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

Edited February 17, 20215 yr by Casino

7 minutes ago, Duck Egg said:

What happened at Blackpool?  I seem to remember them entering admin or similar but not getting a points deduction around the time we did.  It was explained at the time why they didnt get a deduction and generally accepted but I can't for the life of me remember why.

Receiver was appointed to settle a legal matter and realise assets/force Payment. Wasn’t an insolvency event per se. 

53 minutes ago, Morizio said:

Is their forum one of those shitty vital football boards, or have they got a proper one like we have with our several?

Only one of our several proper ones is properly proper though. 

Edited July 27, 20205 yr by RoadRunnerFan

1 hour ago, Escobarp said:

Receiver was appointed to settle a legal matter and realise assets/force Payment. Wasn’t an insolvency event per se. 

Ah right. Cheers. 

It's what some pie eaters are hanging their desperate hats on.

3 minutes ago, Duck Egg said:

Ah right. Cheers. 

It's what some pie eaters are hanging their desperate hats on.

Good it makes it even better when folk have hope. 😁

On 24/07/2020 at 08:28, woolli said:

A guy called Russ, along with Jumbo, were instrumental in their thuggery around the Springfield Rd era. They could be found in the Ball and Boot Pub, on quite a rough estate, Scholes if i remember rightly. I see these two at the twice yearly Northern Soul events here in Tenerife, and still chat about the old times. Although majority of that mob are now in the fifties, they still turn out for the big games, and also tasty away games.

Did they also follow Wigan RL?

There were a few in the 90s who caused a bit of bother at games, in particular against Warrington and Cas. They were utter cunts picking on scarfers but there was a small mob of Wigan RL who caused mayhem with them. Word was they were Wigan FC fans who picked and chose their RL matches for a bit of fun. One was a massive bloke. Might have been him?

31 minutes ago, MancWanderer said:

Did they also follow Wigan RL?

There were a few in the 90s who caused a bit of bother at games, in particular against Warrington and Cas. They were utter cunts picking on scarfers but there was a small mob of Wigan RL who caused mayhem with them. Word was they were Wigan FC fans who picked and chose their RL matches for a bit of fun. One was a massive bloke. Might have been him?

Russ H did the occasional rugby match. We slapped them once at Burnden,  they came off the train, we came out of the Trotters whilst the strippers were on......Wigan got a real hiding that day.....next time they came, their bus was trashed at the bottom of Deane Road near the fire station......little Russ wanted to get off but he thought better of it........decent lad Russ to be fair, nickname was something like Budgie Face, after he got a metal barrier in his face before the Liverpool/Utd charity shield match around 81/82, pretty sure he had a bit of surgery after that incident.

I am sorry and believe me I have no love for Wigan or Bury but I didn't or dont want any of them to go bust just because we don't like them, do we not need to see the bigger picture 🤔

34 minutes ago, miamiwhite said:

Russ H did the occasional rugby match. We slapped them once at Burnden,  they came off the train, we came out of the Trotters whilst the strippers were on......Wigan got a real hiding that day.....next time they came, their bus was trashed at the bottom of Deane Road near the fire station......little Russ wanted to get off but he thought better of it........decent lad Russ to be fair, nickname was something like Budgie Face, after he got a metal barrier in his face before the Liverpool/Utd charity shield match around 81/82, pretty sure he had a bit of surgery after that incident.

I think it was "birdcage" not budgie face

8 minutes ago, Revelredne1961 said:

I am sorry and believe me I have no love for Wigan or Bury but I didn't or dont want any of them to go bust just because we don't like them, do we not need to see the bigger picture 🤔

Generally most people would agree with you & I for one didn't want to see Bury go but these poisonous skip rats can fuck right off. Whilst some of us will take great pleasure in their demise they would have been on social media dancing with joy around Nats statue.... Karma is a bitch! 

