Don't really see this as a problem with professional sportsmen. They're not quite like fans.

It's a job to most of them and the cost of doing it badly is their job and reputation. It being a club that were once their rivals seems of secondary importance to ability and personal determination/resilience/motivation.

In other words, if he fails, it won't be because of Wigan-Warrington tribalism.

I think the opposite. GI is rightfully more greedy than that.

Those guys had all ditched Wigan even before they finished playing...in two cases to sign for direct rivals!

Paul Cullen went to Widnes.

At his interview put a replica of the Super League trophy on the table and a meat and potato pie and say if you were marooned on a desert island and could only take one of these which would it be.

The table ?

We're all eaters of pies in the North West, from Preston down to Chester at least. The pies that Wiganers are fond of eating is the humble pie when they crossed the picket line and went back to work. www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content ... ture.shtml Don't mention it to a Wiganer though, they don't take too kindly to it.

We're all eaters of pies in the North West, from Preston down to Chester at least. The pies that Wiganers are fond of eating is the humble pie when they crossed the picket line and went back to work. www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content ... ture.shtml Don't mention it to a Wiganer though, they don't take too kindly to it.

Quote davids="davids"We're all eaters of pies in the North West, from Preston down to Chester at least. The pies that Wiganers are fond of eating is the humble pie when they crossed the picket line and went back to work. www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content ... ture.shtml Don't mention it to a Wiganer though, they don't take too kindly to it.'" I’d rather be a pasty than a pie.

Quote davids="davids"We're all eaters of pies in the North West, from Preston down to Chester at least. The pies that Wiganers are fond of eating is the humble pie when they crossed the picket line and went back to work. www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content ... ture.shtml Don't mention it to a Wiganer though, they don't take too kindly to it.'" I’d rather be a pasty than a pie.

I see Daryl Powell has just announced he’s leaving Cas at the end of the year.

Coincidental timing? Or is he Wire bound?

Yeah seems too suspect to just be coincidence, i reckon powells our man for next year then.

some sort of announcement planned for half time during chilly's match tonight as well