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Sorry Standish but Whelan is not building a club near Wigan Tech for youngsters. He has made a donation of pocket change to the project but most of the money is coming from other sources. He is doing what he is best at minimum outlay maximum exposure, sound familiar
As with the Stadium, it doesn’t matter how much he personally invested or not. The point is, it was his idea, his project, and he made it happen. Just as with most other things he has done in his life.
Jealousy is a terrible thing, fellas.[/quote]
Some people just don’t want to give him credit for anything…
And people say this board isn’t negative
mate at work found his cat covered in blood, thought it had been run over or attacked by a dog, took it to vets, had x ray found it had been shot seven times with air rifle, cowards indeed.A cat survived 7 Air Rifle shots!! That Cat is hard!!
The who can we realistically sign debate is what put a taint on Jewell’s time at the club for me.
Constantly bemoaning being unable to bring players into the club yet following his departure Hutchings managed to sign Melchiot (very good player for us especially at the time!) Bruce managed to make a couple of good signings (as much as it pains me to say it) and Roberto has been more than competitive in the transfer market.
Perhaps players just didnt want to sign for him and I cant blame em he hasnt exactly set the footballing world alight since his departure.
Yes, there have been some decent signings, but most of them have been misfits (Melchiot was signed from Rennes after his contract had expired), largely unheard of in the UK, or from the SPL and lower leagues.
As much as people don’t want to hear it, low crowds and the threat of relegation each year have put players off joining us in the past.[/quote]
As sad as it is I dont think the low crowds or threat of relegation has half as much to do with how much £ per week is on offer.
Look at QPR for example lower crowds & odds on for the drop yet they got the pick of players available.
That being said it hasnt done them much good.
So while our inability to buy expensive players might be a problem at this level it has also proved to be our strength on many occasions playing a team full of motivated players wtih the want to better themselves individually and as a team.
I love what we have done as a club and wouldnt swap places with any other team.[/quote]
Obviously I do believe wage is the main factor and crownds, relegation threat etc plays its part too..
I don’t think QPR is the ideal example as their crowds probably aren’t as low as ours, and also when the (Good, high profile) players signed for QPR they probably were’nt favourites for the drop as they were signed pre-season and would have had no idea how woeful they would be, they were probably promised a fantastic season ahead in all fairness which was probably believable given the cash they were spending and the calibre of players they were signing.
All in all I think our business is conducted well, every team is going to sign a flop now and again B)[/quote]
Fear not my processed chicken friend ;)
Average Attendance 2012/2013
Wigan 18,128
QPR 17,782Average Attendance 2011/2012
Wigan 18,634
QPR 17,295[/quote]I stand corrected Capt Spaulding!
Although these facts have surprised me, I wasn’t completely sure hence why I used the word ‘Probably’ in the sentence (Sort of covered myself) ;)
It does back up the fact that players won’t refuse to move solely based on crowds.. Although I still believe they (Crowd size) play their part, but we all know that some/most players out there won’t care as long as there is big money offered to them :)
The who can we realistically sign debate is what put a taint on Jewell’s time at the club for me.
Constantly bemoaning being unable to bring players into the club yet following his departure Hutchings managed to sign Melchiot (very good player for us especially at the time!) Bruce managed to make a couple of good signings (as much as it pains me to say it) and Roberto has been more than competitive in the transfer market.
Perhaps players just didnt want to sign for him and I cant blame em he hasnt exactly set the footballing world alight since his departure.
Yes, there have been some decent signings, but most of them have been misfits (Melchiot was signed from Rennes after his contract had expired), largely unheard of in the UK, or from the SPL and lower leagues.
As much as people don’t want to hear it, low crowds and the threat of relegation each year have put players off joining us in the past.[/quote]
As sad as it is I dont think the low crowds or threat of relegation has half as much to do with how much £ per week is on offer.
Look at QPR for example lower crowds & odds on for the drop yet they got the pick of players available.
That being said it hasnt done them much good.
So while our inability to buy expensive players might be a problem at this level it has also proved to be our strength on many occasions playing a team full of motivated players wtih the want to better themselves individually and as a team.
I love what we have done as a club and wouldnt swap places with any other team.[/quote]
Obviously I do believe wage is the main factor and crownds, relegation threat etc plays its part too..
I don’t think QPR is the ideal example as their crowds probably aren’t as low as ours, and also when the (Good, high profile) players signed for QPR they probably were’nt favourites for the drop as they were signed pre-season and would have had no idea how woeful they would be, they were probably promised a fantastic season ahead in all fairness which was probably believable given the cash they were spending and the calibre of players they were signing.
All in all I think our business is conducted well, every team is going to sign a flop now and again B)
being honest i think our prem league days are nearing its end
for me its overated,greedy quite boring in some ways same thing every year high expectations
only to be lulled into a false belief we will do better this season and struggle instead
with mcarthy now ruled out for a spell its not looking good
and with our two strikers who couldnt score in last orders or harrys bar never mind on the field
championship might come as a breath of fresh air so the saying goesNice and postivie post there!! B)
It may be greedy but I don’t think it is boring.. Our fans (Not the plastic ones) have waited a long time and have prayed for us to get here, and I’m pretty sure most real supporters will want us to stay there (Just my opinion, although admittedly I always preferred the ‘proper’ lower league away games!), but still I would never want or wish for us to go down :)
The who can we realistically sign debate is what put a taint on Jewell’s time at the club for me.
Constantly bemoaning being unable to bring players into the club yet following his departure Hutchings managed to sign Melchiot (very good player for us especially at the time!) Bruce managed to make a couple of good signings (as much as it pains me to say it) and Roberto has been more than competitive in the transfer market.
