Football pulling rank in pie town once more.

Our games more important!! Great line from the latics chairman

Time for a plastic pitch?

Taken from the Wigan board.

"Just walked past the DW and the pitch looked immaculate, I couldn't even see any standing water. They even had them sunlight machines on it.

Is it just a convenient excuse to get us a week off after the WCC?"

"I'm fairly convinced that is the case."

Sounds more like the pitch is unavailable rather than unplayable.

If so, given the late notice, I'd except that the RFL should apply some sanction against the home club.

But with that club being WCC Wigan then I guess it will be okay.

Wigan should be fined and docked 2 points for breaking operational rules regarding calling off a game without the authorisation of a match official.

You've hit the nail on the head. The new Wigan Chairman isn't as kind to the lodgers as the old man was and isn't standing for them playing on their pitch as it comes to the business end of the season. Wigan RL have taken the opportunity today while the weather is making headlines to make out they had to make a decision. The decision didn't involve Wigan RL, it was made by the football club.

I really can't see a future for the Warriors there, particularly if the football club ever gets back on it's feet again.

Why don't Wigan just play the game at the stadium they actually own?

If this was any other club a big fine would be handed out, but Wigan will get off scot free. Huddersfield and Hull mutually agreed to move our game next week to a Thursday night to help the pitch recover for football, but this was done weeks ago not 24hours before a match. RL is again left looking tinpot.

At least it gives Widnes another week to find a new halfback without a game harming their points difference

Wigan turned blue & white a good few years back now.

Should have moved the game to Widnes and played the return game at Wigan.

Agreed. That said I'm happy we've got a rest after the WCC but worried it will come back to bite us if we have to squeeze in an extra fixture at the business end of the season.

Perhaps even move this match to Widnes, and keep the second fixture at Widnes too meaning Wigan forfit their home fixture against Widnes during the 23rds to compensate Widnes for messing them about. Widnes will find it much harder than Wigan trying to squeeze a fixture in mid-week later in the season, they have less depth in the squad and will likely be involved in the run up to the middle 8s dog fight.

I think the return game would still have problems in that I,ve read that they are relaying the pitch on that date. Under the operational rules a postponed game is usually scheduled mid week straight after the weekend, but it doesn't give confidence that Wigan would honour that anyway.
So under these unusual circumstances both games should be played at Widnes

On the surface it does not look good. But i'm prepared to wait for some more information to come out before jumping to a conclusion. For example, twitter is alight with the fact Wigan did this without Widnes or the RFL knowing. We don't know the rfl were not involved.

Lets wait and see what comes out.

I'm torn, had Wigan +16, which I think would have come in, but sky have now agreed to show a much better game.

Why don't Cas play in a stadium fit for the 21st century?

I'd have thought that the game at the KC at the weekend is bigger than Wigan athletics game and there was no sign of anyone wanting to call off last nights match. Wigan RL must have a binding agreement in place to cover off this eventuality.

They at least play in one that they own, and can use whenever they need to, rather than at the whim of a football club chairman.

I tend to agree that this fixture should have been reversed to be played at Widnes - seems to be the fairest solution?

It could, although I think you'd be more worried still were you a Widnes fan.

Can't see the RFL not being a party to the postponement. Won't it be they with whom Sky have the TV contract? It must surely have been agreed with everyone barring possibly Widnes.

Why didn't they build proper drainage into that space age stadium you are 2nd rate tenants in?

Under investigation by the RFL.
let's see which wrist they get a slap on, left or right.

Is there any factual basis to this or is it just some froth on twitter?

Give the 2 points to Widnes if Wigan "can't play"