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well after a good stint here i think its time for me to leave.


With Wigan's promotion to the premier league i'm going to use the fact that most of my family where born there and that i watched a game in 1992 vs shrewsbury @ springfield park and also Wigans Auto Windscreens victory in the late 90's to become a convert and life long fan. The ground is spacious and there is never a problem getting tickets and with ticket prices at a lovely £16 you can't complain.


I will also create a new website called www.theheinzstand.com if you would like to join me please let me know  :wink:


On a lighter note to everyone who doesn't want Wigan to go up. No matter what anyone says, for a team that where playing non-league 27 years ago thats a fantastic achievement.

They have a shite support. The stadium wasn't even full for a promotion deciding match!! pathetic!!

This time 10 years ago they had an attendance of 1400. today 16000. you need to get this into perspective, thats a fantastic increase.

The thing most people don't understand is that Wigan is a Rugby League town and it will take years to change that, by being in the premiership thats the first step. If they suddenly got 25000 then they would be called glory supporters and be heckled. Its a no win situation.

Its a fairytale story and far to many people over look that.

I will also create a new website called www.theheinzstand.com if you would like to join me please let me know  :wink:







Oh yeah-we're all closet Wigan fans on here!Remember the play-offs 1987?

I think everyone in the world understands that Wigan is a Rugby town!!

I was 5 then so not really  :?

Their support isn't brilliant by 2nd division standards but they've been averaging over 11 thousand this season, which if I'm not mistaken is way above what we ever got in our 2 promotion seasons to the top flight. I don't think we are in any position to knock other teams support! :roll:

Fair enuff, but it just fucks me off for some people to say that they don't deserve to be in the premiership. It should be about the football and not the money men worried that the average attendance for the premiership will drop.

Me and Santini and Lloyd are from Wigan - and we used to have a Whippet and my dad wore a flat cap and we like Hollands pies.  

We are true supporters :D

I think you're just doing a runner with the 'Sponsor a player' cash -       nice scam!

We've all been had  :shock:  :wink:

Dont get me wrong Whits-good luck to Wigan I really hope they do well and strike a blow for the small clubs

11k, that's not great is it? Tickets are £16 to see a promotion winning side. I thought we averaged about 12k in our promotion winning side to the premier??

I am not knocking the team, of course they deserve to be in the Premiership!!

No disrespect to the players for winning the games and of course the hardcore fans, but you have to admit that Wigan have bought their way up the leagues recently. With no money from Mr JJB where would they have been?

But you have to in order to get to the premiere league. I'd be delighted to be able to buy our way into League 1.

Its all about the money now. You aren't going anywhere with no money unless you are extremely lucky.

They have rubbish support which will no doubt be different in the prem. So what. They earned it.

Now its time for..... ADDED TIME MULTI-BALL!

If whits does  arunner with the money I have his banking details, he will be defrauded quicker than it takes STFC Bird to get her knickers off!

I will hunt you down Whits..........and you all think im mr scam and dodgy well its true, im gonna get you (ha ha ha ha - evil style laugh)

thanks asher you just reminded me I haven't posted his cheque yet  :cry:

9.5k in 1990 and 10.5k in 1993, less than Wigans shit support then.  :roll:

blimmy that would be impresive.

thats fast :wink:

:shock:  te way my back is at the moment someone may have to remove them for me  :cry:  :oops:

sick

 :wink:

thanks for the support magic  :evil:

but i didn't think you wore knickers :wink:

crotchless ones only  :wink:

Sweet!!! :mrgreen:

Luckly I haven't paid mine yet either. Glory hunters  :roll:

don't worry i'm not going anywhere but i'm just glad wigan made it, was drinking champagne last night with my dad who went to the match. hes been a fan since the non-league days. i guess i'm just happy for him cause i know what its like to watch shit football week in week out!!!

Talking of the sponsor a player comon boys and girls we're so close!! get those cheques in (i feel like one of those tv preachers)

Wigan. Strange club. Only got elected to the FL in 1978.

Five clubs went bust before Athletic finally made a go of it.

What did your dad think of 1987?  8)

we don't go there, the smug bastard can beat anything i can say at the moment. Hope we get them in the cup  8)

Wigan are pathetic. No after game celebrations and they were outsung by the Reading fans at the end.  So what if they are a Rugby Town? I'd also like to point out i have nothing wrong with them buying their way up the leagues, passing all the hard-working "smaller" clubs at the time, but they dont deserve it. The fact they are still getting silly crowds annoys me too.  At least Hull fans are selling out and have great vocal backing.

Anyway, they'll be straight back down  8)

Why don't they deserve it? its lucky dip, if swindon got brought out by some random with £400m in his back burner and took us to the premiership would we deserve it? do chelsea deserve it?

The fact is they have played good football this season and i do believe they where the last club to lose a game across the football league this season. They have only brought 2 players since they got promoted from league 1 (according to a wigan website).



The fact of the matter is the game on saturday was a sell out, the home fans tickets sold out 2 days before the game. They currently have an issue with the far stand (where the reading fans where sitting) in the fact the police will only allow one set of supporters (being fixed over the summer i believe). Fulham get under 18k quite often yet they don't get slated for having shite fans. An increase in attendances from 1400 > 16000 is a hell of a jump over 10 years, more than most clubs growth you'll find. You'll find the people in wigan will jump at the chance of watching premiership football

Pah most people from Wigan are glory seeking Man Ure fans...probably explains the lower attendances

indeed, that to

And the difference between Wigan and Swindon is? The Wigan ones probably actually frequent Old Trafford.

Nope you aren't wrong there