There are too many variables to say 'He/She is a real fan' For example, I know of a couple who live in Barrow and never, ever miss a home game. But don't get to many away games. I'd say they were a bigger fan than someone who lives in Pemberton and goes to every home game and the odd away game. There's guys like Coventry Warrior who travel quite a distance also to get to home games, I would class guys like him as a bigger fan than someone who goes home and away.

You cannot say someone who goes Home and Away is a 'real fan' as you make it seem like some fans don't like to go to away games. Some people can't afford it, some work odd days/hours. Some live just too far away to make going to home and away games viable for them.

So, if it's okay with you, I won't give a 'Yes or No' answer on what a Real Fan is. But what I will say is, walking through St Helens town centre, blocking traffic and looking for trouble is someone who is not a Real Fan.

How can you just say that someone who happens to live in Barrow and goes to every home match is a bigger fan than someone who happens to live in Pemberton? Whilst I applaud their dedication and effort to get to games I think it's unfair on people who just happen to live locally to say oh, their a bigger fan than you because they live further away. And I'd like to think that the people themselves who live far away would agree. This isn't a d1ck measuring contest and it's stupid to start the whole "their a bigger fan than you" debate. If someone travels 100 miles every week to get to a home game every weekend then good on them, but you can't start saying one person is a bigger fan than anyone else just because of the distance they have to travel to get to games.

And I think it's harsh to say the people in that video aren't real fans either. I agree with you that their actions are a bit over the top, but just because their way of supporting the club is different to your's or my way, doesn't mean they are any less "a fan".

If they didn't go to games, weren't wearing colours and just walked around the streets looking for an excuse to fight and hurl abuse at people then you might have a point.

Saints - Wigan is a big game and the behaviour in that video, to me writing as a Leeds fan, seemed pretty much ok in that context. Having said that, you'd soon get the club a bad name were it to become a regular feature at every game.

A real fan doesnt have to go to every game or travel 100 miles to a game, a real fan is someone who simply loves Wigan Rugby League. They dont have to sing or wave flags they just need to be passionate about the club. I dont care if someone goes to every game or has never been if they Love the club they are a real fan to me.

I live in Edinburgh , have a season ticket and travel to every home game and about 70% of away games as does my son . I am in a fortunate position that i can afford to do this . It does not in my opinion make us in any way bigger or better fans than anyone who goes to only home games or as many games as they can afford. It is what we all feel for Wigan Rugby League club that counts .

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My view is that none of us can say who is and who is not a "True Fan". We are however able to comment on what can be seen as socially acceptable behaviour. The two things are not connected, they are totally different issues.

Bilko is a big fan

Massive!!

One person that none of us can have any doubts about on that score.

Here's to Bilko

Bilko didn't go on Sunday though.


BOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Bilko out!!!!!!

As people have said, you can't measure a real fan on certain criteria because everyones situation differs. You also can't say that the people on that video are not real fans just because they choose to walk around singing songs.

Can you measure real fans by height?

Or weight ?

What about body fat%?