It's tradition over in Hull.

Putting it into perspective, no matter how childish you think people singing in the street with a big flag is. I'm glad that we don't have fans who resort to doing things like that.

Some of the reaction from some clubs fans has been quite laughable aswell, In particular people comparing the actions of the people in that video to coach's being bricked.

Trust Hull fans to save the day and put things into perspective.

If the Hull story is true then it certainly puts it into perspective. However, the lesson learned should be to not post such videos on youtube for risk of them being misinterpreted and taken out of context. Also to leave flags and chants in the ground.

Im sure they will have been reported to the club.................

Well, that settles it then. The Brigantes are complete nutters - who in their right mind would want to own St Helens?

On a more serious note, I haven't seen the video, but if as reported they were deliberately blocking the road then that is not good.

I think the Brigantes have brought a lot of colour and noise and I don't have a problem with them, it all adds to the atmosphere, but their exuberance may have gone too far here.

How about a yes/no?

Attend every game? - Yes.

Back the team no matter what? - Yes.

As I say, despite being part of the group I don't condone everything, I'm just intrigued what a 'real' Wigan fan is

i would class a real fan as one who attends matches home and away and only has the clubs best intrests at heart. A person who would not do moronic acts to portray the club in a bad light. The flags, new songs/chants and vocal support at the DW and away stadiums is great by the Brigantees, but marching through towns making a complete of themselves is something that needs to be cut out.

I've seen the video and apart from the banner, scarf etc... it's no different than any other previous Wigan v Saints matches in St Helens when plenty Wiganer's (including myself and others who post on here and on this thread) have been singing through the town centre on match days walking from one pub to another in groups. Harmless banter and nothing else as it happens when Saints fans come to Wigan as well, I don't see the fuss personally.

People are just stuck in their ways. I bet the majority of people who object to them moan because some of them are young and haven't been watching Wigan as long as them. Move with the times. Its their way of supporting the club and making home atmospheres better. Shaun Wane has already pointed out he'd like the crowds to be louder at home and I bet the people moaning are the ones who don't make one bit of noise

So blocking the road and causing a nuisence is ok then?

Of course it is a silly thing to do but we have all done silly things when drinking and it hasn't really caused any real problems. There is probably plenty of rugby fans not involved in groups like the brigantes who cause much more trouble on away days when they are tanked up. On the whole, these guys haven't done anything particularly bad or to cause any offence and I think they are just an easy target by some fans, especially on here

Public Order Act 1986

1986 CHAPTER 64

An Act to abolish the common law offences of riot, rout, unlawful assembly and affray and certain statutory offences relating to public order; to create new offences relating to public order; to control public processions and assemblies; to control the stirring up of racial hatred; to provide for the exclusion of certain offenders from sporting events; to create a new offence relating to the contamination of or interference with goods; to confer power to direct certain trespassers to leave land; to amend section 7 of the Conspiracy and Protection of Property Act 1875, section 1 of the Prevention of Crime Act 1953, Part V of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980 and the Sporting Events (Control of Alcohol etc.) Act 1985; to repeal certain obsolete or unnecessary enactments; and for connected purposes.
[7th November 1986]

5 Harassment, alarm or distress..

(1)A person is guilty of an offence if he— .
(a)uses threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, or disorderly behaviour, or .
(b)displays any writing, sign or other visible representation which is threatening, abusive or insulting, .
within the hearing or sight of a person likely to be caused harassment, alarm or distress thereby.
(2)An offence under this section may be committed in a public or a private place, except that no offence is committed where the words or behaviour are used, or the writing, sign or other visible representation is displayed, by a person inside a dwelling and the other person is also inside that or another dwelling. .
(3)It is a defence for the accused to prove— .
(a)that he had no reason to believe that there was any person within hearing or sight who was likely to be caused harassment, alarm or distress, or .
(b)that he was inside a dwelling and had no reason to believe that the words or behaviour used, or the writing, sign or other visible representation displayed, would be heard or seen by a person outside that or any other dwelling, or .
(c)that his conduct was reasonable. .
(4)A constable may arrest a person without warrant if— .
(a)he engages in offensive conduct which [F2a] constable warns him to stop, and .
(b)he engages in further offensive conduct immediately or shortly after the warning. .
(5)In subsection (4) “offensive conduct” means conduct the constable reasonably suspects to constitute an offence under this section, and the conduct mentioned in paragraph (a) and the further conduct need not be of the same nature. .
(6)A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

No there is not, we don't have this problem in RL.