We're a blight on the premier league.

these are the words of a very knowledgeable latics fan who as just watched the game. are they really that bad?

Not seen the match so obviously can't comment on the performance but these days it's points that matter, not performance.The way it's looking they are in for a rough ride especially when their own fans seem to want the manager out.How long will he be given to turn things around before it's too late.I know it's still early days yet, but they should be beating teams around them.Just hope they can pull it off for another season.

either "Uncle dave" is sleeping with Martinez*s wife or he must have a record of some misconduct of uncle dave why else would he still have a job?

hes whelans yes man farrie.thats why martinez accepts players from lidl and aldi because whelan wont spend.
his mission is to take us down to the fizzy pop league again whilst whelan sells us to the gypsies for scrap .Then the dolmio muppet will go back to sunny espagne.

What an embarrassing initial post from a Rugby mon.

I'd be worrying about the 6000 or so(of which i was one) who turned up for a sudden death playoff to win super duper league if i was you.

Where are the fans for RL?

what has rugby got to do with a quote from a latics fan about latics? just concentrate on addressing the issue jay1 and stop trying to deflect it you sound like a politician

I'm just expressing my concern.

who about latics? er no

Farrie,where are the RL fans?

For a supposed 'rugby town' we are a disgrace.

still no comment about latics

Jay, the original post talked of a comment by a LATICS fan.I myself followed on with a post referring to the LATICS, so please post a reply about your opinion of the LATICS,and don't veer off the subject of the LATICS by bringing in comments about rugby, maybe not the world wide sport of football, but by far, more SUPERIOR.

Hope you're ok Bassman.

Ale good tonight Jade? By the way I was one of those 6,000 and I have just watched the Latics on MOTD and noticed one or two empty seats. Unless Bob changes his tactics I think there will be a lot more spare seats by the end of the season

More like 5,000 fans from what I saw, and don't forget that some Bolton fans who live in Wigan could have bought their ticket from the DW and not the Reebok like myself.

What's spoiling attendances for the smaller clubs like the Latic's and the Wanderers is games being shown live in pubs.

some good points raised there! and the usual crap from jay.

For a supposed 'rugby town' we are a disgrace

for a supposed preimership team THERE a disgrace,an embarrassment to the town and the people of wigan

at least the rugby team brought siverware to the town instead of embarrassment every week


not really a good crowd on for a local derby....bearing in mind its only 30 mins away from each other


compared to the norwich swansea game which are about 2.5 hours apart and there were nearly 10,000 more on

Keepin gooin Jay, compliments on being the best fisherman on here....

attendances at the dw for both codes are adversely affected by tv.nevertheless the use of away fans to denigrate the latics must be passed on to the rugby as well,must have been 6k at the wigan v warrington game from warrington.what was the crowd on that day rugby men,and that was a very important game.its best to keep gobs shut tight if you cant be complimentary. walshy as usual your putting your foot in somewhere very large,wigan rl won the challenge cup but nowt else when it was confidently predicted they would win all three trophies.i was a serious loser on my bet for all three cups,please dont remind me again of my disappiontment.wigan rl won the cup and folded flatter than a pancake not exactly covering theirselves with real glory.best to keep a lid on rugby,s greatness we wer,nt at old trafford.perhaps where not as good as we would like to think.

very good points baker boy! but the thread was never about attendances untill jay got involved trying to derail the topic as per usual.

walshy as usual your putting your foot in somewhere very large

why for stating what people have been saying for a long time

no one expects big crowds for a rl match but they expect an half decent crowd one for a premiership team but that doesnt happen at latics

even when they play teams that are only half an hour away they still dont get good crowds one...........i dont think 18,000+,when they played one of the biggest teams in the world,so called, was a good attendence

*Attendance

i,ve never cared about how many watch the latics as long as i,m there i,m happy,in the previous seasons in the prem we,ve never been awarded any points for attendances

or wins......sadly

or draws thats because they weren,t good enough

3 points for a win.

tom in response to the fact wigan rl have won 3 times in last three years that team a very big fish in a small pond.latics are a very poor relation to the likes of either end of the east lancs road .money talks big style in football, no comparison whatsoever to rugby. latics have done better than wigan rl in just staying with the big boys.cannot comprehend what goes on in walshy,s mind slagging the latics off as he does.latics have to fight every game theres no easy game in the premiership.wigan rl play walkovers like crusaders,wakefield,harlequins guaranteed twelve points anytime ,nothing like that for the latics

well said tom

walshy,s mind slagging the latics

not slagging them off just stating some facts and giving my opinion

WALSHY is a sado tics hater

gwim,39 draws in the season could keep you in the prem my opinion for what its worth tom is latics are a very small fish in a big pond in fact were only a bloody minnow

WALSHY is a sado tics hater

made many a mistake in my time tom thats just another to add to the list not that i'll lose any sleep over it or even edit it

@Trev.

any team in the rugby top flight can beat one another you are having a laugh.crusaders are so small they,ve dropped two divisions in one go.they were a small fish in a small pond.name one crusaders player that could have got in the wigan team.how many pro rugby league clubs 40?how many pro football teams in the uk 150 ? 200? thats my comparison no disrespect to wigan rl,but latics have a much bigger battle to stay in their top flight than the warriors do,end of story.

