That was pathetic last night. Just over 11k...

The question I have is why? Through the regular season we had the highest attendance but for the playoffs we've had two poor turnouts.

Extra money, league game = season tickets. Not everyone can afford two extra games taking the entire family.

Think you will find a lot of people do not want to buy tickets. They come during the season on there season tickets but dont want to buy tickets for cup games or playoffs.
Plus lots will go down to the Pub and watch it there with there friends as all Playoff games are televised or watch on the sky subscription. Plus money is a bit tight with some people around this time of the year lots of factors come into it everyone is not the same or have the same priority.

Few factors doesn't obviously help.

Money

And the fact for some they are more than happy to see wigan lift the shield in the last game after finishing top

If we get to the GF im sure they will pay for that though!

The date, time and venue for each game is only announced less than a week in advance. The Hull KR game was only arranged at 8:30 on Sunday night, and kicked off less than five days later. That doesn't give the club much time to sort out marketing and ticket sales, and it doesn't give the fans much time to make arrangements and free up time on Friday night.

It's the opposite of the Challenge Cup problem where everyone forgets about the competition in the three months between the quarter finals and the semis.

I have to admit I am on of the many season ticket holders that did ot go last night. I went to the leeds match, an extra £15 + travelling. Money is tight at the moment when you are on a sales commision basis and after loosing to Leeds I had to think long and hard to justify going last night when I already have the game payed for in my sky subscription. As to next week depending on where we are and timings I might have to give this a miss. If we get to the grand final I WANT to go so have to justify the extra £25-£30 for the extra play off games on top of the grand final tickets.I WOULD have LOVEd to go BUT could not afford the extra cost SADLY

Good article in this month's Rugby League World by John Drake about rugby league fans' obsession with crowds. Fair enough more people through the gate means more money for the club, but the reason behind the extended season (playoffs) is Sky and Sky pay the RFL/clubs handsomely for the privelage.

Good away support , even though it was a bit of a trek due to traffic problems.

A 4pmish departure and back at 01:30 HRS ,may well have put a few off.

while i agree the turnout from wigan was low,its not the supporters who do go to the stadium and make the effort who should be recieving criticism,its the ones who stay away,ive always thought wiganers in general be it football or rugby are in the main a fickle bunch,you have the hardcore who will go whatever,but its the ones who pick thier games or stay in the pub an watch games that get up my nose,you really cant complain at the cost of tickets for the play off games they are really good value.
warriors tickets are cheap even compared to latics,£14 last night compared to £25 for latics home game against city tommorow,i admire and respect any wiganer who gets behind either of the towns teams week in week out,however for a lot of people in this town the lure of the pub is too tempting for most of them

Think the Hull KR fans effort last night was brilliant, made plenty noise and really got behind the team. Pity a few more teams from the other side of the Pennines don't have the same committed fans.

Maybe the club should take a leaf out of the Pathetics' book, 3 games for £3, something like that. They're virtually giving them away...

they already have with the harlequins game,as i say orrell lad,dont knock the people who go,knock the people who dont

The people who wasnt there last nite will be ist there in the que fof GF tickets if we get there, we should somehow reward those that attend these P/O games, like save 5 pound on your final ticket any thoughts ?

I would have loved to have been there last night. I had a family wedding to attend tho so my hands were pretty much tied. I manage to get across from Yorkshire most weeks tho when time n money allow.

Not a particularly fashionable side and a game nobody expected Wigan to be in in all honesty. The amount of people I have heard saying 'WHEN Wigan get through to next week' before the game had kicked off was disrespectful but I reckon some of those that said that will be those who sat at home.

The play offs are never well received, its just a "I'll wait till we get to OT or stuff it till next season" mentality due to costs etc and it'll never change.

I was there, im really not fussed how many other people where tbh.

Biggest game of the season (with the entire season on the line) - lowest turnout by our support (by some considerable distance)

Only in Wigan.

For a game on a day no one expected us to play on. 6 days notice to get off work or cancel plans etc etc. People have their reasons for not going.

So we can expect the same house turnout at the GF if we win next week? After all it will only be 7 days notice.

... and Warrington apparently.

So even though I couldn't make last night, when ive been to 90% of the other home games this year, I shouldn't go to the gf?

I didn’t see the article but rugby league attendances are healthy and so is the interest in the game. There’s more rugby league programmes on sky that rugby union ones am I right?

I’ve been the only person in the crowd at a mates gig before. That’s when rugby league ought to start worrying about attendances. Not now whilst thousands watch the game every week when its on!

They obviously knew what was going to happen.

Attendances are down on last year.
IIRC, only three clubs have increased this year: ourselves, Hull & Wire.