Stu M wrote:
Didn't want to start a new thread for this so thought I would put it on here..
I've mentioned before on here that I am a Utd fan and coming out of the ground last night, what struck me was how normal fans were. No- one was sulking or moody, it was just people chatting normally, laughing, talking about plans for New Year. The result was expected (or at least not a shock)
This is the situation Utd are now in and whilst I don't for one minute think we will be relegated, we are in the mix and Amorim was right to discuss it. This got me thinking about Wigan...
In the 2006 season ( I think it was) when you were down at the bottom, how did it change you as fans? Obviously Wigan like Utd are a huge club and it seems unthinkable but I know some Wigan fans that said they enjoyed that season more than most because the fans really got behind the team and every game felt like a Final. Clearly you wouldn't swap that season for anything before or after but do you think that the shock had a positive impact on the club?
I'm not sure I'm in the minority here but I absolutely hated the 2006 season right through until we were absolutely safe (by beating Hull FC at home IIRC). Obviously we can look back on it fondly and be proud the way our support not only increased but galvanised once the wins started coming, but the rugby played under Millward was the worst I've still seen in forty years (despite the team on paper should be top five minimum). Then you had the salary cap breach which was both disgraceful and embarrassing at the same time which amplified just how far we had fallen.
Statistics: Posted by MattyB — Thu Jan 02, 2025 1:41 pm — Replies 3062 — Views 492066
