Yep, I can recall us playing at Wilderspool early 1970's. Thankfully at the time I was a very fit serving soldier, and went with my family including both parents. I was also very clued up on riot training, as Northern Ireland was the major conflict at the time. It was grim and wild at Wilderspool. I think Alex Murphy was their coach at the time.

I am sure the hooliganism isn't as bad these days, but 'wire' have had this problem since even before I started watching Wigan in the very late 1950's. My old Dad commented on them many times of even before my time, and he went back to the late 1920's watching Wigan.

IIRC, even Billy wouldn't let them in the Griffin when they came to CP.

I used to know some long time staunch 'wire' fans who were as appalled at their behaviour as we are.

I have 35 years of experiencing the warrington fans and although they are not as bad as they were that hooligan element is still active and always will be,also our supporters use smoke bombs and not flares,i once remember at the ZOO as wilderspool was called back in the day Henderson Gill and ellery Hanley being subjected to monkey chants and throwing bananas I'm not really sure what Dessie Drummond made of all this i once remember him going into the crowd at widnes over some racists and how he was criticised at the time by the idiots in charge of the RFL

Forget that. He can clean up just from tonight with them @ 9/4 on SkyBet

What i don't like about going to the Wigan games is that we (Wire) seem to attract young ,intoxicated people who tend to stand near the top of the stand & soak everyone else in beer. Perhaps matters at games are not helped by the cheap booze available to these cretins who don't know when they've had enough. Supermarkets & early opening pubs don't help matters when coupled with the demands of sky schedules for evening fixtures. At the semi final at Bolton there was a gang of idiots blocking the steps & concourse & setting smoke flares off under the stands.

I actually feel sorry for the proper Wire fans, and I know a few of them who are good people. We always go into The Irish club on Orford Lane pre match and have always had a bit of good craic in there, never any problem. The morons are giving their club a bad name and need to be identified and weeded out.

The throwing of beer happens with most fan bases, the retards that need to be in a big group that need to show their emotions that are probably pent up from the last big game they went to.