You know very well what I meant. That really isn't the problem with me I just think it is sad that between the football and the "We're showing that game, no we want that game" going on between sky and the Beeb that it looks like both Saints and Wigan fans can't enjoy the game where it was meant to be held as the draw came out. It just seems a shame to me that this great comp is being degraded somewhat by the antics of the media and the footie admin.

Good point. I myself have said premiership football and super league good for the town but now i wonder.

I wonder if the fans offered to volunteer for a clean up operation after playing on Saturday that would help Mr Whelan's logistical problems (and also save him a few bob in the process).

Anyone up for this?

I find this episode rather amusing.


It's been said by Wigan fans on this very site it's better to be rentboys than to own your own stadium but this situation would suggest otherwise...

Finally found the guts to return to our message board?

Funny ... when you were top dogs there was no getting rid of you, but you've been absent for quite some time. Still, I guess you feel like you're on safe ground tonight.

I'd be up for it, but really IFL should put his hands into his pockets and pay the clean up costs himself.

It can't be that bad, we play at 2.30 the game finishes at 4.30 that gives 23 hours until kick off for the footy to re-mark the pitch and clean up.

Would they shift one of their Premiership fixtures if we have a home game in the play offs, the dates of which are already set in stone before the following seasons footy fixtures are planned?

I can't see how the term ground share can apply when it appears we're told when we can and can't play at our "home" ground.

Yes I agree with you in that we shouldn't need to do this but it sort of puts DW on the back foot if we make the offer. It would also show IFL/DW how strongly the fans felt about keeping the game at our home.

Maybe start a thread drumming up interest? As people have said it would look bad on RL as a whole if this tie is played at a neutral venue.

I'm not fishing for a reaction here, just been reading everyone's comments with interest. I bought a ticket for the semi last year two hours before KO, no queue and plenty of empty seats. If you can't fill a 13,000 capacity ground how do you expect to fill the Reebok, let alone the Etihad? It would just make a mockery of the sport.

Agreed.

How many did we have for the play off game at Wigan last year?

Look we are a generous set of blokes, we helped Oldham out with their little problem, I'm sure if IL asked for the same assistance from Big Mac, he would be more than willing to help out another fellow SL club struggling to put on a fixture against us.

Clearly not accustomed to a proper derby game....

Play it at Wire, the game won't sell out, it'll be between 11-13k

12,893 according to Love RL. The month before at the HJ it was 12,713.

There will be no more than 3k wigan fans were ever we play it..most will not turn up as protest just like the bradford play off a few years back.

i wish all these so called wigan fans would stop saying we should play at leigh wire widnes wherever ! why should we play elsewhere we were drawn at home ! if they do play elsewhere we should show how we feel by not going ?

Can you give me a sensible reason how that would help?

To allow more of our quality fans to go.

The last time this happened, the only people who seemed to notice there'd been a boycot were the Wigan fans who boycotted. The rest of us enjoyed a cracking match and a cracking win.

the two beeb games are confirmed at this link! [urlhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/17904424[/url

bottom paragraph reads

Wigan v St Helens will be live on BBC One at 1430 BST on Saturday 12 May. Catalan Dragons v Warrington will be live on BBC Two at 1450 BST on Sunday 13 May.

So then Stobart, LSV or HJ?

If we have to move , I would go for HJ

Maybe if we do travel in numbers it won't be a difficult job to give up home advantage when it inevitably happens again?

Leigh holds 12700.

Whats the problem? WN7 is still Wigan innit ?



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