Wigan Warriors • Re: O/T Closing the North Stand
sergeant pepper wrote:
I personally don't have a season ticket, but do attend most games & often on my own. My mates, who I'd class as lapsed fans, have other commitments (kids etc) and when they are free, it's hard to persuade them them to part with £30 for a ticket for what's more often than not, a poor match.
There's 4 of us going tonight and the cheaper tickets made it an easier sell. I just hope it's better than the last time they came which was the Leeds £10 game. That almost killed off any hopes I had of them coming again.
I know this is a cliché and self-fulfilling prophecy, but the lack of stars really makes it hard to attract fans. Like many Wigan fans, I've seen the best of the best play and these guys just aren't that. Now I know that, as fans, if we don't support the club those levels become unobtainable - but who was the last big name we got from Australia? Burgess perhaps? I do miss the old big name Aussie like Lam, Renouf, Pat etc.
Fair play for going on your own. Iv been in a similar boat for years - around 15 years ago I went to a St Helens school with only 2 other Wigan fans in the whole year. Went with them when I was younger but then something called 'life' happens and everyone goes in their own direction - they ended up in London and Im now in Edinburgh. Sadly I don't know any other Wigan fans these days, at least not those who actually go to the games and support them rather than just follow them. I wonder how many others are in the same boat. Still manage to plan trips home around games though when I can and usually get to 6-8 of them, usually with family.
Statistics: Posted by MadDogg — Fri Mar 25, 2022 5:51 pm