Re: Looks like we're taking a few... : Tue Aug 16, 2011 7:34 pm  

GCM1980 wrote:

But in all honesty I couldn't care less if you have more fans than us, because as I've said elsewhere, having more fans in the ground doesn't win you anything.

Of course.

We saw that in 2002 and it could happen again this year. The beauty of 2002 from my point of view was that I knew that all the Wigan fans at the ground were the real hardcore supporters that will go to games even if they're pretty confident it will end in defeat. We all went to have a good day out and didn't expect a result and what we got in the end was a day that will live long in the memory.

When we lifted that trophy it didn't matter if we had 10, 10,000 or 100,000 fans in the ground to me. All that mattered was we'd beaten the old Enemy in a cup final and we had final that would be remembered forever as The Kris Radlinski final.

Great day.

Re: Looks like we're taking a few... : Tue Aug 16, 2011 7:37 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

Of course.

We saw that in 2002 and it could happen again this year. The beauty of 2002 from my point of view was that I knew that all the Wigan fans at the ground were the real hardcore supporters that will go to games even if they're pretty confident it will end in defeat. We all went to have a good day out and didn't expect a result and what we got in the end was a day that will live long in the memory.

When we lifted that trophy it didn't matter if we had 10, 10,000 or 100,000 fans in the ground to me. All that mattered was we'd beaten the old Enemy in a cup final and we had final that would be remembered forever as The Kris Radlinski final.

Great day.

I live in hope

Re: Looks like we're taking a few... : Wed Aug 17, 2011 12:08 am  

We saw that in 2002 and it could happen again this year. The beauty of 2002 from my point of view was that I knew that all the Wigan fans at the ground were the real hardcore supporters that will go to games even if they're pretty confident it will end in defeat.

i remember my father in law saying your not wasting your time and money going to watch wigan getting beat. and my wife said do you think we would miss a wigan / saints final.the rest as they say is history

Re: Looks like we're taking a few... : Wed Aug 17, 2011 6:42 am  

Yes we were there and thoroughly enjoyed the day in Bonny Scotland.

God bless Kris Radlinski's toe, I bet Mo was sucking the poison out all night

Re: Looks like we're taking a few... : Wed Aug 17, 2011 7:02 am  

"God bless Kris Radlinski's toe, I bet Mo was sucking the poison out all night".

Close your eyes and try and imagine the above scene without throwing up.

Re: Looks like we're taking a few... : Wed Aug 17, 2011 8:15 am  

EastStandFaithful wrote:

Yes we were there and thoroughly enjoyed the day in Bonny Scotland.

God bless Kris Radlinski's toe, I bet Mo was sucking the poison out all night

Re: Looks like we're taking a few... : Wed Aug 17, 2011 9:37 am  

Who cares how many we are taking? All that matters is getting the result and coming home with that trophy! It will be great seeing a sea of cherry and white and could be a very, very special day for us.

Re: Looks like we're taking a few... : Wed Aug 17, 2011 10:59 am  

NickyKiss wrote:

Of course.

We saw that in 2002 and it could happen again this year. The beauty of 2002 from my point of view was that I knew that all the Wigan fans at the ground were the real hardcore supporters that will go to games even if they're pretty confident it will end in defeat. We all went to have a good day out and didn't expect a result and what we got in the end was a day that will live long in the memory.

When we lifted that trophy it didn't matter if we had 10, 10,000 or 100,000 fans in the ground to me. All that mattered was we'd beaten the old Enemy in a cup final and we had final that would be remembered forever as The Kris Radlinski final.

Great day.

Drinking outside the pub near Haymarket station when the team coach went past, the look on Julian O'Neils face as he saw fans was priceless

Re: Looks like we're taking a few... : Wed Aug 17, 2011 11:14 am  

Agree that the 2002 final was a magical moment in Wigan history - the day Rads became a true legend - and it was the real committed supporters who were there. Is this a scenario Leeds can repeat - not a chance. The Wigan of 2011 is not the Saints of 2002 and they won't let it happen. This is our time.
However if there are 30,000 plus going to Wembley how many are true supporters, how many were at the Salford game last week, how many will even know half the Wigan players names. Answer is more than half aren't, weren't and wont know. It will be great to see the stadium half full of red and white but what does that actually mean??

Re: Looks like we're taking a few... : Wed Aug 17, 2011 11:17 am  

Cherry & White Mist wrote:

Agree that the 2002 final was a magical moment in Wigan history - the day Rads became a true legend - and it was the real committed supporters who were there. Is this a scenario Leeds can repeat - not a chance. The Wigan of 2011 is not the Saints of 2002 and they won't let it happen. This is our time.
However if there are 30,000 plus going to Wembley how many are true supporters, how many were at the Salford game last week, how many will even know half the Wigan players names. Answer is more than half aren't, weren't and wont know. It will be great to see the stadium half full of red and white but what does that actually mean??

It means the club is well supported and your elitism probably not welcomed.