Saints are going to be playing at Widnes for at least 5 games and probably more I heard at the beginning of the 2011 season.

Sale are a similar size to Warrington in terms of fan base. Their attendances were low 4 figures until that rich window guy got involved in the 1990's.

A mate of mine is a Sale fan (season ticket holder poor lad) and he told me at least 12 months ago that they have been looking to get out of Edgley Park and ground share with someone. They had been talking to Man City but nothing ever came of it. If Wire can make money out of it why not? If our pitch isn't capable of withstanding a game a week then change the pitch (again).

You would imagne Sale have learnt their lesson by leaving their district boundary. It would appear Sale supportersdon;t want to travel the few miles to Stockport, I couldn't see why they would travel to Warrington.

Anyone could do better than Leeds Carnegie.

If you did share with Sale, they shouldn't fall into the trap that they did at Headingley by thinking the Rhinos fans would also turn up to watch Carnegie. At the end of the day it's still Rugby Union and we watch our clubs because we prefer Rugby League.

Surely Salford would be the best option for them.

I cant imagine Tarquin and Jemimah parking The Range rover in some Salford Side street and then walking down Weaste lane to the willows !

I know I shouldn't, as it isn't politically correct, but that has made me laugh out loud.

It was confirmed at Saints AGM that even if everything works out well the new stadium would not be ready until part way through 2011. The then most likely options were that Saints first few fixtures of that season would be away or the first few home fixtures played at KR and the rest at the new stadium.

The subsequent rumour has nothing to do with a franchise. It is that the contract for the sale of KR has a completion date at the end of 2010 and that the builders have threatened to hold Saints to this if they will not renegotiate the price.

The new stadium is so vital to the future of the club that for me a few "home" matches at either Warrington or Widnes would not trouble me unduly if we had the new stadium up and running in 2011. The hire costs would in part or in whole be offset by the fact that bridging finance would not be necessary for this period.

All very interesting. Please don't forget that I wasn't starting a rumour, just looking for views and a bit of debate. The only reply that bothers me was that from Bombhead wire who seems to think that we should ignore various sources of income and just rely on the wealth of Simon Moran, a very dangerous thing to do. We need to maximise all forms of income, anything that Mr Moran puts in should be treated as a very welcome bonus.

Id love it if Dave Whelan let us use the DW stadium then the money would go to him and not wigan warriors

Anything that takes money from Saints is fine by us Wigan fans. What we don't have we won't miss, but don't let your Wigan hatred cloud your judgement.

Whelan would charge you top dollar (can you afford it), or would you have to move your club shop , the one that was going to bring in an equivalent amount of revenue of a Wembley visit each season



to Parr to reduce the rent even further?

Not sure saints can afford it. Might have to go to the HJ or Stobart, maybe St Pats will let you use their pitch for a week or two, they would be quite cheap.

You Wiganers should be careful DW doesn't hear you taking the mickey he might make you play somewhere out of town again.

Pity your lot didn't get relegated!



So far as I know, we have to be out of KR at the end of 2010, regardless of where our new place is up to. And from what I have heard it is destination Widnus for the duration, pending fixture clashes, etc. We are due to be in our new pad part way through the 2011 season (but which part is anyone's guess just now).

There is a rumour that Pie eaters, Saints hating Wire fans and anyone from Leeds are to be charged a special exhorbitant rate for the privilege of looking at our brand, spanking new turf.

Well if you want it to be up to professional sports standard by 2011 you'd best get it planted now.

Pie eaters and fauxs; please take your bickering elsewhere.

Where did i say that?

I was pointing out the fact that our pitch would get ruined and also that it wouldnt work if both clubs had home games on the same date.and also the fact most saints fans wouldnt like it. not to mention wire fans.

I said nothing about moran or turning down forms of income.

Attendances maybe ( though their gates are around the 7k mark this season ) but to say fanbase is ludicrous - I can`t somehow see 30,000 denizens of Sale trekking down the M6 to a major final somehow ...

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They did when Sale reached the final at Twickenham.

I don`t think so somehow -think they shifted just over 10,000 tickets and they draw their support from posh people all over the North-West .

Didn't need to, chances are it was sold out to merchant bankers and corporate schmoozers in advance.


Sadly

Don't think the Sale fans would find that funny (but it is).

Looks like you haven't been to Edgley Park mate, it's hardly the Cotswolds. You're right about the Chelsea tractors though.

It isn't solely restricited to Sale though is it? They are the only GP team in the North West.

Apologies, Bombhead Wire, I meant to refer to the comment by 'Warrington Wolf,' quote, 'It's not as if we need the money.'