Perhaps players just didnt want to sign for him and I cant blame em he hasnt exactly set the footballing world alight since his departure.
Yes, there have been some decent signings, but most of them have been misfits (Melchiot was signed from Rennes after his contract had expired), largely unheard of in the UK, or from the SPL and lower leagues.
As much as people don’t want to hear it, low crowds and the threat of relegation each year have put players off joining us in the past.[/quote]
They have to be misfits as established players won’t want to come.
With regards to your 2nd point.. I completely agree..Whether people want to hear it or not, it is fact.. Low crowds and relegation threats have clearly put people off wanting to come (Aswell as wages of course) :)
This is why my cat is an indoor cat……Too many sick feckers about.
I would go postal if I ever saw some tool have a dig at her but its unlikely you will catch someone in the act.
Our cat was an indoor cat! It’s the way forward Spaulding..
I believe if anyone harms an animal they should be hung!
Two goals… that’ll make him nearly as good as Di Santo then
So by your reasoning your beloved Al-Habsi is as good as Di Santo if not worse?
This is another good signing for the club and I am hoping he can hit the ground running.[/quote]
No Spauding!! That’s too positive!!
And Di Santo is clearly better than Al-Habsi.. Look at the goals to games ratio!! ;)[/quote]
There does seem to be an air of negativity on here recently.
In fact its only our own “supporters” who seem to be tipping us for relegation!!!
IRONY
It is obvious to see this is all part of a master plan by Sir Roberto to enable us to take our opponents by surprise and steam on ahead to a comforatable mid table finish.
well done robertoooooooooooooooooo goodpost[/quote]
I don’t think we will be relegated.. Don’t see it as a threat to be honest.
Get our injured/banned players back and we will be fine.
And I agree, Roberto lures the opponents into a false sense of security then walks all over them!! We will finish 9th! B)
Two goals… that’ll make him nearly as good as Di Santo then
So by your reasoning your beloved Al-Habsi is as good as Di Santo if not worse?
This is another good signing for the club and I am hoping he can hit the ground running.[/quote]
No Spauding!! That’s too positive!!
And Di Santo is clearly better than Al-Habsi.. Look at the goals to games ratio!! ;)
I’m 90% sure that some soft twat has booted my Bengal kitten, he’d been missing for about 8 hours, and when he returned he has a closed and swollen eye and from the sniffling all day it sounds like he might have a broken nose, he’s properly scared and I’m sickened.
If someone has give him a crack, they are the scum of the earth, and I can’t think of another way he’d be hurt like this, wankers, must feel really tough kicking a kitten!
Not on mate, they deserve a good slap.
Many years ago, I bought a house on Lakeside Cottages in Standish and parking was really limited with each house having one tight parking space. There was a real clique with the locals and a woman who owned one of the houses but thought she owned the whole row took my parking space and vanished for the weekend. It was a real pain to me and I left a note on her car, politely but firmly asking her not to leave her car there again.
After a couple of days, the car was gone and my note was screwed up on the floor. I thought nothing of it until the little black kitten I had at the time came back to my house in distress because it was covered in creosote. Poor thing’s skin was burnt and everything. That was her reaction to me pointing out that she was out of order for parking her car in my place. I challenged her and though she denied it, there was ‘GUILT’ all over her forehead. She’d done it for sure as, some time afterwards, another neighbour confirmed it.
The kitten was alright in the end but what kind of cold bitch could do that, God only knows. Hope something distinctly unpleasant has happened to her since.[/quote]
Sickening.. Surprised you didnt do anything yourself about it!! Some twisted people around.
He was picked up by Kansas City Wizards in 2008 and went on to play 113 games for the club, scoring two goals.
:blink:
Defensive midfielders aren’t purchased to be prolific… Trust Bobby!! ;)
Wish everyone would stop papping on about this Mayan business.
They said we would be at the end of our life cycle come 21/12/2012.
Guess what the last life cycle was?
Mud people roaming the earth.
Thanks but no thanks.
Eh?![/quote]
Glad I’m not the only one!! :)
Wish everyone would stop papping on about this Mayan business.They said we would be at the end of our life cycle come 21/12/2012.
Guess what the last life cycle was?
Mud people roaming the earth.
Thanks but no thanks.
Hello Capt Spaulding.
Pardon??
Nobody has mentioned the Mayans and their calender on this thread.. Or hav I completely missed the point??
B)
I’m 90% sure that some soft twat has booted my Bengal kitten, he’d been missing for about 8 hours, and when he returned he has a closed and swollen eye and from the sniffling all day it sounds like he might have a broken nose, he’s properly scared and I’m sickened.If someone has give him a crack, they are the scum of the earth, and I can’t think of another way he’d be hurt like this, wankers, must feel really tough kicking a kitten!
If you find out that someone did it (Or who it was specifically) then you should definitely do something about it! Some people are sick in the head. I understand some people may dislike Cats (Not myself) but to harm one, or any animal for that matter, is disgusting.
We are in the exact same position with almost identical points and goal difference for the 3rd year running and so I don’t see why some of us are surprised ! I will say it again, this club has gone as far as it can possibly go !http://www.statto.com/football/teams/wigan-athletic/2010-2011/table/2010-12-20
http://www.statto.com/football/teams/wigan-athletic/2011-2012/table/2011-12-22
http://www.statto.com/football/teams/wigan-athletic/2012-2013/table
How could you possibly know the club has gone as far as it can go?? You can’t… I think we have a long way to go and I look forward to every minute of it :)
I also believe we will finish in a better position this season ;)
