was my first reaction after leaving Deepdale a couple of weeks ago, well the first reaction that could be printed in a family newspaper that is. That as trivial as it may seem is probably the approach that is needed from the Latics faithful now. Things couldn’t have gone much worse in that game, and there’s no point dwelling on it now.

One very poor…

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Mudhutter Issue 69 now available

New @mudhutter available now online, if you don't want to have to face miserable fanzine sellers at the game tomorrow. #wafc #fanzine

Yes, we are back with another dose of comedy, nostalgia, football comment and all the other rubbish, Wigan Athletic and otherwise, filling our time writing inane gibberish until we can crack open the Quality Street tin and have a mince pie.

There’s lots of stuff about the takeover, the infamous red button and an appreciation of Paul Cook. Plus, there’s a walk down Springfield Road, a review of…

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A Sad Day - Whelan family set to relinquish control

It was a sad day for @livesey99 on Tuesday as the #wafc takeover became a step closer but what can Latics fans look forward to once the Whelan family hand over the reigns?

After possibly the longest takeover saga in history, light is at the end of the tunnel for Wigan Athletic and the club’s ownership structure. Rumours first emerged last October that Wigan Athletic could possibly be heading for a takeover, with numerous far eastern groups linked to taking control of the club. After Garry Cook had been appointed as a director to explore the possibilities of a sale…

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Fine Margins

It's been a week of fine margins for #wafc. @livesey99 wonders if Paul Cook and the lads get back to winning ways at Preston this weekend?

Fine margins is an often overused phrase, it’s also one that often irks me. Probably due to its overuse by certain Wigan Athletic managers that should be left firmly in the past – I’m looking at you Malky, Warren and Owen. But for this week fine margins is most definitely a suitable phrase.

After the two consecutive home wins over Hull and Bristol City Latics made the long trip south to Norwich…

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CROWDED OUT

.@mudhutter gets crowded out, AGAIN. #crowdnonce #wafc

Yep I’m talking crowds again! Mine host of this column, Mr Kendrick recently poll on Twitter regarding how people watched or listened to the Swansea game. Twenty four hours later and we find that 63% of people were at the DW but another 23% chose to watch the game view the Sky red button, and 10% via the Latics’ own iFollow platform.

If we are to assume that Kendo’s followers are representative…

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