Fair enough. Chances are the Premier League team would put out a weakened team and it's be closer than you think. Exeter drawing with United and United narrowly beating Crawley are two that spring to mind.

Thanks. Not being facetious I just know little about soccer. Although I have been to a couple of Warrington Town end of season dinners!

Exactly - I know some on here often question why Wire don't attract bigger crowds, seeing as Warrington is such a populated town, and the answer is a pretty simple one in that many people actually prefer, and actively attend, football.

I think if we are honest, only Wigan can really call itself a 'Rugby League' town in this country. Towns like ourselves, St Helens and Widnes are much more submerged in football than RL.

I lived in Hull for three years and RL is by far the bigger sport. The same can be said for Castleford, Featherstone and arguably a few other places.

London.

Well if we go off participation, I believe more kids play RL there than in Wigan!

What gets the biggest crowds in Hull nowadays, top flight football or top flight RL??....

That must make gridiron the biggest sport in London then.

ironically that could be right, how many standard league games in any sport could sell out Wembley?

Fair points, but, generally a one off a treat, could they fill it 20 times a year? Also, if London FC was the only franchise in the capital and the Arsenal's and Spurs' etc never existed.....

Back on topic ish I support Wire RL and MUFC (a crime to some I know) but I hope Warrington Town have proper Cup Run and don't think it will harm our game.

Warrington's match is being shown live on BBC2

Does it clash with the live arrival of the Titanic in New York on BBC1?

Tele cameras set up and being tested under the flood lights at this time

Lol
That's quite good

for warrington to beat exeter on friday night bet fred are quoting 6/1,,for a 1-0 or 2-1 its 20/1.....2-0 is a 40/1 shot...maybe worth a few quid

I wouldn't call Wires putting 80 points on Hemel an embarrassment to RL. It would be inevitable and people would just give Hemel credit for getting to a position of playing SL opposition. In the unlikely event of Town progressing to the third round of the FA Cup and drawing Premier League opposition then I'd expect them to getting thrashed but that wouldn't be embarrassing under the circumstances either.

One thing is for certain though, despite very few people classing WTFC as the team they actually support (I've never met anyone who does), if they did play a match against a PL team and host it at the HJ, the attention it would receive would be massive. It would sell out quicker than any Wires match there ever has, and plenty of people who have lived in Warrington all their lives would enter the ground for the first time to watch it.

Certain "Wendyball" types on here might not like that, but it's true. I walk around Warrington now and see far more Wires shirts being worn on non matchdays in town than I used to when I lived there (I moved nearly 12 years ago) which is great. In that 12 years the move to the HJ has happened and the team have won trophies so obviously that has raised interest and made Warrington more of a rugby town than I feel it used to be. I still think football is the more popular sport though and as said above, that will be the case in most "rugby towns". That's just the way it is.

I'm working late on Friday so won't be able to watch the match, but credit to Town for getting to that stage and good luck to them.

Got a spare ticket going, first to PM me gets it. Face value.

I was born in Warrington, and I am genuinely interested - how do Warrington Town FC represent you and to whom?

I've followed the Wire for as long as I can remember but they do not represent me in any way, shape or form.

It clashes with a double dose of Coronation Street.....criminal.

still got that ticket?

250 fans from Exeter

Ticket has gone, sorry.

No problem, gotta work now anyway.
enjoy
coyw

Warrington 1-0 up already!

Did any spot bob the kit man?