Good point.

I don't.

But if it's at Huddersfield we should complain. Effing stupid. Might as well play it in Barcelona.

Bolton is a far more appropriate location, or Goodison or even Anfield if they want to show some ambition.

Because there are two teams in the game playing at a neutral venue. Ticket allocation should be split in half (once all corporate and RFL allocation is removed) and if one side fails to sell their allocation the remaining tickets go back to the RFL to sell as neutral tickets (and they can be held accountable for any resulting issues that may occur by selling ticket to say Saint's end to a Wigan fan). You can't just give one team the immediate advantage of having a larger crowd based on the possibility that the other side might not be able to sell their allocation because their league attendances have been less all season in a different competition! If that were the case, so it lets just play at the DW and give you a head start based on you having a better points difference!?

Hock is bound to be of the pace when he has had no speed for the last 2 years.

I totally agree with you mate. We have the same issue up here in the football every time it is an old firm team playing against a smaller provincial club in a cup final. The old firm say that they average 40-50k each week in comparison to say 5-6k for the smaller team. They always argue that they should get more tickets.

What they fail to realise is that it is a national occassion at a neutral venue and the crowd if possible should be 50/50 if both teams can sell out. If one team cannot sell their 50% allocation the tickets can then be given over to the other team.

This is just another example of arrogant claptrap from fans of a more well supported club trying to hijack a national competition and turn it into a home match !

I cant really say I am particularly surprised this coming from Wigan fans as this is par for the course.

Perhaps if Wigan ever played Brisbane in the world challenge cup and got a paltry allocation of tickets based on average home attendance Rogues would see this in a different light !

Because Wigan couldn't sell out their allocation at Widnes for the last cup semi final they played in.



Whereas Wigan packed out Widnes when they had to play an elimination play-off "home" game there. Oh hang on,they didn't, they got 6k odd too.

I'm happy with the draw. I'd rather be battling Wigoon for a Wembley appearance than trying to plug the leaks at Wembley where we'd be a lot more exposed to their kicks and big game pressure. How many semis in a row is it? 11? That's some achievement in this day and age.

I do think, without stating the bleeding obvious, that we need to survive next week without any more injuries if we are going to compete, particualrly to Roby, Pryce and the props. If any of these are crocked, I don't think we will stand a chance, but with them on the park, we should be competing

TM has insinuated he'll be resting Cas players this weekend - I'd be inclined to give Roby/TP/Wilkin/Meli/Graham/Lomax a rest if we can.

Are Clough/Wheeler due back this weekend?

Its not a fair world! average gates of 7,000 compared to 14,000 the RFL want to ensure they fill the HJ Stadium, as I said another thread we keep getting told what a great state our game is in, remember as a real youngster on Central Park with close to 40,000!

Now Saints fans need to ensure they but all their allocation that is no guarantee this season.

Yeah but it's that long since Wigoon have been any good that we've all forgotten how they are the greatest sets of supporters in the world especially when it comes to supporting their team when they are winning.

It's like the 1980s all over again with them all creeping out the woodwork lol. The fickle fate of fashion in Wigoon eh?

Its not that long ago, we were great last year as well

least hock didnt blame SOMEONE ELSE..like a certain player did for u lol.. am sure u no who i mean,,didnt he blame the conditioner lol.... YEA RIGHT

With no hock or Amy winehouse I hear the Colombian economy is on the verge of collapse. Clouds, silver linings and all that

Does that win the prize for the first Amy winehouse joke on these boards.

just proves wot a sick f**ker he is really,,, enough said

Oh come on. Let's not have the joke police move in.

Let's face it, any Amy Winehouse related jokes are completely brought upon herself.

That would be the conditioner who worked for the GB team and conned both them and Saints? , what would you have done if the GB and Saints conditioner gives YOU some supplements and says "take these they are fine" what would you do?

or would you be like Hock who believed he could take these drugs and get away with it because "they disappear from the system in a short while"

two different cases one very deliberate , the other a result of poor advice from a figure who was in authority employed by his employer

funny how no one else took them... or were they special ones just for this certain player lol...his long injury fell in very nicly to it seems lol...

You will probably remember that Keiron was cleared of any wrongdoing at all (and the RFL were made to look plonkers too) whereas Hock was banned for two years. That's all that needs to be said.

isnt it usual to give various supplements to certain players,? , as I am sure that not everyone in the team takes supplements or even takes the same ones

oh and congratulations on your English its progressed from TXT spk to coherant sentences , you only spelled one word incorrectly , well done

but please , feel free to smear one of the greatest players ever to grace the game , by comparing him to a druggie , very classy

If only you knew the real story lol... if only you knew .. btw i didnt name the player one of your own did.. ok people may know who i was on about but i didnt name him,..and i didnt know i needed an english degree to come on here i must have missed that one,,,pardon me for being a wigan thick sh*t eh ?

Honesty is always the best policy.

Richard agar on twitter. "Some good news. Hock is a doubt for
Wigan at the weekend after missing training all week due to the sad loss of close friend Amy Winehouse.".