jonnythesaint wrote:
While you're at it, ask what's the reason they're Saints fans, and I think you'll probably find that over 90% are either from St.Helens or have some family connection with the town.
You'd be surprised. Not sure about those who post on here, still this is only a fraction of the Saints fanbase, but the majority of the people I've stood with over the years aren't from the town and have no ties to the town itself other than the rugby club. They come from southport, wrexham, oldham, birkenhead, wallasey, blackpool. And a lot of the people who say that they're not bothering to go to the games next year because 'it's too far to travel for a home game/ too much hassle' are the ones who live in the town. I think the earlier comments about some, not all might I add, of the St Helens townsfolk becoming apathetic and fickle towards 'their' team somewhat ring true.