A view from the North Stand – Liverpool (h)
March 11, 2010 – 12:11 am | 2 Comments

The tea room pundits, the media and Dave Whelan all agree that Liverpool are in pretty dire straits at the moment.  Defeat is one thing, but against Latics?  Your common or garden Latics fan might …

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Not a patch on

Brooding and Musing on a life with Wigan Athletic F.C.

Season Reviews

Sometimes it’s nice to sit back. light your pipe and think on the season past.

The pie at night

A devious plan to make you think we have lives. Think monkeys and Shakespeare.

Matches

Latics games, thoughts, fears, memories. With lashings of gnashing of teeth.

Other Sports

Apparently sport exists away from Wigan Athletic, perhaps.

Loungin’ – Not a Patch On Playlist #3
February 23, 2010 – 12:12 am | No Comment
Loungin’ – Not a Patch On Playlist #3

It’s nearly two weeks since the last time I forced my impeccable music taste on you, so it’s time for you to ignore me yet again and carry on listening to your Rage Against the …

Damn that cat – 5 Latics Boo Boys
February 22, 2010 – 10:34 pm | 2 Comments
Damn that cat – 5 Latics Boo Boys

I suppose the inspiration for this list is blindingly obvious.  There were more boos again on Sunday and I think it’s getting to the stage where people don’t even know what they’re booing at, is …

Where’s your father? – Spurs report
February 21, 2010 – 10:46 pm | 8 Comments
Where’s your father? – Spurs report

For eighty minutes this game looked as if it was going to be just what Blaster Bill ordered.  One where we could forget the whingeing, backbiting and in-fighting and focus on a different enemy, an …

Thou Shalt…
February 21, 2010 – 10:42 am | 4 Comments
Thou Shalt…

Thanks to Dan le Sac VS Scroobius Pip for the inspiration

I get this feeling I’m in motion – Spurs preview
February 20, 2010 – 6:08 pm | One Comment
I get this feeling I’m in motion – Spurs preview

Go on, admit it, the nerves are a little bit jangled and the trousers are a little bit brown going into this one.  What if it happens again?  Well I might cry if it does, …

Go on, before the wind changes
February 18, 2010 – 8:59 pm | 3 Comments
Go on, before the wind changes

We’re Little Wigan, we’re having a laugh…

Frozen Fun – Bolton report
February 18, 2010 – 7:50 pm | 4 Comments
Frozen Fun – Bolton report

I’m not ashamed to say it, I enjoyed this game, I might be on my own in admitting it, but I actually came away from the ground with a smile on my face and a …

The Wigan Athletic Glory Years: Bolton/Tottenham preview
February 15, 2010 – 12:48 pm | 7 Comments
The Wigan Athletic Glory Years: Bolton/Tottenham preview

Whatever happens at the DW Stadium this week, I urge you to lighten up, try to forget your troubles — no matter how hard that might be — and get behind the lads, even if …

Seven Stages of having lost to Spurs
February 14, 2010 – 8:43 pm | 4 Comments
Seven Stages of having lost to Spurs

What’s the lowest point of Latics season?  It’s not rocket science is it?  Blackpool or Notts County?  Nah, they were both in the cup.  Portsmouth or United away?  They were just bad days at the …

Bad Poker – Notapatchon playlist 2
February 12, 2010 – 7:47 am | No Comment
Bad Poker – Notapatchon playlist 2

So, not only did I miss the Everton game a week on Saturday, I also managed to get myself stuck in the house all night, with basically only my laptop to entertain me.  Now I know …