Re: Wigan away it is : Wed May 02, 2012 12:56 pm  

LovesToSpooge wrote:

Plus we've got a great record at LP.

Re: Wigan away it is : Wed May 02, 2012 1:24 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

£10 a ticket / £5 concessions and play it at Old Trafford. More or less what Saracens and Harlequins did with Wembley and Twickenham.

10,000 in Old Trafford is going to look like the women's rugby at Twickenham. We won't get much more than that because there's the MM weekend a couple of weeks later that's cost me £15 to watch four games, including two big derbies and the Airport rivalry as well.

Re: Wigan away it is : Wed May 02, 2012 1:39 pm  

TrentBarrett wrote:

Every stand is enclosed and if you want to get into a petty argument about stadium aesthetics and facilities you might as well give up now.

When you have a home I'll listen.

Re: Wigan away it is : Wed May 02, 2012 2:48 pm  

Offside Monkey wrote:

Bolton would be nice if we filled it? Although I assume there (and Old Trafford) would have the same problem as the DW regarding football fixtures.

Didnt even fill the Halliwell Jones last season for a semi-final after complaints on boths side that it was "to small".

Re: Wigan away it is : Wed May 02, 2012 2:57 pm  

Don Brennan wrote:

When you have a home I'll listen.

We might as well argue about LP and the Allianz Arena, since Wigan can't play cup quarter finals there either.

Re: Wigan away it is : Wed May 02, 2012 3:28 pm  

It's wonderful to see the Pie Eaters sweat over this. Normally I'd feel some measure of sympathy and the RL fan in me would prevail, but with the amount of arrogant stick they've dished out over Langtree Park (i.e. bravado to cover their jealousy) about their fantastic stadium and their wonderful rental agreement that is so preferable to ownership, their smearing and mud-slinging about Langtree Park being half-finished and a financial white elephant, it's very enjoyable indeed.

FIOS indeed

Re: Wigan away it is : Wed May 02, 2012 3:54 pm  

(Saint) wrote:

It's wonderful to see the Pie Eaters sweat over this. Normally I'd feel some measure of sympathy and the RL fan in me would prevail, but with the amount of arrogant stick they've dished out over Langtree Park (i.e. bravado to cover their jealousy) about their fantastic stadium and their wonderful rental agreement that is so preferable to ownership, their smearing and mud-slinging about Langtree Park being half-finished and a financial white elephant, it's very enjoyable indeed.

FIOS indeed

Re: Wigan away it is : Wed May 02, 2012 6:09 pm  

(Saint) wrote:

It's wonderful to see the Pie Eaters sweat over this. Normally I'd feel some measure of sympathy and the RL fan in me would prevail, but with the amount of arrogant stick they've dished out over Langtree Park (i.e. bravado to cover their jealousy) about their fantastic stadium and their wonderful rental agreement that is so preferable to ownership, their smearing and mud-slinging about Langtree Park being half-finished and a financial white elephant, it's very enjoyable indeed.

FIOS indeed

Re: Wigan away it is : Wed May 02, 2012 6:46 pm  

I ain't got the time or will to read thru all this but what's the latest on where it's being played?

Re: Wigan away it is : Wed May 02, 2012 7:02 pm  

St pete wrote:

I ain't got the time or will to read thru all this but what's the latest on where it's being played?

Ian Leneghan was on Wish FM tonight saying that a decision will be made by the RFL within 36 hours. This is in accordance with operational rules as nobody could agree on when and where to play it. Whelan wants the game played on Friday night and Leneghan, being his puppy dog, has been pushing for that. But the BBC don't screen sports on a Friday night (I don't remember them ever doing so, so it isn't a shock, like). Hence, stalemate.

So I believe the decision now lies with the RFL. Why on earth the RFL did not insist Wigan make contingency plans in the event of this happening I do not know, given that it happened two years ago in the playoffs.