Plus the missile throwing must stop,it will cause us trouble eventually.

Yep

I did notice a change in atmosphere at yesterday's game, beyond the normal rivalry into one of outright foul abuse. There seemed a lot of kids there well tanked up, a lot of them smoking. With the potential new ear of friendly spectating which the Olympics have introduced, RL must be careful that it is not seen to be out of its time by a press always keen and eager to stick the knife in.

I didnt tbh. I was in town pre match and all seemed fine. Other than the pint pot thrown when Hock scored, I didnt see anything untoward and even the two police officers I spoke too said all had gone off ok.

Me neither. We were in the Irish Club pre match and had a really good general RL chat with a few people in there.

The Warrington/Wigan games have always had incidents though with the fans (both sets). The last Wigan/Warrington game I went too there was quite a bit of fighting outside the stadium between the two sets of fans. This was a few years ago and I have not and will not go to these games anymore.



Its come to the stage now where its real hatred. We all say we 'hate' St Helens but there is nothing to this scale at those games - the opposite in fact.

I thought there was a noticeably good 'atmosphere' pre-game, lots of fans mingling without any of the usual tense air this fixture generates. Certainly in and around The Rodney.



The main question should be - why didn't Wolfie show us his ar$e?

TBH i don't think it helps having opposite fans segregated into home & away stands ,where the mob mentality of safety in numbers takes over & a bit of banter soon escalates into outright hostility, then spills over to after match trouble. I think life on the terraces was so much better when supporters of both sides were mixed together & meaningful discussions took place on the terraces.

The Locker Cup games used to be bloodbaths.

You weren't the artist I was talking to in the Irish Club were you? That was one of the things that we discussed.

Nor is it a very good idea to allow groups of fans to mix when it comes to Wigan/Warrington games. It'd be a mass brawl.

I've never had any trouble at any RL match I've ever been to (I've been going since 1989/90) but for years I've seen all this stuff on these forums about how dangerous it is and how there are bloodbaths between fans.



To be honest though I do look badass and I presume its because of that when the troublemakers see me they know what's good for them and behave themselves hence me being able to enjoy my sport in peace.