: Mon Mar 09, 2009 11:53 am  

Bernard Long in exile wrote:

Correct. Anyone voting not to remove the Warriors tag is confirming themselves as a Latics fan, in my opinion.

That's just silly, Dave.

: Mon Mar 09, 2009 11:55 am  

ROBINSON wrote:

We should drop Warriors straight away. For decades 'WIGAN' in sport meant rugby league, and I hate it when Latics are referred to as simply 'Wigan'. They are 'Wigan Athletic', just as we should be 'Wigan RL'.

I'd hate it even more, if latics became 'Wigan' and we became 'The Warriors' in popular culture.

This is already starting to happen which is why we need to drop it.

We are Wigan they are latics.

: Mon Mar 09, 2009 11:55 am  

ROBINSON wrote:

That's just silly, Dave.

You started it, Don.

: Mon Mar 09, 2009 12:17 pm  

Alex BP' wrote:

Going off this thread so far, apart from one post everybody would like to see us drop the tag.
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Not according to the poll.

: Mon Mar 09, 2009 12:20 pm  

{Hogan} wrote:

Not according to the poll.

I added the poll after I made that post.

For some reason, most of those people who want to keep the tag aren't posting their reasons why?

: Mon Mar 09, 2009 12:30 pm  

Alex BP' wrote:

I added the poll after I made that post.

For some reason, most of those people who want to keep the tag aren't posting their reasons why?

heres mine.......we added it in the name of progress and its now a world wide name.
why change back for the sake of it?

had you ask me 5 years ago, i would have said drop it, but now its become synonymous with the club, so i say leave it.

: Mon Mar 09, 2009 12:47 pm  

I voted 'yes'. I think it works, especially with young children. The 'tags' that the clubs have adopted have been important in the SL era to give clubs easily recognisable brands. Regardless of tradition/history/whatever, the 'Warriors' brand is used effectively as a marketing tool and helps to get youngsters' attention.

I sat with 5-year old Miss JTB on Saturday night with the replay of the match on TV and when she spotted Mighty Max she was leaping around with excitement (and I don't think it was the Quavers). That can only be a good thing.

: Mon Mar 09, 2009 12:47 pm  

wigan pie man wrote:

heres mine.......we added it in the name of progress and its now a world wide name.
why change back for the sake of it?

had you ask me 5 years ago, i would have said drop it, but now its become synonymous with the club, so i say leave it.

We added the tag because of the introduction of Super League.

Have we benefited from the 'Warrior' tag? I can't think of any evidence of us doing so. In regards to 'Warriors' being a world wide name, well due to lack of silverware and a lack of achievments on the pitch our name hasn't really been circulated world wide. In fact I doubt those outside of the UK who heard of Wigan pre-1996 know that we have changed our name to 'Warriors' because we have not done anything to warrent being in the world media.

: Mon Mar 09, 2009 12:49 pm  

Vicki_w wrote:

I voted 'yes'. I think it works, especially with young children. The 'tags' that the clubs have adopted have been important in the SL era to give clubs easily recognisable brands. Regardless of tradition/history/whatever, the 'Warriors' brand is used effectively as a marketing tool and helps to get youngsters' attention.

I sat with 5-year old Miss JTB on Saturday night with the replay of the match on TV and when she spotted Mighty Max she was leaping around with excitement (and I don't think it was the Quavers). That can only be a good thing.

But apart from Max, in what other way to way utilise our 'Warrior' name?

: Mon Mar 09, 2009 12:49 pm  

Drop it

We don't need to be called Warriors to have mascots for the kids