Wigan players to refund fans

Basil is a Gooner · Post by **Basil is a Gooner** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 11:35 am

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528, ... 91,00.html

Wigan Athletic's players are to refund fans' tickets for Sunday's humiliating 9-1 reverse at Tottenham.
A White Hart Lane horror show saw Roberto Martinez's side endure the proverbial run-around in the capital.
Having had time to assess their performance in North London, Wigan's players have come to the decision to refund their travelling supporters.
Captain Mario Melchiot accepts the level of their performance was unacceptable and hopes this gesture at least partially atones for such a heavy defeat.
"We feel that as a group of players we badly let down our supporters yesterday, and this is a gesture we have to make and pay them back for their tremendous loyalty," read a statement on the club's official website.
"There is not a lot else to say, just that as a group of professionals we were embarrassed by the way we performed, we feel it was below our standards and this is something we feel we owe to the fans.
"Now we have to draw a line under the game, focus completely on training this week and bounce back on Saturday.
"We are professionals, we will take it on the chin and move on but it's important that we do not take our supporters for granted."

Do you agree with this? Will it set a precedent if teams are hammered?

stg · Post by **stg** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 11:36 am

No because not every team has their weeks wages on losing 9-1 like Wigan did

Basil is a Gooner · Post by **Basil is a Gooner** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 11:41 am

Doesnt say much for what they think of the spuds performance does it?

Post by **brazilianGOONER** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 12:02 pm

that's exactly the kind of gesture that makes me love the premier league and hate the brazilian championship.

deep there, behind a lot of money and greed, there's still some manhood and sportmanship. i like that.

Radford149 · Post by **Radford149** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 12:11 pm

brazilianGOONER wrote:that's exactly the kind of gesture that makes me love the premier league and hate the brazilian championship.

deep there, behind a lot of money and greed, there's still some manhood and sportmanship. i like that.

Radford personally finds it a bit shallow. he feels that the players should dig deeper and refund the fares as well as that is where the money goes when supporting your team away from home.

RaM · Post by **RaM** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 12:26 pm

If I were a Wigan fan I'd rather the players work their arses off at training this week and win on the weekend.

It almost seems like a cheap apology to me. Its not like it will be a great financial burden on the players anyway.

Post by **brazilianGOONER** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 12:28 pm

RaM wrote:It almost seems like a cheap apology to me. Its not like it will be a great financial burden on the players anyway.

it's the gesture that i like the most.

it's like "hey, we fucked up pretty bad"

i like when people do that

LDB · Post by **LDB** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 3:19 pm

Nice gesture but considering they only had 500 travelling fans..

Post by **DB10GOONER** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 3:55 pm

Have the scum released their "9-1 at the Lane!" DVD yet?

Post by **flash gunner** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 3:57 pm

http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/

Small time wankers

EDIT: The link has changed new one below

http://shop.tottenhamhotspur.com/spurs0 ... e=TRE00033

Post by **brazilianGOONER** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 3:58 pm

i thought they wouldn't make it... they did!

moi goodness

Post by **DB10GOONER** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 3:59 pm

flash gunner wrote:http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/

Small time wankers

Dear God... you couldn't make it up...

franksav63 · Post by **franksav63** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 4:02 pm

flash gunner wrote:http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/

Small time wankers

Next, it'll be in their honours list.... alongside the Norwich Hospital Charity Cup...

LDB · Post by **LDB** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 4:50 pm

By the way, wathcing the sp*rs match on motd was I hearing things or did anybody else hear the c*nts chanting "same old Arsenal always cheating?"

I definately heard "stand up if you hate arsenal" which made me more determined not to partake in the reverse chant when we aint playing them.

Small time club