They have loved our demise now the boot is on the other foot; HA HA HA

Edited February 17, 20215 yr by Casino

43 minutes ago, tomski said:

Yep Wigan is a hotbed for BWFC fans. Loads more Bolton than Wigan here. They’ll come flocking back

That's not strictly true...there are Bowton fans ofcourse but mostly older generation ( rugby fans )who formed this allegiance before Wigan had a league side. Younger ones usually watch Wigan although sometimes as a 2nd team to United or Liverpool.

1 hour ago, Popeye doyle said:

I'm thinking long term but if Wigan crash and burn then then both our nearest rivals will have gone. Eventually those town fans in a generation 10-20 years will support their local team, Bolton Wanderers. 

I doubt we would pick up many who live in Wigan, the likes of Atherton, Leigh etc maybe 

Bury is a bit different but then again even if we gained all Bury season ticket holders overnight (Which isn’t happening) they wouldn’t fill the South Upper 

Besides, I’d imagine most of those will follow Liverpool, United, City etc before they decided to follow us in the lower leagues 

 

They can all fuck off as far as I’m concerned. Go and watch the dog and duck instead 

wouldn’t want any of them anywhere near our place. 
 

“yeh I used to have a ST at the DW / Gigg until we went under so started supporting Bolton instead” I know how the rest of that conversation would go.. 

Edited July 3, 20205 yr by barrycowdrill

8 minutes ago, birch-chorley said:

I doubt we would pick up many who live in Wigan, the likes of Atherton, Leigh etc maybe 

 

I think you’re confused into thinking there’s a difference. 🤣

26 minutes ago, birch-chorley said:

I doubt we would pick up many who live in Wigan, the likes of Atherton, Leigh etc maybe 

Bury is a bit different but then again even if we gained all Bury season ticket holders overnight (Which isn’t happening) they wouldn’t fill the South Upper 

Besides, I’d imagine most of those will follow Liverpool, United, City etc before they decided to follow us in the lower leagues 

 

Very few Latics fans in these parts. And long may it continue. I always took great pride that newsagents always had BEN signs outside rather than Wigan Evening Post. 

17 minutes ago, Leyther_Matt said:

Very few Latics fans in these parts. And long may it continue. I always took great pride that newsagents always had BEN signs outside rather than Wigan Evening Post. 

I think i only know Rob who's a Wigan fan in Leigh.😄

When i first started work at the end of the 70s think Wigan had just gotten in the league then, we were top flight .

Anyway loads of lads that worked with us were from Wigan and all supported BWFC.

4-5 years later as we declined they mainly slipped away but as we all know deep down

 

Once in, never out.

Middlebrook is a lot closer to Wigan than some East Bolton suburbs.

More likely to be Scouse fans these days 🤢

I was talking to an older lad from beech hill in Wigan he said plenty of older lads from Wigan supported Bolton no doubt lads who watched us 50s 60s 70s. 

1 hour ago, birch-chorley said:

I doubt we would pick up many who live in Wigan, the likes of Atherton, Leigh etc maybe 

Bury is a bit different but then again even if we gained all Bury season ticket holders overnight (Which isn’t happening) they wouldn’t fill the South Upper 

Besides, I’d imagine most of those will follow Liverpool, United, City etc before they decided to follow us in the lower leagues 

 

Not as many here as you would think. As many Manure and laterly Liverpool/City as Bolton in Atherton. 

Leigh is a reugby town so hatred of wigan is born.

Serious question,  as well as their love of pies, is there a reason Wiganer's are known as pie eaters

So to sum it up...they bought wiggin to win a bet

The owner sold the club to himself but he does not exist.

 

4 minutes ago, DomRepWanderer said:

Serious question,  as well as their love of pies, is there a reason Wiganer's are known as pie eaters

Yes it comes from the general strike in 1926, I think. The Wigan workers were amongst the first to break the strike and return to work. They were said to be eating humble pie, hence, pie eaters.

6 minutes ago, DomRepWanderer said:

Serious question,  as well as their love of pies, is there a reason Wiganer's are known as pie eaters

"Why is he called Boris The Bullet Dodger?"

"Because he... dodges... bullets, Avi."

2 minutes ago, Farrelli said:

Yes it comes from the general strike in 1926, I think. The Wigan workers were amongst the first to break the strike and return to work. They were said to be eating humble pie, hence, pie eaters.

Makes sense, cheers.

1 hour ago, Farrelli said:

Yes it comes from the general strike in 1926, I think. The Wigan workers were amongst the first to break the strike and return to work. They were said to be eating humble pie, hence, pie eaters.

So they've always been c*nts then?

1 hour ago, DomRepWanderer said:

Serious question,  as well as their love of pies, is there a reason Wiganer's are known as pie eaters

Sat at Wigan in our end but next to where where some of the pie eaters good congregate giving it large a young lad sat next to me and was going mentle at them, I was pissing my sides at him and asked why he was so worked up, he explained he was from Leigh and his grandad was a pit mon and fucking hated Wiganers because of the strike breakers. 

2 hours ago, DomRepWanderer said:

Serious question,  as well as their love of pies, is there a reason Wiganer's are known as pie eaters

 

2 hours ago, Farrelli said:

Yes it comes from the general strike in 1926, I think. The Wigan workers were amongst the first to break the strike and return to work. They were said to be eating humble pie, hence, pie eaters.

This is 100% the real reason they are known as pie eaters, but Wiganers have tried to deflect from the true meaning, by claiming it's their love of eating pies that folk (from Bolton + Leigh especially) call them pie eaters, they've even had stickers made up saying "No pies left in this van overnight" etc

Oh and Galloways pies are shit.

 

They are now trying to get a petition up to stop the-12 saying it's unfair. 

3 hours ago, leigh white said:

Middlebrook is a lot closer to Wigan than some East Bolton suburbs.

True, i live in Wigan and the Middlebrook is closer to my house than the DW by more than 2 miles.

 I only have 4 neighbours in my street and 3 of us are Bolton fans.

6 minutes ago, Rizlar said:

They are now trying to get a petition up to stop the-12 saying it's unfair. 

So was ours, KA had crabs. Tough luck. Suck it up

Involved in bet fixing, should be kicked out of the league 😁

has this been posted yet?

in any case, how fucking much do those in the Phillipines have on / stand to win if Wigan go down!?

 

That kid we had from Everton - Joe Williams, he’ll soon have a hat trick of relegations from the championship on his CV. I think he might as well drop down with them