F.A.CUP 5th round draw (Wigan [A])

[bluwes]

i've lived in wigan all my life and never heard the term slappie??? someones pulled your plonker i think..;)

You need to get out more then. Definitely heard of a slappy. Meat and Tatie Pie on a barm

 

[Bert Trautmanns Helemet]

I've lived in Wigan for 32 years and never heard of a slappie...

 

[Blue Mist]

I've lived in Wigan for 32 years and never heard of a slappie...

I think I would rather admit I had heard of a Slappie rather than admit I came from Wiggin :-)

 

[desperatedon]

Another lifelong Wiganer here who has never heard of a slappy, somebody is having a joke I think.

Also, on the link he says that the term "pie eater" is recent....nonsense, as we all know it goes back to the miners strike of the 1920's and has nothing to do with pies.

 

[prestonibbo_mcfc]

http://www.foodsofengland.co.uk/wiganslappy.htm

 

[desperatedon]

http://www.foodsofengland.co.uk/wiganslappy.htm

Fiction.

 

[Corky]

It seems even more expensive when you read about it this morning having bought your ticket on Monday.
He ho, for £44 you can get a nice pie and peas and a pint at the Orwell on Wigan Pier and still have £40 change!

City would charge about £150 for not much different though.

At least the match prices haven't gone up in 16 years.

 

[East Level 2]

Ooh the culinary delights of Wigan.
A Wigan kebab is three pies on a stick; does this count as one course or three?

 

[chesterbells]

Gonna be away for this one on the piste. Any ideas whether its likely to get any tv coverage in bars?
Champions league and Premier League i'd have no doubt about anywhere in Europe, but FA Cup on a Monday night, even if its on bbc, I'm guessing not

 

[mat]

Nice manipulation of fixtures to give us a Monday night game and give Le Arse a few more days rest for the LC final.