To be fair that is very good considering them being a championship outfit a lot of superleague clubs wont bring as much support

This thread brings back memories of when Hull and Hull KR used to say "prepare for an invasion" Then less than 1000 would turn up.

To be fair it's only Maurice coming up with the inflated figures; I think he sometimes goes too far in emulating his namesake!

We've sold 2,200 so far mind and the ticket office is opening late all week to cope with continued demand which is encouraging. Should be a cracking atmosphere, I'm sure.

Would think anyone with a dose of realism will know that we'll do well to get within 20 points, but you never know.

It'll be a nervy one this.

We have played Warrington away twice in recent years and you will probably find your quote is a little unfair.

We took over 3000 to Wilderspool in the early naughties for the QF of the CC and well over 2500 for the SL season in 2005 when Wire pipped us 26-22. The crowd was over 11500. After all, it was our first away game of the season and none of knew what would unfold !!

As already stated, we averaged just under 5000 that season getting wallopped week in and week out. In todays terms, that aint too bad at all !!

Some folk just don't like a 'small club' having good times/being on an upward spiral do they ? Can't wait for Saturday...win/lose/get stuffed. But our priority is the 'middle 8's' this season, and the next season etc.... assuming we don't make it into SL this time. For us Leythers, Saturday is just a day to 'enjoy' (unless we lose 80-0 like Wakefield did) but for Warrington (and I fully understand this) the challenge cup is your best chance of getting to a final this year, and you feel like you NEED to win this game. My prediction is Wire 44 Leigh 20 - hope I'm wrong !!!! (but not in a bigger win for Warrington)

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You are aware Warringtons average crowd attendance in its final decade was around 4000 at Wilderspool? The maximum attendance was around 5000ish through safety rules. (Somebody put me accurately corrected)
If Leigh brought 3000+ to Wilderspool then there would be only 8-900 wire fans!!

I agree..

Its looking the same could be for you...And your at home.

The season I am talking about was 2000-2001 (ish). We were the top team of the then NFP (Northern Ford Premiership) and after nilling you in the first half, the great Allan Langer had a little too much class in the 2nd half for you to pip us 20-10. I can still smell the urine flowing down the terraces (lets be honest, Wilderspool was a dump but it created a great atmosphere with a packed railway end. I had the queue for 20 mins !!)

Wilderspool was packed (just under 9k in) to watch a Leigh side almost turn over yet another SL side in the QF of the Challenge Cup. I was gutted that you didnt get to Wembley as Warrington are my second team. Most Wire fans I shared a drink with after the match stated that Leigh should have won, but not to be.

The SL team we did beat that year was again Salford. Again it was on the BBC.

Its almost Deja Vu this , but I want a favourable result this time !!

Warrington Wolves 20-10 Leigh Centurions 25 February 2001 Wilderspool Stadium Steve Ganson 8,844

Ahhh, not a bad memory !!! We obviously lost because of Ganson !!! LOL

My birthday

Given our recent attendances at CC games & our poor form this season I would not be surprised to see our fans outnumbered by Leigh fans especially when the match is on BBC.

By the way didn't Wire/Leigh games always happen over Easter in the days of proper RL ,when there was just one division ?

it was and pies.

Max attendance at wilderspool for the last few years was around 9.5K, maybe less, after the Snookers side was taped off.

That match in the cup was part of our incredibly uninspiring start to the season, where we didn't have a sponsor to start of with. Walters didn't last very long and DV2 went back to 'straya as his mum was ill, and our cup run was Woolston Rovers, Leigh, and Villeneuve, until we got to the semi final where we were robbed by that nikau try that they didn't go to the video ref for just before half time.