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Packing In The Wanderers

now, i know theres some fickle fcukers who dip in and out, but i guess most on here are in for the long haul

 

have you ever thought about packing it in for good

 

i did, it was mid 80s and we were at home to leicester we hadn't won for about 6 seasons and i had a better offer

 

it couldve been 20 year old blonde twins but actually, it was radcliffe borough away at caernarvon in a table topping clash

 

so, the choice was made, wanderers were shite and i was going on a european tour

 

i missed the supporters bus to welsh wales, kept walking and was in the king bill for dinner

 

never seriously considered fooking it off since, though qpr this season pushed my buttons

 

 

i've always lived near the ground so not been challenged in the way satan, for example, is, so i've had it easy i guess

 

ps, we won

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i doubt that

 

she'd miss winston too much

i doubt that

 

she'd miss winston too much

Haha. I'd of hoped it was someone better than Winston

Haha. I'd of hoped it was someone better than Winston

 Little Whitt?

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mrs little whitt obviously doesn't think little whitt is better than winston

 

im still trying to work out what it was that made her look for the warmth of another man?

Little Whitt?

Ha Ha this gets worse every time I have a look:)

mrs little whitt obviously doesn't think little whitt is better than winston

 

im still trying to work out what it was that made her look for the warmth of another man?

 

She clearly has issues

I've stopped, but if they were at home on Boxing Day I would have gone.

 

The worrying thing though both my step lads have stopped aged 23 and 19, they don't enjoy it anymore, which I find strange, their choice though.

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I've stopped, but if they were at home on Boxing Day I would have gone.

 

The worrying thing though both my step lads have stopped aged 23 and 19, they don't enjoy it anymore, which I find strange, their choice though.

 

 

is it cos theyre having to pay for you?

Why dont you fuck right off  :blum:

I suppose those who have left the party are better of leaving no point sitting there moaning and groaning the atmosphere been ok with the 12-13000 who are still going. Nothing stays the same everything moves on.

I suppose those who have left the party are better of leaving no point sitting there moaning and groaning the atmosphere been ok with the 12-13000 who are still going. Nothing stays the same everything moves on.

 

I think the big worry is that the 12K~13K number will start to dwindle, especially if start to drop through the divisions.

 

I used to go all the time, home and away in my younger days  -  these days it's pretty hard to justify a near 400 mile round trip for some of the product that is served up.............having said that, when I do attend games these days I generally have a great time, but that tends to be because I'm spending time with decent folk and having a good beer up. I'd never give up completely, but I've handed my "SuperFan" membership in a long time ago and I'm not sure I'll be applying for it again anytime soon

'Habit' is definitely the word.  Never a 'super fan' but like many others I stood religiously on the Burnden terraces throughout my teenage years, along with some regular local away days, and then moved to the Reebok, got my ST each year, etc., etc. Never thought I wouldn't go - whatever happened in my work/home life, going to the match was non-negotiable.  And then my dad stopped going, and mates I'd stood/sat with for years got families and new priorities, and then a couple of seasons ago found myself going alone, which wasn't anywhere near as much fun (Yes, I'm *that guy* trying to wangle a conversation with you :blush: ).  And now I go more often than not, and primarily when I can coerce someone to coming along to share the pain, but many Saturdays I find myself listening to the wireless and 'supporting' from afar.  It wouldn't take much to get me back religiously - but definitely the social ritual and sharing the experience with mates plays a massive part in the draw...

I go with 6 other lads all ST I can see at least 3 jacking end of this season for one reason or another - hope not

What puzzles me is of the original gang that bought ST'S for the Reebok there is just me left although they all still talk about the team / manager / tactics etc in the pub & obviously all know what's wrong with the team :) even though they never go.I couldn't be that hypocritical & they get told when they start spouting about cardboard cutout reds.

What puzzles me is of the original gang that bought ST'S for the Reebok there is just me left although they all still talk about the team / manager / tactics etc in the pub & obviously all know what's wrong with the team :) even though they never go.I couldn't be that hypocritical & they get told when they start spouting about cardboard cutout reds.

There's 3 of the lads left still go from the 8 originals who were there at Burnden, same as you they still love and talk about the club,strange it's like some dark force sapping our support base, think the club lost connection with fans the same happened after we were in premier league in the late 70s.

I went to the call to arms a couple of weeks ago  :thumbsup:

that was just to find out my shagging spot :thumbsup:

mrs little whitt obviously doesn't think little whitt is better than winston

 

im still trying to work out what it was that made her look for the warmth of another man?

Mrs Little Whitt met Mounts Kipper sat night

that was just to find out my shagging spot :thumbsup:

 

Spots not spot!

There's 3 of the lads left still go from the 8 originals who were there at Burnden, same as you they still love and talk about the club,strange it's like some dark force sapping our support base, think the club lost connection with fans the same happened after we were in premier league in the late 70s.

 

Five out of an original dozen or more for me. I'm always surprised that one renews, and one day, maybe next season if we go down he won't. As Gonzo said once you find an alternative that (at the moment) suits you better your time your own. You soon get out of the habit.

You've got to remember that everything is a big circle, some are bigger than others, but we'll be back.

Do you really want to be a future JCL ?

Is there really much of a difference between championship and league 1?

 

Prem to championship yes you lose then big teams but can't see much difference between championship and league 1?

From about 1992 to 2006/7 time it felt like the club was on a journey. Every game was important. Some seasons we did poorly but the overall feel was that we were on a great roller coaster ride.

 

Since then I think the feeling has been more of a club going through the motions and drifting. For me that is why fans have drifted away. We need something to kickstart the club and get people feeling like there is a direction and purpose and some sort of ambition. Even if that ambition is just producing more home grown players.

The macron is shit but I still always enjoy watching a live game of football involving BWFC it's been wank for years now but I usually find something to have a chat about after with the lads in boozer or my dad - I'd feel like I was cheating the town I'm very proud of and my own heritage if I just didn't go when I could but it's each to their own I've no hard feelings against those who choose to do something else

Also I'd much much rather watch us beat Colchester 2-0 at home with the club on the way up than get twatted by some big prem team week in week out and theirs a damn site more chance of the former happening than the latter so may'swell hang in

 than get twatted by some big prem team week in week out 

 

See, when times were good, we were holding our own against the "big teams" and we always felt we could get something out of a game against them, towards the end of our tenure in the PL, we all pretty much knew we were writing off those games as a bad job as soon as the fixtures were announced  -  I'm not sure why or how this happened

Going down to Div 1 will be massive nosedive there's no point dressing it up .If you've got the right leadership & some ambition it makes a huge difference. The second of our relegations to Div 1 was torturous culminating in further relegation to Div 2 & we only scraped out of there by a miracle.Thats why our next owners will set in stone the future direction of BWFC.

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