The new owners of the Latics have announced all seats within the stadium will be blue or white.
Is this an indication of further changes still to be announced?

I stated on a previous post that there has been very little communications from either the football club or us on how the new relationship is developing. I am worried that behind the scenes things are not great between the two parties and that no news probably means bad news.

I hope that I am wrong but I've got bad vibes on this at the moment and cant help thinking that the current relationship could have some links as to why IL hasn't been more vocal of late.

Just a really pathetic move by the new Latics chairman. He seems desperate to be popular and to be seen as a saviour of the club and talks about wanting unity between the fan bases and then in the same breath announces this. I’m not sure other than popularity what he thinks he gains. I’m a fan of both clubs and it’s enraged me. I’ll be sticking to watching Latics away from home only if it goes through. It’s grated on me for years the attitudes of ‘some’ Latics and Rugby supporters but come a time when an owner/chairman starts pouring petrol on it to win a popularity contest, I’ll vote with my feet at either club.

I’m not from Wigan but wouldn’t both clubs benefit from unity between both clubs?

Both have a similar size support base (which is less than half the capacity of the stadium). Latics got 8600 last night around 10,000 for their first home game (no idea how many away supporters)

If there was less animosity and more fans going to watch both supporting the town, both clubs would benefit.

It’s pathetic what he’s proposing and is playing up to the loud minority. I know loads of people who support both clubs or at least support one and wish the other well and things like this do nothing but divide people. I’ve got mates who are Latics fans, who might turn up to a Grand Final as a one off or a big semi and I know others who support the rugby but came to the FA cup semis and finals for example. I doubt the latter would bother going forward and the bad feeling will spread.

Shambles

I think the terms have been so favourable in the rent we pay that the new Latics ownership don’t see the value having a tenant probably has, particularly when it’s for about 15 days a year which is what it boils down to.

This is my biggest worry i.e. the rent we pay.

I haven't got a clue what we pay and how "secure" the terms are but I suspect the rent we pay is probably way below the market value.
The Council have some form of legal input which could be a route for the club if the new owners are looking to substantially hike the rent but again I no clear idea what levers the Council can pull if the new owners try to force through a a significant increase in the rent.

A potential big increase in rent, COVID and declining attendances each on their own are major issues for the club and collectively potentially catastrophic. I just hope that Danson is willing to put his hand in his pocket and give a huge cash inflow to help resolve these issues.

He was in my street having photos taken with fans who live a few doors down from me.
As you say sounds like he stoking up support before perhaps some news on the relationship between the clubs hits the local media.

People have said this for years, but it won't happen.

You only needed to look at Twitter when Latics were facing being wound up. Within half a day, it was all our fault.

That kind of irrational hatred leaves no door open.

It's a level of mutual dislike that seems to flare up into open war at the slightest thing. This new guy could be forgiven for not understanding that when he first arrived here, but he should have taken advice before pouring fuel on the fire.

Not sure how long he'll last as Latics CO, but at least half the town will now be counting down the days.

Heard a rumour hope its not true the Latics want to make a large increase in the rent and IL has said he will move us to the Reebock.

If it means getting new seats and a bit of investment in the stadium, I couldn't care less what colour they were.

But do you think it's going to end there?

The stadium absolutely needs work but much like the Aussies hiding behind Covid excuses regards the World Cup, this guy isn’t doing this to make the Stadium look smarter. He’s listening to the empty heads at Latics who make the most noise. The same type of lads who boo players taking the knee.

Simply no need for it in my book.

Just means lots of blue and white empty seats instead of lots of blue and red empty seats

heard exactly the same pal

He won’t last at latics once he realised he can’t make any money from them.

can't the stadium next door be made into a reet tasty RL stadium with a decent seating capacity through building extensions etc?

Goes round every few years that one.

Who cares. It's his stadium and can do what he likes with it. The Latics fans want us out and we want out and i hope and pray somewhere down the line we can get our own stadia. It's an absolute empty, soulless cr@phole. The shatics fans seem to think we are in uproar when in truth the majority could not care less. I think they are probably disappointed that there isn't a massive outcry. Let the Latics fans have their gloat. They are on borrowed time, Nobody can make money out of a little tin pot club and make huge losses every single year. The new owner (messiah) is already spending above his means, giving out contracts they can't afford which will come out of his own pocket. He will be the same as the rest, when he realises he cant get them to the premier league he will be off and Latics will finally be on their way back to where they belong and nobody will be there to help this time. Tic tick Latics, tick tock.

Utter bile from someone who doesn’t care. Threads like this just need to be locked and moved on from quickly.

Which bit is bile?

Care? Me?

No i don't, it's a seat colour in a stadium that isn't ours. Why would anybody care? There are real problems happening out there you know.

The rant you ended up going on. I don’t care what colour the seats are but rather than wishing ill and spitting venom everywhere it didn’t need the rest of your rant. If anything, there’s only one club closer to going under at the minute and it’s not Latics.

End of the day it is only seat colours but where will it stop. I wonder what would happen or would it have an effect if the rugby fans didn’t use the concourse on match days for food and drink to hit the pockets of the stadium company. Maybe close the car park at robin park (while covid restrictions are in place in the actual arena) and use it similar to what hull kr did the other day with food and drinks so the revenue goes directly to the club.

On the Reebok rumour I have been told that rads was actually seen in the Bolton ground, could be nothing but he has been there recently for something

Reebok is closer for me

me too... could go on my bike

and has loads around it be great except its not in wigan