It is a bit of a stupid thing to overlook. The only way to get upstairs in Walkabout (without climbing the stairs) is the stock lift... and downstairs clearly isn't big enough and has a restricted view.

Wot a rubbish decision they know the last 2 sold out and this was always going to be in high demand for tickets. its like the bradford game all over again. i shall still be attending but not lining the yorkshire mans pocket.

However it does have tables, to eat off implying why there may have been restricted numbers of tickets. But given your other points regarding the suitability of down stairs, and if upstairs was open, then yes it is very stupid, like I suggested.

I supposedly got "the last two" over the phone from the ticket office on Monday morning......

A couple of places left at the stains fans forum!

I say we have it at the Pier.

I'll bring the petrol if you bring the matches.

I'll bring the Ronseal.

I'll bring the glue.

Not strictly true!

I have paid my £4 to Wigan Rugby League.
If they choose to sub contract the catering and venue to Whomever that is their perogitive to do so with Wigan Rugby's money - It won't be mine!

If that was the case when Wigan Rugby paid the rent for the ground then we would all be putting money in Whelan's pocket wouldnt we??
NO, In fact we are paying Wigan Rugby our money and they are using Wigan Rugby's money to pay Whelan!

Sad but true.

You may as well just give the money to the Latics and cut out the middle-man.

Hey That's a thought!

I propose that [size=200NOBODY[/size from now on [size=200EVER EVER EVER [/sizebuys Conroy a Pint Again!
The money he doesnt spend on that pint Goes direct into Whelan's/Latics pocket!



I am the Founder member of the "Don't Buy Conroy a Pint" Society!

Anyone like to Join ????

so why not use the stock lift???

how many people would want to use it??
not many im guessing, but the facility to get disabled upstairs is there.

so its a poor excuse imo to blame lack of disabled facilities.

the only way upstairs with prams/wheelchairs in many large stores is by stock/staff lift.

so whats the real excuse for changing??
pressure from whelan to line his pockets???
does bear thinking about

they should have galloways pie peas and gravy

Health and safety regulations.
In the event of a fire how would they get wheelchair bound people out?

Have you never seen the episode of 'the office' when they have a fire drill?

I'll join. Great society

(cue jokes about me never buying anyone a pint anyway)

Course you can. My fares are extremely reasonable - £5 per mile

That's ok. Dave's loaded

very good point.
what about large dept stores with the same amenities? ie . a lift?

surely its in their licencing agreement that theres a fire exit for disabled folk?

Off at a tangent rambling story time:

The year I went off to Uni I got a job working in the Infirmary doing a mixture of portering and theatre assistant type stuff. There's a really old separate building called Christopher Home where they do the eye operations and I was based there with this 60 od year old fella with the shakes called Bert. Anyway, there wasn't much to do - fetch a patient from their bed about once an hour to take them up for an operation and just sit around outside the theatre waiting. Until the fire alarm went off one day and it was left to us and a couple of nurses to evacuate two 8 bed wards full of pensioners.

Most got into chairs and were pushed out but one or two it was quicker just to take the brakes off their beds and push them outside. Anyway after a bit we got the bleep that it was safe to move them back in and so got them in and retired to our little attic room for a smoke feeling pleased with ourselves. After we'd been up there about 20 minutes we heard this faint little voice going 'Hello? Hello?' We ignored it for a bit but eventually got up on the window ledge to look down. We'd pushed an old dear with both eyes bandaged up round the corner of the building still in her bed and forgotten her when we wheeled everyone back in




We were like s[ihi[/it off a shovel down the stairs and got there just before the surgeon who'd heard her as well

I gave her a good excuse about waiting 30 mins for the all clear...

So, is anybody going ask any questions tomorrow? (That don't involve Weetabix)

If they're too scared (like me

), what would you like to ask?

I would certainly hope so.

There's been an awful lot of doubt expressed on this board in recent months about the running of the club. Now is definitely the time for people to put their money where their mouths are.

Maybe we could place a few questions on here on behalf of cherryandwhite.com and pass them onto Lenegan, Hogan and Noble to read out and answer.

I hope some people who are attending ask about the following:-

Sponsorship
Transfer movements or lack of them in key positions, although it seems some of these may well be coming to a head in the next few days for the 09 season, and longterm ie 2010 onwards.
Sam Tomkins - much debate about him on here, would be interested on the oficial line of why he was not used last year and plans for 09.