Quote ="dubairl"what will shock them about going to those grounds? its like certain fans believe in the mystical fairy tale. I remember wigan playing and featherstone the pitch was so horrible it shouldn't have been played on is that what will shock players? or the noise of 2-3 thousand fans compared to 8-16thousdand?'"
The pitch has nothing to do with it, was the same for both teams, was a bit boggy but if I remember right it rained constant before that game.
And what shocked the players that night? A part time Featherstone side that gave a very good Wigan side a great game, and if not for a couple of mistakes and decisions not going our way we could of won that game. The Wigan players after that game admitted it was tough, not just because of the pitch but because of the players they were faced with.
As for the 3000 fans compared to 8000, that night they might as well of been 8000 home fans there cos it sounded like it, more fans doesn't mean a better atmosphere, more money for the club maybe but id rather have the 3000 fans with pride and passion that get behind there team than the so called magic 8000+ fans that will just dwindle away when the going gets tough.
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