But this is the same Martinez who sent his players onto that pitch during the worst of the bad weather against the wishes of the head groundsman, and is now complaining about the state of it.

Even with 2 teams playing on it the pitch should improve soon as the grass will start growing again as we move towards March, they were seeding the surface today.

I was wondering how long it would take them.

Balls to 'um!! They clearly know nothing, so there's no point worrying about them.

I bet it does get better!

### Breaking News###
Grass starts growing again in March!

Just said on SSN an ex everton player whos name shall not be given airtime said the pitch will get even worse with more rugby league games being played on it, i hope we get a home tie in the CC

Just watch SS1 now that pitch looks worse than it did on friday and its only just started.

just watched the game on canal+ and just after the second half started it showed what the groundsman were doing at half-time, i had the sound turned down but no doubt they were laying the blame.

Looked shocking tonight but that only matches Latics preformences.

They're nothing to do with the pitch and everything to do with the manager.

Another two points dropped tonight.



Spurs at Home on Saturday - can't see them getting anything out of that one either.

no doubt we will be getting some blame thrown our way in the coming weeks. state of the pitch getting a mention on the BBC website news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 513326.stm Quote On a thoroughly miserable Lancashire evening which saw snow, hail and rain at various intervals, the bog of a pitch did nothing to help either side play. Since Roberto Martinez arrived at Wigan last summer and since Owen Coyle turned up at Bolton last month, both have tried to get their teams playing passing football, but in these wretched conditions it was nigh-on impossible.'" it's the turfs fault that football is boring somehow, 18,000 people got conned into paying to watch a game with no goals, and only one shot on target. more money than sense some folk

no doubt we will be getting some blame thrown our way in the coming weeks. state of the pitch getting a mention on the BBC website news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 513326.stm Quote On a thoroughly miserable Lancashire evening which saw snow, hail and rain at various intervals, the bog of a pitch did nothing to help either side play. Since Roberto Martinez arrived at Wigan last summer and since Owen Coyle turned up at Bolton last month, both have tried to get their teams playing passing football, but in these wretched conditions it was nigh-on impossible.'" it's the turfs fault that football is boring somehow, 18,000 people got conned into paying to watch a game with no goals, and only one shot on target. more money than sense some folk

says 13k in the report

The plot thickens.

And they all received free flags - The money Uncle Dave throws at that lost cause is untrue.





* They all probably say JJB on them

Free flags what will they think of next ,,,,free tickets

i imagine that is talking about 13k latics fans. the attendance given at the bottom is 18k

So That's their repsonse to Jimmy Birts-21-12-Nogga's et al's efforts!




























A certain member of the Wigan marketting tean did say the Latics club were rather upset about our efforts!

1 x more reason to get down to the Brocket 8pm Thursday 18th Feb to Donate to a Worthwhile cause!

www.cockneylatic.co.uk/forum/vie ... f=5&t=2523 Didn't take long. They should be pleased, its the only thing that MIGHT keep them up this year.

www.cockneylatic.co.uk/forum/vie ... f=5&t=2523 Didn't take long. They should be pleased, its the only thing that MIGHT keep them up this year.

www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/footba ... eport.html `The start of the rugby league season used to be cause for celebration in these parts but now its arrival will mean that an already treacherous surface at the DW Stadium will got from bad to worse` ...

www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/footba ... eport.html `The start of the rugby league season used to be cause for celebration in these parts but now its arrival will mean that an already treacherous surface at the DW Stadium will got from bad to worse` ...

Don't care in the slightest.

As long as the surface is ok for us and we can't get screwed by lease loopholes, then I don't care. Luckily we don't have premadonnas who need a crown green bowling style pitch to play our sport.

Could the state of the pitch be at all down to all year round useage and building in stadium somewhere called marsh green?

Anyhow saw this quote in the guardians match report and thought it would bring a smile;

They were giving them out in town on Tuesday. Had the mascot down near their shop (which I didn't know existed)

I walked by with my 2 kids and said your not having that rubbish

On the pitch just seen Sky News, yes it is our fault, because some d*** off sky says so

I latics mate of mine txt me last night asking what the Warriors had done to the pitch, he seemed to be oblivious that it was already like that before the rugby started. Its funny how there are several other ground shares, between rugby league, union and football teams and yet there isnt the same sort of problems with them, Hull and Hudderfield being good examples. So why isnt there any problems with them, maybe just maybe the pitch at the DW is just terrible no matter what is played on there. If other grounds dont have the same problem, the clearly the problem isnt rugby its the pitch, not that i expect the narrown minded uneducated football loving media to understand this or do any research into it.

I think we should be the ones who are complaining, when you rent a stadium you expect a good pitch, and its a disgrace, isnt this when you call your landlord and get them to sort it out!!!!

we will leave the pitch in an excellent state for them. its nothing to do with rugby, rugby doesnt wear the grass like football does in specific areas, touchline, centre spot, goal areas etc.

Perhaps the jounos might learn one day that the ground is built in an area of Wigan called Marsh Green.
The housing estate was built on the Green, the DW on the Marsh!
Nothing to do with the 'tics or us, just a matter of where the place is!

Have you seen Headingly this year?