Right this isn't strictly about the HJ being the venue for your cup game but tied in.

Do you think terracing improves the atmopshere over seating in big games.

The reason i ask this is the biggest supported fixture is Saint-Wigan.

You guys have an all seater and Saints had Knowsley Road so it easy to make a comparrison.

definatley.

Definately,my two main reasons its easier to sing standing and one unwritten rule should be if you're not one to stand and sing(which is fine) don't sit in the middle at the back and break up the atmosphere.

Agree with above post.

without a shadow of a doubt! Its what makes Headingley and what made Knowlsey Road such good places to go for big games. Saturday was brilliant at the back of the sticks!

Not as straightforward as it seems. I hate terraced venues like Leeds & Bradford where it's nigh on impossible to get a decent atmosphere going due to it being open whereas with seated venues like Wrexham, Hudds & Widnes you can get it rocking.

Enjoyed Wire on Saturday though.

The best atmosphere this season for me has been Widnes, followed by Wire, then Hudds, Hull KR and Wrexham, only one terrace so far. But give me a terrace any day of the week.

I reckon the best atmosphere all season will be on a terrace a week on saturday.

Definately terracing but you need to have a lid on it.

This. Standing or sitting doesn't really matter (so long as the seating is unreserved) the key thing is the roof to catch the noise and throw it out on to the pitch.

The atmosphere is created by what you are watching and the importance of the match. Good Friday at the DW was magnificent, Widnes was also superb. Everyone who went to these two games could see the game and experience the atmosphere. Halliwell Jones was a great atmosphere on Saturday but not all fans could experience it as its difficult for anyone who is not over 5'8" to see what is going on when the terracing is packed. The new Saints stadium will no doubt create a good atmosphere but if kids on the terracing want to see the whole match, when the stadium is full, they will still need a milk crate to stand on. My view is that all stadiums should be seated.

Terracing, even Cas or Wakey than dead DW

Terracing.

Definitely terracing. One of the main problems with the atmosphere at the DW is that the singers can't all get together in a group.

While you're on the subject, does any Wigan fan know where I could find a picture of the proposed redevelopment of Central Park? I remember it looking amazing and being gutted it never went ahead.

Terracing over seating by the way. Square terracing bars so you can rest a pint on them too.

Seating, it's more comfortable.

This.

Compare the noise Wigan fans make at away matches at Warrington or Widnes to the noise made at the DW...

I thought the DW had a roof?

A low roof is best.

I agree.

yes. . . . . .

Just got your text. What did you want?

Still get spilled all over the person in front when Josh goes 97 meters for a try.


Shirt been in the wash , colour not run, still cherry and white for Friday, and smells clean !!!!

check your wall.

The roof over the South stand is plastic corrugation, whereas the roof over the North is metal. I reckon this is why there always seems to be more noise coming from the North than the South from where I sit on the half way line.