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I see Wigan Athletic has announced that it will refund the ticket price to travelling fans following their heavy defeat to Tottenham at White Hart Lane.

This is a pathetic PR stunt which trivialises the match and undermines the professionalism of the English Premier League. It also sells short the magnificent performance of Spurs.

The Latics should just concentrate on repaying their fans with better football for the remainder of the season.

Here's the news article about it from the BBC...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 374893.stm
(link to full article)

Wigan's players are to personally refund hundreds of supporters who bought tickets from the club for the 9-1 hammering at Tottenham on Sunday.

The maximum total pay-out to fans who bought tickets at the DW Stadium will be over £15,000, BBC Sport understands.

"We feel that as a group of players we badly let down our supporters," said Wigan captain Mario Melchiot via the official club website.

"This is a gesture we have to make and pay them back for their loyalty."

Regards
JAS

westozfalcon wrote:This is a pathetic PR stunt which trivialises the match and undermines the professionalism of the English Premier League. It also sells short the magnificent performance of Spurs.

Definitely agree with the last point!

I actually think it's a great gesture by the players. They earn silly amounts. Many earn double or triple per week, what the average punter earns per year. After said punters have basically given up their weekend, paid 30 odd quid for a match ticket, 50 quid to get to/from the game and possibly even paid 50-100 quid to stay in London for the night, to have your team put in a performance like that is a slap in the face.

Good form by the Wigan players with this guesture. But you're also right in that they need to pull the finger out and play their asses off for the rest of the season after a performance like that.

Port Power - take note....

Sometimes the team recognises when they've been shit, and have the need to do something about it. This was Wigans way, and good on them I say.

Hell after Derbys dismal year in the EPL, the 2007/08 Jack Stamps Trophy was awarded to the Derby fans !

[quote="SJABC"]Sometimes the team recognises when they've been s***t, and have the need to do something about it. This was Wigans way, and good on them I say.

Hell after Derbys dismal year in the EPL, the 2007/08 Jack Stamps Trophy was awarded to the Derby fans ![/quote]

Really? Never knew that!
That's quite funny but embarrassing at the same time.

devilsadvocate wrote:

westozfalcon wrote:This is a pathetic PR stunt which trivialises the match and undermines the professionalism of the English Premier League. It also sells short the magnificent performance of Spurs.

Definitely agree with the last point!

I actually think it's a great gesture by the players. They earn silly amounts. Many earn double or triple per week, what the average punter earns per year. After said punters have basically given up their weekend, paid 30 odd quid for a match ticket, 50 quid to get to/from the game and possibly even paid 50-100 quid to stay in London for the night, to have your team put in a performance like that is a slap in the face.

Good form by the Wigan players with this guesture. But you're also right in that they need to pull the finger out and play their asses off for the rest of the season after a performance like that.

Fair comment but I still feel like it's a bit of a cop out by the club. It's almost as though they think that by giving the fans their money back all is forgiven and that you can put a price on a poor performance.
Travelling fans pay for tickets to watch their side because they love their team. Any self respecting fan wouldn't accept a refund.

westozfalcon wrote:
Fair comment but I still feel like it's a bit of a cop out by the club. It's almost as though they think that by giving the fans their money back all is forgiven and that you can put a price on a poor performance.
Travelling fans pay for tickets to watch their side because they love their team. Any self respecting fan wouldn't accept a refund.

I do agree with that, but I'd take the refund!!!

It's like when fans whose team has lost the first 5 or 6 games at the start of the season demonstrate against the manager/owner by running on the pitch and tearing up their season ticket and membership.

Always cracks me right up!

devilsadvocate wrote:

westozfalcon wrote:
Fair comment but I still feel like it's a bit of a cop out by the club. It's almost as though they think that by giving the fans their money back all is forgiven and that you can put a price on a poor performance.
Travelling fans pay for tickets to watch their side because they love their team. Any self respecting fan wouldn't accept a refund.

I do agree with that, but I'd take the refund!!!

It's like when fans whose team has lost the first 5 or 6 games at the start of the season demonstrate against the manager/owner by running on the pitch and tearing up their season ticket and membership.

Always cracks me right up!

Norwich fans did it first game of the season!

devilsadvocate wrote:

westozfalcon wrote:
Fair comment but I still feel like it's a bit of a cop out by the club. It's almost as though they think that by giving the fans their money back all is forgiven and that you can put a price on a poor performance.
Travelling fans pay for tickets to watch their side because they love their team. Any self respecting fan wouldn't accept a refund.

I do agree with that, but I'd take the refund!!!

It's like when fans whose team has lost the first 5 or 6 games at the start of the season demonstrate against the manager/owner by running on the pitch and tearing up their season ticket and membership.

Always cracks me right up!

I tore my season ticket up a few years back. I remember it well, it was the last game of the year and I'd had just about enough of our crap play

johntheclaret wrote:I tore my season ticket up a few years back. I remember it well, it was the last game of the year and I'd had just about enough of our crap play

Last game doesn't count JTC!

Doing it Norwich style is classic.

devilsadvocate wrote:

johntheclaret wrote:I tore my season ticket up a few years back. I remember it well, it was the last game of the year and I'd had just about enough of our crap play

Last game doesn't count JTC!

Doing it Norwich style is classic.

yeah but I do it every year