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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
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sally cinnamon..Why not discuss Wigan? It's a rugby league message board. Wigan are the most famous brand in rugby league
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Tre Cool..Saints fans are hopeless unless it's a cup final or grand final. Wigan fans are so much more loyal and passionate
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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
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Ande..on the TV i could only hear the Wigan fans with about 10 to go
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Saint94..Every team is in your feckin shadow, we all know
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I still hate my dad for telling me its only sheffield and we were certain to win. I cried all the way home! What an awful day! To be honest though it was better to be Sheffield than any other team, it was great for RL.
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| that result showed that no matter how good a rugby league team is if you dont perform ANY team even ameter teams will beat you  |
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The longest bus ride ever that day back home
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I was in hospital for 3 weeks intense physio i begged my dr to let me out for the weekend to go and he did i really wish he hadnt botherd now lol
me and my mate cried all the way home but it just wasnt to be
sick of people dwelling on it and bringing it up in every game jonn kear is inolved in against us or every challange cup game
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| Quote: ABP' "I used to deal with Lynton Stott through work and spoke to him about that final.
He said he remembers being in the tunnel that day and it felt as though there was a wall between both sets of players. The Sheffield players were focused, silent and determined where as the Wigan players were joking about and loud.
He said the Sheffield players all knew they were going to win and they all put a bet on theirselves to win.'"
I've always said you could tell from the faces of the players in the tunnel that we would lose.
Note the players in the tunnel that day and note them a few months later at Old Trafford. |
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It was agonising at the time watching that final and constantly thinking "we'll get going in a minute" and I was in shock at the end. Looking back though I can see how such a result can be good for the sport as a whole. Just a shame that neither Sheffield and London Broncos who got to the semi finals in '98 and the final in '99 were able to kick on from those couple of years. Didn't Sheffield (the re-launched Eagles) get knocked out of the cup by Thornhill in 2000?
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Strangest final I've ever been to. The huge gaps in the seats made the atmosphere very flat, which was how we played. Don't remember much about it, but do remember a play-the-ball near our own line where no-one took up the dummy half role & the Sheffield marker simply ran round & picked the ball up. Summed up the performance.
We also had a group of 'fans' all wearing RU shirts giving us abuse all the way through the match. All round cr@p day - just a shame this was our last Wembley experience.
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| Quote: JohnP "just a shame this was our last Wembley experience.'"
Yeah good point. |
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| The best reply surely is to try to put a record score on them this weekend ?  |
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| Quote: moonlight flit "The best reply surely is to try to put a record score on them this weekend ? ![]()
It would be a start, but the best reply would really be to win it at Wembley this year.
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I wasn't a Wigan fan back then but looking at the history they were a mid table super league side back then, I don't think they'll worry us now they're a championship side, and a poor one at that.
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