Did you know that this morning we had won the Challenge Cup 18 times .... we have now won it 19 times .... that's an increase of just over 5% !

Did you also know me and mates (that's 100% of us in my house at the moment ... all of us 2000% over the drink drive limit) find your negativity very boring ?

Ah but the last time you won it was an increase of nearly 6%, proof that Wigan are in decline!

A fair point ...... Wane out !

A busy nights trolling.....

Who's to blame though?

Challenge Cup Total Attendances from Round 4 onwards
2013: Total
2012: Total = 211,113 from 31 games = Avg: 6,810
2011: Total = 230,447 from 31 games = Avg: 7,434
2010: Total = 227,550 from 31 games = Avg: 7,340
2009: Total = 225,962 from 31 games = Avg: 7,289

CC attendances are down by 8.83% on last year, down by 16.48% on 2011 figures, down by 15.42% on 2010 figures and down by 14.82% on 2009 figures.

Huddersfield, probably.

Going over some of the forums, there are a lot of so-called 'fans' this sport could do without. The number of miserable, glass half empty whingers and doomsayers is embarrassing to the sport. If you don't like it, do one...

Challenge Cup Semi Final Attendances - Pre & Post SL era comparison

SL ERA (18 seasons)
2013
2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL

PRE-SL ERA (18 seasons)
1995 --------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL

^ I mean it's not like those games contain different teams every year. Nice that you took the time to compile the stats though

Jeff - so you lost the argument at overall attendances so now you are trying to prove an ageing competition which has been superseded by a newer more vibrant concept i.e. the GF is in decline - everybody knows the CC is a second rate comp what are trying suggest? The point here is people these days would rather go and watch the league competition than a cup - a bit like soccer - maybe it is a society/cultural thing? Overall as has been proved more people are watching RL than in your halcyon days of the 1980's.

The average respect for William Eve declines -4.7% every time he posts.

Sat here with a cup of coffee, newspaper ready to read and literally laughing out loud at William Eve getting served.

My favourite bit is where he suddenly drags up Semi Final attendances because he's lost the fight on Final attendances.

PS as a could of the Wigans fans said, the attendance & the quality of the game means nothing now to them as their name is once again etched into history.

So we have opted for a stat about semi finals as the figures for the finals did not suit unless you picked a one off year.

I think the exposure as a fifth columnist is now complete.

Posting any stat as long as it gives a negAtive spin.

Why not go with the certain fact that there are more people dead than alive. So rl have already missed out on billions of potential fans that they can never get to watch rl again.