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Dropkick Murphy..we actually saw and heard a mass of bouncing and scarf and flag waving to Dale Cavese that drowned out anything we could muster.. It stopped us singing our own celebratory songs, it died out seconds later when we accepted we couldn't be heard over the Wigan lot
Celebrations muted from us, job done from them. Most fans who slag them off are jealous their own club's support is nowhere near that good
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sally cinnamon..Why not discuss Wigan? It's a rugby league message board. Wigan are the most famous brand in rugby league
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Tre Cool..Saints fans are hopeless unless it's a cup final or grand final. Wigan fans are so much more loyal and passionate
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the flying biscuit..Wires havent been massively succesful over the years, but I've spoke to Brian Bevan And he spoke to me and i wouldnt swap that for Wigans History, ever
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Ande..on the TV i could only hear the Wigan fans with about 10 to go
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Saint94..Every team is in your feckin shadow, we all know
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| Quote: Bilko "The atmosphere at home games has been poor for a long while. To be frank, I think since a few got banned last year for the incident at Huddersfield. It was never great to be fair but their doesn't seem to be any leading voices these days. I think its generally the late teens/early 20s bracket that take up the singing mantra. We perhaps are lacking in getting this age group through the gate?
Doing the radio, in which we get the atmosphere in our headsets via the effects mic, I hear the atmosphere to greater effect and every big home game (Huddersfield x2, Leeds League Match late last year) I've done recently has sounded the same. Soon as the opposition takes a lead you can almost feel the hearts of every Wigan fan in the stadium sink. Its like the whole place gives up and awaits the inevitable big game defeat. Everything falls flat and I think it hinders the team badly. It puts weight on the shoulders of our team and lifts the opposition every time.
I wrote in the Evening post last month rl(click)rl about how we haven't beaten a Leeds, Huddersfield, St Helens or Warrington at home in the regular season in a night match since June 2011. A long, long time now.
Even with day games thrown in we have a record of 6 wins out of 18 against those four sides at the DW since Madge arrived in 2010 and thats despite two title succession. So it isn't just a recent problem. One thing contributes to the other I suppose.'"
We beat Leeds at home in Feb 2012.
Not winning at home when playing the big teams isn't necessarily the problem. The problem is having no current area where 'singers' are likely to gather. If there was a definite area which fans bought into i'm sure the atmosphere would improve. The club tried to designate an area but this doesn't seem to have worked which suggests we need something more organic and fan led. | | |
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| Quote: DaveO "
I have my theory what has killed the atmosphere. I have thought this for a while.
It is I don't think the fans can identify with half the Wigan players on the pitch. Many are too new for this.
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Youi make a good point: used to be practically all the players had their own chant for when they scored ("Sam will tear you apart"; "Richards is superman"; "Oh Tommy Tommy"etc) but that seems to have more or less gone. | | |
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| Quote: Geoff "Youi make a good point
I thought the "Heyyy youuu guyyyysss" chants at Westwood last night was amusing! 
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| Quote: MattyB "Nothing wrong with the atmosphere (in the wigan end) tonight, simply awesome!
Wire, on the other hand...simply embarrassing!'"
Thats down to the fans frustration with the team and the disbelief that we've gone from scoring for fun to looking like the players only meet up 1 hour before kickoff and Brian Noble takes us for that hour.
I'm just glad Wigan are a bit off the pace too otherwise it would have been embarrassing.
Wane and his convincing comments are kidology at their grandest though.
Trying to think of the last Wire v Wigan game that was as boring and skillless as that? | | |
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Maybe not 'convincing' on the scoreboard but the performance was. Wire are lucky that Wigan didn't quite click, or it would have been a proper dusting.
Early days though, both teams will be amongst it in September.
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