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Ill tell you what’s wrong with Mr Stones’s remarks, thier buying a club who went to both major Cup Finals and a budgies nad off winning one back to back.
A very well run club unlike some just ask Sunderland. A club that wont cost the earth with an excellent stadium but Mr Stones highlights crowds of 10k ?.
50k+ a week home crowds hasn’t won Newcastle anything bar the Championship.If I were shopping for a budget club with years of experience at been in the Prem, an excellent stadium – training already in place and 1 tier off the big boys then Wigan would be right up there.
You should take time to read what thier worth the takeover gang, it makes interesting reading, a 50million investment would be like me doing a big shop at Asda.
But again our fan base size gets attacked. Without investment we would float around Div1 for the foreseeable future so for me im all up for it.
Lets not forget how and and were we started on this journey and if we ended up back were we started i’ll look at the roller coaster ride with fondness not the crowd size….
Did he mention Saturdays amazing away following taking half our home attendance ? No because it doesn’t make good readingYou make a good argument Cup Winners and I can see that side of it too but I still see nothing wrong with what he’s written as he makes valid points too – all of them.
In every takeover there are going to be arguments for both sides & he is just putting forward one of them, & as i said he’s not said anything that plenty of other Latics mons & monesses have already said.I think what seems to be riling people is that he’s mentioned our crowds. My opinion of that is so what? Its a fact. They are what they are & plenty of Latics people complain about them. I think its also a fact that if crowds stay around that level (and with the relatively low prices that Latics will charge to get in compared with other Championship clubs) then our budget will be low compared to others in the division so it will be difficult (but not impossible) to compete at that level & you (Cup Winners) say so yourself “Without investment we would float around Div1 for the foreseeable future so for me im all up for it”.
PNE & Millwall will also find it difficult (some seasons more so than others). Bournemouth would not have got out (or even into) the Championship without spending the money of their Russian billionaireFor me all this BBC guy is saying is that Latics would struggle in the Championship without outside investment so in that sense its welcome but that there is a cautionary note as we don’t know a great deal about them or what their aims are. Oh & we only get 10k crowds!! ;)[/quote]
Name me any club that’s that’s also taken the double drop and kept their fan base ? (all bar Leeds they have 100k a week and take 50k away).
The vast majority of fans are finicky and can’t help himself but to mention 10k crowds while were in Div 1 that is. I had to rub my eyes at home against City and when I watched a Cardiff game the other week but this happens everywhere , sorry except for Leeds.
That 10k figure will rise next season to 15k+ on many occasions (and 75k when Leeds come) and again if we happen to get back into the Prem.
The fact is, fans don’t win you trophies, never have, never will, well run clubs with hard working players and backroom staff do.
I just hope the Hong Kong take over people don’t start handing out those Everton type questionnaires because I will have to just draw a horse taking a slash when asked, “What do you think of the beverages ?”.You forgot:
PERKS.
Anyway, I don’t want to be known as the ‘Latics’, or ‘the ‘tics’. I want to be known as ‘The WIGS’.
You forgot:PERKS.
Anyway, I don’t want to be known as the ‘Latics’, or ‘the ‘tics’. I want to be known as ‘The WIGS’.
I’m just happy to be known as The Champions for now.
No proper United fan or Chelsea fan would abbreviate their grounds in such a way. Its the new found middle to upper class bastards who are coming out with this crap.
It will always be Old Trafford or The Bridge, etc to proper supporters. It’s proper cringey.
We are Latics. Alway have been, always will be. We should never ever allow that to change. It’s our identity.
No proper United fan or Chelsea fan would abbreviate their grounds in such a way. Its the new found middle to upper class bastards who are coming out with this crap.It will always be Old Trafford or The Bridge, etc to proper supporters. It’s proper cringey.
We are Latics. Alway have been, always will be. We should never ever allow that to change. It’s our identity.
But ‘The Bridge’ is abridged ( No pun intended!) ;)
I’m not sure how ‘new’ it is.
AFAIK Latics fans have always been refereed to as ‘Tics’ The club maybe not, but what harm does it actually do? It’s created an atmosphere and has spread pretty well.
I’m not sure how ‘new’ it is.AFAIK Latics fans have always been refereed to as ‘Tics’ The club maybe not, but what harm does it actually do? It’s created an atmosphere and has spread pretty well.
No, Adam.
It’s a new phenomenon from the past couple of seasons. Yet another example of people trying to change something….When it doesn’t need changing. It seems trivial, but it annoys me greatly. Just say Latics!! Whoever invented it needs a clip round the ear.
I’m not sure how ‘new’ it is.
AFAIK Latics fans have always been refereed to as ‘Tics’ The club maybe not, but what harm does it actually do? It’s created an atmosphere and has spread pretty well.
No, Adam.
It’s a new phenomenon from the past couple of seasons. Yet another example of people trying to change something….When it doesn’t need changing. It seems trivial, but it annoys me greatly. Just say Latics!! Whoever invented it needs a clip round the ear.[/quote]
Its been around longer than a couple of seasons. An old mate of mine that I haven’t seen in 11 years used to use it & I’m sure I remember someone complaining about its use in The Mud Hutter in the dim & distant past
That said, its much more prevalent now – or so it seemsAnd my dad (RIP) who was a home & away United supporter was calling Old Trafford OT before he split up with my mum 24 years ago – he was from a council estate in Chorlton, so it spreads across all social classes!! Mind you I think he used it more coz he knew how much it wound me up!!
The takeover can take up to two months so, in the meantime what happens with players contacts and potential new signings ?, who gives the nod ?. Without a clear outlined budget surely nobody will be coming in till the end of July
I’m not sure how ‘new’ it is.
AFAIK Latics fans have always been refereed to as ‘Tics’ The club maybe not, but what harm does it actually do? It’s created an atmosphere and has spread pretty well.
No, Adam.
It’s a new phenomenon from the past couple of seasons. Yet another example of people trying to change something….When it doesn’t need changing. It seems trivial, but it annoys me greatly. Just say Latics!! Whoever invented it needs a clip round the ear.[/quote]
A certain little birdie on rivals always ended his wind up with up the tics about ten year ago
Up the tics
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