Talk:Wigan Warriors
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Wigan players are not known as the "Pie Eaters", the inhabitants of the town are. The team's nickname is "The Riversiders" due to the proximity of the river Douglas which ran next to Central Park before the team moved to the JJB Stadium, the river Douglas still runs next to the ground, however not quite as close as the old ground.
Also the 58-3 previous greatest defeat was beeten 18 June 2005 Leeds v Wigan 70-0 to Leeds, however the previous defeat tries were only worth 3 points, 4 now. Technically the 58-3 should still stand as the greatest defeat.
Both the town and the team are known as 'pie eaters'. They also have the nickname of 'riversiders' as noted above, earlier they were known as 'the colliers'.GordyB 12:17, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Pie Eaters is a reference to the local delicacy of meat and potato (pronounced Meyt 'n Prayter) pies, a variation of scouse (eaten in Liverpool, lobbies eaten in Leigh and Lancashire hotpot (Eaten in the Rovers Return). Wiganers are proud to be pie eaters although it is often thought of as a term of insult.
- Another theory is that Wigan miners were forced to return to work earlier than other miners during a strike. Hence they had to eat 'humble pie'.GordyB 19:37, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
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- And here's my source. I have reverted accordingly.GordyB 19:44, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
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- 1926 • • Wiganers Are Amongst The 1st To Break The General Strike Earning The Name Humble Pie Eaters. from here
yeah the word humble was added to the existing name pie eaters mate.
- Do you have a source for this?GordyB 14:32, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
Not as such Gordy but I've lived in Wigan for over 60 years.
- What you say does make a fair amount of sense but I have never heard it before. I'll try to do some research into it when I get a minute.GordyB 14:05, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
