The only right thing is for Widnes to get the two points. Any team could do this after picking up a few injuries etc... the situation stinks but the game has to be a forfit

RL are totally to blame for this. Lastics fixtures were known before our fixtures were arranged. Should not have been the need for a clash. Two matches same weekend, especially in February, are a no, no. Cup matches - luck of draw. Absolutely hate lastics ( would draw curtains if they were playing on back garden) but think they are right on this one. Wood and RL are e.

Not sure why liaising with Widnes and getting the game swapped over and Sunday wasn't an option? Could have down that and swapped later on in the season. I'm sure Widnes would have been more than happy.

Wigan should get a fine and the two points should be given to Widnes for this. Not good enough.

Because 48 hours is clearly not enough notice to move a game?

The only ridiculous part about this is the press release and the carry on about Latics being in a crucial part of the season. Why the F would you choose to say that? Just say the pitch can't handle 2 games and the football was scheduled before. Whoever decided to put that in is a moron.

Pathetic. With the demands of Wigan Athletic and weeks on end when the ground isn't available due to pitch works, Wigan barely offer eleven weekends when the ground is available between February and July to play your league games, especially when you want to play Fridays and the landlords don't like short turnarounds unlike all the other dual use grounds in Super League. The RFL are already far too accommodating to the ridiculous demands placed on the rugby league fixture list by Wigan Athletic.

The blame lies solely in Wigan: with a ground built on a bog, a football club who like things their own way and the only top rugby league club without a proper home of their own.

Hull, Huddersfield, Salford

Should I go on?

I sympathise with long-distances fans like EW who've been hit in the wallet; if it wasn't the weekend after the WCC, I could have easily been one of them. I don't think it's a matter of IL 'growing a pair' though. Unfortunately, as long as we are tenants, this kind of situation is going to crop up from time to time.

At the very, very least (and this in no way makes it right) the football club should reimburse the Warriors for any fines they may get from the RFL.

Points should be awarded to Widnes and a big fine for Mr Pushover.

It's alright folk having their own opinions , which they are entitled to,but no one has raised the obvious point.

Last year when the pitch was relaid it was said by those responsible that the work done would solve the problem once and for all.

It now seems obvious that this hasn't been successful yet again. so it seems once again you know who has ignored advice about proper drainage in an area of town which isn't called Marsh Green for nothing.

We used to play our games for school there and even in those days the pitches in that part of robin park flooded at the slightest sight of rain.

It's about time the bullet was bitten once and for all and the entire area dug up and replaced with proper drainage etc. If it means both clubs playing games away from home for a period then so be it.

Top clubs?

In any event I wasn't referring to ground ownership; all those clubs have more say on when and where they play than Wigan.

It's not that simple though. In Premier League Latics had 19 home matches. Since relegation they have 23 home matches. The extra four make fixtures harder to work round, and especially now we have to have the regular season completed by mid July rather than September. With the mid season break from home matches to contend with as well its far far harder to work round.

When the game is rescheduled it is pretty much guarenteed to be a midweek fixture and the whole thing will kick off again because of fans unable to attend for different reasons .

Regards EW

Just looking at your fixtures, I note that you have 5 away fixtures on the bounce in June and July. Is that not at the request of Wigan athletic to relay the pitch?

Which limits means there'll be a number of weekends where you both play?

Simply tell them that relaying the pitch has failed to provide any difference year on year out, and we will be playing on it. Don't care how much they have spent, whoever they are, but the evidence is there for us to see, it doesn't work.

Poor form really.

Why couldn't you play the game at Leigh over the weekend?

It seems an embarrassing statement and pure conformation that your second fiddle to the blue side of the Town!

Because logistically you can't move a game to another stadium with 48 hours notice.

It's honestly not that hard to understand.

Like many on here I agree that this is a complete and utter farce.

Going off the statement from Widnes it looks like they aren't happy either.

Hope we get a points deduction. Will let Lenegan and Sharpe ( very appropriate name) know how the fans feel. Widnes don't deserve the hassle, totally not their doing. Embarrassed to be a Wigan fan today.

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When was the last time that any game of professional football was postponed 36 hours before kick off time due to a waterlogged pitch unless it was several inches under water?
Total utter shoite.
Personally I would give Widnes the points in a heartbeat.

Surely they will, won't they?

Hey ho!!! Another day . Hope Mr Lennigan didn't loose too much sleep last niğt wondering which Football League games to go and watch this weekend that would be a shame .
Maybe he was up thinking about global expansion of Superleague and hatching some cunning plan to play the resheduled Widnes match where no one can watch it or would want to watch it .

Regards EW

Wigan should be fined and forfeit the game 2 points awarded to Widnes and the fixture deemed as played .Wigan will lose revenue and then they will think again about cancelling fixtures.

I would hope this isn't down to last Sunday. Yes I expected a tired performance but if we can't back up an effort like that against Widnes at home at this stage of the season with limited injuries then something is wrong. We are now in the situation where we are gonna play 3 fixtures in 7-9 days,surely that's much worse?

Could this be right what sky bet has put on the coupon.

Sunday 26th February 2017
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