Quote Cruncher="Cruncher"Bondi Warrior - who seems like his heart is in the right place, I have to say - made a clear statement that the "vast majority of Latics fans" do not support the handful of idiots who routinely abuse Wigan RL. My experience is that it's a lot more than a handful of idiots, and that the vast majority of Latics fans (who I have met) are pretty negative towards Wigan RL.
He was therefore, whether intentionally or not, defending a significant number of those responsible for giving our club and fans a hard time.'"
I have to say that is one of the most bizarre, tenuous of links I think I've ever read on here.
Not that I need to defend what he said but to quote him in full so it's not taken out of context, then twisted to the extreme with a lot of poetic licence thrown in for good measure, he said:
Quote CruncherDont be fooled into thinking that those idiots are proper latics fans and those are the general views of all Latics fans. Vast majority of proper fans wouldnt even dream of going on there. Every Latics fan i know is embarrassed by that site and by some of their fans.'"
and your particular take on this is:
Quote CruncherYou read quotes like those [not by Bondi but those on Cockney Latic, and the mind boggles that some rugby fans still defend them.'"
Seriously, is that the best you can do?
Quote Cruncher="Cruncher"Now that I've answered your question, perhaps you can answer at least one of the questions I put to you? Let's start with: Should we on this message board just shut up and say nothing in response to the abuse we get on other message boards? And, in repying, try to see the bigger picture and forget that you're a Latics fan who finds this animosity uncomfortable.'"
No I don't think people should shut up and say nothing.
I'm a Wigan RL fan as well as a Latics fan and I don't find the animosity uncomfortable, I find the whole victim complex on both sides incredibly sad and immature. However at the same time if people make ludicrous statements like:
Quote CruncherYou read quotes like those, and the mind boggles that some rugby fans still defend them.'"
I'll call them out and let them dig a huge hole for themselves, to prove to everyone else they were talking bollox.