Having now played them 3 times in Semis and won the lot, I wondered if fans had a particular favourite semi-final against them?

My favourite was the 1989 semi at Maine Road when Joe Lydon broke their expectant hearts with his 60 odd yard drop goal.

On the basis that every cloud has a silver lining, I suppose Wire fans can probably console themselves that this was better than their inept performance at Wembley the following year when they were embarrassed in front of an audience of millions.

That seems a long time ago now, though. I feel Wire have had the Indian sign on us in recent years. This weekend's game really could go EITHER way.

Oh yeah, what a sweeeet moment that was

89 just for the fact that we beat saints in the final 27-0. That would never of happened if we hadn'd won that game.

60 Yards ? I think you should have gone to specsavers !

It must have been about that distance. He kicked it from inside our half and it landed in the crowd at the other end!!

You know, I fear Warrington games more than St Helens games. When I first started watching Wigan in the mid-80s, Warrington were our bogey side. We could beat literally everyone except this lot and even as a 10 year old I developed a particular hatred for players like Bishop, Boyd and even Cullen, who was a cocky sod.

Once again, nearly 25 years later, Warrington seem to be our bogey side again, and whilst I'd like to feel confident about the semi, I just don't.

Bring it on, though. I can't wait.

I have a very bad feeling about saturday.

You're right, it was actually closer to 70.

To be honest, only a fool or someone who doesn't remember that moment would laugh about it (and in your case I suspect it's both).

That drop-kick has gone down in history.

There you go
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Either you didn't see it, or you have blanked it out of your mind.

Either way you are making yourself look silly.

It was more like 80!!

I was 4 years old and i can remember it like it was yesterday. Bloody awful. Didnt really relize the importance of it untill i looked up at my dad, who was stood there with his jaw on the floor and mouth the words" F****n hell"

i know the feelin bud i'm a wire fan it's not nice is it

"Any advance on 80?"

I was at the 1989 challenge cup semi final.

I can confirm that Joe Lydon`s drop goal started at Chester Rd in Stretford and travelled approx 5 miles 325 yards to Maine Rd.

I must admit just rewatching it now on youtube and it really is freak goal, but the luck was on are side that day and hopefully will be again on Sunday.

You'll also be ab le to look back in 20 years time and say

"I can confirm that I was one of 57,000 Warrington "Fans" at the Semi Final in 2009!"

But Dad there was only 13,000 on????

"Well, actually there were 6,000 of us!!!!! But we Bought em Quicker!!!!!"

youve really got to let this OBSESSION thing with the wire fans

go

No obsession at all mate, I work there and know what the place is like and TBH the further away they are the better!

Are they all Latics fans as well?

They don't know what they are!!!!!!!

They're a very confused set of Scouse/Mancs?????

PS

I guess you must have heard the tale about Friday Night and the Saints fans kissing the Latics badges then????????

No mate, I was on about 50k saying they were there when the crowd was only 13,000

In the club before the game!
It was comical!!!!!! They couldn't win an argument so 2 of them pulled out their Latics Hats and started kissing their Badges!!!!!!!

I laughed at them so hard I could hardly Breathe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My favourite semi must be eh let me see -oh yes =blueTODAY out played and out numbered .
Sorry losers - Tell me was Gleeson playing?