Quote: Psychedelic Casual "It’s a bit different for me. I cannot speak as a Warringtonian as I’m not one. I’m a Mancunian and have lived in Manchester all my life bar three years. I think I’ve met one or two people from Widnes, ever. They are just another team to me. I don’t hold that feeling of “rival” “derby” “enemy” like Warringtonians would do of them and Chemics towards Warrington. Widnes is not local to me.
Wigan are the “rival” in my Wire world. Mainly due to being the biggest and tastiest games Wire have been involved in over the years.
Don’t forget though that before the 1950s the big local rivalry was Wire v Wigan. It was only from the mid 1950s onwards that Saints registered on Wigan’s radar as they weren’t a club worth taking notice of until then.'"
I bet Warrington still haven't registered on Wigan's radar so the Wire-Wigan rivalry means a lot more to us than to them.
Wigan care about Saints first, then their other big club rival Leeds, before it comes to us. They probably see us like Hull, a rivalry worth taking interest in when we are challenging them for trophies and in big finals but when we have our periods of mediocrity they won't take much interest.