Up for the Cup!

Up for the Cup!





“I’m rooting for Wigan,” says council leader Lord Peter Smith. The big game - Warriors v St George Illawarra Dragons – is looming ever closer and the town is pledging its support as our local champions look to win the World Club Challenge.



Cllr Smith, along with the cabinet’s customer lead Cllr Chris Ready and culture champion Cllr Brian Baldwin, joined two local sporting legends today in Wigan. The venue was the equally famous trophy shop on the Wiend in the town centre as they pledged support for the lads’ 27th February match.

“It’s a big celebration, a great occasion for Wigan, let’s hope Wigan can come out on top,” he says.
Cheering on the team, local heroes of yesteryear Billy Boston and Andy Gregory called at standards trophy shop on the Wiend – where the impressive collection of sporting memorabilia was temporarily dwarfed by the arrival of the Probiz cup itself.

Billy Boston said he was looking forward to the game: “It’s only a club game but it’s much more, “ he said. “It’s the top Australian team against the top English team If they continue what they started it will be a good game.” Andy Gregory and Billy agreed that it promises to be a tough game but Wigan can win.

In recent weeks leading politicians have been meeting with both the Warriors and the Latics, not to discuss pitch tactics, but to further develop ties between town and teams. Wigan Athletic lent their weight to a major campaign about domestic violence this week and players from the Warriors toured a number of local schools to meet loyal young fans.

Shop owner Ross Winstanley was delighted to pledge his support to the rugby lads and to the council’s campaign to work ever more closely with local sporting talent. “The work done with the Warriors – and the Latics – is important for our town’s pride,” says Ross Winstanley. “Let’s get behind our local teams.”