Re: How are our finances? : Thu Apr 12, 2012 1:55 pm  

dubairl wrote:

haha i am trying to be half serious and your making me laugh too much. have you been to langtree yet or seen the photos? the roof has fell off and you cant put the cladding up because it may cause to much pressure on the stands. in ten years wigan football will be relegated wigan rugby will still be at the dw, saints will still be at the trailer park struggling to maintain the up keep and mc manus will be moaning to the rlf still because you still have an empty trophy cabinet.

OH the jealousy

It's the difference between owning your own house and renting off the council.

Re: How are our finances? : Thu Apr 12, 2012 2:26 pm  

dubairl wrote:

haha i am trying to be half serious and your making me laugh too much. have you been to langtree yet or seen the photos? the roof has fell off and you cant put the cladding up because it may cause to much pressure on the stands. in ten years wigan football will be relegated wigan rugby will still be at the dw, saints will still be at the trailer park struggling to maintain the up keep and mc manus will be moaning to the rlf still because you still have an empty trophy cabinet.

The DW is a great facility, but it isn't, and never will be yours.

Re: How are our finances? : Thu Apr 12, 2012 2:27 pm  

Top Saint wrote:

OH the jealousy

It's the difference between owning your own house and renting off the council.

i wouldn't know and hopefully will never have to .

difference between sucessful club and one thats not

Re: How are our finances? : Thu Apr 12, 2012 2:34 pm  

These pissing contests over the respective stadiums is tedious in the extreme. Ours isn't poop and they aren't going to be turfed out any time soon.

It'll be interesting to see how the various tax bills that all clubs will have to pay (and I include Wigan in that, I don't see how Dave Whelan would use tax avoidance everywhere else in his empire and not in one individual part) will hit finances. I think I'm siding with McManus on this, we're entering a recession and reliant on tv money (as is every other sizeable sport in the country), the league will end up dropping in size with each club getting an increased share. I already think the talent is being spread a little thin.

Re: How are our finances? : Thu Apr 12, 2012 2:42 pm  

Billinge_Lump wrote:

These pissing contests over the respective stadiums is tedious in the extreme.

Indeed. My dad is most definately harder than your dad.

Re: How are our finances? : Thu Apr 12, 2012 3:40 pm  

Back on Topic.

I'd expect the beer takings alone at Saints would keep us propped up. Me and a few mates were really doing our best to sup the place dry on Good Friday Those little cardboards trays they have are like a red rag to a bull, you've just got to fill them up. Plus we must be nearly averaging 15K crowds and I don't see any free tickets being handed out tbh.

Re: How are our finances? : Thu Apr 12, 2012 3:59 pm  

Offside Monkey wrote:

Indeed. My dad is most definately harder than your dad.

That's just so wrong.

Re: How are our finances? : Thu Apr 12, 2012 4:04 pm  

Does the magic weekend actually raise any money or does it feel like a waste to everyone else aswell? Im pretty sure it will be the lowest attended derby of the year when we play in Manchester. 18000 at your place 20000 + at ours how many will be on to see us next month and how many will be cut price tickets? 100% of them id say.

Tried it and its failed IMO when its ended up in Manchester, scrap it and get the cup final earlier in the year again.

Re: How are our finances? : Thu Apr 12, 2012 4:06 pm  

matt_p wrote:

Back on Topic.

I'd expect the beer takings alone at Saints would keep us propped up. Me and a few mates were really doing our best to sup the place dry on Good Friday Those little cardboards trays they have are like a red rag to a bull, you've just got to fill them up. Plus we must be nearly averaging 15K crowds and I don't see any free tickets being handed out tbh.

A retired friend who was a "die hard" at Knowlsey Road popular side made his first visit to the new ground for the Wigan game, has not been able to get a ticket so far this season for any games standing and does not have the money for a season ticket?

But said he does not care if he ever goes again, game spoiled by people constantly through the game asking to pass to go and fill up with supplies of berry in those little cardboard trays!

But then finances with improved crowds does it really matter about "die hards" ????

Re: How are our finances? : Thu Apr 12, 2012 4:08 pm  

jaybs wrote:

But then finances with improved crowds does it really matter about "die hards" ????

What's the alternative? Not have a club in existence because you have a crowd of 2000 "die-hards" every week, but at least no-one gets up to go have a pi ss or a drink?