The Man Utd fans were let in the West Stand with 10 to go so that they weren't outside and could enjoy the presentation.

Still, don't let facts get in the way of your hatred for all things Wigan Athletic


The bold bit being the part everyone forgets.

Yes, because we are all intensely proud of all the Wigan born lads in the Latics (or any other football) team !!!!

Sorry Conroy the only thing that relates to Wigan about this team is the incidental badge. How can you relate some a bunch of blokes on a gazillion pound a year that doesnt live in the town, most have never heard of the town, dont spend any money in the town, dont give jack about the club,fans or town.

eh !!!!!!!!!

so we had latics fans going off , and united fans coming on?
havnt the stadium health and safety heard of the Hamden park tragedy? or were they appeasing Fergy?

Sad, but I couldnt agree more with you, they be off in the flash if someone offers a pound more in their fat wage packets, Mercenories..the lot

we always seem to get the blame www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba ... Wigan.html

we always seem to get the blame www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba ... Wigan.html

what has "forcing their way" in got to do with Hampden?

i seriously doubt they could have forced their way in anyway.

Hamden bears no comparison to Hilsbrough, or Heyshel.

you do know what happened there??
btw iirc i heard the news on the coach radio coming back from watching Man City beat Latics in cup 1-0.

and if i might get back to topic........its the ers that cut it up over winter, long before we get playing on it.

I haven't a clue but it obviously bears no significance whatsoever to what happened that day when it was safer to let the Utd fans outside enjoy the day rather than them try to get through the exit gates and possibly cause an incident (you brought it up so I presumed it would be similar to that - then again maybe it was just another dig at Latics/the stadium/dave whelan etc etc) or indeed why the pitch is f*cked which is what this thread is about. If I do decide to know what happened at Hampden then i'll look into it (having just tried to on google I found nothing so still don't know.



Quite correct as the groundsman himself has stated on numerous occasions

im not digging at latics.......but ive got my facts muddled as usual.
wasnt hampden, it was Ibrox.

celtic - rangers
celtic opened scoring in 89th minute.......many rangers fans began to leave, then rangers equalised in stoppage time.
the leaving fans then turned round to get back in , why some were then coming out,
66 people died.

its the passing of fans on a stairway that led to my initial post.
2nd jan 1971.
google in latics records and see if im right that i was at city watching non league latics in 3rd round of cup.

That image of Faz must be ten years old.

Ah yes. I know all about that. My mates wife was actually there that day.

correcto 02/01/1971 - FA Cup, 3 - Maine Road - 0-1 - 46,212 from a latics fan site www.yeoldetreeandcrown.co.uk/mod ... toryid=176

correcto 02/01/1971 - FA Cup, 3 - Maine Road - 0-1 - 46,212 from a latics fan site www.yeoldetreeandcrown.co.uk/mod ... toryid=176