Re: Apologies to the Mods : Tue Sep 20, 2016 8:35 pm  

fez1 wrote:

I must apologize to the Mods for my recent posts - every one containing at least one expletive - (or lots of .... ).

I've not been on here since Friday night and have seriously thought of giving up supporting the Wire and RL for good.
I was / am totally pig-sick.

I have been supporting Warrington since the early 1970's and I honestly cannot think of any time I've been as hacked off as I am / was after Friday.

I've seen them lose 80 - 0 at Stains
I've seen us lose with seconds to go against Stains
I saw us lose to the Joe Lydon 'wonder drop goal' in the 80's
I saw us lose to Wigan in CC final in the mid 90's and in the Regal Trophy that decade too.
I've seen us lose away at Hunslet in the 80's.
I've seen us get stuffed by Bradford and Leeds.
Even losing the 2 GF's was not as bad.
This list goes on.

In all of the above (except Hunslet!) we were never really the 'class' side or something conspired against us (particularly the goons injuring Monas and Ratch in the 2nd GF).

But I have honestly never taken defeat like that on Friday.

Totally livid. It's beyong 'upsetting'.

My long suffering wife was totally understanding though - that's the one saving grace.

Nor sure where I go from here.

I've decided not to make the 300 mile round trip to Hull on Friday and have still yet to decide whether to watch on tv.
Can't even persuade myself to see how things are going on the club web site or the Warrington Guardian.

Why, why, why ?

Me also.

Re: Apologies to the Mods : Tue Sep 20, 2016 9:18 pm  

Dread to think of the meltdown amongst our fans if we were genuinely back to the days when the likes of Saints put 80 on us.

Re: Apologies to the Mods : Tue Sep 20, 2016 9:37 pm  

Wires71 wrote:

Very honest of you. I went through something similar a few years back and just decided to pick my games and not emotionally invest as much as I once did. It is only a game after all and plenty of ways to spend my leisure time. Games that I fancy, I go to. Ones I don't I'll watch on Sky. I went to Hull in 2011 to see us clinch it, won't be bothering this Friday. Went to Wembley not expecting much and wasn't that crushed. If we make the GF I'll most likely go to that. The club owes me nothing, nor I it.

Pretty much the same for me.
My love for the game has lessened over the years, obviously, I must be really getting old.

My "obsession" has totally gone, and replaced by, not so much apathy, more, it's on, I'll watch.
Not had a season ticket for about 10 years (at first due to job insecurity, now, if it's televised, I'll watch it at home, but go to the others). Away games went years ago. I just got peed off with giving up 7 hours of my life to watch them in deepest, darkest Yarkshire, throw my tea down my neck, and.meet up with the same mates in the Time Square, an hour later, on a Sunday night.
I'd struggle to identify most of Wigan/Stains/Leeds side if they walked past me in the street. likewise the likes of Patton/Johnson /Wilde etc. Bar our close season signings, I've no idea which club has signed which players.

Aussie RL bores the bottom off me, and I fear we're following suit. yardage/territory obsessed.
Like the dear departed Yed, scooting from dummy half, bores me to tears when it's done constantly. There's a time and place, not for the full 80 minutes.

I didn't go to Wembley because
a)I'd just got back from holiday, the afternoon before
b)My previous 3 visits, I'd been surrounded by bandwagon jumping scrotes who had no idea/interest what was going on.
c)Travelling
d) I thought it was going to kick off, massively
e) I couldn't be ar5ed

Those todgers on Sky really get on my nipple ends

Don't get me wrong, I still LOVE my club, and, if the circumstances are correct, I'll defend them to the hilt, but Smith is starting to grate on me. The smug grin, the lack of a plan B, capitulations when he is the coach, the way he treats certain players, be they established internationals, or local lads. He's certainly got his favourites, and I don't like that. His reluctance to play virtually all the back division in their natural positions.
My patience with him is running thin. I don't want him sacked. FFS, he's the best Wire coach I've seen, since 79. I just feel he's on easy Street, and feels himself bombproof.We've regressed MASSIVELY since 2013's GF.

The fact that we're still top of the table, and got to a CCF, tells me volumes about the level of SL.

Come on, Smith. Earn your corn, and turn our club into trophy winners, again.

Re: Apologies to the Mods : Tue Sep 20, 2016 9:58 pm  

lefty goldblatt wrote:

Pretty much the same for me.
My love for the game has lessened over the years, obviously, I must be really getting old.

My "obsession" has totally gone, and replaced by, not so much apathy, more, it's on, I'll watch.
Not had a season ticket for about 10 years (at first due to job insecurity, now, if it's televised, I'll watch it at home, but go to the others). Away games went years ago. I just got peed off with giving up 7 hours of my life to watch them in deepest, darkest Yarkshire, throw my tea down my neck, and.meet up with the same mates in the Time Square, an hour later, on a Sunday night.
I'd struggle to identify most of Wigan/Stains/Leeds side if they walked past me in the street. likewise the likes of Patton/Johnson /Wilde etc. Bar our close season signings, I've no idea which club has signed which players.

Aussie RL bores the bottom off me, and I fear we're following suit. yardage/territory obsessed.
Like the dear departed Yed, scooting from dummy half, bores me to tears when it's done constantly. There's a time and place, not for the full 80 minutes.

