Alex Whalley

Football since ‘Football Factory’ and ‘Green Sheet’ is awash with wannabe Danny Dyer’s. F*ck off and get outta town! You’re making a joke out of yourselves. The way you described what happened to those Liverpool fans, was with such gusto. I bet when there was a scrap in your school you ran about shouting “Fight! Fight! Fight!”, didn’t you, Alex? See, the thing is, apart from a few ‘die-hards’ who should know better, hooliganism is dead and buried. These days, all the snidey Stone Island gang actually use Police shields to HIDE behind. That trouble at West Ham V Millwall, was to settle old scores. The old blokes came out….but even that was invaded by ‘wannabes’. The old boys have done the crime, done the time, and have had the books out of it. Full time. People go to Old Trafford, etc these days and it’s like a carnival. All nationalities walking about with ‘Megastore’ bags. At Anfield, last time I went, the queue for the store was longer than any for the stands. Yet I recall as late as 1992, I was outside Anfield with some mates, there was a game on, we didn’t go, and it was Liverpool V Chelsea. The area around Goodison was moody as anything upto the 90’s as well. It was no place for the lighthearted. It really pi**es the old-boys off when they see the gimps of today giving it ‘large’ in their £600 coat. Then they are going home to their mum and dads plush semi. It’s a joke.

But, for the sake of the game, the authorities got a grip of things, even putting an overkill on it with large Policing operations, and the advent of CCTV and improved intelligence. It became increasingly harder to be involved in organised violence. As soon as any group would gather….the riot squad would arrive.
But it’s a GOOD thing. Why? Because we live in a civilized society. We aren’t animals (most of us) we aren’t thugs (most of us), we just want to watch the game. Yes, support our team with passion. But why do we have to kick seven lumps of s*it out of opposition fans to do that? In the past it was more territorial, determined by national headlines (strikes, etc) and economic failings of the nation. (United & Liverpool originates from years ago and the perceived bypassing of Liverpool trade down the Manchester ship canal)
If we were to operate by those same guidelines, we’d all be ganging up on Poles and other immigrants, wouldn’t we? But that would be deemed Racist, to target someone because of their nationality, faith, or perceived belonging, wouldn’t it? So why wouldn’t picking on somone because of their choice of football loyalty? Is that not being Racist, as well?

These people who swan about now acting the big ‘I am’….just scumbags. Everybody should just turn on them. They’d be the first to disappear if we ever do go down. ES2 Massive? Ha Ha!!! What a joke. Swing a few digs at a daft scouser who’s been silly. Really impressive, that.
A lot of the gimps who have latched onto us, are one major reason why I don’t go away anymore. It’s embarrassing.

Mixed stands? Fair play to Fulham. But then again, apart from Chelsea, I don’t think they have anybody who really dislike them or are rivals. I’d like to see it at all grounds, but I don’t know if it will happen. At grounds such as United and Liverpool, any ‘pay in’ on the day seats will surely go to the tourists.

Also, regarding falling attendances, I am sick of Sky Sports making a song and dance over the declining figures. Do they not realise that most of the problems and faults in todays game were engineered by THEMSELVES? I mean, if they didn’t show as many matches on television, the only way to watch the game would be to go to the match. Their saturation coverage is killing the game. I wish they’d go carumbas up.

ALEX- I do actually think anybody sitting in the opposition end should actually ‘sit on their hands’, so to speak. You can guarantee at least one person will have a go at you if you open your mouth, if not a few. Therem we agree on something! And no, I’m NOT a scouser. Thanks.

People like you are the reason why i try to stay away from this board now just because you watch the team doesnt give you the right to disrespect the longstanding supporters or in fact the new ones. Il accept any fan new or old!

If you listen to accents in the ground you will find many supporters of Wigan Athletic have a slight scouse twang. In fact you will find that the real Wigan accent is a dying breed. As for having the worst accent youll find that around the world its very well thought of thanks to the Beatles and such like.

This is coming from a born and bred wiganer proud of coming from abram. The scousers could say we are all inbred woolybacks that chase eggs and sound like we are retarded (try listening to a proper wigan accent on the radio or tv and youll see what i mean). Would you expect Wiganers to react?

Where do you sit then? Are you part of the Es2 massive that seems to have jumped on the Bandwagon since we made it to the prem?

Ive actually been on the other side of this when i came to a corprate do at latics with some work colleagues from down south that follow spurs! We were moved out of the away stand corprate for a business link meeting and had to sit in the home stand with 4/5 spurs fans. When they celebrated the goal we had idiots telling us to shut up, and threatening them even though it wasnt their choice to sit were they had the club had moved us there. I explained this to the people and they accepted it however 2 women that sit near were my season ticket is and spend the game talking about Hospital appointments demanded they were escorted out by the stewards. I explained to the stewards and the ladies why they were sat there and the stewards had been made aware but asked that they didnt celebrate. The ladys still whinge when i see them now!

Now if a club sell out its allocation and the Wigan public decide they dont want to go to a game then im all for that, however to keep idiots like you from ruining it for people the club should arrange a section they can sit. However if the club sells to other fans without doing this then your complaint should be with the club not the fans in question especially if they have kids with them.

I personally would have a mixed stand rather than let you and your jumped up little mates into a game!

Silly of them really, we don’t like scousers as it is never mind with the mouthy tw**s in our own end.

They should take a look at what we did to their neighbours!