Looks like we're taking a few... : Tue Aug 16, 2011 9:45 am  

http://www.wiganwarriors.com/WContent.a ... 332&type=1 Over 20,000 Wigan supporters have already purchased tickets for the club's first match at the National Stadium since 1998 and Lenagan believes their presence will be appreciated by all the Warriors players.

http://www.wiganwarriors.com/WContent.a ... 332&type=1 Over 20,000 Wigan supporters have already purchased tickets for the club's first match at the National Stadium since 1998 and Lenagan believes their presence will be appreciated by all the Warriors players.

Re: Looks like we're taking a few... : Tue Aug 16, 2011 9:48 am  

It would look fantastic if everyone had a Wigan shirt or scarf on.

Re: Looks like we're taking a few... : Tue Aug 16, 2011 9:54 am  

I fancy wearing my 1989 retro away shirt, but I don't want to ruin the sea of Cherry and White and Wembley so I shall be wearing my scarf on that hot London day next week

Re: Looks like we're taking a few... : Tue Aug 16, 2011 10:01 am  

I have had a look around on the RFL site and I can't find 2 tickets together in our end of the stadium and that's going right round to the halfway line.

I'm guessing we'll be looking at 30,000 plus come the day and that's going to be fantastic. The town has waited for a chance to get back to the New Wembley and finally it's here.

Can't wait.

Re: Looks like we're taking a few... : Tue Aug 16, 2011 10:12 am  

Its fantastic that we're taking and army of fans but http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/s ... _1_3682716 shame Leeds can't boast the same, I was looking forward to a full stadium

Its fantastic that we're taking and army of fans but http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/s ... _1_3682716 shame Leeds can't boast the same, I was looking forward to a full stadium

Re: Looks like we're taking a few... : Tue Aug 16, 2011 10:20 am  

-Tracie- wrote: Its fantastic that we're taking and army of fans but http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/s ... _1_3682716 shame Leeds can't boast the same,k was looking fiorward to a full stadium The comparison with us in 2002 is very apt. A raft of our miserable part timers didn't give us a pray so didn't bother going and it seems that's happening with Leeds. Hopefully we won't get bit on the backside like Saints did that day. If Brent Webb comes out for the Wembley walkabout in slippers I'll s*it myself.

-Tracie- wrote: Its fantastic that we're taking and army of fans but http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/s ... _1_3682716 shame Leeds can't boast the same,k was looking fiorward to a full stadium The comparison with us in 2002 is very apt. A raft of our miserable part timers didn't give us a pray so didn't bother going and it seems that's happening with Leeds. Hopefully we won't get bit on the backside like Saints did that day. If Brent Webb comes out for the Wembley walkabout in slippers I'll s*it myself.

Re: Looks like we're taking a few... : Tue Aug 16, 2011 10:25 am  

Still waiting for my scarf and badge so I'll be in the 1989 shirt. Can't wait!

Re: Looks like we're taking a few... : Tue Aug 16, 2011 10:30 am  

That is awful from leeds. A big city like that, should be able to sell 12,500 tickets no problem.

Re: Looks like we're taking a few... : Tue Aug 16, 2011 10:32 am  

Gary Hetherington said: “We are faced with the possibility of having to send Wigan some of our tickets. It will be very disappointing if we have to do that.”

Re: Looks like we're taking a few... : Tue Aug 16, 2011 11:05 am  

Straight for the jugular from Hetherington. Sounds as if he is trying to shame the Leeds fans into buying tickets.

It doesn't totally surprise me. It's amazing how a combo of success-overload as Leeds have had in recent years and then a sudden sense of decline as they are experiencing this year, can drive away your fair-weather fans.

It was similar at Wigan in 2002. We took relatively few numbers to Edinburgh and no-one really believed Maurice when he pronounced it a rebirth for the club.