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Send us a textThis week we have a look back at Fulham and Millwall, another case of points dropped, the story of our season.A night of controversy at The Den with three sending offs, referee Steve Martin as comical as his Hollywood funny man namesake.Would Marc-Antoine Fortune score another goal for us if he played for another three seasons? I doubt it.Brighton at the DW on Saturday, give the kids a run Gary, let's see what we have in the squad for next season. Contact PWU Podcast Tweet us @PWUPodcast or @WorthingtonBaz email barryworthington@hotmail.com Catch us at the game Editor & Producer - Barry Worthington©Progress With Unity Podcast

Send us a textEaster Monday review, it all came to a head!Gary 'The Gaffer' Caldwell, good move? You bet it is, or is it? We'll find out sooner or later.Fulham preview.Contents: Jolly (DING!) intros (0:00); Ram-raided: Derby review (2:10) including Chris Martin's Easter egg-powered performance (5:30), season ticket rain (7:20) and the Malky Bar Kid run out of town (9:00); Cald's well that defends well (13:00) including OOONE OOOF UUUS (24:20) and that goal drought (31:40); still a glimmer? Fulham preview (39:00) including boat race banter (41:10) and back to three at the back? (43:00)Contact PWU Podcast Tweet us @PWUPodcast or @WorthingtonBaz email barryworthington@hotmail.com Catch us at the game Editor & Producer - Barry Worthington©Progress With Unity Podcast

Send us a textThis week it is debate over the English problem, or is it a problem? How many England eligible players does one team need!The new recruitment model at the Latics is under scrutiny, is it all just Premier League Manager 98 or is there more to it than that.Six apprentices received promotion to the full time ranks this week, its a well done to them.Two big games coming up, a visit to that Dirty Old Town to face the Boro, before a home game against the RamsCheck out the latest PWU PodcastContents: Eggs-emplary intros (0:00); PWU Question Time: Greg Dyke’s eligible England internationals (0:50) including cheaper in Scotland? (9:00) and feeding the enemy (13:00); Wigan’s new Championship Manager player recruitment model (18:00) including the Special Ones (26:00); welcome to Latics’ new pros (29:00); Fortune’s April Fools’ Day joke? (31:10); blue ‘Boro preview (32:10) with more Fortune debate (38:30); doing the Derby Double: Rams preview (40:40); ‘secret’ podcast party – shh! (47:00) Wigan Athletic mov

Send us a textDown but not out following the draw with Bolton at the weekend, there was a lot to admire from the performance, but it was the three points that we really needed.This episode we look back at the Bolton game, and discuss the consequences.Perch or Kvist? James McClean been missed? Do we need one final loan signing?Contents: Chilled out intros (0:00); Sh*t or Bust: Bolton review (0:45) including Adam gets his stats out (3:30); relegation run-in realism (13:00); PWU Question Time (17:40) including Perch or Kvist (or both)? (18:25) Have we missed James McClean? (20:45) Wigan Athletic: strikers’ graveyard? (23:10) Would one more loan player make a difference? (24:10); And Mackay hedging his Mckay bets? (26:00); Wigan Athletic TV show presenters (28:00)Contact PWU Podcast Tweet us @PWUPodcast or @WorthingtonBaz email barryworthington@hotmail.com Catch us at the game Editor & Producer - Barry Worthington©Progress With Unity Podcast

Send us a textFrom the joys of winning away at Rotherham to the realisation that we cannot win at home, the lows of Watford, the pain of our form at the DW Stadium will surely see the end of us this campaign.We have to question why we are bringing in youngsters from Liverpool when we have our own youngsters treading water.Bolton are here at the weekend, another defeat at the DW? The panel don't seem to think so.Contact PWU Podcast Tweet us @PWUPodcast or @WorthingtonBaz email barryworthington@hotmail.com Catch us at the game Editor & Producer - Barry Worthington©Progress With Unity Podcast

