What's with the sarcastic comment?

whats with the lies about us being a pro team playing semi pro teams?

Jesus Christ! Chill out!

The point I'm making, Wigan winning the challenge cup every year was worth a million back in the 80s and early 90s which helped Wigan be a full time team.

It's not often I post on this board and now I see why!

Well next time, come back with factual information rather than lies and you'll be made more than welcome .

You actually stated



The fact that Leeds were fully pro before us seems to be missed by everyone as they put Wigan's success down to money and being fully pro.

The problem we get on this board is the constant comments (at least once a month) from ill-informed rival supporters that Wigan only won during the late 80's early 90's was due to them being fully pro and the rest were amateurs.

Leeds went fully pro before Wigan.

I couldn't care less f Trafford borough was the first team that went pro! The post is the fact the final was worth a million back then and paid your players to go fully pro!!!!!

Why you so defensive over who went pro first?

Wigan only went fully pro in about 1994.
Andy Farrell was an apprentice joiner when he played in the 1993 final.

I don't care who went pro first, that's not what this thread is about is it?

I'll say it again, the point I'm making to the question of the OP is that back in the 80s the final was worth a million and Wigan used that million to pay players to be fully pro!

..... But what's that got to with this thread?

We didn't go fully pro until 1994. HTH.

Ok, I'll phrase it different as we are so keen on detail.

I seem to recall Wigan saying, the final was worth a million and it paid the players part time wages for the year. It was worth a million back in the 80s.

Jesus, I couldn't care less if you was fully pro since rugby league started. I do t see what the big deal is.

How about:

"I seem to recall Wigan saying, the final was worth a million and it paid the wages of those that were fully pro for the year."

That statement may well be true.

Your claims that that is how we went fully pro and that everyone else was 'basically amateur' is incorrect and the usual tripe we have to put up with on here. That's why people get defensive and point out the facts. The fact we only went fully pro in 1994 is rather important to the thread if you are claiming our 1980's cup wins turned us pro.