Quite possibly the most comprehensive "owning" of a thread I've ever seen. Top work BB.

Gotta love a bit of RedVee pwning Brigantes on an otherwise dull Wednesday.


By the way, Pissantes, this photo was taken on the infamous trip to Hull FC in May 2005, when Eamonn joined us to reassure us that you would be acquiring Agent Millward to ensure you clocked a record Challenge Cup defeat and stayed out of the play offs. What's that? Is it a pin badge? Noooo, can't be, they were invented in Wigan last year.






Talking of Hull FC - remember Wolfie's Funbus? They were inventing Brigantes back in 2005 too.


And we had the Red Jackets [ilong[/i before you got the Bedsheeters. In fact, not saying Wigan are behind the times but Ultras went out of fashion five years ago. Never mind. All the best for your 2007 flashbacks next season!

BB

Great post. There is not a lot of response to your comprehensive dismantling of the original point of the thread. Good one !!

The original point of the thread still stands...your new banner IS PANTS!!!
What the famous RedVeeeeee need to ask themselves is "Why has the quality of the recent flags gone seriously downhill?"
Credit to the old ones SOME of them were pretty decent.
BTW Ive seen the new one thats in production and and can guarantee the pee taking out of your new banners certainly wont stop, whoever thought the new one up wants drop kicking over Billinge lump

Thats because the original point of the thread stands. The spirit of Knowsley road flag looks absolute crap



I suspect BB was more responding to the posters who were implying that the Brigantes were the first to do this sort of thing. Which is obviously wrong as these sort of flags have been done for donkeys years even before the year 2000.

It [iis[/i a crap picture of the Spirit flag, I'll give you that.

As mentioned elsewhere, Hull KR had one that went everywhere in the 80s - all it said was HKR.

Its over 6 foot wide so wouldn't fit on my wall.

The picture had to be taken on an angle because its so big and the flag wasn't fully straight.

Maybe it will look better in the flesh...

At the end of the day its a Wigan forum, so no surprise it has been shot down.

But who cares? Its not for them. It represents our club's history.

Maybe I'll get a new one ordered with a skull on it

As previously said, not a great photograph, but maybe a bit of background knowledge will shift your perspective slightly...

With the move into our new home approaching a number of users on redvee expressed a desire to add some new flags to our collection. Many designs have been put forward and there are some crackers amongst them. It was noticed however that the red & white colour scheme could become monotonous and it was suggested that we could use some other colours.

As part of the "Farewell to Knowsley Road" events the club release our heritage shirt. The shirt is chocalate and light blue in colour in homage to a jersey we wore in 1890. It was well received by fans and is still worn by many of us. With this in mind it was suggested that a flag could be made using this colour scheme instead.

Tha flag went through a few iterations but in the end this design was agreed upon (without the addition of the "Play Up St Helens" badge)


How you can say that it "looks absolutely crap" is beyond me.

Two solutions then...

1) See a Doctor.

2) Don't look at it.

I would like to point out to Saints lot on this thread that the Brigantes formed in 2009 and now own over 50 different flags with at least 25 more on order, not to mention the large hand held stuff and big wavers, the website, the merchandise etc etc etc so its not really a comparison. Good luck though.

That being the case then I'd suggest you consult a qualified electrician before you go wiring up any plugs.

That is spooky



P.S you dont need to be a qualified electrician to wire a plug either

I don't see your point. What the "Saints lot" were disputing was the ridiculous notion that we were somehow copying you lot by having flags. BB's excellent post illustrated the absurdity of this rather well.

The quantity of flags is completely and utterly irrelevant.

Jesus wept. I thought the days of dick measuring with Saints were behind us now Wire are doing well



Who cares that their flag 'appears to be' cherry and white? Who cares that Saints had flags before Wigan? Who cares that Wigan now have more flags than Saints? Who really gives a shiny e about any of that?

I think a few people should grow up.

Stop moaning, moaner!

You missed the fact they had matching red jackets, keep up please!

I made, albeit crude, a pirate's flag incorporating the Wigan badge when I was working as an engineer in the merchant navy in the late 90's (it was for a laugh at the time), therefore my flag predates both Saints and Wigan's. Winner!!!



Sadly it blew away five minutes after it's creation into the Indian ocean. But it's still there somewhere representing Wigan from 200 fathoms.

You're right, it's not a comparison cos Brigantes have only been around for two years and we're all old enough to be their dad.

But the history of flag waving didn't start in 2009 so don't crack on like it did - that's OUR point.

Hello Sailor

For the sake of not embarrassing them further, I missed that point out.

That's the best bit!

I hand-painted a flag especially designed to taunt Leeds in 1998. We were first.

No, no ,no ,no no.
Watch the video of the 1965 Challenge Cup Final. Gilfedder kicks the goal straight from the kick off.
Camera pans to a group of Wigan fans with a flag / banner. I know I was that "soldier"