As it has taken 15 years to grow our fanbase by 15,000+ – from 1841 in 94/95 to 18,413 last season, is it not fair to assume it will be another 7-10 years or so until we reach 25,000?
Considering we got over 20,000 on average in 05-06, we would have loads if we had continued at that rate of success. Proves how many JCl’s we had that season.[/quote]
and also a reason why I didn’t quote that season, things have levelled out over the last two/three years after the initial surge when we were promoted.
Anyways, it wasn’t the point I was trying to get across, the fact that it has taken 15 years to get crowds of 18k average means it could well be another 10 years before we could look to getting near 25k.
There are still a LOT of scousers in Wigan (especially the Winstanley quadrant) that won’t change their allegance and will also bring their kids up supporting the red and blue teams in Liverpool. Even though it is bodering on child abuse they will still do it and social services will do nothing about it.[/quote]
They are not scousers as you put it they are probably sons/daughters of ex pat scousers who moved here in the 1960’s 1970’s and 80s.Or even worse sons and daughters of plastic scousers who moved from that great concrete mess called Skem in the 90s.
They try to speak with some over the top broad scouse accent(plastic scouse) but in reality they are Wiganers cos they were born here.My Mum and Dad moved in here in the sixties and to a large extent adopted the town as their own.These placky scouser p’ss me off they move here and then try to recreate some Toxteth sh’thole in the middle of the town that has welcomed them in and dont support the local teams.If wigan went to war with Liverpool tomorrow i would be in the Wigan camp without a doubt because this is my birthplace and where i was reared -give me a proper scouser any day than this bunch of nobs
