Quote: I've decided to write the following statement as an apology to the club and particularly the fans of Warrington Wolves. The decision to make this statement was made by me alone and I have not been asked by anyone connected with the club to come forward and make a statement. Saturday afternoon's defeat at Harlequins was a very disappointing and frustrating afternoon for the players, fans and officials of this club. I understand the fans that had made the trip at some expense must have been very disappointed and I can tell you the players were even more so. Defeats like what we saw on Saturday really do hurt us, as I understand they do the fans as well. During the second half I received a barrage of personal abuse directed at me from a section of our 'support'. The abuse culminated over a period of time before I reached my breaking point and I snapped. Being only human I retaliated verbally and with a hand gesture to the said 'supporters'. I would like to apologise for any offence caused to any supporters, especially families and young children that were sat in this area. As a professional rugby league player I understand I have an example to set and many young supporters see me as a role model. I take pride in how I handle myself and always try to set a good example for others to follow on and off the field. My reaction to the abuse was out of character for me, but as I said before, I had reached my breaking point. Once again can I reiterate my sincere apologies for any offence caused. This statement has been written with sincerity and I hope the good supporters of Warrington Wolves will accept it. "Wolves centre Matt King has asked for the following statement, written by him, to be released through Warringtonwolves.com, the official website of Warrington Wolves, it reads www.warringtonwolves.org/news/Wolves38610.ink

Quote: I've decided to write the following statement as an apology to the club and particularly the fans of Warrington Wolves. The decision to make this statement was made by me alone and I have not been asked by anyone connected with the club to come forward and make a statement. Saturday afternoon's defeat at Harlequins was a very disappointing and frustrating afternoon for the players, fans and officials of this club. I understand the fans that had made the trip at some expense must have been very disappointed and I can tell you the players were even more so. Defeats like what we saw on Saturday really do hurt us, as I understand they do the fans as well. During the second half I received a barrage of personal abuse directed at me from a section of our 'support'. The abuse culminated over a period of time before I reached my breaking point and I snapped. Being only human I retaliated verbally and with a hand gesture to the said 'supporters'. I would like to apologise for any offence caused to any supporters, especially families and young children that were sat in this area. As a professional rugby league player I understand I have an example to set and many young supporters see me as a role model. I take pride in how I handle myself and always try to set a good example for others to follow on and off the field. My reaction to the abuse was out of character for me, but as I said before, I had reached my breaking point. Once again can I reiterate my sincere apologies for any offence caused. This statement has been written with sincerity and I hope the good supporters of Warrington Wolves will accept it. "Wolves centre Matt King has asked for the following statement, written by him, to be released through Warringtonwolves.com, the official website of Warrington Wolves, it reads www.warringtonwolves.org/news/Wolves38610.ink

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Spot on.

I think if you turn up as a walk up, having been a previous ST holder (not me), and are told the only seats available are in the away end of the stand - how many more times are you going to come? This happened to a friend of mine on Saturday!

I originially came to watch Quins as I was missing live RL. I enjoyed the quins atmosphere and over the last three years have attended more home games than I've missed. Why did I like it? because I could turn up on the day and get decent seats with the people I wanted to sit with. My partner is now a quins fans and convert to RL.

Both home games they've had to have stewards for the South Stand. Why not make the north stand unreserved seating for away fans and then have the majority of the east stand for the home fans? You'd also get a bit more atmosphere too, as both sets of fans would be able to hear each others support. On Saturday, sat in AG I couldn't hear or see the wire fans.

Absolutely. All respect to GF's growing insider insight, I'm afraid the "can't afford it" is just not a rational commercial argument, and needs to be seriously re-thought.

Even though the club's new customer aquisition budget is not as high as it'd like I'm sure, it is still very significant - especially when you factor in the community team investment (who's primary purpose, lest we forget, and I sometimes fear the club does, is to build audience and SELL TICKETS). New customers who are actually attracted to sample a game represent the tip of a very broad communications pyramid, and as such it is absolutely vital that they are given the best possible experience we have to offer, to maximise conversion rates to "repeat customer" and over time further to "supporter"... otherwise, we shouldn't bother investing in the promotional activity in the first place. Conversion from sample to repeat buy is probably THE most important success (and I mean financial) metric for the business.

For example, the idea that this club invests in a massive community programme, the end result of which is that the community sales are situated in an end block or even (as we witnessed on Saturday) in a mainly empty, souless temporary stand behind the sticks is a criminal waste of all the work that has gone into getting them there in the first place. We have the ability (capacity of better seats) to offer them a better experience, and should make sure we do so. The logic that we "cannot afford it" ultimately leads to the conclusion that we cannot afford our strategy to build audience.

When you look at it like that, you might prioritise the extra overhead of using high quality product in the Lexus/LV over another cost. Business is hardly ever about "can't afford", but nearly always instead "have decided something else is more important", and here the wrong choice has been made.

Its amazing, I have been saying what has been posted in the last few posts over the past few months yet was lambasted for being negative and criticising the club. Finally people realise.

im a wire fan born in warrington but lived in london/hertfordshire (barnet can't make its mind up) for the last 7 years.

The quinns game is the one i look forward to the most because it's the easiest to get to. Worst wire game i ever saw on saturday

I was sat in block AC row H and i saw the incident as clear as day.

10 minutes from time, 1st something was said and King smiled which upset a lot of people myself included because it came across as arrogant and mercenary but then he gave a 'coffee beans' signal and not actually the finger which is being reported in the press.

It turned the crowd against him instead of the team as a whole because before that incident the only player getting any individual stick was Briers.

He didn't put a single kick in the air riers] and every grubber went straight to hand including the full length try. King to be fair didn't see much of the action in attack or defence with most tries coming down the opposite wing.
but as a life long fan King is a waste of money and so is monaghan the sooner they go and free up some funds for players with heart the better.

Do you guys want to swap Orr ?

nope. but do you want to swap Wire for Quins RL? Join the expats....plenty of exiled northerners/aussies down at the stoop every other weekend.

Do it

Yep always a welcome for new converts mate

comin down and watching is not a problem and i could quite easily make it my 2nd team but once a wire always a wire for me

You might surprise yourself like quite a few others on here have.

rlDontcha love journos?rl
Harlequins star Matt King apologises for abusing Warrington fans