Attempted to quote karetakerInteresting that you reference people stop posting. One of the reasons I post a lot less is the passive aggressive tone you take whenever someone disagrees with you. 
Smiffy is clearly a glass half full person and while you might not agree with him I don’t think it makes his opinion any less valid.
Take as an example the argument that our attack is a blunt instrument. It clearly has not been particularly effective BUT I would argue this is in a large part down to the constant shuffling of half backs and centre/wing combinations. You will no doubt see that as making excuses. I see it as common sense. 
Finally it strikes me that it is a lot easier as a Wire fan to be negative than positive so Smiffy’s stance is in my view all the more laudable.

Captain Hook ... Get your tin hat out. 

Thing is, Wires71 is actually one of the best posters on here and speaks a lot of sense. Smiffy just can't take the club being criticised. We could be relegated and he'd still think we are prime Wigan in the 1980's. It it quite admirable to be fair.

An easy solution with certain individuals you find  offensive/confrontational is to use the ignore function on here.


I use it and it works OK for me, but other people quoting posts means that it`s not 100% successful.


Give it a try.

I do use that function for some posters, and yes it’s a pain if someone quotes a post of a person you have blocked. 

Bit of a circular argument really. People tend to think posters who reflect their own views are the best thing since sliced bread and the opposing view is rubbish.

I may not have been a Wire for as long as W71 (assuming that 71 is when he started supporting rather than when he was born) but it’s been quite a while and I think we need all the optimism we can muster otherwise we would be miserable most of the time!

I don't think so. I've always thought he is pretty fair in his assessments. Gives credit when its due and criticism when it's warranted. There isn't much to be upbeat about at the minute; losing back to back finals and 8th in the league whilst tweeting some daft gimmick about Wolfie four days after a cup loss, off season recruitment being diabolical, the Musgrove incident and the club receiving a letter from Cheshire Police, it's all a bit of a circus at the HJ at the moment. If people are happy with the club at the minute then I'd find it very surprising. 

See that’s a very good point and a fair point. I don’t always share Wires71 views or even some of the other regular posters. But what I do is give a counter view not attack the poster.In your other post regarding being miserable maybe we just need to lower our expectations at the start of the season, which is easier said than done when the previous season was so much better.

Careful you will be giving some an heart attack.

I may not have been a Wire for as long as W71 (assuming that 71 is when he started supporting rather than when he was born) but it’s been quite a while and I think we need all the optimism we can muster otherwise we would be miserable most of the time!