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Hometown Hero - On a day when the sun shone primrose and blue, one man who made his debut back in 2014 hit 250 appearanc...
22/03/2026

Hometown Hero - On a day when the sun shone primrose and blue, one man who made his debut back in 2014 hit 250 appearances for his place of birth, Warrington.

A 72-6 win over Castleford wasn’t a bad way to honour this achievement and making it a 4-0 start to Warrington’s Super League campaign has got fans thinking, could it be? But that’s a question for another time.

Here today, we celebrate a man who has given his life to the Warrington Wolves. Let’s be honest, though, he’s faced some criticism in the past; only during the off-season it did seem a number of fans would be happy if he left. I, for one, am glad he didn’t; it would’ve been a sad way to leave for a player who played such a big part in that great Challenge Cup final win against the Saints back in 2019. Arguably his best year in primrose and blue.

Whatever you think of Joe, you can’t say he’s ever taken a backward step; always willing to run hard, 250 appearances doesn’t happen by luck. This is also on the back of recovering from the dreaded ACL injury he suffered in 2022. He had to work hard then, just like he has throughout his whole career.

It wasn’t just Philbin’s achievement to celebrate; Matty made his comeback scoring a hat-trick, new big man Kelepi scored four, and one of Warrington’s best Super League results for a long time.

As I said before, Joe’s shining moment up to now is probably scoring against Saints in that memorable cup final; however, he and all of us will hope that come October, his biggest moment is still to come. 😃🏉🟡🔵

Happy Birthday to an absolute legend of the club, as a player and a coach. Where would we be now if it wasn’t for Paul C...
04/03/2026

Happy Birthday to an absolute legend of the club, as a player and a coach. Where would we be now if it wasn’t for Paul Cullen, a Wire hero 😃🏉🟡🔵

Happy Birthday to a fan favourite former Warrington Wolves player Sid Domic 😊🏉🟡🔵
08/02/2026

Happy Birthday to a fan favourite former Warrington Wolves player Sid Domic 😊🏉🟡🔵

Not long now - It was only a few months ago that we were seeing comments on social media - “no season ticket for me next...
29/01/2026

Not long now -

It was only a few months ago that we were seeing comments on social media - “no season ticket for me next year”, “I’m not paying money to watch this rubbish”, “I’m done”.

Yet, for our opener against Saints in just over 2 weeks' time, we could be in for a sellout. So, what has changed?

Let’s be honest, last season was awful, but there were shining lights - the reserves and the academy, both making it to the grand finals, the latter winning theirs. It’s this hope they have given us, that despite where the first team finished in the Super League, despite losing against the likes of Salford, Castleford, and Huddersfield, these kids coming through, such as CTW, Irwin, Gardner, McKinney, Smith, and many more, have given us the belief that success isn’t too far away.

Yet, a big question remains: how much will we actually see of them? Cai has been given the number 1 shirt, so we know he’s locked in, but the others are possibly replacements for more senior players if needed, and the likes of Irwin will more likely be a starter in 2027 after George leaves.

Many have argued that we need not have high expectations for this season and look ahead to 2027, or even 2028, when these kids have more experience and are ready to be starters. However, I would argue that the team playing against Leigh this Friday is at least a top 4 team, with certain stars still to return to it.

Yes, we’re excited about these youngsters coming through, and we can see they may bring the success we as fans have been desperate for, and some look like unbelievable talents. Let’s not forget about this year, though, and judging by our ticket sales, I don’t think fans have; we have a very good squad, our signings all look positive, the fact that someone like Ewan Irwin can come in if needed, the fact that arguably the best winger in the Super League, Matty Ashton, is still to come back from injury, and the great addition of Steve McNamara to the coaching staff. Everything truly does look much more positive.

I firmly believe we can have a good crack at it this season; the team though needs the fans, and as a man who can’t go to the games, it’s literally the thing I miss the most, and seeing it bouncing against Saints, I’ll be incredibly jealous, but the players need it. What could be better than a packed-out Halliwell Jones stadium watching the Wire make it 8 in a row against Saints?

The new season is upon us, with new memories to be made, and a new team was engraved into the Super League trophy last season; you never know, it could be a new one again. 😊🏉🟡🔵

One of the greatest to wear the primrose and blue, Happy Birthday Nat Wood 😊🏉🟡🔵
24/01/2026

One of the greatest to wear the primrose and blue, Happy Birthday Nat Wood 😊🏉🟡🔵

At the end of the day 47 tries in 88 games is a pretty good record, thank you Matt, once a Wire always a Wire 😊🏉🟡🔵
07/01/2026

At the end of the day 47 tries in 88 games is a pretty good record, thank you Matt, once a Wire always a Wire 😊🏉🟡🔵

1st: Wigan Warriors - 2/12nd: Hull KR – 11/53rd: Leeds Rhinos – 11/24th: St Helens – 7/15th: Leigh Leopards – 10/16th: W...
29/12/2025

1st: Wigan Warriors - 2/1

2nd: Hull KR – 11/5

3rd: Leeds Rhinos – 11/2

4th: St Helens – 7/1

5th: Leigh Leopards – 10/1

6th: Warrington Wolves: 14/1

7th: Hull FC – 16/1

8th: Catalans Dragons – 28/1

9th: Wakefield Trinity – 40/1

10th: Huddersfield Giants – 80/1

11th: Castleford Tigers – 125/1

14th= Bradford Bulls – 200/1

14th= York Knights – 200/1

14th= Toulouse Olympique – 200/1

What do we think of these odds? We are 6th, it’s probably fair given last season but Leigh and Saints were still teams we beat so the ever optimistic fan I am I would actually put us 4th favourites.

Should we be higher or lower?

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