I would be amazed if the BBC relinquished this game to sky. To me there are only 2 options.

Wigan FC agree to the game being played on the Saturday
Game played at a neutral ground (Warrington perhaps ?)

For the zillionth time....

[size=150THERE IS NO PREMIER LEAGUE RULE THAT SAYS THAT WE CANNOT PLAY ON THE SATURDAY IF THERE IS A FOOTBALL GAME ON THE SUNDAY.[/size

The "only" rule is that in the event of a clash, then the Premier League fixture must take priority.

On a separate note, if Sky get to show Wigan v Saints for the millionth time, then will Wiggy & Baldy suddenly bother to show up and commentate instead of their reserve squad that were at Featherstone?

Or if you play at the Yorkshire CCC car park you may be asked to be quiet and don't cheer too loud in case you wake them up next door

One reason of the problem DW himself

Wigan FC are the rugby team, also known as Wigan Warriors.

Huddersfield can play Friday or Sunday but doubt it will be a TV so it's academic. Leigh v Leeds has more TV appeal and might make Sky on Friday night I'd guess. It is a non issue if Huddersfield Town overtake MK Dons but as they will be away that weekend but that will not be known until Saturday and decisions will have to be made before then.

Cant believe 2 games scheduled last day of the premier league!!

Surely Friday 8. Sat 12.30 Sat 3 Sun 1 or 6 are the sensible options!!

Huddersfield prob cant do the Sat! I think Leigh are ok for friday and sunday as Swinton are away!

Just hope its sorted and either DW sees sense or we go friday and we arent made to move!

I disagree. A few years ago, he turned down a request to play a play-off game on a Friday night before a Premier League game at 3pm the next day, citing not enough time to turn the ground round with not enough notice. What people conveniently forget is that the rugby fixture was only confirmed on the Sunday before.

Since then, there have been no issues wrt fixtures - I cant see there being an issue this time as long as the TV schedules are confirmed in the next couple of days. The stadium management company have at least 10 days' notice to work with and the Latics v Wolves game doesnt kick-off until 3pm on 13 May, so even playing at 2.30pm on the Saturday means the groundstaff have 23 hours to turn the pitch from a rugby one to a football one.

If blame should lie anywhere, it is with the RFL for organising all these rounds whilst the football season is in full swing. With 3 SL clubs sharing with football clubs, not to mention Quins (and Salford next year) sharing with RU, then to have so many rounds of the cup whilst their regular seasons are still running is folly. By all means have the last 32 round in April when there's more flexibility in the TV scheduling, but there's no reason why the last 16 couldnt be at the end of May, the QF at the end of June and the SF towards the end of July.

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Just seen it on skysport's website that it' almost certain we will play sat afternoon at widnes. Playing second fiddle again to wigan athletic. Disgusting.

Wigan fans seriously cannot blame the BBC or the CC schedule for this?

the RFL have partly brought this upon themselves.

what was wrong with scheduling this round for a week later? thus eliminating the potential problem of a clash between warriors and latics?

isnt rocket science...just a bit of forward thinking

Why should the RFL shift fixtures for us? If can't play at home its our own fault and we deserve to lose the home tie

Anyone else up for a bit of stadium cleaning as a volunteer to help the ground be ready for the latics game

Just get the groundsman to do the rolling and change the posts volunteers do the rest, bit of team work !

KEEP THE GAME AT THE DW !

Doesn't read as being 'almost certain' to me.


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Reads to me as Sky doing a bit off stirring

Phil Wilkinson just said on twitter he would be staggered if were not playing saturday.

yet another comment he's pinched from this forum.

im not talking of them shifting fixtures....im talking about the poor foresight thats gone into schedulling.

they knew of a potential clash, but went ahead with heads in the sand as usual.

no wonder rugby league is seen as a joke in some quarters....a proffesional sport run by seemingly rank amateurs

Or from interviews hes done today at orrell.

catalans v wire 3pm sunday

If we cannot play at home its a disgrace BUT why not look at other options rather than WIDNES like the Reebok [Bolton are away or some other ground nearer to us than nearer for them!

If Latics win this weekend maybe the PL will allow a change as neither side will be involved in any issues that matter. Must be a resolution to suit us and not SAints IMO a move to Widnes will suit Saints.

Its us that is come out of as the joke not the RFL, we knew the situation and we have to deal with the consequences, its wigan fans burying their head in the sand as usual. Im not blaming IL or the club, its just the position we are in

Wigan v Saints at Reebok? Only 9 miles to Horwich and Wanderers are playing at Stoke. Make tickets reasonably priced and really push it.

The Reebok's too big.

If we can't play at home, take it to Leigh or Warrington. We did alright there in the cup last year...

If i remember rightly we could have played the 2008 play off switch at warrington, but Noble and the team didnt want to because we had never won there before