I was waiting near the ticket office and the 2 horses came near that side. A few people asked them questions and they said(well the riders did, not the horses

) that it was a training excercise for them. They complimented rugby supporters, saying it is a good way of the horses getting use to a crowd situation without any danger of there being any trouble.

You could not do this at the football as there is always an element who could cause trouble.(before anyone says i am not anti-football and know most are decent people!)

Basically, we should be proud of our family reputation and take itas a compliment.

Correct, iv been watching Liverpool away from home at most premiership grounds and been to every home game for a few years and the police have it completely under control thsese days, something that SHOULD be brought in for certain RL games i.e Warrington v Wigan, iv seen more scuffles at RL than at the football. Obviously football followings are more male dominated and hooliganism still exists but the technology the police have and intelligence stops it from surfacing.

Exactly

ahhhhhhhhhhh wigooners!

The World would be a duller place without them!

If you lived in Wigan mate, you would understand what he means, there hatred and jealousy towards the rugby is disgusting, just go on cockneylatic and read the forum....

The main issue I have here is why anyone would want to drink in the moon. Weirdos...

I'm confused. Was anyone actually negatively impacted upon last night by this training exercise? I was passed by some police horses and....well...erm...that was it. TBH getting up in arms about it looks like another shining example of the completely pointless Warriors/Latics rivalry.

As for the bloke who was refused entry to the Moon on a day when Latics are at home, why are you surprised, that kind of thing happens all over the place? I got refused entry to a pub in Oban, on a Wednesday afternoon for wearing a Wigan shirt. They had a simple rule, no colours. Ever. The fact it was a rugby league shirt made no odds what-so-ever.

Ahhh....that explains the massive dollops of horse $hite outside the South Stand at full time..!!!

Merseyside Police used them for years at Knowsley Road for some games notably against Hull F.C, Leeds and Dire.

And us, I seem to remember a massive police presence a few years back.

I don't think latics are any more trouble than our fans i just think they're pre empting tension on Sunday due to the fact that the team that wins sends (or is it just probably sends?) the other down to the championship. I never hear of trouble at latics games but there is a good chance there may be at this one due to the importance of it. Think of how we have very little trouble then a little at wire maybe saints games then none again.

Whatever happened to Latics's "Goon Squad"? Do they still exist?

having spoken to the police riders in the past(yes they have been presnt before!!!!) they stated that the horses ned to get use to a crowd and this can not be simulated in any way apart from getting them out into a crowd. They also said that there was only a very smalll possibility of trouble at RL games and therefore it was an excelant oppourtunity to train the horses. We should take this as a huge compliment to the family values that RL has generated and not Knock it.

Yes, not so much now they are in the premiership and police and intelligence have resulted in arrests and banning orders. Somebody who comes into my work was telling me they was in Blackpool when they went there the other week, loads of trouble with Wigan, Sheffield United, Barnsley and Blackpool in the tower lounge. Not in the papers though, as per usual.

THIS

And this year's Drama Queen award statement goes to..............................

Stewards in the south stand have been p***ks for the last few months.

If the sight of a police horse made anyone edgy at a Wigan/Quins match I suggest they'd be better off not setting foot outside their front door, locking all doors and windows to the house and probably not watching stuff like Crimewatch.

I remember Police Horses were a common sight at Wigan/Saints games. The Police used them to escort Wigan fans back to St Helens train station last year. There even used to be a police helicopter that hovered over the ground & surrounding streets on derby day in the 80's & 90's

I don't remember the horses making an appearance at Wigan matches but they might have done. I do remember them turning up for matches against Dire, Leeds and the Hull teams though.

Play off semi final.

oh and last year aswell , we had a police escort back to the train station

Clearly it would for you, as you spend more time on here than your own forum.

That's the way I'm looking at it. I don't get all the fuss with it TBH.

Awful results for Latics so far this weekend.

i cant see a problem.........you have the problem.

the moon has its own rules, as does any licenced premises.
if you dont like the rules...drink elsewhere.

btw.........i hope latics go down and im made up with wolves and blackpool winning........."latics blinkers"?.....dont think so mate

You'll get your party tomorrow