Well done the all the Wigan fans who gave Barrow a great ovation at the end of the game, especially the ones behind the sticks

Your team were made to work hard for their victory today and I believe you all appreciated Barrow's effort





Good luck in the next round

Nice one Bud, hope you guys can keep up the good performances

Super League needs a strong Cumbria !!!!!!!!!!!!

agreed, i have said it before,
thanks wigan , what a great bunch of people you are
well done credit to your club

Good old fashioned wade in p*ss using the sideline stand urinals in the middle at half time. Never seen nowt like it. A brick to pee on with a ridge in it to flow towards a gutter. But it naturally overflowed.

Did we play them at Knowsley Road, Bilks? Sure sounds like it!

Wigan fans always appreciate effort, even from the opposition. I thought the Barrow chants at the end were a nice touch, your lads obviously slogged their guts out.

Quality away day and a great reception from the Barrow fans before, during and after the game. I wish every away day was as enjoyable as that, proper rugby league.

All the best

It was similar lol. I went in the bar for a pee earlier. Two urinals was all their was!

Bless them!

I remember going to Knowsley Hole for the first time when they played Bronco's in the play-offs a few years ago - and the toilets there were just outstanding! Not seen toilets like those since Scottish football in the 80's!

Worse than the River Caves!! The queue for the women's toilet at half time was hilarious. I believe Saz is still queuing now

We were made to work very hard by a superb team effort from Barrow.

It was a really great day out today going somewhere we had never been before, the Barrow fans were superb like the team were and very friendly as well.

Good luck for the rest of the season and here's hoping that one day you can make it to Superleague.

Well Done Barrow

couldn,t go so settled for mancs commentry
anyway from what i heard, it sounded like a cracking cup tie and barrow matched wigan in many parts on the field
great effort from barrow and hope to see you in superleague in the near future. well played and best of luck for this season and seasons thereafter.

No you don't. You usually just whinge.

And your on this board because...

Oh that's right, to whinge

Was there a supposed minutes silence before kick-off?



I was confused about this.

We pay for full price our season tickets too.

Some pictures from today, for the benefit of the Category 2/3 fans
















Better than Knowsley Road

Good question, we were about to obey the minute silence when they ran off to take field position as if we ignored the silence.

I don't think it was a minutes silence - just think it was part of Barrow's big day which is what it was. I thought Wigan players coming out with a Barrow mascot each was a nice touch.

Sounds like everyone had a good day


We are going to totally revamp Craven Park in the near future, we,ve obviously not spent too much on the ground ,bar the bare basics to enable us to keep on playing there, as we were in Div 3 until last season there was really no need.

We have recently invested in a few better players even though half the team you faced today are locals, we are moving steadly in the right direction.

Good luck for the rest of the season and hope you now win this cup, so at least we can say we were only just beaten by the cup winners.

A couple more from me. The trip to Barrow was always one of my favourites back in the day when we seem to be up there all the time. It still is.

I enjoyed the trip and it was great to experience Craven Park and the Barrow supporters who were a great bunch and seemed to love the big day. It was also good to see the players and coaches faces when the Wigan supporters were singing for them as they were doing the lap of honour...They were absolutely loving it.

Super League seriously needs to be up there.

I agree with that bit, I think that made them realise how well they had played.

We had a great day out. Went up on the train from Wigan. Had a few pints in the pub before the match, really good atmosphere.
Great atmosphere in the ground.
Then we went into another pub after the match to watch the Leeds Saints game and were made to feel welcome by the Barrow fans in there.
Would certainly go again. Good luck for the rest of the season to Barrow

that will be up there with the best away games this season.

after the game walked upto that rugby club house just up the road where they had the saints leeds game on,

1.90 a pint of fosters. 1.70 a pint of john smiths

and a tray of chips, 80p! lasagne and chips 2 quid! what a day is all i have to say!

get super league upto barrow- it is an easy place to get to really, lovely scenery on the way and it is expanding the game!