Nothing like a spectacularly patronising generalisation is there!

From a personal perspective Saturday games, unless they are teatime/evening KO, are difficult for me to get to due to other commitments and I suspect for a lot of people that is far more of a motivation than the cost for why people didn't show up.

The flags were great, the singing was great, the drums were great.
The writing however was on the wall as soon as the scull & crossbones flag came out, the language deteriorated and they started wearing hoodies with scarves covering their faces. Prefer the way we are to that.

Can I please point out that the few that were banned were not in anyway linked to the 'Brigantes', they were a group of lads that tried to attach themselves to the group and were shunned but followed the others to games and due to their own 'agenda' ended up getting punished after the Huddersfield affair.

Lets face it the game is dying - waves of talent lured away to NRL or RU, no major stars to light up a crowd, dreary games, videos refs boring the pants of us all and the new farce of a comp which no one understands. Its is very difficult to keep the enthusiasm of my 12 & 13 yr old lads but at least the flags, drums, songs and enthusiasm they generated gave them some enjoyment.

The original Brigantes were also the people who created the new songs that have now become popular e.g. 'Cherry and White' & 'We are the Boys'.

What happened to that 'We Are Wigan' group? They had meetings with the club, lots of positivity etc and then all of a sudden it just went quiet. Anyone know?

They didn't realise how much hard work was required.

I would normally go to cup games etc. However, as a ST holder, I'm getting fed up of the club offering regular season games to non-ST holders throughout the season at discounted prices when I've paid not far off full price for each match through buying a season ticket. Lets face it, there isn't that much of a discount. I'm paying to go to crap games like Bradford and Harlequins when non-ST holders can just turn up for the big games or half decent games at a fraction of the cost. That is why I couldn't be d paying even more to attend the cup game, especially with it being on TV. If it wasn't for me wanting to keep my seats, I wouldn't bother getting a ST again.

This.

Absolutely spot on.
If just 10% of our ‘fans’ put in half the amount of thankless effort (to actually take the time to organise meetings, make flags, banners etc..,), noise, and passion that the Brigantes managed to put into the club, we wouldn’t have a problem with a lack of atmosphere.

To borrow & amend a line from JFK ,“Ask not what your club can do for you, ask what you can do for your club“.

I would also add my thanks to the fans still who take the time and effort to put up the flags in the South stand. Yet something else most fans just take for granted & man about when they aren't there. Was pleasantly surprised and amazed to hear a couple of chants starting in the East Stand last night - It can be done!

I was in the East Stand near where the chants started. It started with one or two people and this infected those around them who joined in. The 'one man Brigante' thing last night also showed that it only takes a small catalyst to get things going. I think most people want to get an atmosphere going but it just needs a Cataylst. Sometimes the game is the catalyst itself e.g. if the team is playing particularly well or if the game has particular meaning such as a Derby or against another close rival. So my take on last night is that what we need are just a few enthusiastic individuals strategically located in each stand to spark things off. If they operated as a team then it would be even better. I think this would be accepted more by the majority of the fans rather than trying to have a separate dedicated singing section or fan group.

I did tell them


One small step at a time, but some people want to change the world in one day?

Crap stadium, crap atmosphere.

Shouldn't be playing at Wigan Athpathetic's ground. Would love our own ground again.

No probs (me, conroy and our new recruit had a smashing time last week with our erection).
Our new recruit passed his interview so we have more members in the Erection section now which should help us moving forward as it has been very difficult to organise this year due to personal and work issues for me and conroy.

That's a great idea


Let me know when you've built it and I'll organise a meeting to arrange the club moving to it?

I'll text you

Tweet me?

Nah, us ground builders are too down to earth for that twa***r nonsense

The club need to concentrate on getting the 2000 or so regular fans from a couple of seasons ago back. Our average attendance has been steadily declining since 2011. Having the main singing/noise making section at the back of the south is definitely the way forward.

Good grief man get with the times!
Anyone who knows me knows how "Cutting Edge" I am.
I do still have a pigeon coop so you can always send it that way?
PS, seeing as your in the game I'm guessing you'll get the groundwork done on the cheap so don't spare when it comes to the cladding

Is there any truth he's on a YTS scheme ?

No

He's on a PTS!

Oi! I have been up on the gantry before most games this season. My lonely Easter Monday erection was the biggest and hardest of the season so far.

I would also like to see it return in some form, even if it is just to fund more flags and put on displays. It doesn't necessarily have to be a 'singing' group to start.