Am I right in thinking that you have printed more programes than normal or is it a standard run Alan?

viewtopic.php?f=22&t=442124 better asking him on the centurion post

viewtopic.php?f=22&t=442124 better asking him on the centurion post

Don't know how many - although I suspect we would have had more printed, on the basis that we thought the crowd was going to be about 5,000.

I think it would have been better if wigan hadn't announced their team in advance, though true pie fans will want to see their 'younger' players in action, against 1st team opposition, albeit from a lower league. It's not an easy situation. I wouldn't have enjoyed Sunday if Wigans 1st team had thrashed us, but i would have still been looking forward to the game. Maybe a 50% 1st choice/academy would have been better.

Point taken but the least Wigan could do now is agree to forego any share of the gate for reasons already stated.

Once they announced the Wire game I thought then 'well thats their academy for us'

There's a few sick pies moaning about paying £14 for the academy. Won't supprise me if they have a load asking for their money back. Isn't the Warrington game a testimonial?

I'll be there, it's going to be one of the few occasions this year I'll have chance to get over



Bringing my girlfriend for her first experience of RL too.....

IIRC Leigh take all the gate money anyway. I think that was part of the agreement.

They've done us a huge favour by selecting a younger side - we should have a pretty competitive game now; with no other friendlies, another tonking would have taught Millward bugger all about his new side.

I maybe wrong but I thought it was for last season only.

I may be wrong but i thought it was a shared gate, no doubt someone will put us right.

I'd still like to know why they arranged a friendly for the Wednesday, knowing they were playing us on Sunday?

Apart from the players, they must know that most of their fans will not go to watch 2 games in one week and therefore we will lose out. They've shafted us good and proper.

The only saving grace is that some may not want to go after work on wednesday and choose our game to get their RL fix.

I suppose the reverse to this is that if Leigh hammer the Junior W!gan side Millward will have also learned bugger all about his new side.

The Humbles have been quite insulting to those who have already purchased a ticket (from both set of fans) with this youthful selection.

Unfortunatly for me its not worth the financial outlay to see.

Well point taken but the fact remains that the smaller the crowd the more impact on Leigh's salary cap for next season.

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THEY,VE NOT DONE US A FAVOUR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I. Millward and the lads would have learned a lot more playing against international class players than young lads, like the Wire game highlighted a problem on the right side
our forwards would have learned hell of a lot by playing against the Wire pack, no your wrong
we would have learned hell of a lot more playing a proper Wigan side than a team of young Wigginers,,,,

Totally agree.

I don't really see why we should have been getting a share in the first place. It's good of teams like Leigh, Wakefield and Wire to accomodate our pre season games at their stadiums because we wouldn't have anywhere to play them otherwise.

Are you saying that the DW stadium is only available to Wigan Wariors for games that have some meaning to their season and not for friendlies? Dear me and I thought we had a bad relationship with our landlords.

If your going then GO if not then DON'T no use moaning about it, its out of our control just enjoy the occasion or not, its purely a matter of choice, the Leigh management are not happy but its a typical SL club decision but one we should have expected, Saints have done a similiar thing (in fact even worse as it was one of their own ex players benefit games), every dog has its day ours will come.

Shame you spoilt your reply with the last paragraph.

Teams outside Non Relegation league have few opportunities to increase income.They get little help from Sky and not much from the RFL.

You need to realise with 12 professional clubs in the heartland of the game it would not endure as a professional sport. Most clubs outside Non Relegation league are hanging on a thread and franchising has increased the pressure on the survival of the professional game and once that is gone how long before there is only kick and clap ?

Yeah we would of learned.......... of more injury's probably. I think the right thing is being done given all our circumstances

Yep, Warrington game is Paul Wood's testimonial

Yep.

The Stadium won't be used by Wigan Warriors for pre season friendlies and never has been apart from the odd special case for a testimonial. To be fair Latics don't really have any home pre season games either. They normally go on tour then have local away friendlies and possibly just one home game a week before the premiership kicks off.

I prefare going away from friendlies anyway. A 25,000 seater stadium with 3-4,000 doesn't create the best atmosphere.

your not wrong there mate.on another note that shirt looks like an old leigh shirt with a wigan badge on it