I think Saints aren't hated much because most people recognise that their achievements have been done in a mostly straightforward and open manner. No favourable SL decisions, no flagrant cap cheating (I know there were a couple of minor issues but they are hardly in Wigan or Wire's class) and no outrageous quota fiddles and dispensations. Add to that they play an attractive game and give British players a chance so their is little reason for dislike beyond obvious rivalry.

Show me anywhere an instance of Wire infringing the salary cap

and their fans are gracious in defeat and victory, if you ignore ROMMELL then St's are a great bunch of supporters, unlike the arrogant numpties from Wire and L**ds.

a simple link to your squad covers it, there's more sharp practice at Wire than any other club in the game, but you've just proved the arrogance point for everyone to read.

It is clear to see from your opening post that you clearly have an axe to grind with rovers - and wakefield, probably cos of the agar thing (?) - and your topic question is perfectly debatable, but the stuff you wrote is so pathetic and narrow minded.



Firstly, how can you try to justify the drugs thing? It goes beyond rivalry between clubs to criticise this thing and demand a punishment (for club and for action to be done at a higher level within the RFL).
Some of your fans have admitted that your old board were WRONG to do it, and if you can't see how disgraceful this situation is then you are not a true lover of this sport. And dietry supplement, or crack cocaine, it is still an illegal substance.



I find this comment laughable too. Please define the Mason saga to me? Everything we did with that was done within the rules. Do the rules need tightening on overseas players? Of course they do. Different debate, and something that isn't in Rovers' or any club's hands.

As for the Cockayne saga, he should have gone to prison for what he did, of course. But did he? That's the British Legal System for you. So Rovers were left in a no win situation. Release him and let you lot or someone else sign him, or keep him. After two much lesser disciplinary problems, they released him. They had to. So I see no evidence of "brushing the Cockayne saga under the carpet"



You sir are clear evidence why so many people dislike your club, full stop.

You guys are my most hated team, but I have applauded tries that you have scored in the past etc if it warranted it.

Give over, how is stating that we are not cheating arrogant when, we are not cheating, i think you need to look at your own recruitment policy rather than bash ours, the only difference with our club is that we are prepared to pay transfer fees and put a bit more faith in the senior players with slightly longer contracts.

If you believe that then fair enough, the big difference has been that Moran has deep pockets and is happy to do whatever it takes to get players in, even if that means not playing by the cap rules.

Morley, Hodgson, Solomona and even Trent Waterhouse chose Wire due to the fact we were prepared to give them longer contracts than anyone else. The first 3 have never let us down and fully warranted their contract length. Wigan wanted Morley, Hodgson would rather have stayed at Hudds but they wanted to guarantee their income for a little bit longer.

I love a nice positive thread

And you believe, honestly, that all payments from Warrington are within the rules of the cap, totally above board, as I said, up to you, but it's clear to just about every other club in SL that there is something "interesting" about how you afford your squad under the cap rules.

It matters not to me, we tried cheating with drugs last season and still won nothing!

I'm sure you will provide me with a series of quotes from that great moral guardian, Saint Hudgell, demanding more action when players at other clubs have failed tests.

How do the RFL auditors manage to miss out all our dodgy dealings months after month.....i'm guessing it's because we are above board.

or Moran has some very clever finance people.

He's actually demanding more action given that the board covered up that other players could have potentially had the drug in their system. There's a difference.

No he isn't, he's being a prickly little to55pot, as he always is.

For me, my hatred for wovers is on a different level to any other team. I love Hull FC with a real passion, and for me my feelings for dobbins is the exact opposite.

Yes I really dislike whinos and they're smarmy, cocky, love-to-slap faces that each Leeds born player seems to have. But it will never come close to HKR.

Is there such an animal on our forum?

What a pathetic topic, this just shows how narrow minded some posters are, I couldn't give a toss about the chairman of another team, I don't really hate there players as I don't know them, I love to watch MY team

Being a Rovers fan for over 25 years I dont 'hate' you. I love it when we beat you and dont go out when you beat us, but honestly with the wire and wigan thinking they rule the sport I secretly like it if you beat them as long as it means you dont win trophys. I would love it if both clubs swapped places with them and again were the clubs to beat.

As a Rhinos fan I have to say this is one of the most amusing threads I've read for ages.

I hate Peter Sutcliffe, hard-core Nazis, paedophilia and probably quite a few more things besides, but I can't say I've ever had cause to hate a rugby league team or its supporters.

Those that do 'hate' on the basis of club allegiance just come over as pretty sad, jealous, inadequate or just neanderthally tribal...and in a tragic sort of way, very, very funny.

Don't really hate any club, but I have a strong dislike of Wakey and not a lover of rovers either. On the other hand I have a soft spot for Saint's and Cas.

The most deluded fans in the league are closer to home than Craven Park.

For example;


Ran as a bottom 4 club, didn't AP say?

I'd have to agree Chief, Good post, that.

OK, then.


Mike Smith is also on record that Rovers will finish 4th. No need to be mean to us given your stated ambitions and the best pack in the comp.

I sometimes wonder if Nick is Slammer from the HDM comments, It's OK though, frepneyboy is Eddy, they can have their arguments on RLFans now, too.