Some girl sits right behind me doing that ALL match, proper winds me up. She was really slagging Bowen off all match but was naturally jumping up and down when he scored at the end. Sometimes I'm tempted to just turn round and tell her to shut up! But she's kicked off with the Leeds bench once as we're right next to the dug-outs, and even kicked off with her grandad, obviously a nice girl, so it's probably not worth the aggro. For at least 3 seasons I've put up with her horrible whining moaning every single game, but seeing as I've had the season tickets for 10 years or so I don't see why I should move.

One cracker I heard after Sam Tomkins passed the ball to Charnley for a kick return. "He's a f'kin coward him GET HIM OFF!" I had words to the effect that Charnley was a lot stronger and it's not really worth letting Sam get hammered by opposition forwards and the guy offered me a fight straight away! He had young kids with him as well, bizzare. Tomkins eventually scored a hat trick.

Another cracker you get at every game every week (winds me up something rotten when officiating). "Offside touch judge! Get on with your flag!" When do you ever see a touch judge run on for a technical penalty? Surely people have that sussed by now

I stay until the final whistle and clap the lads off home and away every game. I reckon win or lose they always give their all and that goes for the opposition too. I actually got a round of applause myself from some women supporting Cas after I applauded their teams effort. It doesn't stop me being disappointed if we lose. But no-one plays badly on purpose and as I say they always give their best.

I don't agree with this 'you pays your money...' argument. I think that all you are entitled to for your money is effort and with one or two exceptions that's pretty much what you get at Wigan. Everything else is a bonus.

I just don't get the Wigan Walk brigade at all. When I make my way to the car park after the game I have to wait maybe 20 minutes to get away from the ground and really what is so important that you need to get away quickly on a Friday? Ok if you've a shift to work...otherwise no excuses as far as I'm concerned. If you bother to come to the match stay until the end. Still - I was made up with Matty Bowen's try on Friday and I hope that the walkers were suitably gutted.

I will never understand those who leave when the game is so finely balanced. I can understand people wanting to get away if the match is clearly won or lost - you see exactly the same thing at St Helens, Warrington, Leigh etc - but when the teams are even and only two or three minutes remain with the action end-to-end it really is a mystery that one or two can start drifting out. That said, it was hardly a stampede last Friday night. It's possible we're over-egging this pudding.

I have a 100 mile journey after every game living near Coventry and I always stay to applaud the lads off the field, what's 10 minutes when you have a 2 hour journey to look forward to....lol!!!!!!!

If the club can give me a free car park pass for being 1 of the 100 furthest away ST holders then I can give them an extra 10 minutes

not this one again

people pay their money and are free to leave whenever they want. just because they may not stay to the end doesnt mean they are any lesser of a fan than others

we have this thread every year along with other corkers such as 'Name your top 5 all time wigan players' and 'whens the new kit out'

Those who stay the longest, clap the loudest and go to the most games aren't any better fans than anyone else. Neither is it the case that the best fans are always positive about the team all the time. Part of being fans is having different opinions. Dave O on here has some crackers but I don't think you can doubt his sincerity as a Wigan fan. As for attendance, some of the most knowledgeable fans I know don't manage to/can no longer get to Wigan games anymore - it doesn't mean they're not 'proper' fans

Who said anything about being critical? Of course proper fans can be critical. But I would have thought that anyone calling themselves a fan (ie being fanatical) would 1. Actually attend the games and 2. Actually stay to see what the result was. How can you argue any different?

It doesn't mean that those who attend all the games, like me, are any more knowledgeable about the game as a whole. Of course it is perfectly possible for someone who hardly bothers at all to be VERY knowledgeable. But is doesn't make them a FAN does it? Look up the meaning of 'fanatical' and see if it fits with the description of someone who doesn't bother to stay and see the result.

This is not a rant against anyone who leaves early or doesn't bother to go at all. They are free to air their opinions just like anyone else. They may once have been proper fans - but they are NOT proper fans any longer are they?

well i shall bow down to your better judgement as you are obviously a better fan than i am. i shall forever be shamed by your greatness. i only wish i was a fan who left early as that would make me better than i am now as i dont go to the games despite living about 2 miles away from the ground

i shall now go and cry in a corner and think about what i have done (or havent done in this case)





i knew there was a reason i ignore your posts...

You seem to be upset by my post, that wasn't my intention. And I wasn't claiming to be great although you did seem to thrust greatness upon me. It is highly likely that your life is richer and more varied than mine. In fact going every week to see Wigan play would be seen in some quarters as quite sad. But then that is one part of being 'fanatical'. And this is a 'fans forum'.

I never ignore your posts, you usually have something witty to say. I suspect that you don't ignore mine either or you wouldn't have replied!

I would leave 20 minutes into a film if its crap

And have you ever left 20 minutes into a match if it was crap?

suppose that depends if the pies were crap as well