I didn't go to Wembley because
a)I'd just got back from holiday, the afternoon before
b)My previous 3 visits, I'd been surrounded by bandwagon jumping scrotes who had no idea/interest what was going on.
c)Travelling
d) I thought it was going to kick off, massively
e) I couldn't be ar5ed

Those todgers on Sky really get on my nipple ends

Don't get me wrong, I still LOVE my club, and, if the circumstances are correct, I'll defend them to the hilt, but Smith is starting to grate on me. The smug grin, the lack of a plan B, capitulations when he is the coach, the way he treats certain players, be they established internationals, or local lads. He's certainly got his favourites, and I don't like that. His reluctance to play virtually all the back division in their natural positions.
My patience with him is running thin. I don't want him sacked. FFS, he's the best Wire coach I've seen, since 79. I just feel he's on easy Street, and feels himself bombproof.We've regressed MASSIVELY since 2013's GF.

The fact that we're still top of the table, and got to a CCF, tells me volumes about the level of SL.

Come on, Smith. Earn your corn, and turn our club into trophy winners, again.

Good post. Funny how things change. When I was kid, throughout the 80's I'd be at all games home and away, all home A team games and even watch the first team train at Lousher's Lane and Victoria Park. As soon as the game had finished on Sunday I was looking forward to the next one. Wigan week was massive. Certain players were heroes to me, John Bevan, Jacko, Boyd, Eccles, Roberts even Hesford. It may be age but that devotion has gone. I just don't feel it like I used to, no matter how much hype there is and people saying how good a product it is. Last home game I went to was Huddersfield in the League - I was bored stiff.

Re: Apologies to the Mods : Tue Sep 20, 2016 10:03 pm  

DAG wrote:

Dread to think of the meltdown amongst our fans if we were genuinely back to the days when the likes of Saints put 80 on us.

Not sure it's a melt down, just people being honest about how they feel. It's a refreshing change from the "Im more of a fan than you" / "you're not a real fan" posturing we normally get. Maybe the powers that be in the game need to have a think about why fans of long standing are disenfranchised.

Re: Apologies to the Mods : Tue Sep 20, 2016 10:10 pm  

Wires71 wrote:

Not sure it's a melt down, just people being honest about how they feel. It's a refreshing change from the "Im more of a fan than you" / "you're not a real fan" posturing we normally get. Maybe the powers that be in the game need to have a think about why fans of long standing are disenfranchised.

Would you have come on here posting all this had we won last Friday against Wigan?

Re: Apologies to the Mods : Tue Sep 20, 2016 10:20 pm  

DAG wrote:

Would you have come on here posting all this had we won last Friday against Wigan?

In answer to your question, you see I didn't start the thread, I responded to it. So the timing is in response to the OP. I also did not mention the Wigan game in my posts. Also a clue was in my opening sentence "I went through something similar a few years back".

I've posted a few times about how dull I find the current game and how my interest has waned. I envy you if you still have the fire in the belly for all things Wire. Please don't be under the illusion that I somehow cannot stomach a single defeat of which, as you correctly state, there have been many worse in the past. I guess that in my fourth decade of watching it has all worn a bit thin, and, well priorities change - there are other things to do.

The others will need to reply on their timing.

Re: Apologies to the Mods : Wed Sep 21, 2016 12:33 am  

A good win or draw on Friday will soon put our demons to bed & the Wire will be mighty once more.

The whole game is suffering at the minute with excessive injuries & stop gaps are having to be made with youngsters who are not ready being shoe horned into most teams. The RFL though needs to look at ways of attracting future talent before it is too late & mediocrity sets in. Once that happens it will be too late for some clubs.

Re: Apologies to the Mods : Wed Sep 21, 2016 8:01 am  

I'm afraid it's part of growing up, not many retain the enthusiasm of youth. I'm still Wire to the core but there are more important things in life...was still totally gutted on Friday though.
I have to remind myself how poor we were last season to put it all into perspective..

Re: Apologies to the Mods : Wed Sep 21, 2016 9:32 am  

Wires71 wrote:

Good post. Funny how things change. When I was kid, throughout the 80's I'd be at all games home and away, all home A team games and even watch the first team train at Lousher's Lane and Victoria Park. As soon as the game had finished on Sunday I was looking forward to the next one. Wigan week was massive. Certain players were heroes to me, John Bevan, Jacko, Boyd, Eccles, Roberts even Hesford. It may be age but that devotion has gone. I just don't feel it like I used to, no matter how much hype there is and people saying how good a product it is. Last home game I went to was Huddersfield in the League - I was bored stiff.

I along with my mates would watch the players train on Loushers Lane a little earlier though we used to think we were Parry Gordon, Jackie Melling, and Brian Brady all rolled into one, like yourself that was our week waiting for the next game If I'm really honest I still do all be it there have been more downs than ups as you say that was part of following the Wire, but nothing like last Fridays feeling no words can explain it I'm only just coming round, so at least I must still care, nothing is going to change so hold my hands up to Wigan get back to reality see what players are available, to late for major change so I hope and believe Wire will put something together over the next couple of weeks.