Match Day Thread Hull City v Wigan

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DMD said:
I couldn't give a shiny ****e.

If it bothers you, fill your boots. :emoticon-0100-smile
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You seem convinced you were right. “It's accurate, as it got challenged previously. The usual line is that they started in Leeds, which is true for the shop, but the partnership is from Wigan.”
 
Cityzen said:
You seem convinced you were right. “It's accurate, as it got challenged previously. The usual line is that they started in Leeds, which is true for the shop, but the partnership is from Wigan.”
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I am convinced I'm correct, but that doesn't make the Leeds one wrong either, as they're pretty much different things.

I guarantee I won't lose a wink of sleep about it either way. :emoticon-0100-smile
 
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DMD said:
Birth place of Heinz baked beans, Pataks Indian foods, Potters herbal remedies and Uncle Joe's Mint Balls.
Thomas Beecham first manufactured his famous pills in Wigan. Marks and Spencer was born in Wigan when Michael Marks joined forces with Thomas Spencer in 1894.
As a sort of Hull connection, the folk-rockers the Tansads are from Wigan.
George Formby Senior first named it Wigan Pier.
Wigan's war memorial was designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, who also designed red telephone boxes.
As he never reads these, Chaz won't work out I'm just cutting and pasting the old ones, which is still more than that lazy sod does.
During its heyday, the town featured at least 1,000 coal pit shafts.
Wigan Borough has roughly the same population as Iceland.
Wigan has more pie shops per square mile than any other town in the UK.
The World Pie Eating Championships are held in Wigan every year and contestants from all over compete to eat a meat and potato pie in the fastest possible time. The current record is 38 seconds.
The 19th Century Coal-Owner, Lord Crawford of Balcarres had dinner services made from the unusually hard and clean 'cannel' coal found in his Wigan seams. He would amaze his guests by ceremonially burning their plates on an open fire after the meal.
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Missed out the famous Wigan Casino and home of Northern Soul.
 
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Urika Peece. said:
Missed out the famous Wigan Casino and home of Northern Soul.
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And Kay Burley. Oh,and don’t forget the most successful ever RL team.
Wigan Athletic had a crowd of 27,52 against Hereford United in the FA Cuo, the highest ever crowd for a game between 2 non league teams at a non league ground.
 
Cityzen said:
And Kay Burley. Oh,and don’t forget the most successful ever RL team.
Wigan Athletic had a crowd of 27,52 against Hereford United in the FA Cuo, the highest ever crowd for a game between 2 non league teams at a non league ground.
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And despite having the most successful RL club in the game is Wigan referred to locally as a 'rugby town?'
 
Urika Peece. said:
And despite having the most successful RL club in the game is Wigan referred to locally as a 'rugby town?'
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Don’t know but their fans have the same complaints about the bias of the local media that we do. Leeds RL are more successful than Leeds United but nobody in Leeds claims it is a rugby city.

I remember when Wigan played their first game in the top flight against Chelsea. The mayor was on TV saying they were looking forward to greeting away fans and that Wigan had more attention and publicity that week than it ever had (a bit different to Geraghty and his Hull is a sporting city, not only do we love rugby league but we love our darts and wrestling crap). We were starting a new season after gaining promotion and what did we have? A front page in the Fail carrying grim warnings from the police about them cracking down as there was more potential for trouble with more away fans arriving in Hull.
 
Cityzen said:
And Kay Burley. Oh,and don’t forget the most successful ever RL team.
Wigan Athletic had a crowd of 27,52 against Hereford United in the FA Cuo, the highest ever crowd for a game between 2 non league teams at a non league ground.
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Who were the .52 people? Away fans?
 
Urika Peece. said:
And despite having the most successful RL club in the game is Wigan referred to locally as a 'rugby town?'
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For those of you of a certain age Wigan always seemed to the rugby legend or should I have left a space leg end of Eddie Waring. Watching RL on the tv vase a kid the name Billy Boston seemed to be his favourite player.
 
Cityzen said:
Some more than others. After going to Bolton in early 1970s couldn’t believe they had over 50,000 in there a few years later.
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I've got most editions of the long discontinued and excellent Aerofilms Guide Football Grounds, and it's amazing how grounds changed over just a few years. Springfield Park had only 1272 seats, immense though compared to Northampton Town's County Ground's 360! :emoticon-0100-smile
 
TwoWrights said:
I've got most editions of the long discontinued and excellent Aerofilms Guide Football Grounds, and it's amazing how grounds changed over just a few years. Springfield Park had only 1272 seats, immense though compared to Northampton Town's County Ground's 360! :emoticon-0100-smile
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Everybody stood up in those days.
 
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