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Will nothing change on New Year's Day?
I did want to end 2022 on a positive note, I really did. Especially after the year we’ve had. It’s a bit hard to put a positive spin on...
Arlene Finnigan
Dec 31, 20223 min read
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Oh, my friends, it's been a long hard year
Welcome to my Christmas blog. I’d like to thank you for the year. On Tuesday just gone, Timehop informed me that it was exactly a year...
Arlene Finnigan
Dec 24, 20224 min read
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With scarves of blue tied round our throats
See, I told you it would come good in the end, didn’t I? I said it’d be reet and it would eventually click into place. Ahem. Don’t go...
Arlene Finnigan
Dec 17, 20223 min read
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'Tis The Season of Giving...
Giving feels good and Christmas is a time to give something back…
Matt Dean
Dec 12, 20222 min read
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All I Want For Christmas Is Two (up front)
As was helpfully pointed out to me on Twitter, last week’s blog aged well. So no more positivity, no more optimism, no more cheerleading....
Arlene Finnigan
Dec 10, 20223 min read
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December Will Be Magic Again
Bit of a (mercifully) short one this week. Been a bit of a mad week, I’m a bit under the weather (I am now approximately 60% mucus), my...
Arlene Finnigan
Dec 3, 20222 min read
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Scoring is a language; can you, Reid?
Well that was progress of a sort, wasn’t it? A clean sheet and a point away from home? Even if it was at the team 20th in the table who...
Arlene Finnigan
Nov 26, 20224 min read
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Something Better Change
And the new lows keep a-comin’. When I was a naïve idiotic child, looking for a (sob) Premier League team to support that wasn’t...
Arlene Finnigan
Nov 19, 20223 min read
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Gary Neville: Man of the People 2022
Last Monday our little podcast won an award - The Armstrong Projects North West Football Award for Fan Media, Channel or Podcast of the...
Matt Dean
Nov 16, 20225 min read
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The Old Man's Back Again
It was Andy’s birthday on Monday. His birthday usually falls on or near the FA Cup 1st round, so in previous years he’s been ‘treated’ to...
Arlene Finnigan
Nov 12, 20224 min read
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Rebels Taking A Pause
The new lows just keep a-coming, don’t they? Losing at Altrincham and Halifax in the same week. What a time to be alive. But at the risk...
Arlene Finnigan
Nov 5, 20225 min read
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See How Things Turn Out If You Apply Some Pressure
Another week, another emotional rollercoaster. As David Unsworth put it, a slight step forward and a major one back. Story of our life,...
Arlene Finnigan
Oct 29, 20223 min read
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Hallelujah!
Well I said we needed a win from somewhere, anywhere, I didn't care where. And it came from an FA Cup qualifying round replay, at the...
Arlene Finnigan
Oct 22, 20223 min read
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There'd Better Be A Rhinoball
You know what, it was kind of easier when it was just a rant every week. It’s getting increasingly difficult to appeal for patience and...
Arlene Finnigan
Oct 15, 20223 min read
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Just try and have a little patience
Been another fun-filled week on the good ship Latics, eh? Seriously, Disney, it's way more entertaining here. In a grim, gallows humour,...
Arlene Finnigan
Oct 8, 20223 min read
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The Greatest Show On Earth
Made the right call going to the Grand Final last Saturday, didn’t I? It was an absolutely lovely day, thank you for asking. After losing...
Arlene Finnigan
Oct 1, 20223 min read
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Afternoon Of The Rhino
It was pretty much confirmed when Suzanne Geldard tweeted “What - or rather who – is next for Latics? Could be the worst kept secret...
Arlene Finnigan
Sep 24, 20223 min read
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You really were the greatest sight
Goodbye, Stretford’s Rose. May you ever shout ‘GET THE FUCK IN’ in our hearts. We were all so, so desperate for you to pull off another...
Arlene Finnigan
Sep 17, 20224 min read
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I Got Hope In My Soul
Last week’s blog aged like fine cheese, didn’t it? I appeal for people to Calm Their Tits, and the game last Saturday starts with a...
Arlene Finnigan
Sep 10, 20223 min read
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You Need To Calm Down
I have a very simple message for you this week. Calm. Your. Tits. That’s it, that’s the blog. OK, I’ll elaborate a little bit. I know...
Arlene Finnigan
Sep 3, 20223 min read
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