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The reaction of a fair few of our lot, and the reaction of the Chelsea fans yesterday confirms once and for all that a great deal of so called football ‘supporters’ are absolute gobshites.
At half time on Saturday, they brought Andy Lyons out on the pitch. He got a big clap off people, but the cynic on me was thinking “the majority of the people in this ground won’t even have seen him play”. You might think/say “does it matter?” But to me, and yes, I know it’s bitter old me again, I feel a bit p’d off by all the faux supporters.
Probably just me being bitter, but there you go.
Regarding Rafa Benitez, my opinion is that he is a very good manager and but for Hicks and Gillette at Liverpool, he would probably still be there. I’m not saying they’d have won the league, but they would’ve certainly gone closer than they have in the past couple of seasons, in my opinion. He’s one of the top managers in Europe, of that I have no doubt. Why Liverpool didn’t appoint him in the summer, I have no idea. He was the man that most reds fans wanted, and I think he would’ve been best man for their job. More fool Chelsea ‘fans’ for not seeing the wood for the trees. Pictures of grown men holding up ‘anti Benitez’ banners in todays paper is cringeworthy to say the least. Plastic club, plastic fans. They’ve a top manager and they don’t even know it.
Like I say, a lot of football supporters……..gobshites.
I’d agree with the start and end of that…some football supporters are gobshites. But they always have been. It’s nothing new. Back when I started going hooliganism was on the rise. Now that was a time for gobshites.
The Rafa bit was the start fa reasonable debate, but you’d lost me when you felt the need to prove your superfan status with the Andy Lyons reference. My lad is fourteen and has had a season ticket for nearly ten years. He hasn’t a clue who Andy Lyons is. Does that make him a faux supporter? Or is he just a polite young lad who knows how to behave appropriately?
Gobshites? Yeah, there’s a few of ’em around!
The reaction of a fair few of our lot, and the reaction of the Chelsea fans yesterday confirms once and for all that a great deal of so called football ‘supporters’ are absolute gobshites.
At half time on Saturday, they brought Andy Lyons out on the pitch. He got a big clap off people, but the cynic on me was thinking “the majority of the people in this ground won’t even have seen him play”. You might think/say “does it matter?” But to me, and yes, I know it’s bitter old me again, I feel a bit p’d off by all the faux supporters.
Probably just me being bitter, but there you go.
Regarding Rafa Benitez, my opinion is that he is a very good manager and but for Hicks and Gillette at Liverpool, he would probably still be there. I’m not saying they’d have won the league, but they would’ve certainly gone closer than they have in the past couple of seasons, in my opinion. He’s one of the top managers in Europe, of that I have no doubt. Why Liverpool didn’t appoint him in the summer, I have no idea. He was the man that most reds fans wanted, and I think he would’ve been best man for their job. More fool Chelsea ‘fans’ for not seeing the wood for the trees. Pictures of grown men holding up ‘anti Benitez’ banners in todays paper is cringeworthy to say the least. Plastic club, plastic fans. They’ve a top manager and they don’t even know it.
Like I say, a lot of football supporters……..gobshites.
I’d agree with the start and end of that…some football supporters are gobshites. But they always have been. It’s nothing new. Back when I started going hooliganism was on the rise. Now that was a time for gobshites.
The Rafa bit was the start fa reasonable debate, but you’d lost me when you felt the need to prove your superfan status with the Andy Lyons reference. My lad is fourteen and has had a season ticket for nearly ten years. He hasn’t a clue who Andy Lyons is. Does that make him a faux supporter? Or is he just a polite young lad who knows how to behave appropriately?
Gobshites? Yeah, there’s a few of ’em around![/quote]
Not trying to prove my ‘superfan’ status. I’m not, and don’t have any need to anyway. No need to prove myself to anybody. I’m actually glad I’m not someone who has nothing in my life other than football and going home and away every week. I’m glad I have other interests as I believe my life would be very sad. Thats MY opinion and MY choice. c’est La vie.
Wasn’t having a pop at your kid, or anyone elses. But it’s amazing how many who are old enough claim they “used to go to Springfield Park”, when clearly, they did not.
The reaction of a fair few of our lot, and the reaction of the Chelsea fans yesterday confirms once and for all that a great deal of so called football ‘supporters’ are absolute gobshites.
At half time on Saturday, they brought Andy Lyons out on the pitch. He got a big clap off people, but the cynic on me was thinking “the majority of the people in this ground won’t even have seen him play”. You might think/say “does it matter?” But to me, and yes, I know it’s bitter old me again, I feel a bit p’d off by all the faux supporters.
Probably just me being bitter, but there you go.
Regarding Rafa Benitez, my opinion is that he is a very good manager and but for Hicks and Gillette at Liverpool, he would probably still be there. I’m not saying they’d have won the league, but they would’ve certainly gone closer than they have in the past couple of seasons, in my opinion. He’s one of the top managers in Europe, of that I have no doubt. Why Liverpool didn’t appoint him in the summer, I have no idea. He was the man that most reds fans wanted, and I think he would’ve been best man for their job. More fool Chelsea ‘fans’ for not seeing the wood for the trees. Pictures of grown men holding up ‘anti Benitez’ banners in todays paper is cringeworthy to say the least. Plastic club, plastic fans. They’ve a top manager and they don’t even know it.
Like I say, a lot of football supporters……..gobshites.
I’d agree with the start and end of that…some football supporters are gobshites. But they always have been. It’s nothing new. Back when I started going hooliganism was on the rise. Now that was a time for gobshites.
The Rafa bit was the start fa reasonable debate, but you’d lost me when you felt the need to prove your superfan status with the Andy Lyons reference. My lad is fourteen and has had a season ticket for nearly ten years. He hasn’t a clue who Andy Lyons is. Does that make him a faux supporter? Or is he just a polite young lad who knows how to behave appropriately?
