It’s all bravado.
We’ve seen it all before. When we signed Marlon King many said they would refuse to go and they apparently knew loads who would boycott the Lane, it proved to be hot air because on his debut the attendance was actually BIGGER than normal.
When we re-signed Ched many were outraged and many predicted that our gates would suffer due to mass boycotts.
Again it all proved to be hot air because gates stayed high and the feedback was that Ched was really popular and very likeable in the dressing room.
Now we have a similiar situation with Madine. Maybe Wilder thinks a bit of adversity and controversy will stir the crowd and make the Lane a hostile fortress again.