Send us a textThis week's podcast is back where we belong in the Book Cycle studio.The usual crowd are around the table and the first item on the agenda is the Leeds game last Saturday, team selection and another loss leave us all scratching our heads.We have listeners questions, which raise some good debate amongst the lads.'Desperate' Dan gives us a report from this week's FAB meeting at the DW Stadium, believe it or not pies were high on the agenda! We have a look forward to the weekend clash with Rotherham and we finish off with some discussion around the academy and what our future looks likeContents: Intro to the PWU Bored of Directors (0:00); Leeding the blind: dog-gone Leeds review (1:30) including Fortune, eh? (3:00) and Whelan's alternative comedy routine (12:20); slap my pitch up (13:30); PWU Question Time: Malky's long term plans? (15:30), Perch-Kvist midfield partnership? (26:00) and Sir Ben's homecoming (28:20) and major simulation (29:40); Rovrum preview (32:0

Send us a textThis week's podcast comes 'live' from the Springfield public house, fittingly enough just yards away from where our beloved Wigan Athletic where based when Dave Whelan bought them lock, stock and barrel 20 years ago, not much has changed in that time, though I think they may have switched to energy saving light bulbs!This week the usual crowd are joined by Alan 'NRP' Moore, Alan talks to us about Latics United and what his hopes are for the future.We conduct the usual business of looking back and the last couple of games, though unusually we are all quite pleased with the way things went.We have a plug or two for some upcoming events, the FAB meeting on Tuesday and Dan's new book cover for the Panini story.There is the usual previewof the forthcoming game, this week it's Leeds on the agenda.We finish off with a discussion about Dave Whelan, just what did he actually do for us, a new ground, promotion through the divisions, Premier League for eight seasons, maki

Send us a textDifficult to be positive when we are heading out of the Championship the way we are, but believe it or not there is a bit of positivity to this week's edition, if you manage to find it though please let us know.A shocking display last Friday was compounded by injury to two players, another defeat on Tuesday and realistically there is no way back. The big question that is being posed at the moment though is – how on earth is Malky Mackay still manager of Wigan Athletic?Blackpool away on Saturday, always a good trip, this season it is the battle for the wooden spoon.Contents: Intros 1 Wigan Athletic 0 (0:00); Charlton and Cardiff complaints (1:00) including where's the improvement? (7:00) and the finer points of the offside rule (10:55); Statman's Numbers Game: Malky's record (12:25); PWU Question of the Week: Caldwell for Coach? (14:30); down by February (17:25) including Seaside Special (19:30) and falling to pieces? (22:30); pitched battle (28:20); The Last Resort: Blackpool

Send us a textThis week we have a real happy bunch after a fantastic result for the Latics down at the Madejski Stadium, surprising how a one nil win at Reading can have such a positive effect on such a bunch of miserable so and so's!We discuss just how the win could affect the rest of the season, hopefully it will be the spur to a little run of results that will see us pull clear of the relegation mire.We finish off this weeks episode with a look forward to two home games, Charlton on Friday and Cardiff on Tuesday, the crew are of the belief that we can put three wins on the bounce together, after all we are now entering Wigan time!Contents: Reading is fun: a Royal review (0:00) including the £25,000 cost of a win (1:00) and Paul Kendrick's eleven minutes of stoppage time (10:00); Friday night fixtures advantage (11:55) including back to the Seventies (16:30) and cleaner sheets than a launderette (21:20); PWU Question of the Week: Friday Night's Alright? (23:20); potential post transfer window

Send us a textThis week's podcast has a performance report from the man at the scene, Adam who was at Portman Road on Saturday and was encouraged by the Latics performance.There is a look through the transfer window and a bit of debate over the incomings and outgoings, was it a positive window? One thing is for sure Gaetan Bong has already made an impression.We finish off with a look forward to Saturday and the visit of Bournemouth, some of the panel look forward with a sense of trepidation though!Contents: Transfer w-intros (0:00); Ipswich real time slo-mo replay including Statman (0:30) and report with Adam (1:30); breaking transfer deadline day deals, mates! (8:30) including Latics Old Boys report (16:50), Dressing Room Revue (20:00), a bid for T'Freddie? (27:50), more deals to come (29:00) and clearing up Captain Caldwell's contract (31:40); time for some Cherry cheer: Bournemouth preview (33:20) including some words of encouragement from Peter Bell of Cherry Chimes (37:45), men to watch an

