Does anybody know if you can pay on the day as I've spoken to the Wigan ticket office and they didn't know i have also rung the Warrington ticket office on numerous occasions during their opening hours but it just rings without anybody answering

Just checked on our (wire) website mate and guess what….it doesn’t say. Sorry, looks like you’ll have to keep trying to phone the club

Cheers mate it's as if they don't want our money

This threads more like it! Anyone know if there’s room to throw my son over the gate? Asking for my son.

I wouldn’t think any club at this point in the off season with the current work recommendations, will have staff in the ticket office. Especially just for a pre-season friendly.

Have you googled any other numbers or emails for the club? I’ll try to find one on the official site.

Nice to finally see threads talking about the new RL season. Still seems too far away.

I’m sure we’ll all get in. I’d imagine it’ll be a good crowd for a pre season game but it’s still unlikely that the ground will be more than half full.

I don’t even think it will be close to half full. Winter weather, the hangover of COVID, possible lack of star players etc. Only the North and East stands open so I’d guess about 2k in each stand. It will be nice that opposition fans will be mixing for a change though.

West stand open

Ah okay, cheers. The article I read said North and East (seated only) so I guess they were referring to the ‘home’ stands. I’d rather stand on the terraces to be honest. Especially if it’s cold.

Have you been to a Wigan Warrington game?

99.99% of the time it’s all a bit of harmless banter. I know there’s been pockets of trouble in the past, but I’d sooner watch a Warrington game in the middle of the away end, than watch it from home with no crowds allowed in the grounds and fake cheering on the TV.

In fact, if I could afford it, I’d buy all you Wigan fans a beer at the match. It would be that cheap ‘Baltic Lager’ crap you get in bulk at Quality Save, but it would be a nice gesture nonetheless.

See you on the 29th.

I agree on the tv and fake crowd noise, but not sure I agree with the 99.99% figure.

One would imagine that the majority of the big event bell ends that come out and cause trouble (on both sides) probably wont be making the trip for this game.

Pretty strong squad announced

There's no French for obvious reasons and Zak must not be as far along with his rehabilitation as we would like

Really can't remember the last time we had such sequential squad numbers announced for a team (bar Hastings fave number of course), seems like an age ago that the numbers 1-17 appeard in a squad line up

I’m interested in what we do in centres this week. With no Hardaker.

I’ve been of the opinion Bibby will play a lot of centre this year with Miski being on the right wing (Bibby isn’t fast enough or good enough under the high ball for me).

Thornley getting number 4 indicates he could be first choice, fascinated to see how he goes as from the outside looking in it’s a weird signing.

KPP was it a one week experiment in a friendly, or does Peet see him as a fill in option out wide? For me he needs to be in the team every week, freak talent, offers X factor and IMO won’t be long til he’s in the NRL so May aswell make the most out of him.

Halsall impressed me a lot against Newcastle. Seems to have a gained size over the preseason and was surprisingly fast with his interception. Could be a good cover option but putting Faz/Isa in there. He didn’t let us down on the wing last year.


Also loose forward is interesting. I’m expecting to see Bateman at loose with Isa right back row, Farrell left back row.

Is that Batemans best position ? Probably not just can’t imagine Isa not starting. Smithies, Shorrocks and Oli P are further down the pecking order.

Exciting that the depth looks much improved this year and we actually have options.

I think that's how we will start the season but Bateman's best position is second row. It wouldn't surprise me as the season progresses that Isa moves to the bench. Bateman, Isa & Farrell are all too similar for me to be playing in that system. If Isa moves to the bench, Bateman back to second row, i think Shorrocks will make the 13 position his own. I am not convinced by Partington. Smithies needs to have big season this year.

I’d expect a back row of Isa, Farrell and Bateman also and I’d back them all to get the job done. They’re superb players but I do agree it might not be the best balance long term given a lack of real size.

I’d still like to see Bateman at loose forward, both personally in form and in a side playing well before forming real judgments. He hardly got to play there last season and I got a sense he quite fancied a go at the position when he came back. If that did work out I’d love to see a back three of Pearce-Paul, Farrell and Bateman over time and I think you’d get a bit of everything. We clearly wouldn’t have that Lockers style 13 then but who does?

Whatever happens the competition is going to be intense and all of the back row forwards are going to have to play well or they won’t play.

Bateman for me needs to move to 13. He falls into that category of players that can and should move positions. I have zero doubt that he would make it a success too.

Like you said, it's hard to judge anything based off last season. I do think however that we saw plenty of flashes of him working around the middle and trying to make things happen.

This is what I’d like to see. Isa could do a job from the bench, bring energy and work rate to the middle, also emergency cover for the backrow and centre.

I agree with you I’d like to see a run of games with Bateman at loose. It would benefit us to have one of our best players closer to the action.

Give Bateman and KPP the freedom to offload would improve us.

All stands are open for Wire v Wigan, it is for the Salford game that the South and West stands are closed.

TICKET INFO
Tickets are available to purchase now from the official club store, by calling 01925 248888 or online. Supporters can buy on game day from cash turnstiles in the South and West Stand or from the ticket office windows in the North Stand.

Under 7s will be able to attend the fixture for free with a paying adult. Family tickets are also available for 2 x adults and 2 x Under 16s priced at £30 in the South and East Stand and £40 North Stand.

Blue Card discount is also available.

Please note ######

Warrington have a "Young Adult" purchase policy for anyone aged 17 to 23 and they get Concession price which is £10 instead of £15
It doesn't mention this on the Wigan Site and actually says concessions up to 18
Ticket prices
•Adults – £15
•Concessions – £10
•U16s – £5
•Family Ticket (2 adults, 2 junior) – £30

*Under 7s go free with a paying adult. =#FF0000Concessions: NHS Workers, Blue Light Card holders and Young Adult (16-1icon_cool.gif.



- But if you look at Warringtons it says it and they are selling tickets for the South stand for that age range at £10

If your in that Age group - My 2 lads are
Take a screenshot - Pay £10

Snipped form the Warrington Ticket page details
=#FF0000Young Adults are supporters between 17-23 years of age

Is this game definitely being shown on Wigan tv?