Oh and being a Salford fan I'm used to supporting $hit so it has helped to keep me grounded during Utd's successful era!icon_wink.gif

Could someone hate Leigh OR United? If so, the question becomes meaningless.
I was thinking of posting that neither are French, Yorkshire or Scouse and then add a comment about perennial chips and shoulders with those three but will not in case I cause offence [size=50(and my wife would kill me as she is a Yorkie)[/size.

As a City fan, and having followed Salford home and away for several seasons, , I feel I am in a good position to answer this question. However, for the sake of peace, I will refrain from entering the debate



I do find it amusing that so many United fans believe they are disliked because they are successful. Maybe that reflects why they support United and possibly the main reason why they developed a rivalry with Liverpool. Ship Canal? My ariss.

Stuff like this doesn't help:

The "respect & god bless" comment is utterly hilarious, when you consider how disrespectful he is being towards Batley.
Maybe he should learn to have some respect for the other clubs in the comp.

I know these comments are there for Leigh fans but ..........................

Once Batley's playing budget was mentioned, should've at least acknowledged the performance of those players who deserved their win.

I dare say it was one of those occasions where no disrespect was intended, but the way it was written made it come across the wrong way.

Ps. Embarrassing thread. It's just wrong to compare an all conquering, could be considered best club in the world with a team recently lost at Sunderland

The richest sports club in the world have allowed 250 million to be spent with a manager in charge who the supporters wanted to replace a manager who wasn't allowed to spend very much,in contrast.They were recently prevented from reaching the knock-out stages of a competition by Wolfsburg,a German club originally formed for car workers.

Originally part timers,presumably,and defeated an expensively assembled side.

Not unlike Batley,then.

As that German word schadenfreude flickers into view...

Why do people dislike Derek Beaumont and Jeremy Hunt?

Got two words for him and sadly they are not repeatable on here.

Here you go then. What a T055er.

I’ve got two words for him…………Thank you!



I can’t defend some of the things DB does but I am grateful for him being a Leigh supporter, and him funding my pleasure.

Given that Man Utd are one of, if not the, best supported teams in the world's most popular team sport to suggest "everybody" hates them says more about the opening poster than anything else. What an inane thread.

I like them now they have signed Rich Whiting

People don't like Man Utd because of their success. If Leigh have a football equivalent it's more like Millwall.

As for similarities to Milwwall I think you mean Wakefield (www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/35559256) Or Hull.... (www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Hull-FC- ... story.html) or possibly Widnes... (www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/30197064) I think Millwalls record happens to be better than these examples.

As for similarities to Milwwall I think you mean Wakefield (www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/35559256) Or Hull.... (www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Hull-FC- ... story.html) or possibly Widnes... (www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/30197064) I think Millwalls record happens to be better than these examples.

Quote ="Paul_Lyon"As for similarities to Milwwall I think you mean Wakefield (www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/35559256) Or Hull.... (www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Hull-FC- ... story.html) or possibly Widnes... (www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/30197064) I think Millwalls record happens to be better than these examples.'" If Leigh have a [ifootball[/i equivalent it's more like Millwall Did you not read the word in bold?

Quote ="Paul_Lyon"As for similarities to Milwwall I think you mean Wakefield (www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/35559256) Or Hull.... (www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Hull-FC- ... story.html) or possibly Widnes... (www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/30197064) I think Millwalls record happens to be better than these examples.'" If Leigh have a [ifootball[/i equivalent it's more like Millwall Did you not read the word in bold?

I think that "we" might have had differences in the past wrencat but I must agree.

While DB has helped turn the Leigh Club around *with Paul Rowley* this sort of thing will get under the skin of opposition fans. A little humility might go some way to reconcile the differences.

With regards to Leigh/Wigan, apart from living in the shadow of an admittedly bigger more succesful club, the issues run deeper & can be found in both history *miners strikes* & the Wigan Councils treatment of Leigh (compared to actual Wigan towns) currently & over decades. It is worth remembering that Leigh has not always been part of Wigan.

Man City/Man Utd .....

as a Mancunian & adopted Leyther my first love was always United. It is a Myth as someone else pointed out that Mancunians only support City.
I used to be a bus driver, regularly driving through Rusholme & near to Main Road, even back then the shear number of Posh 'Hoity Toity' Student City fans was phenomenal, possibly even worse now, it was as plain as day that these were NOT locals.

Man United conducted an internal survey of all season ticket holders a decade or longer ago & based on the addresses of the registered holders found that circa 90% lived within a 10 mile radius.
Can I prove any of the above ? No .... so don't bother asking folks.

Just saying.

*just booked my World Club Challenge tickets for Leigh v Melbourne Storm 2017*

Sorry...I don't understand you.
I took the post to mean there was a comparison between Leigh and Millwall fans. Many would associate Millwall with violence and racism.
It was quite easy to find recent examples of bad behaviour of fans from other clubs in our game.
Like other clubs Leigh probably has its share of idiots. The examples I pointed out are on a different level.

nice one !

I quite like the 2016 Man Utd & my dislike of the successful version was more a personal hatred of Fergie rather than the club. Chelsea are the football side I hate.
As for Leigh, I like to see them do well against Super Duper League sides but realise they are the championship team to beat so every loss increases my own sides chance of being successful. Fev are the only RL side I truly hate

People dont like Leigh because not only not as good as Batley they are not as good as London

anyway sell us Brierley and i wont have to keep looking at Leigh threads or site !!!

NEARLY not as good as London

I reserve my dislike (not 'hate') for Liverpool FC (not a set of fans in world with a bigger sense of entitlement,plus hugely sanctimonious to boot), and the Pies.


Man Utd and Leigh mean nothing to me.