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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]
No, Dave.
It isn’t a new phenomenon it has been around many years. I heard it used in our first seasons in the league. However, I agree with Tyldesley, its much more prevalent now – or so it seems.
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!![/quote]
Oldham fans I used to work twenty years ago referred to Oldham as The Tics back then – so it’s not been made up by a Wiganer recently, and it’s likely we nicked it off them (again…)Personally I’d much prefer it if we had another, original nickname that wasn’t connected to Oldham.
But, it is what it is.
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!![/quote]
Oldham fans I used to work twenty years ago referred to Oldham as The Tics back then – so it’s not been made up by a Wiganer recently, and it’s likely we nicked it off them (again…)Personally I’d much prefer it if we had another, original nickname that wasn’t connected to Oldham.
But, it is what it is.[/quote]
Spot on SW there is even a LATICS school of motoring in Oldham.
I know we have always been Latics but our club is unique and we should have a unique identity.
It could be worse instead of tics we could be the La,s making us sound like a bunch of scally,s from Liverpool.
I’d prefer to be called something like the piermen, or as silly & stereotypical as it sounds, the pie eaters.
To be called latics is so unoriginal. Afterall, charlton are known as the addicks. So why not have a different nickname.
Other teams share nicknames. So what if there are two Latics? Oldham are the originals but we’re more famous! (Where were you five years ago today?)
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