21-12 wrote:Once again the reason I prefer your lot to Warrington was proven. Coming out of the game after a long stay behind, loads of saints fans shaking our hands and wishing us luck at wembley. A fantastic day with no trouble at all just good banter. Both sets of fans showed the world what the real derby in rugby league is. Your fans were great today.
I will second this.
We ended up with a couple of Saints fans on our coach (well.. double decker ) there and back.. and guess what.. no trouble at all. There was a bit of banter and a few songs but nothing malacious and both got back in one piece.
Few Saints fans on the way back after the game said well done, shook our hands and asked if we needed maps to Wembley and the whole Wigan and Saints respect for each others clubs and achievements were clear to see before/during/after the game.
Compare this to when we beat Dire in the quarters, and you had Dire fans waiting outside that pub offering us all fights and shouting abuse at the end of the game.
Wigan v Saints will always be the number 1 derby in Rugby League.
We met three really nice Saints supporters in the Irish Club before the game and we had a good chat. Sadly for me they gave me some bad news about an old mate of mine who they used to drink with in the Reading Room at Haydock.
On the way back to the car there was nothing but good wishes (begrudging ) from the Saints fans.
A hard contest in which both teams gave their all, and no spectator can ask more from their team.
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Rogues Gallery wrote:We met three really nice Saints supporters in the Irish Club before the game and we had a good chat. Sadly for me they gave me some bad news about an old mate of mine who they used to drink with in the Reading Room at Haydock.
On the way back to the car there was nothing but good wishes (begrudging ) from the Saints fans.
A hard contest in which both teams gave their all, and no spectator can ask more from their team.
Also played in the right spirit, Saturday was a great advert for the game IMO
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Bluenosewarrior wrote:even in the QF we had one of Warrington's finest run onto the pitch trying to cause trouble. Everyone of them are scum I tell ya...
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The only reason Wigan fans are so friendly with Saints fans all of a sudden is because their team has the wood over them. Ive been to many Saints/Wigan game's over the years purely to watch a good contest, and whatever you lads with your 'we respect your team' quotations think, I've witnessed firsthand the bitterness erupt between your two clubs.
Especially when Wigan couldn't buy a result against Saints.
South Stand at the DW in 09' I think it was (could be wrong); Wigan were in total control of the match, you could feel the tension and desperation, then Pryce scored right infront of the Saints end and this lad threw his pint at the wall (only plastic I know) and shouted a barrage of profanities towards Scousers etc.
So lose the halo's please! There are neanderthals in every support section.
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) there and back.. and guess what.. no trouble at all. There was a bit of banter and a few songs but nothing malacious and both got back in one piece.
