I assume Monaghan will come in for some serious stick on Friday night ?

I'd rather our fans get behind our own players

I hope not. It was funny for about 10 minutes at the start of the season, now it is embarrassing for the people doing it.

Yeah, Its abit old now.

The only time we should give him stick is if he drops a ball or something, just like any other player.....

I don't see the point in barking just for the sake of it.

How mature and gracious of you.

I honestly don't know if that is sarcasm or not!

I'll leave it to you to work that one out yourself.

Think the Wire fans have stolen your thunder seeing as they have been doing it all season.

Yes the Wire fans do the barking, it nullified the oppo chants straight away.

I reckon we shouldn't do it, rise above it.

In all honesty no one is bothered. All the hype about him getting bombarded with dog chants hasn't even happened. I personally think he's a good player who doesn't deserve the grief.

Like I said no one cares.

I would imagine the dog was sort of bothered, but hey live and let live

It'll happen, there will be some Wigan fans who'll think they're the first people to come up with the idea and find it hilarious.

I agree. I can understand some fans seeing an opportunity to give him stick early on, but things have moved on now. He seems to have fit in well at Wire and he's a quality player on his day. It's like most topics, once it stops being relevant it stops being funny. Not that many of the chants were funny, whilst the dog barking is just embarrassing.

Just Wigan fans?

Or fans of EVERY team you have played, or have yet to play?

What would be really funny would be if the Wigan fans gave a big cheer every time he got the ball. He would be so confused.

Don't be so bloody soft. If it was the other way round, do you think fans of other teams would give one of our players an easy ride? Would they 'eck. At the end of the day, he deserves all the stick he gets.

The barking doesnt even register anymore it bothers neither us or him. Theres always a few 'comedy geniuses' that do it (as there will no doubt be on friday) but the avalance of abuse that was predicted thankfully hasnt materialised. Hes a decent guy who made a stupid mistake and has traveled the length of the planet to make a new start so give him a break and be glad we've got a quality addition to the super league

Serious question.
Do you think Gareth Hock will be given the same consideration if he plays at the HJ later in the season?

Not just our fans, I think an element or every teams fans will do it, when it really isn't funny or clever.

Off the vast majority of decent fans? apart from the odd tongue in cheek comment yes
Off the tiny minority we wish we didnt have? maybe not

so exactly the same as what im expecting on friday when joel touches the ball

Yeh he will be, but if he want to play in Australia he would?

Do the dog chants all youse want I honestly don't think he's d.

Would he*

the thought occurs that he gets far worse -takes thrown his way about it on the training ground anyway and he just laughs it off