The West Stand at the soon to be inaugurated DW Stadium is to be renamed as The Springfield Park Stand, in recognition of Latics' former home.

With the East stand to be named after rugby league legend Billy Boston.

Billy Boston, a town legend.

What position did Springfield Park play?

contributed to a major housing development?



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Thank God I sit in the Boston Stand.

Will there be anyone left in the Springfield Park Stand next season. Spare East Stand tickets will be like rocking horse poop next season.

There's going to be uproar once the Latics fans find out the East stand will be named after Billy B.

Most of their support sits there.

Really? I thought that was one of the away ends?

Shame on any true Rugby fan who sits in the Latics stand.

Very good decision when the camera is focused on KING BILLY STAND and the other new stand will hardly get seen.

I shall be revising the fan categories now that there are loyalties to individual stands to be taken into account.

The Springfield Park Stand, how hilarious! I have never even heard of him! haha!

looks like west stand will be empty next season

Darn, that would be me then





But I always said, they would have to carry me out dead and cold before I gave up my half way line seat



Springfield Park stand my a*se.

you could always show your respect by breaking wind on the seat

We'll be changing our season tickets next year. Defo.

you got to laugh at you lot.

dont you understand, wigan athletic get more home fans than wigan warriors.

you are just our meer tennants, the sooner you go the better

Are meer tennants anything like meerkats?????

Had to check on my old tickets to see what stand I sit in, thankfully East stand so no moving for me.

Very pleased the East stand is to be named after Billy Boston and it's extra sweet as I sit in that stand

must be a wind up

Been past the Stadium today, the DW signs are awful. Black background with red DW looks like a villain's logo. Truely awful and has just been plonked over the top of the JJB signs Cheap and nasty just like the man himself.

like wise m8

Its only the name of a stand. Can't see how it would affect my decision about where to sit one way or the other. Does it really matter? I mean really?





Well does it?

Just think ... whenever the TV cameras are at New Central Park from now on, they'll be focussed for almost the entire game on THE BILLY BOSTON STAND.

It'll be on your season tickets as well. Whether you like it or not, you and your Skem mates' seats will be in THE BILLY BOSTON STAND.

Everytime it's referenced over the tannoy for any reason, it'll be "a message to the Latics fans in THE BILLY BOSTON STAND".

Imagine what that means. Nearly half of 'your' ground will be named after yet another great player who NEVER played for you.

How cool is that?

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Laugh at us, I pity you.

More home fans, maybe, but true supporters? And how many come just to watch top flight football. I have also heard the gate numbers get inflated.

Tennants, yes, but would you be able to afford it on your own when you get relegated?

Also let it be your stadium, in my opinion it's been fecked up and made to look cheap. The rest of the premiership will laugh at you.


And in my opinion, the town could do without cocks like you, it's about time all the bitterness e was dropped. We are in a fortunate postion to have a top flight RL and football team.