I'm very sorry to read that. Thugs like that get all us genuine fans a bad name.

I hope that your girlfriend is OK and that her nose is not broken.

Hopefully, the police have hold of the thugs and that appropriate action will be taken against them.

I'm really sorry that this incident has ruined what should have been a great night for you both.

AJ it is a shame cos me im 16 m8 and our team/ town gets called a discrace for actions that a small section of our fan base do.

I get the feeling the 'dicks were out in force' as tonight was a big game and it was against Wigan.

I'm sure Wire Yed will back me up and say that if you had been playing Harlequins in front of 9,000...etc, the majority of knuckledraggers would have been absent tonight?

All the best pall, any scum that hits a woman needs sorting out one way or another.

Sadly cannot say I am shocked though, on the 3 occasions I have been to the HJ stadium and the 1 occasion when I was in the town at the Supermarket while a game was on I have witnessed what seemed to me to be serious and more worryingly organised acts of violence.

Small town chav mentality seems to be rife on match day which is a shame and taints the quality fans of the club.

A night out in the town is about as safe as a US air force missile test.

The fact's are clear, people who go to Warrington have bad experiences. What are the club / police doing about it? It doesnt seem like alot does it?

To be honest, tonight went without incident for me.

The HJ though is one of only a few grounds I choose to keep my colours hidden on the way out back towards the car.

Same here, on both counts.

I made the missus put a coat on today so she could zip it up.

I hope you and your girlfriend have a speedy recovery, it is absolutely disgusting what happened to you two.

I have been to pretty much every away ground and Warrington is the only one I worry about when I am wearing my colours. In fact this year as my friends and I walked away from the HJ, we completely covered our shirts and I took off my Wigan RL gloves just in case. Luckily my friend was driving to the game this year so we got to avoid the 'joys' of the train station were we have had Wire 'fans' trying to offer us a fight.

While I know these people do not represent Wire as a whole, better policing is definitely needed!

Didn't go tonight but I've been to loads of derby matches and Yes Matt i agree because i did go to the Quins opener and there was no atmosphere at all but with the derby matches they is definitely a more rowdy element.

Maybe the fact it was played in the evening giving all the morons the whole day to drink doesn't help.
One lesson we can actually learn from Football (early kickoffs)

Twice I have seen problems at warrington.. The police really need to survey the street between the stadium and the train station. It is disgraceful behaviour. but Like others have said.. I am not surprised//Warrington are scum and if I had my way they would be removed from superleague as I would sooner go to a crap ground like Salford and come away unscathed, than go to Warrington and risk the chance of being assalted. What is more important?

its all about fianance, and the club have to pay for police, it isn't about organisation

only ground a wouldnt let my younger members of my family go to.

seen enough of the wire lot to know they dont care if your male or female, young or old.

they need sorting out before they bring the genuine fans of warrington (of which i know there are lots) down with them.

Even with organised football violence today in England, there is an unwritten rule that "scarfers" i.e. people wearing opposition colours and females are not attacked.

The problem with "some" Wire fans is that they choose to ignore this.


Sorry - edited, "Some" Wire fans.

Sorry to hear about this Hogan, majority of Wire will be as disgusted with this as you lot are and will offer our support in any way possible to put these tools where they belong.

Unfortunatley some people don't know how to behave in a civilised society it makes it worse when they attach themselves to any sports club as it tarrs everyone associated with that club.

Hope you are both OK and for what its worth send my sincerest appologies.

its not just warrington fans though is it , on my way home from the ground ive seen a wigan fan attempting to hit one of the police guards outside the stadium for not doing as hes told , both as bad as each other tbh