Send us a textThis week we take a look back at the Huddersfield game, we just can't win.We discuss the transfer comings and goings, at last a bit of optimism.Jonathan Jackson's piece in the Wigan Observer is discussed.David Prescott gives us a topic to discuss, is it time to give the kids a chance?We finish off with a look forward to the Ipswich game, then end abruptly when the batteries ran out!Contents: Hasty intros (0:00); Refwatch: a Huddersfield Review Special including Statman (0:59) and Fortune left foot, right foot (5:30); talkin’ ’bout money, money (9:40); belated window cleaning (14:00); right to judge Mackay? (18:54); PWU Question of the Week: The Kids Are Alright (21:10); out with the new, in with the old (28:50); Reboot: Ipswich preview (39:20) including Statman’s form guide (41:15), Refwatch and predictions (42:40)Contact PWU Podcast Tweet us @PWUPodcast or @WorthingtonBaz email barryworthington@hotmail.com Catch us at the game Editor & Producer - Barry Worthington©Progress With

Send us a textThis week we have a special studio guest, Wigan Athletic Supporter Liaison Officer, Ian Wadsworth. Ian tells us a little about himself, what his role at the Latics entails and discusses a couple of questions that listeners sent in.We take a look back at the Blackburn game, much better performance and lots of talking points.We have quick look at the latest transfer rumours, just 12 days to go in the current window.We preview Saturdays game at the DW and speak to Huddersfield fan and season ticket holder Andrew Bullock, he gives us the low down on the Terriers, plus we have a chat about Grant Holt, did he want him to stay?Contents: Pillow talk with Ian Wadsworth (0:25) including a 'burning' issue (3:20) and simply FABulous meetings (7:00); Blackburnin' in the Third Degree (11:20) with McCleaning 'em out? (12:45) And stopgap strikers (17:00); PWU Question Time: Iron Kvist (18:30), Shaun Ma-go-ney Part I (22:09) and Barrow v. Short – Clash of the Pie-tans (25:00); Shaun Ma-go-ney

Send us a textWell what can we say apart from it's bad, ok then it's very bad. Another defeat, this time against a side that we destroyed just four months back, we could have been 5 down by half time, Birmingham a cut above.Shaun Maloney and Callum McManaman are reportedly on their way, the transfer window will see changes in the playing staff, hopefully the rumour of incomings will be true.Big game this weekend, we preview the Blackburn game, another tough encounter.Contents: Matrimonial intros (0:00); Donaldson v Wigan: Birmingham review (1:30) including Dinner Dinner Statman and report from correspondent Russialatic (2:00); panic on the streets of Wigan (10:10) and outside influences? (14:20); elephants stampeding in the room (18:55); When I'm Cleaning (Transfer) Windows (24:50); B'burn succinct teletext preview (34:20) including Statman 2 (37:00) and positively negative predictions (40:00); Fit Fans: looking forward to Tuesday nights (43:20); All Gone Latics #03 not-so-cheap plug (45:5

Send us a textIt may be a new year but we appear to have the same old problems, the podcast crew let a little steam off as we take a look back at our cup exit at the hands of Bolton.Oriol Riera's departure hasn't gone down too well with some of the crew, no forwards, no goals, simple as.Birmingham are flying under Gary Rowett, what a change in fortunes from August when we thumped them 4-0 at the DW, Brum preview.We finish off with a debate about just what is success as far as the Latics are concerned, it would appear that each of us has a slightly different perceptionContents: Intros – Happy New Podcast! (0:00); Bolton doomfest (0:30); Mackay misgivings (6:40) including makeshift strikers (13:30); Wigan at the transfer window (18:10); Whelan ban: ‘orchestrated muppetry’ (21:10); not as bad as you think? (28:00); revving up for Brum: preview (32:00) including RefWatch (32:40) and predictions (35:00); Question Time: “What is success for your side?” (36:25) including From Non-league to FA Cup Glory… Th

