Let’s have a touch of reality here.
Man City Vs Wigan – 2013 FA Cup final. I expected to get thrashed & humiliated. Is that entitled ? No, just reality !
Wigan Vs Canvey Island – FA Cup 1st round. I expected a comfortable win, as did the bookies odds. Was that entitled ? No, just reality ! However, I did pick up a nice little bundle of wedge after that game.
Wigan Vs Carlisle – FA Cup 1st round Nov 2024. I expected SM to use this game to kick start our season and rebuild some confidence amongst our team and the fans. Is that entitled ? No, just common sense and reality !
I think that Skeg’s use of “entitled” is definitely mis-placed.
A good explanation of entitlement is: feeling that you have the right to do or have what you want without having to work for it or deserve it, just because of who you are.
Now I guess that the majority of fans carry the same set of expectations as I do, when we look at our fixtures and assess where we should be winning games (as I expect SM would). That is not entitled. It is reality !
Winning those games comes with the physicality of hard work & endeavour, along with the Manager deploying a suitable strategy.
A good example would be Mr Whelan. Now, he wasn’t born with a silver spoon in his mouth; but did you label him “entitled” when he declared that he would take Wigan all the way to the Premier league.
