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| Quote Grimmy="Grimmy"Leigh were beating Hull KR 24-6 at half time last week and still lead by 2 with 10 minutes left. Likewise Halifax were only 4-0 down against Widnes last week with 3 minutes left. How have they "not come even close"? We have only played two rounds and nearly had two upsets.'"
I nearly 40 years of watching the game, I have seen us come close to beating the aussies in a test series but the fact is we are still waiting - the 'game' between Salford and leigh was a joke, tick and pass, panic play, no quality
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| Quote lemonhead="lemonhead"I nearly 40 years of watching the game, I have seen us come close to beating the aussies in a test series but the fact is we are still waiting - the 'game' between Salford and leigh was a joke, tick and pass, panic play, no quality'"
So did Leigh and Halifax "not even come close" to beating Hull KR and Widnes last week or not?
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| Quote The Ghost of '99="The Ghost of '99"Wigan fans really do think their club is bigger than the game. You're not even the biggest club in British Rugby League, never mind one which could hold its own outside of it
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Smell the coffee buddy.... RL is dying.
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| Quote sergeant pepper="sergeant pepper"Don't kid yourself we are the biggest name in British RL. We might not currently be the best team in the league but I certainly wouldn't bet against us being the best placed to cope long term. Our facilities, history and talent pool are 2nd tof none.'" Unlike Leeds, Warrington and St Helens Wigan don't even own their own stadium so the facilities point is a little moot. I'm sure there is a nice training ground but the other clubs certainly have those.
FWIW, people outside Rugby League have been predicting its demise for the past 120 years and the idea that this should happen now when the sport remains a very valuable TV commodity is preposterous.
I can see why Wigan fans might consider current times difficult though - the entertainment value offered by Waneball is perhaps a little lacking, the club lacks the stadium which provides a heart and soul to the other big clubs whilst, for some reason, all too many home-produced players are happy to leave when they get a decent offer.
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| Quote Grimmy="Grimmy"So did Leigh and Halifax "not even come close" to beating Hull KR and Widnes last week or not?'"
No, both teams lost - simples
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| Quote The Ghost of '99="The Ghost of '99"Unlike Leeds, Warrington and St Helens Wigan don't even own their own stadium so the facilities point is a little moot. I'm sure there is a nice training ground but the other clubs certainly have those.
FWIW, people outside Rugby League have been predicting its demise for the past 120 years and the idea that this should happen now when the sport remains a very valuable TV commodity is preposterous.
I can see why Wigan fans might consider current times difficult though - the entertainment value offered by Waneball is perhaps a little lacking, the club lacks the stadium which provides a heart and soul to the other big clubs whilst, for some reason, all too many home-produced players are happy to leave when they get a decent offer.'"
Us STILL being the biggest name in British RL hurts don't it.. 
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| Quote Wigan Peer="Wigan Peer"Us STILL being the biggest name in British RL hurts don't it..
'" If you say so. Wigan's golden era is something of a folk memory for most people now so it's difficult to comment on what lasting grandeur it bestowed on your club.
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| Quote The Ghost of '99="The Ghost of '99"If you say so. Wigan's golden era is something of a folk memory for most people now so it's difficult to comment on what lasting grandeur it bestowed on your club.'"
The past is there on record... You need to be concerned about the future.
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| Quote sergeant pepper="sergeant pepper"Don't kid yourself we are the biggest name in British RL. We might not currently be the best team in the league but I certainly wouldn't bet against us being the best placed to cope long term. Our facilities, history and talent pool are 2nd tof none.'"
You forgot to add "least humble" to the list!
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|  Looks like someone's had a successful outing with the rods, several lines out and bites on every one
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| Quote The Ghost of '99="The Ghost of '99"Unlike Leeds, Warrington and St Helens Wigan don't even own their own stadium so the facilities point is a little moot. I'm sure there is a nice training ground but the other clubs certainly have those.
FWIW, people outside Rugby League have been predicting its demise for the past 120 years and the idea that this should happen now when the sport remains a very valuable TV commodity is preposterous.
I can see why Wigan fans might consider current times difficult though - the entertainment value offered by Waneball is perhaps a little lacking, the club lacks the stadium which provides a heart and soul to the other big clubs whilst, for some reason, all too many home-produced players are happy to leave when they get a decent offer.'"
Some fair points made, in my view. Wigan needs its own stadium, certainly. On the demise of RL, when union first went (officially) professional, all the pundits were up on their hind legs predicting the imminent demise of league and its absorption into RU. It didn't happen then and it's not about to happen now.
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