Three Ws. No !

I had a go and only have us finishing with 35 points and not enough to stop up

I did the predictor thing.

We finished bottom, Blackburn second to bottom, and Blackpool third off bottom.

North West nightmare, eh? We’ll see.

So, you are actually admitting that you were rolling your eyes at Fil for not including Wigan as one of the teams that will be relegated?

And, you are hoping Wigan are relegated so that I’m proven wrong?

I’ve said on numerous occasions that if we’re relegated I’m not overly concerned as it was bound to happen sooner or later, and bar apart from two seasons, ever since we got into the Premier League we’ve been fighting relegation. I’ll still be in my same seat whatever league we’re in.

And yes, I still like what Martinez is trying to achieve at the club and clearly Whelan thinks he’s doing a decent job.[/quote]

If you had a business and Bob had managed that business and spent the money he has and showed you the results he has achieved?????

Well to me it’s not rocket science he would have been sacked along time ago.

Without the slightest hint or intent or trying to start an argument or trying to get you to trip yourself up or sarcasm or anything like that, can I ask you Standish what exactly it is that Bobby is trying to achieve that you like. Or indeed what it actually is that he’s trying to achieve

I’ve genuinely tried – I even get tired myself from time to time of being so negative & try to see the positives I genuinely want Bobby to be a success coz of who he is & the type of bloke he comes across as
BUT
try as I might, I just can’t. I can’t see a) exactly what he’s trying to achieve & b) even if its his much vaunted “good” football its bloody awful to watch the vast majority of the time

I really can’t see what it is that people are clinging to with regards to Bobby that sees him still in his job & still getting a large amount of support from the Wigan faithful (other than he’s a Latics legend from his playing days & he says all the right things about the club in the press & to the fanzines)

Micky Quinn is bob on in some of the stuff he is saying particularly in relation to the crowds. I think our average is circa 16k this season whereas its always been around 18k in the past. In Bobby’s defence however, for the most part the heavy kickings that characterised most of last season & the first 2 games of this season have been cut out
For the life of me however I can’t see how he is still in his job – Bobby that is, not Micky Quinn

What’s all this “I’m not bothered if we get relegated, it was going to happen sooner or later”.

Well I’m sorry but I would be bothered if we got relegated. I don’t want to see the team I support go down. Despite what another thread has said we are at the pinnacle of the English game, playing against some of the best players in the world on a weekly basis.

Why would anyone not be bothered about dropping down a division and seeing us play against mediocre opposition at, let’s be honest, some shyte grounds.

I want my team to be successful, punching above their weight and confounding the critics.

I had a conversation with a Rangers fan last summer where he asked me how I could support Wigan when we invariably hover in the bottom half and get a good thumping off the big boys.

I explained that our existance in the top flight is still a dream to me. I never thought 15 years ago we would be in the Premier League let alone that we would stay there for six seasons. And yes while we may take a few drubbings, I look forward to us every year maybe sticking two fingers up at the big boys and pulling off a shock win, which we did THREE times last year.

We still have one big scalp to claim, but I believe one day we will do it and maybe, just maybe the ref will smile on Little Wigan.

I think a lot of our fans need to take a reality check. Most clubs’ fans are jealous of us, yes jealous of us because we are a small club who are playing cup finals every week while they travel to Torquay or Hartlepool on a cold Tuesday night. We get the p&ss taken out of us by other fans for our poor support, but who cares we are Wigan and proud.

I for one want us to have a few more cup finals against the big boys next season so anyone who is not up for the fight and give their support to the lads can F*ck off and support a small team who dream of one day doing a Wigan.

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Swindon with Bob in charge we have never looked like flourishing, I’m afraid were doomed.