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: Thu Feb 12, 2009 8:23 pm  
What's all this better fan worse fan nonsense. I go because I want to go. As well as watching the sport I love I enjoy the social side of it too. Drinking with my close mates and seeing people who I wouldn't normally see outside of the rugby environment.

People have compared watching the rugby to going to the theatre, eating at a restaurant etc over the last few days. Well they don't even compare for me. I don't go to the rugby for pure entertainment purposes. Supporting Wigan is lke a religion to me. It's either in your blood or it isn't.

If you are just interested in watching good rugby then why support a team at all? Where's the fun in only getting behind your team when they are winning and playing well. If you haven't been there through the rubbish times you won't appreciate the good times as much when they do come round.

At the end of the day it's a matter of personal choice. I like many choose to go regardless.

Just one further point re Charlie's 'blind fan' comment. Just because you go to every game it doesn't mean you agree with everything the club does. For example I have been extremely critcial of our recruitment and selection policy. However some of us aren't childish enough to put our toys in the pram and stop going just because not everything is being done the way we want it to be done.
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: Thu Feb 12, 2009 8:35 pm  
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What's all this better fan worse fan nonsense. I go because I want to go. As well as watching the sport I love I enjoy the social side of it too. Drinking with my close mates and seeing people who I wouldn't normally see outside of the rugby environment.

People have compared watching the rugby to going to the theatre, eating at a restaurant etc over the last few days. Well they don't even compare for me. I don't go to the rugby for pure entertainment purposes. Supporting Wigan is lke a religion to me. It's either in your blood or it isn't.

If you are just interested in watching good rugby then why support a team at all? Where's the fun in only getting behind your team when they are winning and playing well. If you haven't been there through the rubbish times you won't appreciate the good times as much when they do come round.

At the end of the day it's a matter of personal choice. I like many choose to go regardless.

Just one further point re Charlie's 'blind fan' comment. Just because you go to every game it doesn't mean you agree with everything the club does. For example I have been extremely critcial of our recruitment and selection policy. However some of us aren't childish enough to put our toys in the pram and stop going just because not everything is being done the way we want it to be done.



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: Thu Feb 12, 2009 9:00 pm  
Woody_woody wrote:
What's all this better fan worse fan nonsense. I go because I want to go. As well as watching the sport I love I enjoy the social side of it too. Drinking with my close mates and seeing people who I wouldn't normally see outside of the rugby environment.

People have compared watching the rugby to going to the theatre, eating at a restaurant etc over the last few days. Well they don't even compare for me. I don't go to the rugby for pure entertainment purposes. Supporting Wigan is lke a religion to me. It's either in your blood or it isn't.

If you are just interested in watching good rugby then why support a team at all? Where's the fun in only getting behind your team when they are winning and playing well. If you haven't been there through the rubbish times you won't appreciate the good times as much when they do come round.

At the end of the day it's a matter of personal choice. I like many choose to go regardless.

Just one further point re Charlie's 'blind fan' comment. Just because you go to every game it doesn't mean you agree with everything the club does. For example I have been extremely critcial of our recruitment and selection policy. However some of us aren't childish enough to put our toys in the pram and stop going just because not everything is being done the way we want it to be done.


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: Thu Feb 12, 2009 10:32 pm  
Great post woody_woody.
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Wigan are quickly turning into the Wigan of old - Arrogant and think they are invincible.

: Thu Feb 12, 2009 10:34 pm  
Woody_woody wrote:
What's all this better fan worse fan nonsense. I go because I want to go. As well as watching the sport I love I enjoy the social side of it too. Drinking with my close mates and seeing people who I wouldn't normally see outside of the rugby environment.

People have compared watching the rugby to going to the theatre, eating at a restaurant etc over the last few days. Well they don't even compare for me. I don't go to the rugby for pure entertainment purposes. Supporting Wigan is lke a religion to me. It's either in your blood or it isn't.

If you are just interested in watching good rugby then why support a team at all? Where's the fun in only getting behind your team when they are winning and playing well. If you haven't been there through the rubbish times you won't appreciate the good times as much when they do come round.

At the end of the day it's a matter of personal choice. I like many choose to go regardless.

Just one further point re Charlie's 'blind fan' comment. Just because you go to every game it doesn't mean you agree with everything the club does. For example I have been extremely critcial of our recruitment and selection policy. However some of us aren't childish enough to put our toys in the pram and stop going just because not everything is being done the way we want it to be done.


Terrible post. :lol:
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: Thu Feb 12, 2009 11:31 pm  
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Terrible post. :lol:



Oh Hogan you are awful
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: Fri Feb 13, 2009 12:10 am  
Woody_woody wrote:
Just one further point re Charlie's 'blind fan' comment. Just because you go to every game it doesn't mean you agree with everything the club does. For example I have been extremely critcial of our recruitment and selection policy. However some of us aren't childish enough to put our toys in the pram and stop going just because not everything is being done the way we want it to be done.


I for one would never do that. After a loss like last Sunday's it tends to go like this for me as the week progresses. Disgust at the performance on leaving the ground. Waking up and then remembering it all over again the day after and thinking what a bunch of... but by the end of the week I actually want to go and support the team again possibly more than if we have just tanked a team.

Granted my expectations are lower now by quite a lot but I keep going. I am sure no one would consider me blind to the clubs faults. So despite the fact my eyes are wide open to them I still go and support the team. So in that sense it is a religion for me too.

I think Charlie's 'blind fan' comment is meant more at people who can't see any fault no matter how often they go.

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: Fri Feb 13, 2009 8:11 am  
DaveO wrote:
I think Charlie's 'blind fan' comment is meant more at people who can't see any fault no matter how often they go.



But there isn't many who do that.

He just said it to justify his own over the top criticisms or uses it if he can't produce a decent reply in an argument.
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Re: Deserve a gold clock : Fri Feb 13, 2009 10:30 am  
Salty wrote:
I had decided to watch Wigan away from home this season after being a season ticket holder for many years but after Sunday I have decided I don't want to go to Hull.
I think all of you who will be there are deserving of the utmost praise or is it me who is fickle.
I don't mind them losing, it's just how they lose that depresses me. Am I wrong?


I see what your point is mate, but im with Hogan, its all about enjoying the rollercoaster.
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Re: Deserve a gold clock : Fri Feb 13, 2009 5:53 pm  
21-12 wrote:
I see what your point is mate, but im with Hogan, its all about enjoying the rollercoaster.


I hope they play really well tonight and the rollercoaster is on the up. I have now recovered from last Sunday and will be glued to GMR. Enjoy the trip!
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