Wigan attracted big support from the Swinley area at Central Park. I know loads of Swinley folk who think it's a trek going to Wigan Central for a pint and have not/probably never will venture down to Marsh Green for the rugby. Most insular district of Wigan bar none.

This is where it gets murky

The Challenge cup is an RL event so yes the clubs wouldn’t get a say in pricing etc,but and here’s where I get a litttle lost,the SL split and is now its own entity,the RL doesn’t seem to have any say in the matter of how it’s run etc (so they don’t get their hands on any tv deal I’d assume).

It seems to me since Elstone arrived and the split happened the club hide behind red hall for difficult decisions such as Falou and the salary cap,which of course is a farce if the chairmen wanted rid all they have to do is vote it gone and it’s gone.

What makes you think that the chairman would vote to get rid. The game can't afford to pay the players more, there's not enough revenue coming in.
Wigan and Saints have lost over £2 million each over the past three seasons accounts. Where do you think that money is going to come from?

Correct, but why are some supporters still not buying them for all pay games?

I think people opt to save themselves the money they may spend at a playoff game to use to go to the final should we get there.

Also rounds and Semi Finals of the Challenge Cup as well!

Sad!