Is that the guy who said that Wigan Athletic were the glamour team of The Championship! The same guy who said that we had the right man in charge after the appointment of Coyle, further adding that -Quote “From all the people we saw, he was absolutely the right man for us and he has already given us a real lift”. Steve McClaren was also seen was he not!! As if I am going to take notice of someone who has spouted shite like that! Also, how would I have access to a copy of the Wigan Observer anyway? I bet most of our fans who live in Wigan don’t even read it nevermind me here in Leyland! This is what I mean about the silence from the club, why didn’t he say what he had to say on the club’s website or in the matchday programmes? I am sure more fans would read those than the WO!If he did write a piece in the programme then I will hold my hand up as I don’t buy one but the Wigan Observer! I still wouldn’t take him seriously though! :)
I presume this is a wind-up? Okay, I’ll bite.
You’re twisting his words regarding the ‘Glamour Team’ quote:
“I was speaking to one of my counterparts in the Championship, and he told me he was really looking forward to the visit of Wigan Athletic because it was one of the glamour games of the season.
I told him it was probably the first time that Wigan Athletic have ever been described as being a glamour team! He explained it was because we’d been in the Premier League for eight years, we were the FA Cup holders and we would be playing in Europe next season.
And I suppose, if you take a step back, we probably are one of the big teams in that league this year.”
That season we made the FA Cup Semi Final again, and the play-offs. So what was wrong with what he said?
And as for the Owen Coyle quote. He was speaking about the new manager that they’d just appointed. What’s he supposed to say?
“We know you’re all pissed off about us being relegated, so we’ve appointed this Coyle bloke because he was cheaper than McLaren, but let’s see how it goes anyway. Get your season ticket renewals in everyone”
And with regards to someone from Leyland getting access to the Wigan Observer: it’s online! It goes under the moniker of Wigan Today, which is combined with the Wigan Evening Post. It appears on the News Now feed and was posted all over the forums!
http://www.wigantoday.net/sport/wigan-athletic/chief-executive-speaks-out-1-7082139
Nice try Phil. 3/10 for originality though![/quote]
First time I have seen this! I have just read it all and I agree with the ‘North Korean’ comment underneath! In fact if you read all 11 comments not one of them is buying this bollocks! Not just me then eh ! ;)
