According to Lenagan they have....

Looking forward to tomorrow, biggest game or not, it's the best two teams of the last couple of seasons. Can't call it.

Well he's mistaken then.

Saints did it one Good Friday years back, they filled the North, had most of a large block in the East near the screen and then a few hundred more in the West.


Wire nowhere near that. Although they do bring good support and one year almost filled the North.

anyone who thinks wigan v wire is even on par with wigan v saints needs their head read!

good friday 2005? 25,004 attendance. Tickle had a blinder and was an all round good game

Probably. Red hot day IIRC.

i dont remember much to be fair. 3 pints before KO, 4 during and 3 after

first game with the in-laws too haha

What do you mean by ‘on par with’? Historically and Geographically Saints may be your biggest rivals, and therefore the games against them may evoke a more passionate response amongst some of your fans. But you would struggle to argue that this season, the games against Saints will be bigger games than those against The Wolfs



It may mean more to you for egotistical reasons to beat saints, but in the context of Super League this is the biggest game of the season so far.

Rugby League existed long before Super League.

I'm old enough to remember, and that's my point. Even since super league Wigan v Saints has always been the bigger game, but it’s not anymore. It may still mean more to you, due to memories of prior encounters. But in the context of this season, and last, this is the biggest game.

It’s like trying to say that United v Liverpool is a bigger game than United v City. It plainly isn’t however much you may wish it to be, and for whatever reason. One of those teams is crap and won’t be in the mix at the end of the season regardless of their history.

I'd say that two semi finals were bigger than a game to see who wins a dinner plate.