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[color=#FF0000:1fnfdzuc]Wigan vs Leeds finals aggregate score. Wigan 178 - 64 Leeds Wigan wins - 6 Leeds wins - 0[/color:1fnfdzuc] I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass, and I am all out of bubblegum. Don't you struggle. Don't you fight. Don't you worry, cause it's your turn tonight! Esse quam videri.:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_45658.jpg



It's still not sunken in yet for me, as I don't think of us as Champions when I think about Wigan. Maybe it's because as soon as we became Champions the SL season finished and since then little has been made of it. Still I'm sure as soon as the 2011 season kicks off and were referred to as Champions it will seem more real. Anyone else feeling a similar way?

On a side note how many times have people watched the GF? I viewed it for the sixth time last night, and enjoy it more and more after each viewing.

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[color=#000000:1qsyq8gi]Wigan Warriors 2010:[/color:1qsyq8gi] [color=red:1qsyq8gi]Super League Champions League Leaders Under 20's Champions Club of The Year Floodlit 9's Winners Pat Richards: Man Of Steel Sam Tomkins: Young Player of the Year Michael Maguire: Coach of the Year[/color:1qsyq8gi] [quote="Wire_91":1qsyq8gi]its your first final in about 8 years and now you ravin and rantin about it F**k off, and ill be going old trafford tomoz cheering on the saints and ill be writing on this forum givin you loads of shi* when your drying you eyes and the wire fan will be here handing out the tissues in the thousands, thats if you do take that many fans cause now it looks like its your fans who have jumped on the band wagon now your in a final, this time last year there was only 1000 people in the jjb and now its fillin up cause youve won the league hahaha proper true supporters you are[/quote:1qsyq8gi]:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_26076.jpg



I think it will only properly sink in when we win it next year icon_wink.gif

Seriously though, cant wait to go to Saints Leeds and Warrington away singing 'thats why we're champions'

It was annoying when Leeds and Saints sung it, but we will make it more annoying than anyone ever could icon_biggrin.gif

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Should be easy to believe, you're always telling us how many times you've won it. icon_wink.gif

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Sit back, relax and enjoy. Let it sink in whenever.

I have watched the GF about 4 times now. Favourite moments include : Gleesons 2nd try, Coley outpacing Wilkin, Wellens pass to Goulding, Graham’s tantrum, Tommy swearing and the face he pulls when the sky guy apologises, Lockers lifting the trophy and of course the superior team display from the boys.

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[color=#000000:1qsyq8gi]Wigan Warriors 2010:[/color:1qsyq8gi] [color=red:1qsyq8gi]Super League Champions League Leaders Under 20's Champions Club of The Year Floodlit 9's Winners Pat Richards: Man Of Steel Sam Tomkins: Young Player of the Year Michael Maguire: Coach of the Year[/color:1qsyq8gi] [quote="Wire_91":1qsyq8gi]its your first final in about 8 years and now you ravin and rantin about it F**k off, and ill be going old trafford tomoz cheering on the saints and ill be writing on this forum givin you loads of shi* when your drying you eyes and the wire fan will be here handing out the tissues in the thousands, thats if you do take that many fans cause now it looks like its your fans who have jumped on the band wagon now your in a final, this time last year there was only 1000 people in the jjb and now its fillin up cause youve won the league hahaha proper true supporters you are[/quote:1qsyq8gi]:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_26076.jpg



Quote: pondmonster "Sit back, relax and enjoy. Let it sink in whenever.

I have watched the GF about 4 times now. Favourite moments include

Dont forget Gouldings hit on Flannery at the end to make him knock on icon_smile.gif

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[quote="Badwanger":3hoggrzp]IMO, Sculthorpe at his peak was better than Hanley was at his.[/quote:3hoggrzp] [quote="nickmanator":3hoggrzp]billy boston in todays game might pinch a spot bringin the cone on and that bein kind[/quote:3hoggrzp] [quote="robbierotten":3hoggrzp]Imo Sam Tomkins is a very poor mans Danny Brough he is just a average player getting bigged up by the idiots who comentate on sky.[/quote:3hoggrzp] [quote="Deano G":3hoggrzp]Jonathan Davies, who is his equal in [Super League] today?[/quote:3hoggrzp] [quote="Badwanger":3hoggrzp]Wellens[/quote:3hoggrzp]:7007.jpg



Quote: pondmonster "Sit back, relax and enjoy. Let it sink in whenever.

