I'm not whinging about the match - more the selection policy and the lack of respect being shown to the competition by teams who are trying to manipulate their final league position in order to avoid going to Warrington in round 1 of the playoffs. Lord knows what is going to happen next Thursday when neither side wants to win!

Remember the howls of disgust last season on this board when SW did the same at Widnes and got beat?

I know that this forum is only a small cross section of our fan base but I've not seen many people moaning about us losing.

There was a large chunk of people who got up and left when the winning DG went over. It's those types that annoy me and did so on Friday.

A guy who sits near me leaves on 76 minutes every week whether it's 0-0 or 100-0. He won't be the only one. Him leaving didn't/doesn't bother me as he'd have done it anyway (granted I don't understand it but that's another matter) but it annoyed me when just because we lost people opted to leave instead of showing the respect that that group of players deserved for that performance.

If they weren't interested then yes they don't deserve for the fans to be interested, but that wasn't the case on Friday.

I don't profess to be a bigger fan than anyone else and have left without applauding on several occasions. I always stay to the end yes, but I don't applaud what doesn't deserve applauding. Friday deserved applauding and the young lads would have felt bad enough having lost that game without looking to the stands to see a fire drill.

That depends on your view of why people pay to go to matches (or to any other form of entertainment). Is it to show support for whoever/whatever they're watching, or to enjoy themselves/be entertained? Why should it be any different to, say, going to pub to enjoy the beer rather than to support the landlord?

Surely Wigan fans go to support Wigan and the entertainment aspect is a bonus? We got both in abundance last week.

The wording in the OP was OTT as I've said and I apologise for that. I'll put it down to everyone being different and try not to let it bother me so much next time.


BTW - I've missed games due to work and other commitments and know that that happens. Again, the post wasn't aimed at them but more those who opted not to go as opposed to had their hand forced. Again, my apologies.