15 minutes ago, Revelredne1961 said:

I am sorry and believe me I have no love for Wigan or Bury but I didn't or dont want any of them to go bust just because we don't like them, do we not need to see the bigger picture 🤔

No, fuck ‘em.

9 minutes ago, Tel said:

I think it was "birdcage" not budgie face

Sounds about right mate. Didn't he have to wear something like that to help heal his injuries ?

2 hours ago, miamiwhite said:

Russ H did the occasional rugby match. We slapped them once at Burnden,  they came off the train, we came out of the Trotters whilst the strippers were on......Wigan got a real hiding that day.....next time they came, their bus was trashed at the bottom of Deane Road near the fire station......little Russ wanted to get off but he thought better of it........decent lad Russ to be fair, nickname was something like Budgie Face, after he got a metal barrier in his face before the Liverpool/Utd charity shield match around 81/82, pretty sure he had a bit of surgery after that incident.

Maybe lost in the midsts of time but that JPS RL game at Burnden. Wigan vs Salford.  Absolute havoc on the Burnden Paddock. Seemed to be BWFC plus Wigan RL (maybe Wigan FC in there) against Salford (Man U). Went on all game. Running battles at the bottom near the fences and the big unit that I’m remembering was right in the thick of it

2 hours ago, RONNIE PHILLIPS said:

Generally most people would agree with you & I for one didn't want to see Bury go but these poisonous skip rats can fuck right off. Whilst some of us will take great pleasure in their demise they would have been on social media dancing with joy around Nats statue.... Karma is a bitch! 

Yep. Bury are a minor annoyance and I wouldnt have a problem with them reappearing one day. Wigan can get to fuck

8 hours ago, Steejay said:

No, fuck ‘em.

Fair enough 😅😅

11 hours ago, MancWanderer said:

Did they also follow Wigan RL?

There were a few in the 90s who caused a bit of bother at games, in particular against Warrington and Cas. They were utter cunts picking on scarfers but there was a small mob of Wigan RL who caused mayhem with them. Word was they were Wigan FC fans who picked and chose their RL matches for a bit of fun. One was a massive bloke. Might have been him?

Yes, more than likely. They did do the "tasty rugby games as well. It was very difficult miss Jumbo, he did stand out in the crowd!

15 hours ago, MancWanderer said:

Maybe lost in the midsts of time but that JPS RL game at Burnden. Wigan vs Salford.  Absolute havoc on the Burnden Paddock. Seemed to be BWFC plus Wigan RL (maybe Wigan FC in there) against Salford (Man U). Went on all game. Running battles at the bottom near the fences and the big unit that I’m remembering was right in the thick of it

Think that was a saturday game wasn't it mate ?

I didn't go that one but went to all the ones when Wigan came down on the sundays, think the first one was against Batley.

I went the Widnes v Wigan semi at BP, loads of Everton giving it on the Lever to Bolton in the streets below. Some mad days at RL in those days.

Cook interviewed by bristol city according to reports

Hohoho

I heard he had left the club yesterday but nothing official as of yet 

if, and it is only an if, he is out of contract, he will have left, wont he

No way admin are offering him a deal

Was he out of contract ? Thought he recently signed an extension could be wrong though .

dunno

Like i say, just a guess

Either way, Wigan haven’t got long before the next season starts 

Could start the season with bare bones and be adrift before any takeover gets sorted 

A bit like us, losing all those early games 5-0 did more damage than the -12points for me 

4 hours ago, miamiwhite said:

Think that was a saturday game wasn't it mate ?

I didn't go that one but went to all the ones when Wigan came down on the sundays, think the first one was against Batley.

It was pal. Cup game live on Grandstand

3 hours ago, leigh white said:

I went the Widnes v Wigan semi at BP, loads of Everton giving it on the Lever to Bolton in the streets below. Some mad days at RL in those days.

They were mad indeed. Lots of football lads tagging on to games for a bit of fun due to being able to have a pint on the terraces and a lot less coppers