Progress With Unity Podcast #164: Coventry review, Doncaster and Burton previews

Oh, did someone at the back ask for a bunch of cheesy stats stolen from BBC Sport?

It may surprise you that Wigan haven’t scored more than a single goal in any game at the DW since February. Prior to the 1-1 draw with Peterborough on 5 March, they had only failed to score three in a single game this calendar year – a scoreless draw against Oldham on that new shag pile.

Since that fateful afternoon, the ‘Real Latics’ have beaten Gillingham, Peterborough, Chesterfield, Swindon and Walsall… and of course, drawn with then-leaders Burton Albion. I’d suggest they’ll be safe from relegation now, even if Millwall (A) and Coventry (H) await in the last two games of the season.

But getting back to the ‘Plastic Latics’ and their recent home ‘goal drought’, such as it is… well, I’ll let those boisterous PWU panellists be the judge of that. Hmm, I wonder if Statman will be annoyed that I’m trying to emulate him?

Well, Gaz, mimicry is the saltiest form of battery… or something like that.

Progress With Unity Podcast #163: Shrewsbury review, Coventry preview

They’re one Right Honourable Tub of Lard MP away from being a certain Friday evening BBC panel show. I’m of course talking about the delightful carousel of celebrity guests that is WISH FM, who have been covering for the absent Neill Rimmer with various employees of Wigan Athletic FC.

Don’t get me wrong – it must be said that dear Rimmsey has been a brilliant ‘game caller’ for both the club and our local FM radio station. But sometimes it’s good to hear a fresh voice – hey, lack of rotating panellists is the reason you stopped listening to the PWU Podcast many moons ago.

Ed Jones, Michael Jacobs and Jonathan Jackson have very capably assumed the co-commentator’s mic in the past month… but who’s gonna be next?

…Well, I can exclusively reveal that Children’s BBC presenter and Muppet wannabe Hacker T Dog is being primed to commentate on this Saturday’s game against Coventry! He last donned the sheepskin coat for a Belgium v Russia World Cup game in 2014, but has been ‘sucking many of Statman’s Uncle Joe’s’ in preparation for his big comeback.

And that’s where this blurb ends, because PWU knows all about sucking. That was too close to the… er… bone.

Woof.

Progress With Unity Podcast #130: Coventry and Bury reviews, Doncaster preview

(c)Joseph Tylczak

Prepare yourself for some Ultra High Temperatures on tonight's PWU Podcast, an Undeniably Hearty Trek through mediocrity to slightly above mediocrity, hopefully on the way to the destruction of mediocrity. Underpants Have Torn over far less, an Undeniably Horrific Truth. Understand He's Tripping, the guy telling us about his half time milk. Ummm... Here's... Trash?

Progress With Unity Podcast #129: Coventry preview, season preview

(c)Gremlin

It was a time for change, a time for victory. A time for heroes, a time for cartoonish super-villainy and lottery-appointed scapegoats. A time for lazy headline writers to pull the Outdated Pun Dictionary from the back of their Penguin wrapper-laden desk drawer. A time for optimistic introspection.

It was time for the start of the new domestic season.

And that time, my friends, was... now.

-- Some famous philosopher

(Well, OK, maybe I made all of that up myself. And maybe Wigan Athletic will win the FA Cup, who knows.)