people behind me were still slagging gomez off after he’d scored his second goal….one bloke was proving his (gomez)inferiority by comparing him with iniesta and messi! What can you say to these people…?

I am thinking it would be more of a worry for the english labour party, rather than the “rich tories”. All the scottish (labour)MP’s would presumably be part of the independent scottish government and I don’t see how the labour party would win a general election without their support…… the tories have hardly any MP’s in scotland, so it wouldn’t affect their total in Westminster.

I won’t be going tonight, I go to all the home matches, but I only go to one or two away games per season,because I can’t afford to go to any more. That said, I will be going on saturday, along with my two sons- we went to sunderland a couple of seasons ago and had a good craic. The sunderland fans were a really good bunch- apart from when we got talking to a bunch of them after the game in town and ended up with them,back in their local (we were pissed of course)… but not so pissed that we didn’t notice that the place seemed to be a shrine to 1973, bob stokoe et al, which, since we all still had latics shirts on, didn’t go down too brilliantly! I have never necked a pint as quick in my life! But they did leave us alone, I think they couldn’t decide if we were hard as nails or just plain stupid for coming into their local! Needless to say, we probably might give that place a swerve on saturday.

we are the smallest team in the premier league- it’s always going to be a struggle for us, unfortunately,and the players we sign are going to be the ones who are, by and large , loans, youngsters or not really wanted by the rest of the premier league. therefore, they are going to take time to settle in- hence not playing them straight away.
We will be ok this season I reckon, but I’d rather have this perennial struggle than to be like portsmouth, leeds or birmingham, who have a brief taste of success then end up relegated and skint.

I think buraq is good-but I virtually live next door mind you! sayin’ that, I havn’t heard any of the rumours bein’ posted…. c’mon….. wot did they do?
as for elsewhwere, shimla spice in the centre of ashton is a good ‘un!

shorthousemuir….. only weeks??? you lucky sod!! :)
sorry-getting back to the thread, I think wright-phillips would have been good for us, but to be honest, in a choice between london and wigan for a young bloke, ?? good luck to him. ( by the way, I know he’s pushing 30, but that is mighty young to me!) as for the other two mentioned- bellamy and barton- they are both good players, but they would wreck whatever team spirit we have at latics-they are total liabilities. I reckon we are doing ok with who we are bringing in-honest lads with the right attitude- we will be fine this season.

I thought the mon would’ve been spot on for us- (had many rows with my eldest-he didn’t rate him).Plus, I was a bit biased ‘cos me granddad was from wales; anyhow, it seems he was right and I was wrong- I always had the impression that koumas could do it if he wanted- he just couldn’t be ars8d! and that’s why he’s gone.

I have tried over the years to enjoy what the warriors do, after all, it is stupid that supporters in such a small town can’t get on with each other. But, I can’t, the reason for me being the patronising attitude displayed by a large proportion of the rugby fans- it occurs in the workplace, the pub, wherever, and usually involves smug expressions and snide comments when it’s discovered that I am a wigan athletic fan- this wouldn’t be so bad but then I usually find out that these loyal :lol: wiganers are also man yuuu or liverpool followers!!
Of course, this is a bit of a stereotype, not all warriors fans hate the ‘tics or indeed support other football teams, and indeed, many latics followers are far from blameless,but it’s the reason I have unfortunately.