Can't stand watching Wigan on TV would much rather be in the crowd and then listen to the post match speeches in the the south stand bar...

only 150,000 HKR fans turned up

very disappointing

it was a better atmosphere though tonight, whether that was because of the better away following or the drum being back in the east is anybody's guess....

We had 13700 last week and that was with maximum 40 away fans. I think tonight, the fact that the game was on telly, and the weather was so poor probably put a lot of people off.

Two words 'Sky TV'

It's half term. Lots of people off away. My lads rugby team has a 26 player squad and they will struggle to put a team out on Sunday for this reason.

Dave

Catalans is the next home fixture, so i expect a similar figure as tonight

Once the weather gets better and we have saints/wire/big one i think we should be around or above the 20k mark for those

The Catalans game might be improved back up to the 14k mark if we defeat Warrington and people are back off holiday breaks.

I'd be very surprised if it didn't.

well thats wiganers for you,ham fisted and tight,its no good keep making excuses for people in this town,they would rather spend thier money watching wigan teams in the pub,even though they probbably spend more on ale in the pub than they would by actually going to the game,theres absoloutley no reason there should have been anything less than 13500 on last night.
both warriors and latics suffer from the people of this town(no the ones who actually attend)being,tight,lazy,unloyal and generally tight moaning buggers,while the decent supporters amongst wiganers indulge in a game of mines bigger than yours between the latics and the rugby

Wish we could get half that gate, the weather was bad and on Sky don't think that would have helped.

two words hull kr

It isn't an easy job to build up crowds. A good win last week but people were sceptical about the opposition. Crusaders have since proved they're no pushovers with a massive win at Salford. Beating Hull K R won't grab the headlines but if we can bury our bogey next week it will be another step towards getting a minimum of 15,000.
And, dare I say it, the demise of the Latics may help.

I wasn't surprised at the small crowd, to be honest. We're in a recession, and I'd imagine that a lot will have turned out for the first game - simply because it was the first game - and a lot will be up for the ale up at Warrington away next week. Given that the match was also on the box, many will have chosen to miss this one out.

It looks well when it's cheaper to go the pub and have a few pints whilst watching the match than it is to attend the game.

Was the queue at the East stand ticket office after the game for the Wire game?

If it was then we may need some more tickets afterall. There was alot of people waiting.

How much are the tickets for next week?

£17

salty wrote "the demise of the latics may help" i doubt it did wigans demise a few years back help the latics,no the crowds at the latics didnt alter one bit,and it isnt cheaper to go to the pub than actually go to the game it was 17 quid in the eas stand last night,anyone going downt the pub would spend at least 20 quid,its time people stopped making excuses for the "supporters" that cant be bothered turning up and supporting the team.
wigan people depress me sometimes they really do,wiganers are so tight its a wonder half of them breathe out.
the warriors,the latics,even the cinema on robin park,loads and loads of empty seats

Doesnt matter how many excuses people come up with, the fact is it was a poor crowd and many of us expected alot better. But if we keep up with the wins the crowds will build.

Its a town full of people who prefer to watch the games at the pub, but them complain when they cant get tickets to semis, finals etc

spot on bondi,the people of this town that are simply too tight,lazy,unmotivated to watch live sport is untrue,you watch if wigan get to the challenge cup final,they will all come crawling out the woodwork,to be frank its a holy disgrace.

Its no different in Sydney. Look at Parra fans, they would be lucky to get our crowds (they just got about 10,000 against the Broncos!!!!) yet somehow 40,000 fans wanted tickets to the semi and grand final, and then bitch when they cant get them

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But that's not just the people of Wigan. Look at football for an example. How many people go watching their local football team in league 1? Yet when they play a big team, or get a trip down to wembley for the playoffs etc suddenly the whole town and people who once lived there want a ticket, and all of them claim they're life long fans that love watching them.

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Quote ="kevl84"But that's not just the people of Wigan. Look at football for an example. How many people go watching their local football team in league 1? Yet when they play a big team, or get a trip down to wembley for the playoffs etc suddenly the whole town and people who once lived there want a ticket, and all of them claim they're life long fans that love watching them.'" You wouldnt be speaking about a local soccer team there would you On a serious note this is our problem...... viewtopic.php?f=28&t=444641 still that said shows how far weve come since first moving into the JJB where a 12.5k crowd is critisised........10 years ago we wouldnt have got over 10k for this match and thought nothing of it....now 12.5k is a disapointment. When we first came to the JJB any game against London / Halifax / Huddersfield / Salford etc. was a regular 4 figure crowd!

No we aren't.