Quote: Jukesays "As someone who played a small part in what I think your referring to when you say " electric and atmospheric feel" i agree it it was a great time.
From late 2009 and all through 2010 and 2011 there were approx 20 people who got together to get some kind of atmosphere etc going
It was luck/coincidence/good timing that it coincided with the madge/wane era along with the emergence of Tonkins (for 3to4 years hebwas virtually unplayable) and others.
The semi final at Wire against Saints was a pinnacle for me of that (from the atmosphere perspective) and the result of 2 years of work/effort from a lot of people.
Wire didnt want us to be able to do flags etc.
A few phone calls Later from the BBC, sky (they had highlights so wanted it to happen as well) the RFL and Wigan (Simon C and Paul Mc) and we were in. We ended up doing more than originally planned
End of the game when Henderson Gill etc walked over and everyone stayed behind for what must have been 30/40 mins was amazing'"
It was the most enjoyable period I can remember from an atmosphere point of view. You could literally see opposition fans thinking ‘these lot are only meant to chant Wiggin Wiggin Wiggin’. I always remember the play off semi final in 2011 at Widnes against Saints. We got beat but my word, that was some atmosphere in that Wigan end. It literally didn’t stop for 80 mins. A lad I’d started to work with in Manchester started to come to games around that time and was blown away by the atmosphere. He was a big football fan (Man U) and said he’s never realised there would be atmospheres like that in Rugby League. The lad lives in Finland now and still wears his Wigan shirts around Helsinki. The atmosphere of that time really hooked him. It’s something you and all the other people involved can be really proud of.