thegimble posted:
Or name the stands after Pie's
Meat n Potatoe
Steak
Chesse and Onion
Pasty
Yes, I'd like a season ticket in the Meat n Potato please, prefferably in the centre where all the meaty stuff happens.
thegimble posted:
Or name the stands after Pie's
Meat n Potatoe
Steak
Chesse and Onion
Pasty
This is so typical of the big-time Charlie attitude that Latics got from rugby fans right thrpugh the 1980s (your all-conquering glory years - average attendance 14,500).The only problem is that whearas we are steeped in history and would struggle to choose between a long list of luminaries Latics have no history whatsoever and are consigned to picking names of people who used to wash the kit when they were in the Cheshire Combination League. Sad but true.
What your nice highlighted text does show it that Whealen struggled to get permission to build the Stadium just for Latics because it wouldn't benefit enough people, building a 25,000 seater stadium for a team with low attendance as seen as a bit of a waste of space. However when the ideas of a multi-use stadium were put forward the plans were accepted and the JJB Stadium went ahead. So in the end Latics need Wigan rugby to get the stadium built in the first place.im_a_cuckoo posted:
At the same time Dave Whelan unveiled plans to build a new 25,000 seater stadium for Wigan Athletic at Robin Park but he refused to open ground share negotiations with the Wigan board after the collapse of his Central Park rescue package earlier this year.
An achievement made by money from Whelan. I have said before that any club who has £400 million potentially in the bank will end up in the Premiership. If I had £200 million and took over Lancaster City FC, We'd be in the Premiersahip within a decade with a new 30,000 stadium. Personally I credit teams that have risen to the top without much financial success, other than merchandise and ticket sales such as Bolton Wanderers for example who have successfully stayed in the Premiership in continuously in debt and have a fantastic stadium. Latics however, dependant on Whelan, had it all made for them.im_a_cuckoo posted:
Who are you to say that the Latics have no history? It's ignorant, arrogant and quite plainly wrong. As I've already stated, coming from the Lancs Combination to the Premiership is a historic sporting achievement.
Since when did you climb over 200 non-league clubs? you have never been FC United or AFC Wimbledon starting from the dire depths of the bottom. Yes you came from regional leagues but thats the way it is. Wigan rugby have also 'climbed' over a lot of rugby league clubs over the years, just look our consistent records in winning trophies over a century at the highest leve, the only thing that has been consistent with the Latics is Whelans checquebook.Your club has been relegated just once (crowds down to 4,500). That suggests you are little more than big fish in a very small pond. How many professional rugby league clubs are there in this country? Now consider the 80-odd football league cubs and 200-odd non-league clubs that Latics had to climb over to get to where they are today.
I struggle to name over 5 current premiership latics players, and if you are a Wiganer, the chancesare you will know more than 5 rugby players by default due to the history and influence the club has had on the town.As for your list of luminaries. I'm biased, I come from Wigan, I post on your site, but even I could probably only name half a dozen Wigan rugby league players ever: Lydon, Offiah, Edwards, Radlinski, Farrell... Um, no. I'm struggling for any more. Should I check with the man on the Clapham omnibus tomorrow to see how many legends and luminaries he can name?
Kirkland isnt even a #2 goalkeeper for england, wheeas Heskey is an ex-england player who struggles to score in the premiership, how many goals has he scored this season? 3?This season alone, Latics have playing for them two England internationals (Krkland and Heskey), two England Under-21 (Baines and Taylor), plus full Dutch, Austrian, Australian, Columbian, Nigerian, Scottish, Irish and Senegalese internationals, many of whom played at the World Cup last year (that's the proper World Cup, with more than 16 teams, as watched by billions).
Well he did wash shirts didnt he? Im not being rude but why should a supporter get a stand named after him? Id prefer a true Wigan resident who has made an impact on everyone in the town, such as Whelan to have a stand named after them. The truth is Latics dont have many recognised historical people associated with the people of the Town. Im a wiganer and know at least 10 people associated with the club, thats it, compared to over 100 with the rugby club.To suggest that the only person we could find to commemorate is 'the man that washed the shirts in he Cheshire league' is an insult not only to many fine players and managers, but also to the Latics themselves, a family club who remember and respect their finest servants rather than teat them like dirt. Oh, yeah, Mke Gregory. That's another.
More kit men, ball boys & programme sellers?im_a_cuckoo posted:
I think the Latics roll-call stacks up pretty well in comparison.