Got an extra ticket for a Catalan friend who's coming over for the game. There were no tickets next or near to us and the majority available were single seats rather than groups.

9k tickets still to be sold if the game is to sell-out. I would expect to easily pass the 20k mark. It really depends on what sort of people are up for going. If every who attended the GF is planning on going then obviously we will sell-out.

There will certainly be a push for ticket sales at the magic weekend with things on the big-screen and obviously Eddie and stevo will talk about it on sky. It's kind of a shame we don't have a home game the week before to push sales but I guess we should hope for a sell-out with it being our first game in Wigan for the season.

Spot on. And what a game to open the new season at home.

Don't worry about it. As I've said all along the game will sell out no danger - in all likelihood with a week to spare.

I reckon that too. Wigan fans are notoriously slow purchasers, we'll sell out no problem.

Hmmmmmm!

Really happy with the sales so far and as the game gets closer and the new season starts I expect them to keep picking up. Anything less then a complete sell out would be a suprise now tbh and thats going to create an amazing atmosphere. It really is a game that should live long in the memory and make the DW feel abit more like home with the history we'll be building up there.

I can't wait.

Anyone know when they are going to get posted out?

I think thats the main reason this ground has never felt like home. The biggest moments we have had are wins against Saints and probably the one in the last minute against Bradford. More memories of the place will make it feel like home. Central Park is remembered more than most grounds for the amazing games there especially the Manly one. I want to be telling my kids in 20-30 years time about the time we beat St George and became the greatest team on the plannet with players like Tomkins and Richards. The ground will definantly feel like home if we win infront of a full house all cherry and white with flags waving and fans chanting! I can't wait.

I am pretty optimistic of a sell-out now due to Leeds sales at this time last year and as people have said we do buy tickets pretty slowly. The run up to the game should see thousands trying to get hold of them. I would love to be walking towards the ground on match day over the bridge and get asked if I need a ticket by a few touts, that would be fantastic!

Isn't it early February?

Aahheeemmm!

Official RFL statement in WEP last night.

Sales are double what they were for this time last year?

Link anyone?

Quite probably. Depends when the ticket stock comes in from the RFL to print them on (different stock because of different match sponsors etc).

Yer I have since found out that was true, but only due to the woefully poor sales last year. Good to hear sales are picking up.

Funny, didn't see your post were you came back on and said you'd got it wrong?

seen in the league express today your special edition shirt! just would like to say even though its not very good, the idea of raffling them off is a great one, so kudos to wigan rl, for doing so!

We've done it for the last few years with the one-off shirts we've had to wear in France because of gambling laws.

First season was Whizz Kids and second was Marie Curie Cancer Research I think.

oh yeh, i remember hearing about that, but those are just shirts, these could be historical shirts for wigan fans if things go according to plan on the night, and they could raise heaps!

True. Suppose if say Sam Tomkins scores the winning try then a shirt like that could go for a fortune.

We auctioned GF shirts off as well I think?

It said on the radio tonight that the WCC kit will be a limited edition of 1,500 shirts and the proceeds will go to the Australian Flood Fund. Nice touch.

Dont think so, Sam's GF shirt was stolen

Doesn't mean we didn't auction any others off does it?

Brisbane highlights just been on Sky Sports as part of Sky Sports Years 1994

Nice one! Just set up a recording for that, and all the other years, as each year is shown several times each week.

It's a pretty disappointing show in all truth. 75% football.

Well yeah, but that's representative of Sky's sport coverage overall.