Sorry for being a nerd....

...but does anyone know what was 'System888' that filled the scoreboard for 5 minutes?

it was code for...potter get ya coat.

It is an emergency event test they have to undertake to tick a box in the health & safety regulations. It happens about twice a season and has been happening for many years now.

I thought it was &hit tonight, seen much better - the Stewards just didn't seem interested.

System 750 is much better, and a crowd pleaser to boot as well.

It was the signal to start booing the home team.

I believe there was also a false alarm at half time.

Seems to happen every time I've been to Knowsley Road. I just assume it's to tell the stewards that the kettle's boiled, so don't hang about when the hooter sounds for half time.

Is the closest thing to a right answer.

System 750, heralds the famous Wigan walk

I honestly never expected that comment.

You have to admit it's worthy of yourself .....well done that man

Knowing that Jonh and I share a similar form of humour, I did expect a retort. And as you all know on here I expect to take some stick, as I give enough.

No problem whatsoever.

Well spotted

those numbers were not chosen at random.

My favourite is the system 270.
It's followed by a Saints planned move called Haggerty.

Roby scoots from dummy half and passes the ball (now there's a novelty

) to Wilkin who immediately drops it, and then the crowd boo.

System 888 is called out, so people can go on internet message boards EVERY season and say " what is system 888 all about ".... its the same reason why they have " WT " on their training shirts, just so we can go on the net and post " why do they all have WT on their shirts "....