Who's going down?
Poll: Who's going down?
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I don't normally 'want' any team to go down, but I'd be pleased if Wigan did, purely because they're such a poorly supported club - the stadium always looks half empty. So many teams from the Championship would sell out nearly every game if they were promoted.
Would be good to get Forest and Leeds back, both teams I consider to be 'big' clubs. And it would be good to watch Man U stuff the Leeds scum on a bi-annual basis (provided past FA cup ties aren't anything to go by).
Would be good to get Forest and Leeds back, both teams I consider to be 'big' clubs. And it would be good to watch Man U stuff the Leeds scum on a bi-annual basis (provided past FA cup ties aren't anything to go by).
mantis84 said:
I don't normally 'want' any team to go down, but I'd be pleased if Wigan did, purely because they're such a poorly supported club - the stadium always looks half empty. So many teams from the Championship would sell out nearly every game if they were promoted.
In our first year in the Prem we sold out pretty much every game, and it's slowly deteriorated over the years. I think this will happen to other 'small' clubs like Blackpool or West Brom (providing they stay up for six years straight. Wigan itself has a population of about 80,000. 300,000 if you count the wider borough (wikipedia). You also have to consider that we are right in between Manchester and Liverpool.
I think our (Martinez's) playing style would be more suited to the Championship, but we'd sell our best players and struggle to get back up.
R1 Loon said:
Wigan's a RL town anyway, football will always play second fiddle to it.
Not quite so true - the average attendance at the DW/JJB/whatever it is now is higher for the football than for the rugby, according to football365. North West Tom said:
In our first year in the Prem we sold out pretty much every game, and it's slowly deteriorated over the years. I think this will happen to other 'small' clubs like Blackpool or West Brom (providing they stay up for six years straight.
Wigan itself has a population of about 80,000. 300,000 if you count the wider borough (wikipedia). You also have to consider that we are right in between Manchester and Liverpool.
I think our (Martinez's) playing style would be more suited to the Championship, but we'd sell our best players and struggle to get back up.
I think you're right about the smaller teams like Blackpool et al, (Blackburn are also in the same boat as Wigan with no-one turning up to their games) but teams like Forest or Leeds wouldn't suffer from the same kind of dwindling attendances IMO. Wigan itself has a population of about 80,000. 300,000 if you count the wider borough (wikipedia). You also have to consider that we are right in between Manchester and Liverpool.
I think our (Martinez's) playing style would be more suited to the Championship, but we'd sell our best players and struggle to get back up.
I'd quite like Wolves to bugger off aswell, or if not change their manager. I really cannot stand that self-righteous Easter-Island statue lookalike t
t. mantis84 said:
Not quite so true - the average attendance at the DW/JJB/whatever it is now is higher for the football than for the rugby, according to football365.
Only because the RL season hasn't kicked off yet 
mantis84 said:
I'd quite like Wolves to bugger off aswell, or if not change their manager. I really cannot stand that self-righteous Easter-Island statue lookalike tt.
Agreed on that one. Can't stand the t. ker
R1 Loon said:
Kwai Chang Caine said:
Wrong type of rugby mate.
Bloody hell not only are you egg chasing snobs, you also turn your nose up at the superior version.10-15 years ago, I would have agreed with you. Despite being a Union player as a boy, the Farrells and Radlinskis were my boyhood heroes.
Nowadays, I'm not so sure. Pro Union has made big strides since its inception. Top level RL is imbalanced imho and prem Union bores me. International Union is better though.
Kwai Chang Caine said:
Hey, you won't see me on the other thread!
10-15 years ago, I would have agreed with you. Despite being a Union player as a boy, the Farrells and Radlinskis were my boyhood heroes.
Nowadays, I'm not so sure. Pro Union has made big strides since its inception. Top level RL is imbalanced imho and prem Union bores me. International Union is better though.
League is a beeter game IMO, purely because it flows better. I gave up watching Union after it became a game where the following happens.10-15 years ago, I would have agreed with you. Despite being a Union player as a boy, the Farrells and Radlinskis were my boyhood heroes.
Nowadays, I'm not so sure. Pro Union has made big strides since its inception. Top level RL is imbalanced imho and prem Union bores me. International Union is better though.
1. Small guy on the side kicks the ball out of the ground.
2. Someone throws it in
3. Everyone jumps on top of the guy with the ball.
4. The ref blows up for offside
5. The small guy kicks the ball out of the ground
6. Goto 2
All in jest, but you get my point.
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