JJB : Sun Jan 02, 2011 4:27 pm  

Andy Gray has just said on Sky " 10 goals at the JJB all season " have we had a name change again ?

Re: JJB : Sun Jan 02, 2011 4:30 pm  

Me Dad's got the game on (shouting for Newcastle ) and I must say I laughed me balls off at the conversation they've just had on commentary.

"It is a RL town this!"
"Your right there, their isn't that many of them here today."
"They are loyal though - even in such low numbers but they do struggle to attract spectators here."

Something like that anyway, made me laugh

Re: JJB : Sun Jan 02, 2011 4:31 pm  

Also just said " it's a rugby league town this ", I am getting withdrawal symptoms watching this, roll on the new season.

Re: JJB : Sun Jan 02, 2011 4:33 pm  

Don't ruin that pitch for " The Champions "

Re: JJB : Sun Jan 02, 2011 5:04 pm  

Well there's at least 4000-4500 Newcastle fans there.

Re: JJB : Sun Jan 02, 2011 5:17 pm  

Just seen 5 minutes on the tele....Never seen the ground so empty apart from the away end....actually shocked its that bad!!

South stand is just laughable... no more than 2.5k home fans in there!! East has 5-6k max, West 2- 2.5k. Thank god for regular 5k away followings in the premiership - If it wasnt for away followings they'd be averaging less than 10k in the superdupa global biggest league in the world barclays league premiership!!

And they still say its turning blue!

Latics are dying a death whether or not they get relegated....the novelty factors gone, all their 'support' who really just went to see Rooney et all have departed, and their back to their sub 10k core, just as we're on a crest of a wave!! Love it!

Re: JJB : Sun Jan 02, 2011 5:20 pm  

andyed-wiganrl wrote:

Just seen 5 minutes on the tele....Never seen the ground so empty apart from the away end....actually shocked its that bad!!

South stand is just laughable... no more than 2.5k home fans in there!! East has 5-6k max, West 2- 2.5k. Thank god for regular 5k away followings in the premiership - If it wasnt for away followings they'd be averaging less than 10k in the superdupa global biggest league in the world barclays league premiership!!

And they still say its turning blue!

Latics are dying a death whether or not they get relegated....the novelty factors gone, all their 'support' who really just went to see Rooney et all have departed, and their back to their sub 10k core, just as we're on a crest of a wave!! Love it!

It's not the biggest league in the world. Small clubs sneaking in every year prevent this.

Alan Parry Legend Status : Sun Jan 02, 2011 5:22 pm  

Said Wigan is a rugby town on sky today!!! Lol

Re: JJB : Sun Jan 02, 2011 5:23 pm  

Expecially when you think this game was one of the "Christmas Cracker Package" (4 games for £60 package for adults, 4 games for £40 juniors) ..! http://www.wiganlatics.co.uk/page/Ticke ... 75,00.html

Expecially when you think this game was one of the "Christmas Cracker Package" (4 games for £60 package for adults, 4 games for £40 juniors) ..! http://www.wiganlatics.co.uk/page/Ticke ... 75,00.html

Re: JJB : Sun Jan 02, 2011 5:26 pm  

What's with the empty South Stand every home game?
Surely Latics can flood the town with quid a kid tickets and freebies just to make it look a decent crowd. Or do they already do this?