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| Would this question have even been raised if we'd have won?
I always clap teams on and off as a mark of respect and on Friday I assume a lot of people felt empathy towards the Bulls' plight so the applause was much more than usual.
Foremost I am a Wigan fan, secondly a Rugby League fan. I love the game and I want my team to beat all other teams out there. I've been to Grand Finals and Challenge Cup Finals where Wigan didn't feature and I still clapped both teams out.
Bradford's situation is bad for the whole sport of Rugby League and ironically, seems to be the only time we've been getting National coverage about our sport this year. Why do the press seem obsessed with negative news ? 
I don't complain that people aren't clapping or showing respect to the opposition, please afford me the same courtesy.  |
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| Quote: Ant "Would this question have even been raised if we'd have won?
I always clap teams on and off as a mark of respect and on Friday I assume a lot of people felt empathy towards the Bulls' plight so the applause was much more than usual.
Foremost I am a Wigan fan, secondly a Rugby League fan. I love the game and I want my team to beat all other teams out there. I've been to Grand Finals and Challenge Cup Finals where Wigan didn't feature and I still clapped both teams out.
Bradford's situation is bad for the whole sport of Rugby League and ironically, seems to be the only time we've been getting National coverage about our sport this year. Why do the press seem obsessed with negative news ? ![]()
Well said, i agree wholeheartedly.... Sometimes, the tone people use here when they have a differing view is very poor.
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Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery.......
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| Quote: Barmy Salami "All this respect thing, I presume 9 out of 10 people that clapped them on will boo saints and wire.'"
I respect the man/player, not the jersey he's wearing. |
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I've seen them bomb a quarter final, bottle a semi final, finish as league leaders, but I've still, never, seen the Wire win the league
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i was more concerend by the number of bulls fans there - more than we've seen for what, 5/6 years. whilst thats good I just was thinking, where have you lot been...?
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[size=50:2fqgwsdo]"The mid-to-late 1980s and early-to-mid-1990s is the most successful period for the club to date, however, even without this glorious trophy laden period, Wigan would still have won more trophies than any other professional British rugby league club due to their successes throughout the club's history."[/size:2fqgwsdo]:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_52674.jpg |
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| Quote: CyberPieMan "we often get the away team's coach climbing the steps past us in the west stand. they almost always get a round of applause simply because it's the right thing to do. There are managers i'd rather see trip & break something on the way back down, but this is rugby not soccer and respecting the other side is part of what differentiates us from the rabid thugs that sit in our seats when we're not there.'"
Too true. I'll clap that!
My grandfather, god rest his soul, always taught me to clap the opposition before the game as its the sporting thing to do. Always have and always will clap before kick off. Never during or after. |
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[size=50:2fqgwsdo]"The mid-to-late 1980s and early-to-mid-1990s is the most successful period for the club to date, however, even without this glorious trophy laden period, Wigan would still have won more trophies than any other professional British rugby league club due to their successes throughout the club's history."[/size:2fqgwsdo]:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_52674.jpg |
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| Quote: Rogues Gallery "Anyone who thought that Bradford wouldn't have been brought even more together by what's happened to them this week knows nothing about team sport. It was always going to be difficult for Wigan, they were on a hiding to nothing.
They were deserved winners, but Wigan contributed to their own downfall with some terrible sloppy play.
Those Bradford players and their fans did their club proud tonight.'"
Good point well made. But, does this mean that by not clapping but booing etc that we galvanise the away team more and fire them up?
It's reverse psychology. The more you boo a player / team the more you pay them a backhanded complement. We should know being Wigan and having tomkins in the side. |
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