Re: Fixtures 2025 : Wed Nov 20, 2024 6:03 pm  

Easy 4 points to start the season

Re: Fixtures 2025 : Wed Nov 20, 2024 6:10 pm  

I guess it's a Friday to give Wigan an extra day or two to prepare for the Vegas game the following weekend.

Re: Fixtures 2025 : Wed Nov 20, 2024 6:12 pm  

Very tough start on paper but I’d argue that’s two games you’d want early in the season

Re: Fixtures 2025 : Wed Nov 20, 2024 6:16 pm  

Good Friday derby at home confirmed too

Re: Fixtures 2025 : Wed Nov 20, 2024 6:47 pm  

ComeOnYouUll wrote:

Round 2 - Wigan at home, Friday 21st February

We will be going for a fourth successive home win over them, I believe? Certainly an odd statistic when you consider the disparity between the two sides these recent years.

Re: Fixtures 2025 : Wed Nov 20, 2024 7:14 pm  

BP1 wrote:

We will be going for a fourth successive home win over them, I believe? Certainly an odd statistic when you consider the disparity between the two sides these recent years.

Yes that was the first hat trick of home wins over Wigan since 1985. That was a run of six wins going back to 1977.

Re: Fixtures 2025 : Wed Nov 20, 2024 7:23 pm  

BP1 wrote:

We will be going for a fourth successive home win over them, I believe? Certainly an odd statistic when you consider the disparity between the two sides these recent years.

Shows how bad the attitude has been when we could get up for big games and then not bother for the 'easier' home games.

Ultimately we have to play everyone at some point and I hope this is where the fans show patience...even 2 defeats to start wouldn't be season over it's the performances that are important.

Re: Fixtures 2025 : Wed Nov 20, 2024 7:38 pm  

ComeOnYouUll wrote:

Yes that was the first hat trick of home wins over Wigan since 1985. That was a run of six wins going back to 1977.

Christ! That's a really really long time.

Re: Fixtures 2025 : Wed Nov 20, 2024 7:56 pm  

Looks like two losses to start the season but no biggie as it'll help the team gel for when the must win games start

Re: Fixtures 2025 : Wed Nov 20, 2024 8:02 pm  

Yippee try yay wrote:

Christ! That's a really really long time.

Such a long time ago. Especially for those clubs who haven't been good enough to win a major trophy in all that time (since 1985).
Imagine that, going all of those years watching your club, never lifting anything of note.
I have no idea how depressing that must feel!!!