Birth place of Heinz baked beans, Pataks Indian foods, Potters herbal remedies and Uncle Joe's Mint Balls. Thomas Beecham first manufactured his famous pills in Wigan. Marks and Spencer was born in Wigan when Michael Marks joined forces with Thomas Spencer in 1894. As a sort of Hull connection, the folk-rockers the Tansads are from Wigan. George Formby Senior first named it Wigan Pier. Wigan's war memorial was designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, who also designed red telephone boxes. During its heyday, the town featured at least 1,000 coal pit shafts. Wigan Borough has roughly the same population as Iceland. Wigan has more pie shops per square mile than any other town in the UK. The World Pie Eating Championships are held in Wigan every year and contestants from all over compete to eat a meat and potato pie in the fastest possible time. The current record is 38 seconds. The 19th Century Coal-Owner, Lord Crawford of Balcarres had dinner services made from the unusually hard and clean 'cannel' coal found in his Wigan seams. He would amaze his guests by ceremonially burning their plates on an open fire after the meal.
The more I think about the line Ehab said about Bolton staying up breaking the club, the more it feels like there's more to what's going on that we're fully aware. I don't want to spread conspiracy, or claim to know that's what's happening, but to me, something isn't right and I'm not talking about superficial football matters. I have a bad, bad feeling that Grant has been told he'll keep his job next season if we go down, because it's cheaper to run in League One than it is in the Championship. If the Allams can get to a point where they have to put in little to nothing, they'll be able to reap profits on player sales (if they can find buyers for this lot). TLDR; I think we're going down on purpose. I can't think of any other reason why an up and coming young manager (who didn't do this at Donny) would play the same system 18 times in a row and not change a single thing, while simultaneously the owner (who claims he knows nothing about football) is dictating the manner in which the team has to play. That puts McCann in an invidious position whereby he has to do as he's told to stay in a job, which given the current climate and how far down the line we are with relegation is understandable, while making it look like he is trying. Problem is, it doesn't look like he's trying at all.
To win then obviously they all need to be on top of their game tonight, defensively has a team has got to improve so much. For me though Toral who knows he is leaving, I just hope he puts everything into it and Bowler who can go past players has though they are not there has to do that but produce the end product which he has not been doing. We live in hope
Well let’s hope Toral shines brightly and we nick two quick goals Then defend for our lives for 80 minutes!! I can hope
Stand by what I've posted in the past, McCann does not have full control of team selection and tactics, he's a follower not a leader, ehabs playing football manager, badly may i add.
We need to reproduce the spirit of Wycombe last night. We won’t, we just have a team of bottlers. I’d rather watch a team of battlers every day of the week.
If I'd seen that lineup before I'd paid my tenner I might not have bothered. At least Toral's getting a go.
Absolute load of conspiracy theory tosh, but I agree with you. We will see what tonight's game brings.
Wigan 5-1 City Wigan players look angry before a ball has been kicked. Our fannies will roll over. Wigan nearly one up inside a minute
