WIGAN PIES

With £360,000 the bait for quarter-final winners this weekend, Wigan Athletic are up for their contest with Southampton. Athletic are riding high, second in League One, three games in hand and 5 points behind local rivals Blackburn Rovers.

Will Grigg, who has scored seven goals in his side's campaign, including two against West Ham and one against City is a local hero and so much so that the local delicacy, PIE has been adapted to suit his temper, hot and fiery. The Rolling Pin Bakery is churning out a cheeky, chicken and chorizo with onion number, something to warm the Wigan crowd on a cold Saturday.

One way or another the FA have published figures of the increase in social media hits following Grigg's rise to fame. Apparently views in Iraq have been up 900%! In Lebanon 772%, and Myanmar over 10,000. Remarkable! There were also some hits in Antarctica come on you penguins.

Wigan have been the scourge of Premier League sides, knocking out Bournemouth, West Ham and surprisingly Manchester City in the fifth round. Crowds watching the Latics have risen through the rounds from just over 3,000 to 19,242 in their 1-0 beating of City.

Earlier victories include win against Crawley in round one, and AFC Fylde, another local derby, 3-2 after being help 1-1.

Total earnings have amounted to £750,000 and Will grigg has been mentioned in 10,000+ social media hits.

He deserves his pie.

A charity match between Wigan legends, organised by Roberto Martinez, Isidro Diaz and Jesus Sebastian and Manchester City legends will take place at local Ashton Town FC on May 12th to raise money for Joseph's Goal to raise money for the condition, Non-Ketotic Hyperglycinemia a rare condition affecting a local supporter who is 8 years old.