Doesn't matter who paid for it cos at the end of the day it was handed over to Saints.It's ours.

My dad is bigger than your dad.

At least we can concentrate on the league now.

Am smiling at the arguments raging on Cherry and White today over who has legitimacy over the stadium for the Cup game. That's what Wigan get for playing their home games at Wigan Athletic's ground - to the stadium owners they are no more than troublesome tenants with zero rights, yet they still claim to be in a more advantageous position than we are.

Hilarious.

no its not, it belongs too st helens council and tesco,

stolen shamelessly from the verminator on redvee.net



"Wigan Athletic have no say at all on when Wigan Warriors play their home games."

Bilko is good much better than the other mush

Cant you keep the rivalry to the game of Rugby league and the up coming mouthwatering cuptie?

I'm okay with playing them. If you want to win the cup you have to knock down the occasional big gun unless you get that lucky draw which takes you all the way through (we've had more than our fair share of those). That said it's given us another hellish three week run with Wigoon (A), Leeds (A), Wigoon (CoM). Three exceptionally tough matches right there. Leeds will be itching and we ran out of gas the last time we had three big ones on the bounce. Oh and we've got Hull away after those three. Ouch.

Jes I kinda knew I'd come back to this, ah well. Its all good natured so far.

Three big games but I'll take a win at DW and lose the next 2

See article in the Guardian www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/ma ... nal-helens

See article in the Guardian www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/ma ... nal-helens

Can we swap


Saints - Cup
Huddersfield away
Saints - Manchester
Leeds away
Catalan away.

Quote ="Dee"See article in the Guardian www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/ma ... nal-helens'" I hope that isn't right. Do you think the players etc would want to play such a game on the I pitch at Widnes.

Quote ="Dee"See article in the Guardian www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/ma ... nal-helens'" I hope that isn't right. Do you think the players etc would want to play such a game on the I pitch at Widnes.

Look we are a gracious club, we like helping out teams that do not have the suitable stadia available for cup ties. If Wigan can't fufill the fixture at their home venue, then just as we did for Oldham, I'm sure we can come to some arrangement for the CC quarter final.

Surely Mr Whelan wont throw away such a big payday for his stadium?, they'll be over 20k paying people willing to throw money at him!

I doubt they would. After all, this is Wigan's fixture and therefore Wigan should pay for any neutral ground. Saints should get their full gate share.

All banter aside, it'll be a reall shame if this is moved. It should be the main game on Saturday or Sunday.

That saind, i'm working that weekend, so Friday night would be much better for me personally!

Right then
We'll play at Leigh and give Saints the 3,600 tickets they are entitled to.

Is that o.k.

Will be at the Reebok Stadium Saturday afternoon 2-45pm kick off.

Well as the missus has booked up the whole of that weekend so I'm on Dad duty. The eldest could probably handle the match but at 18months the youngest will just want to join in the game. So what ever day or night it is, it's going to be a TV game for me. Or maybe radio, if we are out and about.

Surely this is an issue that Wigan should be able to sort because was the lease not written prior to Latics being in the premiership.

I would like Wigan to be kicked out the cup for failing to meet their obligations to stage the game at home.

Hopefully the penny will finally drop with them Wiganers, that they they don't even own a ground.

Good stuff, might be about 8000 there then.
This'll teach you to pay your rent on time

A bit riled are we?



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