Apparently Millward wanted to play Friday's last year but was shouted down on this.

Ian wanted to play Fridays from the moment he landed, wonder if he will get his way at Cas?

Fair comment Matt but if the reason for this is to get more corperate they know that doing that they would p*ss the fans who is the most important? We need the money but we also need the fans else whats the point of having a club?

Coaches want whats best for players but at the end of the day RL like all sport is an entertainment for the fans so they are the most important.

As long as the extra corporate makes up for a loss in your average fan then sadly I don't think the club will see it as an issue. Money talks.

No your right mate but like i keep saying they only play rugby for people to watch its a form of entertainment so if no fans went to watch what would be the point? I think some are enjoying the 'Prawn Cocktail' side of things, anyway it seems sad that after 25 years of watching home and away i can't be d with em now!

We better build a new banqueting suite then mate based off the small amount we do make per head on the corporate side then we would need to shift some meals to make up for the ordinary fan

Don't forget the ticket income Ste plus obviously trying to get such companies involved with the club as sponsors etc.

Agree about the additional sponsorship mate, but for the entire basic corporate day we make less than the price of a matchday ticket

The club have made a decision, the best one they could make under the circumstances they were in. IMO after seeing some of the posts on here, it could be a blessing in disguise for the club, a case of out with the old and in with the new, I cant actually believe some of the posts on here because the games have been changed to a different day, they haven't been moved to another stadium 160 miles away, or had HUGE increase in prices, WE ARE JUST PLAYING ON A FRIDAY. I cant undertand why people that can attend the games on a Friday are saying they won't be going. Theres a huge market of people that dont/ can't go to Sunday games, just hope the club will do something to bring them in. Im also pretty sure that the crowd average will rise again this year.

I'll be joining the Touchdown Club as soon as I possibly can, and hope others are too.

Get that Friday Feeling, 'I'm so excited' - Crunchie

Don't forget it's the LSV, so it's a quid for every Crunchie sold on the day. Maybe all this will be ironed out over the course of the season as a split between Friday's and Sunday's isn't going to work - there needs to be a choice between one and the other and then a proper marketing strategy can be developed from that.

Surely its too late now though to change the other games to Fridays?

Far from it, it'd just need the opposition and RFL to agree to it. At the minute we're left with three separate matchdays which isn't going to do anything for building up a habit of coming to the games.

WE HAVEN'T GOT ONE YET

Jimmy season ticket prices went up 55% in west stand. Even I can't blame the Tories for that

This doesn't add up as Swinton are playing all their home games Sunday so surely we should changed two and they should have changed two.

All that does is highlight how cheap it was last year to watch the best team we've had in recent years.

Prices HAD to go up. Its business. What does that price increase average out at? About a pound a week?

I have to agree with this post apart from the last sentance. I have a weak heart but never say anything.

Spot on with that Jimmy, last year's prices were a steal and were never likely to continue unless they were backed in HUGE numbers.

I expected an increase and our charges are in line with everyone elses and its a lot cheaper then watching the round ball lot.

Erm, no it isn't - £13.64 per game for a Leigh season ticket (£150/11 home games) versus £13.16 per game for a Latics season ticket (£250/19 home games). I know Latics have cheap season tickets by comparison, but that is a little concerning to me.

I still think the LSV/Wigan Council, themselves have had something to do with this.
However we have to play these games Fridays now and well see what it brings, Ill be there.
Cant see many from Yorkshire though, making it over on Friday night and Halifax would have been one of our chances of a good crowd and decent away following had we played Sunday.

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I meant a proper team, United charges a lot more.

I would expect the Fev and Halifax home games to switch to the Thursday anyway.


Because United have a £600m debt to cover, not even close to a valid comparison.

How much do Hibs or Bolton charge?