Tony,
it's not about what you want, or think is the most fun, it's about what's safest. I agree with the point of this thread that over wide circuits are dangerous (as are over-narrow ones).
It's not difficult to fly the published pattern and people who don't should be punched in the nose. As pointed out in another thread, most mid-airs occur in the circuit. If you want to pretend you've just returned from a sortie giving Jerry what for, then marry a farmer and land on his potatoes.