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45658_1356296105.jpg [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!
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| A transition year doesn't mean that a club can't challenge for honors whilst in the process. If you've got the youngsters and replacements ready and waiting there shouldn't be a problem IMO. The problem arises when either you don't have the players to step up. Or you continue to ignore the fact that players are getting older and need replacing, yet don't do a damn thing about it.
We can have another cracking year next year, challenging for every honor going, and in the process blood plenty of youngsters, just not all at the same time of course.
The only thing that will worry me in regards to next year, will be if we let Deacon go around another year, and let the likes of Carmont and Pat go another full season without giving them a rest, an intern let some great youngsters get a chance in George and Pat's absence.
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39110_1363272058.jpg 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 just want to keep the trophy cabinet ticking over, even if it is just the league leaders shield. I want success.
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| Quote: Odem "I just want to keep the trophy cabinet ticking over, even if it is just the league leaders shield. I want success.'"
What would you rather have though: Success or Announcements?
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3076_1671446335.jpg SAINTS THE ORIGINAL AND PERENNIAL CHEATS
For sale full Saints kit (circa 1989). Shirts in pristine condition, but shorts badly soiled.
For 27 - 0 you get a trophy
For 75 - 0 you get sod all.
Wigan had eight in a row
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| Reality check.
This team in the last two years has won the LL shield, the Superleague Trophy and the Challenge Cup. The U20 team have just finished top of the league and won their fourth consecutive Grand Final.
Why does everyone think it's going to go "tits up"?
Lunacy.
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52856_1317121826.jpg [b:1f5woxq9]WIGAN RL[/b:1f5woxq9]
[b:1f5woxq9][color=#FF0000:1f5woxq9]UNITED BY PRIDE, DRIVEN BY PASSION & BOUND BY LOYALTY[/color:1f5woxq9][/b:1f5woxq9]:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_52856.jpg |
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| Quote: 21-12 "I want announcements.'"
That actually made me laught out loud
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Saints fans are the most mard, arrogant and childish fans I've ever seen. [/quote:1jfe4nmc]
[quote="Crossgates Rhino":1jfe4nmc]I would rather a player breaks wind than bets against his own team,walks out on his country, has a pending court case, banned for drugs or as a whole regulary breaks the salary cap [/quote:1jfe4nmc]:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_28341.jpg |
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26.jpg Last league derby at Central Park 5/9/1999: Wigan 28 St. Helens 20
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| It's not supposed to be a transitional season and according to IL the legacy of Madge and the new systems introduced is that he wants a trophy a year and expects at the very least to get to a final.
That is what the man said http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/15149056.stmrl
Seems entirely reasonable for a club like ours to set that kind of benchmark. In fact having won the GF and LL in 2010 and CC in 2011 I'd hope the next ambition is to win the lot much in the same way Wigan set themselves a goal of the "grand slam" when we won all four trophies in the 90's.
That is not arrogant or any such thing either. It represents ambition which is what sport is all about.
Whether we will have the personnel to meet IL's objectives in 2012 never mind my desire for the club to go further is hard to say. At the moment it's just players out and none in and we all have our opinions of where the team needs strengthening but most people agree it does need strengthening in certain positions.
If it's not strengthened then Wane (assuming he is the coach) will have a hard time matching IL's ambition.
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39110_1363272058.jpg 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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| Quote: El Diablo "What would you rather have though
Announcements are key to the success of the club, didn't you know?
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| Quote: Odem "Announcements are key to the success of the club, didn't you know?'"
When was that announced?
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| Quote: 21-12 "No chance, we only won the cup, Maguire should have gone when he said he was leaving, Lenegan is losing interest, no ANNOUNCEMENTS have been made, the clubs in disarray, sack everyone, build a ground at Orrell and lets start again from scratch. Prediction - 10th next season.'"
Should we not knock down the town and start again? Latics fans might appreciate it too
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| Quote: Dave26 "When was that announced?'"
It wasn't but we all know it's true. Typically though nobody at Wigan RLFC thought it wise to tell us, we only pay the wages.
Lenagan, Winston, Collinson and the tea lady out.
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| i bloody love announcements me
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| I blame Max, he always looks like hes hiding something to me. Hes a right shifty bugger.
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| Quote: Rogues Gallery "Reality check.
This team in the last two years has won the LL shield, the Superleague Trophy and the Challenge Cup. The U20 team have just finished top of the league and won their fourth consecutive Grand Final.
Why does everyone think it's going to go "tits up"?
Lunacy.'"
I was wondering this, it's all doom n gloom on here atm. We finished 2nd this year, 1 point behind top, only lost 4 times in the regular season all year to the same 2 teams, WON THE CHALLENGE CUP, via a very difficult route and eventually ran out of steam and couldn't quite get through the playoffs and give Madge a fairytale ending.
Fair enough there are some changes to the playing and coaching rosters next season but providing we can add a bit of quality and with returning players such as Fielden and a full pre season for Hock we shouldn't be much weaker than this year. Plus we'll have Finch and Richards from the off next season. I haven't seen anything from any of the other teams to suggest we are going to tumble down to anything below 3rd or 4th next season though. If we can add a decent centre and stand off I'd put money on us finishing in the top 2 again.
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