With the headlines over the last week or so it feels like we've been transported back to the 80's a little.....We've had:

* Bombs going off.
* Maggie Thatcher.
* Football hooliganism.
* Communist country threatening to nuke us all.
* Wigan give Leigh a thumping.

And the start of an 8-in-a row cup run...

Thought you was going to say you was out in Leigh town centre when I opened the thread.

Nah, it says 80's in the title not 70's.

The 1870s, tha' knows!

Had a few scoops in town, first time since Chaps and King's int 80's for a big town it ain't a guiding star - we are smaller and worse but pull the chest in chaps the pride is limited.

PS Tomkins is a star we must keep in RL took sheeite all night then acknowledged it and took the applause.

I take it you are hissed?

If not then you need to see someone.

Well said!!!

I hate you lot with a passion, but Sam is a true legend

Errm haven't we forgotten something off your 80's list ? ............ 1980 Wigan relegated to Division 2 for the 1st time in their history



and you'd have gone down again a few years back if you hadn't cheated

Yeah, and were beaten to the title in their season in the second tier by the mighty..........................York





Still, 99 per cent on this board think rugby league was only invented in 1988

Whereas in Leigh it always feels like 1988, you were pretty crap then from what I remember. Wait for it you will now have a deluge of leythers telling us how they won the cup in 1921 & 1971 and how they were champions in 1982. How's it go again now ..... "Your just a bus stop in Wigan" or even better " a back street in Wigan"

By then we'd already won 10 league titles, 9 Challenge Cups, a WCC, 19 Lancashire Cups, 3 League Cups and a Premiership.

Even with their current run included, the 10 league titles is 1 more than Leeds.

Dreadful record really.