Gobshites? Yeah, there’s a few of ’em around![/quote]
Not trying to prove my ‘superfan’ status. I’m not, and don’t have any need to anyway. No need to prove myself to anybody. I’m actually glad I’m not someone who has nothing in my life other than football and going home and away every week. I’m glad I have other interests as I believe my life would be very sad. Thats MY opinion and MY choice. c’est La vie.
Wasn’t having a pop at your kid, or anyone elses. But it’s amazing how many who are old enough claim they “used to go to Springfield Park”, when clearly, they did not.[/quote]
I’m 23. I used to go to Springfield park with my Dad. Pretty sure there’s a few of us that don’t need/feel the need to lie about it. Saying that why would people lie about it?
The reaction of a fair few of our lot, and the reaction of the Chelsea fans yesterday confirms once and for all that a great deal of so called football ‘supporters’ are absolute gobshites.
At half time on Saturday, they brought Andy Lyons out on the pitch. He got a big clap off people, but the cynic on me was thinking “the majority of the people in this ground won’t even have seen him play”. You might think/say “does it matter?” But to me, and yes, I know it’s bitter old me again, I feel a bit p’d off by all the faux supporters.
Probably just me being bitter, but there you go.
Regarding Rafa Benitez, my opinion is that he is a very good manager and but for Hicks and Gillette at Liverpool, he would probably still be there. I’m not saying they’d have won the league, but they would’ve certainly gone closer than they have in the past couple of seasons, in my opinion. He’s one of the top managers in Europe, of that I have no doubt. Why Liverpool didn’t appoint him in the summer, I have no idea. He was the man that most reds fans wanted, and I think he would’ve been best man for their job. More fool Chelsea ‘fans’ for not seeing the wood for the trees. Pictures of grown men holding up ‘anti Benitez’ banners in todays paper is cringeworthy to say the least. Plastic club, plastic fans. They’ve a top manager and they don’t even know it.
Like I say, a lot of football supporters……..gobshites.
I’d agree with the start and end of that…some football supporters are gobshites. But they always have been. It’s nothing new. Back when I started going hooliganism was on the rise. Now that was a time for gobshites.
The Rafa bit was the start fa reasonable debate, but you’d lost me when you felt the need to prove your superfan status with the Andy Lyons reference. My lad is fourteen and has had a season ticket for nearly ten years. He hasn’t a clue who Andy Lyons is. Does that make him a faux supporter? Or is he just a polite young lad who knows how to behave appropriately?
Gobshites? Yeah, there’s a few of ’em around![/quote]
Not trying to prove my ‘superfan’ status. I’m not, and don’t have any need to anyway. No need to prove myself to anybody. I’m actually glad I’m not someone who has nothing in my life other than football and going home and away every week. I’m glad I have other interests as I believe my life would be very sad. Thats MY opinion and MY choice. c’est La vie.
Wasn’t having a pop at your kid, or anyone elses. But it’s amazing how many who are old enough claim they “used to go to Springfield Park”, when clearly, they did not.[/quote]
I’m 23. I used to go to Springfield park with my Dad. Pretty sure there’s a few of us that don’t need/feel the need to lie about it. Saying that why would people lie about it?[/quote]
Average crowds when we left Springfield Park were around 3-4000. So no, not many out of our 13-14000 home support DID go to Springfield Park.
Because there are a lot of Wiganers who never gave a shit about Latics until 8 years ago.
I was watching the promotion season dvd the other day and until that last game against Reading, our crowds averaged about 12,000. That day, V Reading, it jumped to 19,000. 7000 bandwagoners there, straight away. The pitch invasion was mainly made by people who had probably never been before.I like being in the Premier League. I just don’t like the kind of supporter it attracts. The ones that will disappear when we eventually go down.
Perhaps a lot of the so called new fans may have been there in the 70s some may have gone in the 80s some in the 90s at Springfield park…fell out of love or family or work commitments or no-one to take them,but never the less went to Springfield park then came back as you say for the good times again.
I have no problem with “new” supporters. Otherwise we would be playing Premier League football in front of 1,500 and THAT would be embarrassing.
Whether they stay for the long run is questionable, but a large number still will – even if only from the armchair – and we are growing a new generation of Latics supporters.
I was watching the promotion season dvd the other day and until that last game against Reading, our crowds averaged about 12,000. That day, V Reading, it jumped to 19,000. 7000 bandwagoners there, straight away. The pitch invasion was mainly made by people who had probably never been before.I like being in the Premier League. I just don’t like the kind of supporter it attracts. The ones that will disappear when we eventually go down.
I reckon if we averaged 12,000 then they weren’t the same 12,000 week in week out. So there wasn’t 7,000 new fans for the Reading game.
As Eaststander says ‘Embrace’. Every last one of ’em.
If someone turns up for the next game, sits next to me and tells me it’s his very first ever time watching Latics, then he’s as much a right to call himself a fan as I do. I have no greater privilege or set of rights over this great club of ours than he does. His views, opinions and insights into football are at least as valid as mine.
If a past player happens to be on the pitch at half time I’d bloody well expect him to applaud too. Even if he doesn’t know who it is.
I have no time whatsoever for the small minded minority who can recall the smallest details of an obscure game from the seventies or eighties and therefore Lord it over anyone else.
And yes, I did go to Springfield Park. Admitedly I was wanting a trip to Anfield, but my Dad took me to see Latics instead and the rest is history. History that’s in the past. A past that means little compared to our future. A future in which I want to see us have 20,000 home fans on each week. Maybe even some that didn’t go to Goole Town away.
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