Good shout BB.

baker boy
"wigan rl play walkovers like crusaders,wakefield,harlequins guaranteed twelve points anytime ,nothing like that for the latics"

just to correct you a little with your comments, last season harlequins were bottom, not won a game. wigan were top by a good few points, played awful and lost at home to harlequins. the season before crusaders had only won once, played wigan at home and won.

just wanted to correct you on your assumption of twelve easy points.

i try to be tom, depends who's doing the questioning

leeds did,nt drop two divs in one go they skint themselves trying to beat the very wealthiest footy clubs.small clubs like latics dont have the clout to out perform clubs like villa or newcastle let alone the big spenders.thats why i,m saying it again latics are outperforming the warriors like for like.

At least you're an honest one David

true that,its a pity there not all like that instead of spouting off when theyve not even been to the match


Good shout BB.

jordans back

If Bob doesn't change his tactics the Latics will not need to worry about the Premier League next season

very true then whelan will find it twice as hard to find a buyer

ianc did they have a few bob on the opposition those days,played appallingly hmm,or were they on the usual two day bender before the harlequins game

relegation

hope this never happens

after our performances this season i'm on a permanent bender

baker boy
"ianc did they have a few bob on the opposition those days,played appallingly hmm,or were they on the usual two day bender before the harlequins game"

i just thought i would post and set the record straight about the so called easy points. obviously you cannot take being corrected just a little. so, as tom say's you have to resort to some other little dig at rugby and the warriors.

i suppose it just shows what i have always known about latics fans, they are either inbred or idiots! unfortunately some people fall into both categories.

I am a season ticket holder at the Warriors but I have to admire the Latics and all connected to them including Uncle Dave. They were a none league club thirty years ago and to have got to the Premiership is nothing short of amazing.

I always want them to win and I hope they continue to stay in the top league.

ian I am a tics fan but no idiot or inbread stick to thugby threads moron

'they are either inbred or idiots! unfortunately some people fall into both categories.'

Another bigoted post from Ian.

I attend both codes and in my judgement Latics attract the far better class of fan.You only need to glance at the books/forums to realise Latics fans are just far superior to the rugby lot.I include the bigot that is Ianc in that.

i'm a latics fan and i'm neither an inbred or an idiot

No wonder the Rugby fans are in the minority in this town and are so disliked.

You're a racist and that isn't a lie..Can you point me to were i've lied?Thought not.

On the point in question,i was speaking from subjective experience like you were about your supposed 'latics supporting friends'.Sorry if that is beyond your limited understanding.

Surveys suggest that the vast majority of latics fans are from town.The last survey i saw about WiganRLs support suggests less than 60 per cent live in the gigantic Wigan Metropolitan Borough which cover a number of areas.

So why are they not in the minority?

No these surveys surveyed people who attend games.

Do others really count?

Who do we believe here the WiganRL official website are a racist idiot like yourself?Not a tough one for me.

Yep i'm bored of you.No structured arguments as per usual.

I'm off to get some sleep.

Night.

I attend both codes

hypocrite


No wonder the Rugby fans are in the minority in this town and are so disliked.

coming off the most disliked person on here........priceless


Yep i'm bored of you

which means im losing another argument so im off back under my stone

When will jay1 get it into his head that the figure on the Warriors website of supporters outside Wigan is mainly made up of the many Wiganers who live on the fringes of Wigan in places in Bolton, Chorley, West Lancashire and even St Helens and Warrington.

Many of the Latic's supporters are the same!

Towny trev is never out of the rugby threads,correct but never comment on the game,dont follow thugby but most of thugby threads end up talking about footy wounder why come on you tics

trevwafc

If rugby is thugby, Why all the police, police horses, police dogs at the every football game?

Even on the railway stations.

Ducky Ive said many times its the game not the supporters I call thugby have you got a short memory span

trevwafc

Neither is the game judging by some of the nasty and wild tackles we now see in football!

ian c so you think i,m stupid ok rl players dont bet against their own team remember a certain pair one a wigan man shaun long the other the centre that disappeared very mysteriously.oh and that bloke from yorkshire the captain of doncaster ,ian its you thats naive it goes on in any sport.horse racing is a prime example.harlequins used to beat wigan at home every season,let alone once when all things are considered wigan could/should have crushed them.either they where on a bender or worse. qed.?

the far eastern betting on prem footy is enormous,10k is peanuts to some of those boys.tom do you remember a certain long haired player from london with a terrific left footin the 60/70,s ,he used to back an enormous amount on footy matches inc his own side.

BB,
I'm tryin' to get the keggie with the long hair. Charlie George? Stan Bowles? obviously not Alan Gilzean , he was a bit baldy. Osgood? Venables?
Go on tell us pal.

Back on topic , No, Latics are not a blight on the EPL. All the little clubs are there on money and /or merit.
And like the Super Whites, Tics don't have any cheatin whingers unlike all the so called elite clubs., who are riddled with 'em . They're the true blight on the Premier League.

Au contraire, Mal75's mate, Small clubs are a credit to the league.

i though it was stan bowles,he said it himself that he couldn't walk past a bookies

Michael Owen is as bad where gambling is concerned!

baker boy,
Can you be more specific as MOST footballers in the '70's had long hair

s b

i think the heading on this thread says what all the "genuine" fans are saying

Yes their such a blight on the Premiership, a disgrace to the town. Did any of you see how much the latics and Bolton fans raised for that little girl at the weekend?
Well done to both sets of fans!

i believe when they play at bolton there,s a sposored walk to boltons ground including bolton fans hope this is true and lots of money is made

Heard the same myself David.

Well done tics and bowton fans nearly £10,000 raised to a very good cause

hear hear well done to all (still cant get smilies)

Well done to all concerned.

respect to you all