Send us a textHere at PWU we are proud to bring you an early Christmas Box, a highlights of the podcast from 2014, this is part 1, January –May and includes an interviews with Jordi Gomes and Emmerson Boyce, plus a guest appearance by Ali Al Habsi.Contents (warning: spoilers!): An offside rule for Christmas (0:36); we know what we are (2:20) including When You're Tiling (4:50); Meet the Linesman with Barry (6:20); on location with Mr Wigan Athletic (8:05); Mick's tribute to Sir Tom Finney (10:40); do the Shaun Maloney! (15:20); Elton's box (16:40); another FA Cup adventure (18:10) including Pointless chatter I (21:22) and II (27:00); PWU 2013-14 Player of the Season Awards (32:40); I'll be a Chunky's Uncle (37:20); new addition to the PWU squad (40:30); Ask Jordi Anything (42:00); 2013-14 Season Review (43:30); thank you, Mr Coyle (48:00); PWU's Wigan Athletic All Time XI (50:30); we may be low division, but we'll soon be on top (59:36).The compilation has been edited by Dan

Send us a textThis week's edition is a Christmas Bumper one, we have a look back to the narrow defeat away at Watford, with reports from our two men on the ground, Gareth and Adam.Rotherham preview with Millerman Paul Turner, who joins us via Skype, proving that they do indeed have t'internet overt border in YorkshireWe have a Christmas wish list and a best game of 2014Contents: Festive intro-ho-hos (0:00); Elton's Bulging Sack – Watford review including Statman's tour report (1:50), truly baffling false 9s (4:20), a salvageable situation? (7:20) and demotivation (10:20); Rovrum preview with Miller Paul Roberts (18:00) including Refwatch with an old Friend (19:40), Christmas Truce Fair (23:30), Revelling the clash (37:00) and predictions league (42:27);Fansites Forum fleeting foughts (44:44); what we want for Christmas including blatant promo for All Gone Latics 02 (50:00); Geoff Boycotts Leeds (52:00); And Finally… best games of the year (58:25)Contact PWU Podcast Tweet us @PWUPodcast or

Send us a textLatics new manager Malky Mackay met with representatives from various fansites, blogs and fanzines in the home team dressing room at the DW Stadium. Along with Malky was his right hand man and Latics first team coach David Kerslake and the club CEO Jonathan Jackson.The fans were represented by Simon Gregory (Supporters Club), Jimmy T (Mudhutter and TNS), Jason Taylor (Cockney Latic), Paul Farrington (wiganer.net), Dan Farrimond (Jesus Was A Wiganer and PWU Podcast), Liam Sephton (All Gone Latics) and Barry Worthington (Vital Latics)The conversation centred around football and Mackay's plans for the future of the club.Contact PWU Podcast Tweet us @PWUPodcast or @WorthingtonBaz email barryworthington@hotmail.com Catch us at the game Editor & Producer - Barry Worthington©Progress With Unity Podcast

Send us a textNorwich look back, what was all that about?Bolton cup draw, could be a good ‘un, Leeds ticket pricing, are they taking the proverbial?Watford preview and transfer window clear out with:Barry, Gareth, Adam, Rob, Mick, Dan and PaulContact PWU Podcast Tweet us @PWUPodcast or @WorthingtonBaz email barryworthington@hotmail.com Catch us at the game Editor & Producer - Barry Worthington©Progress With Unity Podcast

Send us a textThis week the podcast crew find themselves going over the Sheff Weds game, just what is going on with that team of ours?Owen Coyle comes in for a bit of stick following his comments regarding £19 million!Norwich City, Northern Soul and Delia Smith, a look forward to SaturdayContents: Sicknotes (0:00); Owlin’ man: Sheffield Wednesday review including flatulent Statman (1:30), table-slamming team selections (3:30), amateur d-RAM-atics, hyuk (9:00) and Helen’s phantom goals (18:50); new pantomime villain – Krispy Q Shortsman! (21:40); Norwich preview including RefWatch (27:50) and healthy regional stereotyping (33:30), Friends Reunited (35:50), predictions (37:00) and Northern souls (39:40)Contact PWU Podcast Tweet us @PWUPodcast or @WorthingtonBaz email barryworthington@hotmail.com Catch us at the game Editor & Producer - Barry Worthington©Progress With Unity Podcast

Send us a textThis week's podcast has a new presenter, Dan steps in for the missing Barry who is on a mission with International Rescue, FAB Bazza!Contact PWU Podcast Tweet us @PWUPodcast or @WorthingtonBaz email barryworthington@hotmail.com Catch us at the game Editor & Producer - Barry Worthington©Progress With Unity Podcast