Quote ="Owdpopularsider"I posted similar on an old WRLFC and WAFC forum website back in 1999 yet nobody took any notice and the hatred got deeper and deeper. My orginal idea was to get the 2 supporters clubs together. Yes it maybe too late as the new breed of tics fan are far far more abusive than the old types but it may calm down the level of vitrol. If it saves WRLFC supporters getting spat at whilst in ASDA it'll have done a job. www.mudhutsmedia.co.uk/e107_plug ... .php?19419 And to all those mudhutters that visit this site '" So some of them are now willing to offer the olive branch "for the benefit of both teams' attendances"... or would that be the benefit of their own tumbling attendances? Sell outs against Man Utd, Liverpool, Everton etc should be nailed on. They didn't sell out against Liverpool last season and now they pull in a laughable 18k with a massive away following against the champions. And they're as good as they'll ever be in footballing terms, it's all downhill from here. They must be bricking it. I understand where some of them are coming from re: preferring when they were a lower league team. How can the average Wiganer relate to a team of Africans/South Americans earning thousands of pounds a week, who will jump ship as soon as another club shows interest? Let um rot I say

Quote ="Owdpopularsider"I posted similar on an old WRLFC and WAFC forum website back in 1999 yet nobody took any notice and the hatred got deeper and deeper. My orginal idea was to get the 2 supporters clubs together. Yes it maybe too late as the new breed of tics fan are far far more abusive than the old types but it may calm down the level of vitrol. If it saves WRLFC supporters getting spat at whilst in ASDA it'll have done a job. www.mudhutsmedia.co.uk/e107_plug ... .php?19419 And to all those mudhutters that visit this site '" So some of them are now willing to offer the olive branch "for the benefit of both teams' attendances"... or would that be the benefit of their own tumbling attendances? Sell outs against Man Utd, Liverpool, Everton etc should be nailed on. They didn't sell out against Liverpool last season and now they pull in a laughable 18k with a massive away following against the champions. And they're as good as they'll ever be in footballing terms, it's all downhill from here. They must be bricking it. I understand where some of them are coming from re: preferring when they were a lower league team. How can the average Wiganer relate to a team of Africans/South Americans earning thousands of pounds a week, who will jump ship as soon as another club shows interest? Let um rot I say

there were quite a few in the town centre pubs as well.

King street was devoid of bouncers, they were all in harrys bar trying to "deal with it".
police everywhere..........ffs......im glad i support my local rugby league team , and not the footy one.

ps......why are we obsessed with posting about latics on here???

Utter B*llocks

Could be true

80% of 10000

or

61% of 20000

what we get when we play our close rivals with a big following

It's not as low as 61% but it's fair to say that some of our fanbase comes from far and wide (1 bloke flies from Cyprus for every game

) but that is certainly not a negative thing. I was chatting to a Wigan fan from California in the Black Bull before the Stains game the other week, American accent n' all



We have a broad appeal that Plastics can only dream of and long may it continue.

Why would anyone outside of Wigan support Wigan Athletic though? I can see the appeal of someone outside of Wigan supporting Wigan RL but surely if you are going to support a football team thats not your home town you wouldnt pick Latics.

Because we enjoy to see them fail after what has been said and done to us over the last few years by them and Whelan. Maybe the people of Wigan who support the rugby team may have got behind the Latics if :-

1- They were even bothered about football being RL fans, I for one would draw the curtains if Latics were playing in the front garden.

2- The percentage of latics inbred morons who would start a fight with anybody who doesnt support Latics and insist on the local Wigan folk to "support Latics and if you don't I will flatten you even though I still support United/Liverpool/Bolton/City/Everton and will go back to that club once Latics are relegated" attitude.

3- The fact we are constantly reminded that it isn't our ground and they rub it in our faces that fact and were kicked out of the ground giving up valuable home advantage in the play offs last year.

4- The fact that, as someone said earlier, that how can the local Wigan people relate to any of the Latcis players being from South America/ Africa and earning thousands a week and will jump ship at the slightest sniff of interest from other bigger clubs. With the rugby team you have 6 to 7 Wiganers in the team each week and that figure is only going to improve.

Lets face facts Latics will only have any sort of loyal support if it starts winning trophies and bringing superstars throught he junior setup over the space of 20 to 30 years in the premiership/championship and they will never take over from Rugby League as Wigans number one sport! FACT!

I know of a few Sin Telliners & Lobbies who support the tics just to winde us up,

Exactly!



The areas from around Wigan being:-

Bolton - Will support Bolton or Man United
Warrington - United or City
St Helens - Liverpool, Everton, United, City and maybe Latics the pee the Wigan RL fans off


Leigh - Man United/City

These figures relate to the WN postcode. As I understand it both Skem and Leigh have WN8 and WN7 respectivley, therefore the fans from these area are taken into account for the demographic areas of both WRLFC and WAFC fans bases.

Trust me there poohloads of newbie Tics fans coming from Skem not so much Leigh, theres deffo hardly any from Skem or certainly not from Leigh coming to watch the Rugby.

Id like to see the figures for WN1-6 postcodes.

Years ago there was in circulation a St Helens RLFC & WAFC badge.

I'm from Boilton... How dare you suggest i would support that team from Manchester...

I think you'll find Warrington is a bit more split due to its New Town overspill developments - west side (Penketh / Great Sankey) is almost entirely Scouse and is primarily Liverpool with a minority of Everton, east side is predominantly Manc (Birchwood areas) with a majority of Utd and a minority of City.

WN postcodes are a rubbish system to judge it - includes Skem and Leigh which would never be Wigan RL strongholds and have little affiliation to Wigan in general, but excludes Golborne / Lowton (WA3) which have a significantly high Wigan RL support and are more closely associated to Wigan than Warrington.

Very true.

They dont support latics..its the cheap and easy way to see the Rooneys,gerrards of this world. the tics fans for some reason dont understand this.

The crowd yesterday was pathetic

70% of which have a WN8 postcode. (Skem)

Skem is where the tics draw the majority of their support from. The worrying aspect for the tics is that most of these are part time LFC fans and are likely to jump ship when the inevitable relagtion comes. Tick tock tick tock, time running out for Latics.

They think it's all over, it is now

Just added to CockneyLatic:
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There will be no more Rugby slagging off OR love in posts or topics on this board. Any that appear in future will be deleted or moved to the NON FOOTBALL board.

Most posters on here are not interested or bothered about the hatred or love a couple of posters on here have for the Warriors and as such ANY posts added to football related topics will be deleted as soon as they are picked up.

If you really do feel the need to spout off about another sport for any reason then do it on the non football board, it is what it's there for but be objective not obsessive.

On another note, please try to refrain from making personal attacks on anybody on this board, whether they be of our club officials , another sports club officials or supporters or posters on the board. You must remember that everything you type could be used against you should legal action need be taken by a person or persons who wanted to go down that route.

None of the views or opinions you make on here are representative of the views or opinions of the Cockney Latic, they are yours and can be traced if they have to be.
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Err excuse me, but i think your wrong there mate, trust me. Unfortunately there is aload of Latic's from Skem. Prior to Premiership, you never saw a latic top/trackie or feck all, but now!!

Completely agree with you.

Jeff read what I posted again, youre agreeing with me. I said there loads of tics fans in Skem yet no rugby.

Both, unfortunately shed load plastic latic fans but also quite a few Rugby fans are from Skem.

Sounds like someone's finally had a quiet word.

just been looking on that board and noticed that their swear filter changes a word (think it might be f*ck) to WRLFC

bitter or what????