Wigan Warriors • Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE
The Reaper wrote:
It’s not just Wigan fans, it’s just RL fans in general. So tribal and idiotic. It’s why I never care about the social media backlash we receive. Everybody hates the disciplinary when it goes against them, and when it does they always call for their own club to make the sort of statement that we have done, and call them out/take a stand. Just look at the Salford fans getting right behind Rowley after his comments too. Yet when we do it, it makes people really angry. It’s just laughable.
I stand by a point I've made a few times. What's good for Wigan is good for Saints & vice versa. We're rivals, but we're also incredibly similar both in our history and what our goals are. Big clubs, with big followings, steeped in history with a constant production line of world class rugby talent. Year in, year our we're both there. Challenging, bringing fans, introducing new superstars and creating moments.
Case in point, people thinking the CC final on Saturday was "good for the game" need to seriously shake their heads. Did anyone watch the build up? 20 mins of DB driving around Leigh in a super car and talking to some scrubber in his council house with leopard print hair dye. If that was Wigan, or Saints they'd be showing history making moments. We'd be seeing Offiah, Gill, J Tomkins going 80 or Long winning Lance Todd trophies year after year. They'd be talking about the world champs Vs the biggest draw in the sport. It would have been sold out and this forum would have melted in the weeks leading up to it.
Sadly, we got the two latest flash in the pans who will undoubtedly disappear in a few years. How do I know this? History shows it. Over the last decade we've had that one season from Cas. Hudds won the LLS and numerous Wire/Hull FC cup wins. Where are they now?
Time for the big clubs to have a bigger say in the game and the promote some self interests.
Statistics: Posted by sergeant pepper — Thu Aug 17, 2023 11:24 am