Re: The baiting of Jamie Foster : Sat Aug 04, 2012 11:55 am  

From my vantage point in the Boston stand it did seem to knock Foster psychologically. Job done?

Re: The baiting of Jamie Foster : Sat Aug 04, 2012 11:56 am  

Whats the problem in calling him a w@nker? He's a nothing player who thinks he's the dogs knackers and celebrates when he kicks a penalty (did it in the grand final). Not really sure that questioning his sex life is a major problem. They could have gone a lot further which would happen at football and has happened at Wigan many times in the past.

Re: The baiting of Jamie Foster : Sat Aug 04, 2012 12:24 pm  

Conroy wrote:

Whats the problem in calling him a w@nker? He's a nothing player who thinks he's the dogs knackers and celebrates when he kicks a penalty (did it in the grand final). Not really sure that questioning his sex life is a major problem. They could have gone a lot further which would happen at football and has happened at Wigan many times in the past.

I agree, why should opposition players be made to feel comfortable?

Now racially abusing a player is an entirely different matter and should not be tolerated.

Re: The baiting of Jamie Foster : Sat Aug 04, 2012 12:43 pm  

Conroy wrote:

Whats the problem in calling him a w@nker? He's a nothing player who thinks he's the dogs knackers and celebrates when he kicks a penalty (did it in the grand final). Not really sure that questioning his sex life is a major problem. They could have gone a lot further which would happen at football and has happened at Wigan many times in the past.

It's not questioning his sex life, it's just abusing him. And was completely uncalled for, unlike other incidents of booing players. It really was an embarrassingly poor performance for him in the end though, he looked totally out of confidence. I'm fine with trying to undermine that, but just abusing him as a person, not a player, will hardly do that will it?

The fans going much further is one of the reasons I don't watch football (along with the product). Went to a Latics match with a friend a few years back, the home fans just spent the match picking out members of the visiting crowd and abusing them. So much fun probably because there wasn't anything to watch on the field...

Re: The baiting of Jamie Foster : Sat Aug 04, 2012 6:06 pm  

Suzy Banyon wrote:

From my vantage point in the Boston stand it did seem to knock Foster psychologically. Job done?

Suppose it doesn't work that way? Suppose it galvanises the crap out of the player in question, to the point where he is more determined than ever to punish you? Would it be a sensible policy then?

Didn't happen that way last night, I admit ... but let's not kid ourselves, Hull's heavy defeat was nothing to do with the efforts of the Brigantes.

I just find that whole mob mentality, which I associate far more with football crowds (and Wire), pathetic.

Re: The baiting of Jamie Foster : Sat Aug 04, 2012 6:17 pm  

Sean Gleeson doesnt seem like Foster's biggest fan either going off what he was puttin on twitter.

Re: The baiting of Jamie Foster : Sat Aug 04, 2012 7:37 pm  

Conroy wrote:

Whats the problem in calling him a w@nker? He's a nothing player who thinks he's the dogs knackers and celebrates when he kicks a penalty (did it in the grand final). Not really sure that questioning his sex life is a major problem. They could have gone a lot further which would happen at football and has happened at Wigan many times in the past.

Pretty sure that's called homophobic abuse. I'd prefer it if we kept away from that, especially after Cas got fined 40k for it the other year. That's money that could be spent on player development or marketing.

re the Brigantes, singing the songs that people already know is obviously going to improve the atmosphere, which is what they were originally supposed to be about. It's not good singing a load of songs nobody knows and half the time can't make out, because they're not gonna catch on. Some cracking songs have been introduced, and we already have plenty good songs from before Brigantes were formed, so why not use them more often?

Re: The baiting of Jamie Foster : Sat Aug 04, 2012 7:59 pm  

One word to sum him up for me - Very Overrated!! Ooooops, I have the Jon Wells disease!!

Re: The baiting of Jamie Foster : Sat Aug 04, 2012 9:27 pm  

Did you all miss the bit were they sang " he takes it up the a&?e"

Same as Cas, the club could get fined for that kind of behaviour. He is poor, deflated and of no importance so why single him out?

Re: The baiting of Jamie Foster : Sat Aug 04, 2012 9:35 pm  

Didn't understand singing "you've lost it 5 times..." to Foster personally. Yes he's still officially a Saints player but he's only played in 2 of the finals.