Re: Wigan away : Thu Feb 18, 2016 10:46 pm  

red in buxton wrote:

Wigan football club are to blame , as much as i hate wigan rlfc, this is not there fault. THE RFL, knew about this pre season ???

Nothing to do with the RFL. Fixture lists are arranged around stadium availability - the majority of stadia in the league have other claims on their time than just Super League games. The fixture list preparation process gives clubs plenty of opportunities to flag up such problems - if Wigan had told the RFL the DW wasn't available this Friday then the fixture wouldn't have been scheduled. Unfortunately Wigan's embarrassingly weak position at the ground they play in means they get bullied by their landlords on when they can play, even on fixtures which have already been scheduled.

Re: Wigan away : Thu Feb 18, 2016 11:08 pm  

Wire Yed wrote:

Because the red pies are slaves to the blue pies.

They should just wear their away kit and try to pass it off as a football game.

Exactly one year ago Latics had their home league fixture against Charlton rescheduled from the Saturday afternoon to the Friday night to accomodate the Brisbane WCC match.

Re: Wigan away : Thu Feb 18, 2016 11:14 pm  

MattyB wrote:

Exactly one year ago Latics had their home league fixture against Charlton rescheduled from the Saturday afternoon to the Friday night to accomodate the Brisbane WCC match.

That's one example of Warriors getting their own way...how many times has that happened and how many times has it happened in reverse?

Re: Wigan away : Fri Feb 19, 2016 12:52 am  

Ace. Couldn't go on Friday. Well done all concerned

Re: Wigan away : Fri Feb 19, 2016 9:18 am  

rochdale warrior wrote:

Good job we don't take any notice of your posts, any further comment from that " member of staff "

Soory about that. The groundstaff at Widnes, and all the other staff employed by the council who own the stadium, were told last Tuesday that the match was going to be held there on next Friday, obviously there's been a change of plan since I last spoke to them on Monday.

[Wigan6/Leeds1 Andy]

Re: Wigan away : Fri Feb 19, 2016 5:23 pm  

Lenegan is on the Wigan website explaining the issue. Wigan told the RFL last September before the provisional fixtures went to the clubs that next Friday would be a no-go.

Re: Wigan away : Fri Feb 19, 2016 5:25 pm  

Lenagans full interview http://www.wiganwarriors.com/news/2016- ... e-decision

Lenagans full interview http://www.wiganwarriors.com/news/2016- ... e-decision

Re: Wigan away : Fri Feb 19, 2016 10:31 pm  

so why have Salford agreed to a 4 day turn round when fixtures have been changed for this rule in the past?

Re: Wigan away : Sat Feb 20, 2016 7:06 am  

Interesting watching the Wigan CM explanation. However given the difficulty organising a solution to the problem and the other fixture they have yet to sort, surely a red flag system stating a possible issue with the fixture date / venue could be raised for the fans be aware that on going discussion/solutions/option are being explored and possible disruption of original stated fixture.
I appreciate a lot of time and effort by all parties to find a solution but just over a week before scheduled KO the fans are informed!

A lot can be learned from this but please do not forget the approx 10-12k people who want to come and see the game at the ground and have to make plans themselves to get there!

Open and honest please next time....... We may be just be bright enough to understand the problems being faced!!!

Re: Wigan away : Sat Feb 20, 2016 8:45 am  

Knightsthatsay wrote:

Interesting watching the Wigan CM explanation. However given the difficulty organising a solution to the problem and the other fixture they have yet to sort, surely a red flag system stating a possible issue with the fixture date / venue could be raised for the fans be aware that on going discussion/solutions/option are being explored and possible disruption of original stated fixture.
I appreciate a lot of time and effort by all parties to find a solution but just over a week before scheduled KO the fans are informed!

A lot can be learned from this but please do not forget the approx 10-12k people who want to come and see the game at the ground and have to make plans themselves to get there!

Open and honest please next time....... We may be just be bright enough to understand the problems being faced!!!