Re: Latics in administration - Lenagan leading bid : Tue Sep 01, 2020 6:32 am  

A few years ago, when the Latic's were on their way up to the Premiership, one of their supporters who along with other idiots was jailed for assault on some Blackpool supporters in the infamous Foxall pub incident, ran a fanzine based on a public house. The rooms of the pub like the lounge, vault etc contained good news about the Latics but the section called the toilets contained all kinds of nastiness about our club, players, supporters etc.

Some of their supporters are not very nice people as proved by the many incidents of trouble both at home and away games with two brothers from Gidlow banned from every ground in the country.

One of the many reasons why many of our supporters have no time or respect for the Latic's or supporters.

Re: Latics in administration - Lenagan leading bid : Tue Sep 01, 2020 7:36 am  

Our fans have never been banned or involved in fighting have they.

I'm not a big Latics fan but as a football fan the attitude from rugby fans that supporters in our game are angels and football fans are scum wears thin. Especially when every incident is instantly blamed on football fans

Re: Latics in administration - Lenagan leading bid : Tue Sep 01, 2020 8:57 am  

Egg Chasing wrote:

Our fans have never been banned or involved in fighting have they.

I'm not a big Latics fan but as a football fan the attitude from rugby fans that supporters in our game are angels and football fans are scum wears thin. Especially when every incident is instantly blamed on football fans

Your constant need to redress the balance is laudable. But everyone knows there are yobs following every club. Long before Latics were even a thing, i was present at Central Park when there were huge fights between Wigan and Saints fans, Wigan and Wire fans, even Wigan and Workington fans.

However, none of this means that Wigan fans who've had bad experiences with Latics fans shouldn't mention it in this very relevant context, and no amount of whataboutery makes those testimonies invalid.

Re: Latics in administration - Lenagan leading bid : Tue Sep 01, 2020 9:36 am  

Cruncher wrote:

Your constant need to redress the balance is laudable. But everyone knows there are yobs following every club. Long before Latics were even a thing, i was present at Central Park when there were huge fights between Wigan and Saints fans, Wigan and Wire fans, even Wigan and Workington fans.

However, none of this means that Wigan fans who've had bad experiences with Latics fans shouldn't mention it in this very relevant context, and no amount of whataboutery makes those testimonies invalid.

He wasnt mentioning his experinces with latics fans though was he? He was talking about hooligans which as you say we had plenty of.

Re: Latics in administration - Lenagan leading bid : Tue Sep 01, 2020 9:45 am  

I have a few mates that are latics fans. None of whom are scum or hooligans. They dislike wigan rugby but know the history of why (this differs to that that wigan rugby fans would tell you so it really is a case of two sides to a story and what you choose to believe) but they do accept that some fans dislike wigan rugby just because it's 'fashionable'. A bit like a 10 year old Leigh fan hating Wigan even though they've played us twice in that time and should probably focus more on Widnes.

Anyway....it's crap to see what they going through and I wouldn't wish it on anyone. Even saints or wire. If they survive or not is no real concern to me as im not a fan, but i do feel for the actual fans whether they like us or not

Re: Latics in administration - Lenagan leading bid : Tue Sep 01, 2020 12:36 pm  

Egg Chasing wrote:

Anyway....it's crap to see what they going through and I wouldn't wish it on anyone. Even saints or wire. If they survive or not is no real concern to me as im not a fan, but i do feel for the actual fans whether they like us or not

That's very big-hearted of you, but there's no rule to say that others must feel the same way.

Re: Latics in administration - Lenagan leading bid : Tue Sep 01, 2020 12:51 pm  

isnt it D-Day today?

Re: Latics in administration - Lenagan leading bid : Tue Sep 01, 2020 1:24 pm  

I thought it was yesterday?

Re: Latics in administration - Lenagan leading bid : Tue Sep 01, 2020 1:36 pm  

https://wiganathletic.com/news/2020/sep ... eNdz-B1eZI Latest

https://wiganathletic.com/news/2020/sep ... eNdz-B1eZI Latest

Re: Latics in administration - Lenagan leading bid : Tue Sep 01, 2020 2:02 pm  

Cruncher wrote:

That's very big-hearted of you, but there's no rule to say that others must feel the same way.

Never said there was.

What are your reasons for wanting them to go bust? Because a few idiots shouted stuff at you or told a joke?