: Sat Feb 21, 2009 11:57 am  

aken from Sportinglife.com wrote: "The reality of this competition is that it's won in October and not February," said Noble.

This kind of thing infuriates me! If they cant be botherd playing why should we bother going

Katrina wrote: Oh well... that's my £440 on two season tickets gone down the drain eh?


Clearly not the point he was making.

Clearly it is the point he was making as thats what he said.

Basicly the club and everyone invloved is taking the fans for complete mugs!

First we dont get to play our playoff game at home! IL should have shown some minerals and done whatever he needed to do to ensure that didnt happen!

Second no shirts for start of season, ok due to current financial climate i can understand this

Third. Such a poor start to the season is unacceptable! All the teams i have seen so far have improved from last season, we have gone backwards!!!

Four. Throw away comments like nobles, is basicly saying we dont care about the week to week as long as we in top eight it will be ok.

That in my opinion is just not acceptable! Sugar coat it however you want to but i am not wasting any more time and money on this club. If i hadnt already paid for my season ticket, i wouldnt even be going to the home games. Just wait for the playoffs and have a two game season, as quite frankly they are taking the p*ss!!!

Im not a glory hunter or a bandwaggon jumper, i just want to see heart passion, pride and commitment, and i dont appart from Feka, Hock, Lockers, Hanson, Ainscough (outstanding last night).

The club needs to realise that they cannot take the fans for granted!!!

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 12:05 pm  

Sharpy_4a wrote:

Clearly it is the point he was making as thats what he said.

No, he didn't.

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 12:12 pm  

Unfortunately with a top 8 play off system it makes you wonder whether its worth the bother of turning up week in week out anyway no matter how your team is performing.

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 12:12 pm  

Thing is, for the last 2 years it's been the same story, dodgey starts and an inconsistant season but in the last 8 or so games we could beat anyone. But run out of steam to get to the GF. Personally I'm getting bored of it

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 12:17 pm  

ChrisPie2 wrote:

The end of this season is just writing the season off. I'm not willing to do that after already paying my money up front.

In that case I guess you'll just have to stay away.

It's a reasonable reaction after the last three weeks, and from last night's crowd, others are already doing that.

Personally, I'm keeping going. Call me a mug, but massive support from the terraces was complicit in our survival a couple of seasons ago.

At some point Noble will be a footnote in Wigan's history. Let's, the rest of us, keep going and keep showing the flag. As long as we stay firm, the club's future is guaranteed.

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 12:17 pm  

The only point Noble is making is that its not time to throw the baby out with the bath water just yet. In relation to what we are trying to achieve losing 3 games is not the end of the world. So yes,Humpty Dumpty has fell off the wall and needs putting back together but nothing has been won or lost just yet in terms of trophys.

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 12:20 pm  

No, he didn't.

So enlighten me what pont was he making!

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 12:22 pm  

Sharpy_4a wrote:

So enlighten me what pont was he making!

He has confidence we will be in the shake up & It won't cost us the league.

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 12:25 pm  

Cruncher wrote:

At some point Noble will be a footnote in Wigan's history.

And there is still chance he will be hailed as a legendary Wigan coach as quite rightly he points out that things are won in October not February. If Noble steers us to a GF win in October nobody will care about the early season losses.

For the past 2 seasons we have been one game away from getting to the GF. In both the final eliminators we have lost out to the team who have gone on to win the GF the week after by considerable ease. There is no saying just yet that we cannot go one step further this year. Its far to early to throw the baby out with the bath water.

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 12:28 pm  

He has confidence we will be in the shake up & It won't cost us the league.

Its top eight this year of course we will be in the shake up!!! That doesnt mean we should accept mediocraty, which at the moment i would take with both hands!

And of course he has confidence in the squad and himself, but does anyone else? I dont. Show a bit of heart and we fold!!

But your right it wont cost us the league, being out-enthused will cost us that! Its only week 3 and we have been out-enthused 3 times.

In the next 3 games we have leeds bradford and quins! Looks like being 0-6 (however they may be interested in playing leeds so you never know)

But dont worry cos come playoff time (august) we will be fired up and ready to play at the business end of the season!

Pathetic!