I have watched the GF about 4 times now. Favourite moments include

All great moments but for me seeing Lockers lift that trophy was the best. To lift that trophy as captain after all the flak he has had (including from so-called Wigan fans) must have been a fantastic feeling for him.

How richly he deserved that success after sticking with Wigan in the wilderness years, he always gives 100% for the team and is Wigan through and through. Which is, of course, why he's hated by fans of other clubs so much (though it doesn't explain the ridiculous criticism that comes his way from some Wigan fans...)

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"I have this system where I support England first, then the other Home Nations, then the rest of the Commonwealth, then the rest of the World, then France.":



I agree about Lockers but, be fair, most of the criticism from Wigan fans is well in the past. It's a long time since I've seen/heard a Wigan fan give him a good bashing (except for his performance against the Aussies on Sunday where he was pretty poor).

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Weeeee're not famous anymore... icon_biggrin.gif

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I wonder how often Wiggy fails to remember that we're champions during next season's commentaries.

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[quote="Badwanger":3hoggrzp]IMO, Sculthorpe at his peak was better than Hanley was at his.[/quote:3hoggrzp] [quote="nickmanator":3hoggrzp]billy boston in todays game might pinch a spot bringin the cone on and that bein kind[/quote:3hoggrzp] [quote="robbierotten":3hoggrzp]Imo Sam Tomkins is a very poor mans Danny Brough he is just a average player getting bigged up by the idiots who comentate on sky.[/quote:3hoggrzp] [quote="Deano G":3hoggrzp]Jonathan Davies, who is his equal in [Super League] today?[/quote:3hoggrzp] [quote="Badwanger":3hoggrzp]Wellens[/quote:3hoggrzp]:7007.jpg



Quote: Cruncher "I wonder how often Wiggy fails to remember that we're champions during next season's commentaries.'"


If he mentions it at all I'm sure he'll remember to include a reference to "wonderful Warrington" or some such rubbish in the next breath...

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Many highlights in the Grand Final for me, but the best moment has to be after 25 mins when Goulding puts Meli into touch and the whole of one end of Old Trafford stood to a man to cheer.

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I watched the full game for the first time last night and loved every minute. I went on holiday a few days after the final and it was the first chance I got yesterday to watch it again.

I realised only yesterday just how comfy the game was for us. I knew on the night we'd played very well and the scoreline flattered Saints but because of the occasion I always felt uneasy at Old Trafford on the night.

We tonked them in all honesty.

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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 - sally cinnamon..Why not discuss Wigan? It's a rugby league message board. Wigan are the most famous brand in rugby league - Tre Cool..Saints fans are hopeless unless it's a cup final or grand final. Wigan fans are so much more loyal and passionate - 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 - Ande..on the TV i could only hear the Wigan fans with about 10 to go - Saint94..Every team is in your feckin shadow, we all know - FIOS:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_39110.jpg



I have watched the game about 10 times and I watch the tries every day, Saints were lucky it wasn't a much bigger scoreline. Could have been mid 30s!

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I have watched it about 4 times.

i have watched the last 30 seconds about 500 times icon_smile.gif

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It sunk in at the final whistle for me.
The lads had been the best team all year and during the season the play offs seemed a long time coming. Knocked my confidence with the loss at home in the play off game but the re-run at Leeds put matters to rights.
The Grand Final proved that they were the best in the League and no one doubted that both the League Leaders Shield and the Super League Trophy making Wigan RL Champions again were well deserved.

A remarkable turnaround in our fortunes and the main factor to me was Ian Lenagan buying the club from Dave Whelan.
Last year was only IL's third in charge and his appointment of Michael Maguire was an inspired one.
The future at Wigan looks brighter than it has for decades.
Well done to all at the club for a fantastic achievement.

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