It does not matter what competition you play in, the aim should always be to be the best. So for Leigh that is to be better than Featherstone, better than Halifax, better than Sheffield. Win the Championship, win the NRC, play quality RL, make people want to come and watch you play.

Everybody knows the RFL structure sucks, no P & R is wrong IMO and many others but you put yourself in a position that when it changes and momentum for change is growing you are first choice. You do that by being the best in your division, playing RL that attracts Leythers to watch it and develop high quality juniors in ever increasing numbers.

Leythers of recent years have been full of self pity and blaming anyone and everybody but themselves. At their best Leyther show with LISA what they are really about BUT the majority of Leythers are apathetic and feel sorry for themselves.

Not sure who this Flyde Warrior is but just by his name he is not even a pie eater?

Ok pal lets compare shall we, how do you think Wigan stand up to their counterparts in SL? Very poor if you look at last season.

My son supports Leeds Rhino's and we went to watch them play Wigan along with a lot of other SL games, result wigan lost the lot in the leauge, Challenge cup and play offs at your, sorry Athletics ground and best of all Mr Wane choose to play Leeds. At every game your wonderful supporters had left and gone home with about 5 mins to go.

What happened in your, sorry Wigan Athletics ground last night? True fans stayed and clapped their team off when you lot had all gone home! I didnt go to the game last night but on the radio one would have thought Leigh were at home, never once heard wigan sing, and they claim to have a great atmosphere, joke just go to Leeds if you want an atmosphere in SL along with quite a few other clubs in SL.

The last thing any champ club needs is dual contract players, like no P&R its killing and starving the game of talent, excietment, and a real purpose for the sport.

I work in London quite a lot, try explaining the no P&R senario to people outside the heartlands they think its a joke and the only games worth watching, as said by people outside the heartlands are the playoffs and grand final.

Its that bad a few of the guys thought Sky sports owned the game along with Wigan its that biased.

Carry on as it is and trust me there wont be anything left, lets get back to basics before the game dies altogether.

Every club cant afford what its costing them including Wigan. The only way they are doing it is by starving the game of finance. If Sky sports ever pull the plug, and they will nothing more certain clubs like Wigan and Leeds will go semi pro and that my friend comes from your chairman!

GRow up and smell the coffee!

What a stupid statement, so you can tell who a poster does or does not support just by his/her user name. Where is Salfordlad when you need him.

I also like your comment that 'true fans' stay and clap their team yet you listened on the radio. Admit it that despite your name your input on the Wigan forum suggests that you are a Rhino supporter.

Ah but to be fair Reffy he hasn't said who's North Stand he's named him self after , it could well be that that's what he's named his armchair

Another one that would rather sit at home and listen for free on the radio than put their hand in their pocket and come to the match

It just shows that giving folk something for nowt as in free live match coverage on a site that contributes ziltch to the club doesn't do anything to encourage anyone to put their hand in their pocket to attend a match .

It wouldn't warm the cockle'ss of my heart anyway

What at the end of the day does it matter what a trolling crust muncher has to say on our board, We all know for a fact that next Sunday we will be safely ensconced in the Sports village watching our team and cheering,chanting and clapping them on and staying until the end to applaud the team whatever the result ,whils't the Fylde warrior will be wondering what time it is in order to enable him to sneak off the ground early to follow the habit of a lifetime, I say ignore His absolute drivel and concentrate on a proper team

You are correct as regards the Filed Warrior but we are talking about the armchair radio fan calling himself Northstander despite not standing in the North Stand.

He also says he works a lot in London so maybe thats why he was listening in to the radio, just a thought .

I just want to add that wigans try scrorers were tomkins, charnley and richards (williams managed to grab one late on) but the 3 mentioned are world class players. I know it sounds daft but if them 3 players didnt play i couldnt see many of wigans players causing us any problems. Wigans pack except oloughlin are very average, logan tomkins is very average to say the least. I dont think we are a million miles away, when they had a half chance they made it into 4 points, where as we werent so clinical but thats the difference at the top level. Dont know if anyone else saw brierleys break in the second half but tomkins werent getting any closer to him but yet brierley stopped and hit the floor, if it was anyone else chasing him im sure he wouldnt of looked back.

Have to disagree about Tomkins, as fast as Brierly is Tomkins is faster

who cares, [sizeIT[/size is a cock of the highest order !

"Yes, the gulf was frightening and we all know the reason"

Yes, Leyth can not afford the 'conditioning' products needed to win at the top level.