We needed something to invite even more people onto this board to have a go, we were running so short of them. Good work

NOFL

I don't think very many people hate Wigan the club, or Wigan's team, or Wigan's individual players. Wigan would have to be hell of a lot better for that to start happening.

What people are reacting to is a visible fan base (I say visible because obviously not all are like this, but the ones who are are louder) who have quickly become the most deluded, entitled bunch of teenage girls in Rugby League within living memory.

Any joy that Wigan's improving team brings those people will be seen as unfair, hence the apparent hate.

lets put it this way..........in those days fans went to games to mainly have a few beers and a chat with their mates about what happened saturday night (we played sunday afternoon those days)..........away games were just an excuse for an all dayer.
fans expected a win, and mostly got one.........but a lot didnt even watch the match for chatting.

maybe thats were the arrogance came in...idk......but these days fans get behind the team and watch every move.....like they are actually interested in the match...

personally i think the 2006 season was the best ever for getting fans behind the team.......and to me was more enjoyable than the era of winning everything....as nothing was ever a certainty, and we had to battle.

but tbh ive watched Wigan since about 1958 and never thought of us as being a "team to hate"...........not like Man u in wendyball..........this hatred of wigan is a recent thing imo..........maybe brought on by the Lyhdsay era...ie....salary cap cheats.

We're the biggest name in the game and so success or not we're hated (see Liverpool fc) yet we bring the biggest publicity (see 2006).

Oh and Sally, as much as Wire have enjoyed success recently, it's been drilled into me as a wiganer that st helens are the enemy. NOTHING your insignificant little club can do will change that.

Anyone who hates an opposition team or individual players needs to get a life. I 'hate' it when Leeds lose, but not the opposition, the ref or the opposition fans. And guess what? You get over losses.

If you're lucky, someone will lock this thread before you make a bigger cock of yourself than you already have this week (and that's saying something).

Having finally lowered myself to read this thread, I can honestly say that, with one or two exceptions, it's attracting the posters it deserves.

Honestly people, life's too short.

Not sure if he is the biggest c**k....... He got you to bite...

These are the sort of comments that make Wigan hated. You can't just say Saints are the main derby. You have to result to insulting Warrington with cheap comments.

As your own lot have stated, mentioning us because your scared.....

Surprise, surprise.