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| Quote -Tracie-="-Tracie-"Quote -Tracie-="Rogues Gallery"Quote -Tracie-="19 Leagues"Also 'most Wigan fans want to ditch this tacky crap'
Lenegan let fans vote on it when he took over, and obviously the majority voted to keep Warriors.'"
IL did ask for a show of hands on the Warriors name at the very first fans forum and it was a 50:50 split, which was a big surprise for a lot of the older fans.
It would appear many of the younger fans like the "Warrior"'"
=#FF0000I remember that show of hands at the very first forum and I also was surprised. IL agreed he also didn't like the Warrior name and was prepared to drop it but as the show of hands was 50:50 he left it.
Its like they say 'it's what your used to' it will always be Wigan RL to me as that's what I was brought up with but the rebranding with SL named us Warriors and for the kids its great I guess.
If there was major rebranding again now everyone would complain and those liking Warriors would want it changing back.
hey hoy!!! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!
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That's correct it was 50:50, and I was as surprised as IL.
Personally I would get rid of the Warriors tag, but it seems to be getting used / liked by the younger fans so I guess it's staying.
No big deal really, but it's still Wigan RL to me.  |
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| Quote 8inarow="8inarow"Quote 8inarow="Conroy"[size=200ATH-LET-IC!! '"
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| Quote 100% Warrior="100% Warrior"I have to disagree. If they get rid of Warrior, I'll have to change my name 100% WIGANRLFC doesn't quite have the same ring to it!'"
And ill have sell my mitsubishi L200 Warrior |
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"We're the Wigan, we're the Wigan, we are the Warriors"
"Bring out the Warriors"
"Wigan Road........."
There's no law says we have to have it. Saints and Hull, and even London now, don't have Americanised nicknames.
But they do differentiate RL teams from any other. If you hear a snippet of news or radio report about the Harlequins, or Bradford, or Huddersfield, you can't be certain which sport they are talking about, and 'Warriors' is certainly a tag which separates us from the wendyballers.
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| Quote Smooth Stu="Smooth Stu""We're the Wigan, we're the Wigan, we are the Warriors"
"Bring out the Warriors"
"Wigan Road........."
There's no law says we have to have it. Saints and Hull, and even London now, don't have Americanised nicknames.
But they do differentiate RL teams from any other. If you hear a snippet of news or radio report about the Harlequins, or Bradford, or Huddersfield, you can't be certain which sport they are talking about, and [u'Warriors' is certainly a tag which separates us from the wendyballers.[/u'"
But not RU. If I read a headline about the "Warriors" I don't know if it's Worcester or Wigan. |
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| Quote Dei Morti Viventi="Dei Morti Viventi"Quote Dei Morti Viventi="Smooth Stu""We're the Wigan, we're the Wigan, we are the Warriors"
"Bring out the Warriors"
"Wigan Road........."
There's no law says we have to have it. Saints and Hull, and even London now, don't have Americanised nicknames.
But they do differentiate RL teams from any other. If you hear a snippet of news or radio report about the Harlequins, or Bradford, or Huddersfield, you can't be certain which sport they are talking about, and [u'Warriors' is certainly a tag which separates us from the wendyballers.[/u'"
But not RU. If I read a headline about the "Warriors" I don't know if it's Worcester or Wigan.'"
 when are worcester ever mentioned on tv for you to be confused?? even when they were in premiership nobody cared about them lol  |
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| Quote -Tracie-="-Tracie-"Quote -Tracie-="Rogues Gallery"Quote -Tracie-="19 Leagues"Also 'most Wigan fans want to ditch this tacky crap'
Lenegan let fans vote on it when he took over, and obviously the majority voted to keep Warriors.'"
IL did ask for a show of hands on the Warriors name at the very first fans forum and it was a 50:50 split, which was a big surprise for a lot of the older fans.
It would appear many of the younger fans like the "Warrior"'"
I remember that show of hands at the very first forum and I also was surprised. IL agreed he also didn't like the Warrior name and was prepared to drop it but as the show of hands was 50:50 he left it.
Its like they say 'it's what your used to' it will always be Wigan RL to me as that's what I was brought up with but the rebranding with SL named us Warriors and for the kids its great I guess.
If there was major rebranding again now everyone would complain and those liking Warriors would want it changing back.
hey hoy!!! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!
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IIRC your chap stuck his hand up for Warriors that night.  |
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We're in a similar position at Leyth in that a lot of people (including myself at the time) wanted a return to being plain old Leigh RLFC but the club did a lot of research and survey's in to it and ended up keeping the name. Being an 'outsider' and dealing with a pretty wide spectrum of people who come in to contact with Wigan RL rather than what it's fair to say is a hardcore on here, you'd be genuinely surprised at how much the 'Warriors' name is used. Like it or not, the blanket coverage of the Premier League means that general sports fans are often recognising 'Wigan' to read 'Latics', so it certainly does provide a useful tool in differentiating between the two.
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'Wigan Football Club' please
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| Quote MattyB="MattyB"IIRC your chap stuck his hand up for Warriors that night.
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| Quote wigan_rlfc="wigan_rlfc"'Wigan Football Club' please'"
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