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3632_1352982335.jpg Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery.......
I will look to the moment, and miraculously, the future will take care of itself.
Radio 5 Live, Sat, April 14th, 2007,...Dave Whelan, "In Wigan, rugby will always be king"
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| Quote: wigan pie man "my take is that a lot of the fans who started the chants were kids, and now they are 16 they cant/wont pay the big extra cost of a season ticket. Add to that the fact that they are easy to keep an eye on in the designated area ?
The "designated" area was never going to work (as i predicted and got shot down), singing isnt something you can orchestrate, unless its in church, its a spontaneous thing, brought on by a feel good factor. Its a sign that someones happy. Sitting there freezing your cods off on a cold friday night isnt condusive to feeling happy. A lot of fans are sat watching the game and trying to keep warm. As others have pointed out, all seaters contribute to that. Terraces at least let you jump about to keep warm and maybe give you more incentive to sing.
Another theory that i have posted before when this thread comes around at this time of year is the weather...a warm fan is a happy fan..the warmer it gets , the more we feel like singing.
Anyway, all is not lost. Theres a twitter campaign that i saw highlighted on facebook to get the singing going again. Its a group of fans who feel the need to stick in the disclaimer.." we are no way connected to the Brigantes"..that bit actually worries me.
Engineered singing, campaigns etc..wont work. Groups of fans that want to get together and sing WILL work, but only in unrestricted seating areas, and only if the fans who want to sing recognise the fact that not everyone wants to sing.'"
Why ?, if they said they were all 'formerly Brigantes' surely that would worry you ?
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| Going OT here but well done to the clown who let the smoke bomb off tonight.
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| Quote: DaveO "
I have my theory what has killed the atmosphere. I have thought this for a while.
It is I don't think the fans can identify with half the Wigan players on the pitch. Many are too new for this.
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Youi make a good point: used to be practically all the players had their own chant for when they scored ("Sam will tear you apart"; "Richards is superman"; "Oh Tommy Tommy"etc) but that seems to have more or less gone.
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| Quote: Geoff "Youi make a good point
I thought the "Heyyy youuu guyyyysss" chants at Westwood last night was amusing!
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| Quote: MattyB "Nothing wrong with the atmosphere (in the wigan end) tonight, simply awesome!
Wire, on the other hand...simply embarrassing!'"
Thats down to the fans frustration with the team and the disbelief that we've gone from scoring for fun to looking like the players only meet up 1 hour before kickoff and Brian Noble takes us for that hour.
I'm just glad Wigan are a bit off the pace too otherwise it would have been embarrassing.
Wane and his convincing comments are kidology at their grandest though.
Trying to think of the last Wire v Wigan game that was as boring and skillless as that?
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Warrington led 16-2 in Saturday's Grand Final, but their joy was short-lived as Wigan roared back to win the Super League title and extend the Wire's 58-year wait to be champions:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_10174.png |
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| Maybe not 'convincing' on the scoreboard but the performance was. Wire are lucky that Wigan didn't quite click, or it would have been a proper dusting.
Early days though, both teams will be amongst it in September.
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