Ultimately though, people aren't going to go elsewhere as the club are the sole stockists of the vast majority of Wigan merch. Therefore, no external pressure on them (I'm agreeing with you by the way)

You're not allowed to have an opinion on something like this, otherwise you're just moaning. The fact the main direct interaction most people have with the club, website (speed, availability), shop etc leave a lot to be desired isn't allowed to be raised as it's just moaning.

Stop moaning you moaner!

That tickled me

Well aren't you a presumptuous so and so...

I don't walk round in a shell suit. I buy the trackies to wear for lounging around in, heading to and back from the gym.
Anything else you'd like clarification on?

i understand but disagree in that people will just head to another sports and purchase other similar sportswear (and not bother with the club crest etc)

I think it's a validish point regarding the changing rooms. I'm buying the jersey for myself this week so will have to wear my vest.

I agree, most loyal supporters will buy shirts and other merchandise etc... whatever the facility as has been proved over the years until we got an improved shop in the town centre, so to some extent The Wigan club have a certain amount of guaranteed income.

However my point is it could be so much better and bring in a lot more much needed revenue into the club.

In my opinion we should have a Store to be proud of, it should showcase fantastic products that support the World Famous Wigan Rugby League Brand. It does not do this.

It is nowhere near this, its a badly run, badly designed, badly merchanised, poorly located, pokey shop at the back of a shopping arcade, with no room for changing rooms!

Never mind the vest, where did you get those fabulous under-crackers from !!!!!!

a fitting room ...located in the back?....not rocket science

i didnt call him/her a clown for disagreeing.

i called them a clown for that ridiculous suggestion..........which is comic..befitting a clown

Is that Neil Turley?

So you call somebody a clown when in your opinion theyve made a ridiculous suggestion?



Just because you think its ridiculous doesnt mean it is does it?

Everybody is entitled to their opinion whether you like them or not.

No space in the back, its not rocket science to figure that one out......

theres loads of space..it goes back yards.

alternately, they could hire the Santas grotto after christmas, and use that...


and its already decked out in cherry and white

Great idea about the grotto



The back area of the store is full of stock from floor to celing ,

We should wait till the unit that the Wigan skills centre occupy becomes available and look at up sizing to there IMO , but with that the rent will go up etc etc

i think part of the problem with what the club have tried to achieve is that they have gone for the shopping centre with the highest footfall (grand arcade)
the galleries appears to be on its A*** these days and more of a walk through than a shopping centre

We could have a large shop in there but miss out on passing trade

What i believe we have done is gone for the biggest we could realistically afford within the best shopping centre in the town centre. however you have to make sacrifices for that i.e no changing rooms, small retail area. however the offset to that is we are right besides Debenhams (must be one of busiest shops in Wigan) so will get a lot more passing trade

As some have already pointed out there are those loyal fans who will always buy the merchandise

I personally always buy at least 1 shirt plus training gear. Where the shop is does not influence my decision

Let me know when you're going for yours Ste so I don't have to face you topless again

Best idea for the shop would be to get rid of the stockroom at the back and have that as changing rooms.

We still have the lotto shop near the old ground so then surely that could be used for stock and they could source the club shop from there?

OK its not ideal but realistically unless there is suddenly a massive rush on something your only going to be looking at re-stocking once a day and could get the manager to do that on their way into work by calling at the lotto shop?

The Hilton st shop is in dire need of repair from last winter , by all accounts it needs a new roof and got flooded ,

To have stock moved across town is not really a viable option . The way the new gear is selling would mean someone back and forth all day as some items are going as soon as they are being put on display . It's just not possible to get a fitting room on the shop floor or any where in the store .

There's no chance of that; someone would have to rush across town all day long and it'd be a pain for everyone. They could get a stock room in the galleries though in order to change the existing stock room into a changing room but it's still a pain and then there's the extra cost. Surely a more viable option would be waiting for a bigger shop to come along.

Not been in the Grand Arcade shop for ages as I tend to do most of my shopping online; do we still have that Warriors Way thing next to the shop and if we do, can that be changed into changing rooms? Or is that actually some kind of walkway?

I blame Maurice Lindsay for this changing room and shirt printing balls up

Warriors way is a walkway out to the Civic Centre & Millgate Car-Parks.

There is a huge amount of space above, which Debenhams have, but I beleive aren't currently using. I dont know what rent they'd want, or if there is easy access.

Having been over to the shop in mid december i noticed there wasnt much new stuff to choose from, before i make the journey over to Wigan i could do with finding out if any more of the isc training gear is instore... if any of you Wiganers could confirm whether this baby has arrived instore id be extremely grateful.. store.wiganwarriors.com/polos-20 ... white.html Thanking you

Having been over to the shop in mid december i noticed there wasnt much new stuff to choose from, before i make the journey over to Wigan i could do with finding out if any more of the isc training gear is instore... if any of you Wiganers could confirm whether this baby has arrived instore id be extremely grateful.. store.wiganwarriors.com/polos-20 ... white.html Thanking you

I blame Vernon Kay, no reason, I blame him for everything.




p.s. he's from Bolton, but very rarely mentions it.