After seeing the work that's been done on Wire's stadium, I was wondering if the corners of the DW could be filled in one day if there was sufficient demand.

There probably isn't demand to warrant it at the minute but I'd love to see the corners filled in if we were given the chance.

I'm sure I read that there was a reason we couldn't though due to stadium design.

I wouldn't have thought so, the only chance is if Athletic needed it.

I'd love for it to be done, stadiums without corners in don't look right IMO and it'd stop the wind whipping accross the south stand

If the DW was ever going to be expanded with filling in the corners, it was have to be the Latics to instigate it, and seeing as they can't fill the stadium and probably won't in the forseeable future, any expansion seems extremely unlikely.

Financially not viable for either club. Forget it.

Would be good for Wire, Saints, Big One and Leeds games but apart from then we wouldn't come close to filling it.

Latics could probably get near full for Chelsea, Man United, City and Liverpool but I can't imagine them filling it for any other games.

Pre season boredom! Once can only dream

For it to be financially viable, Latics would have to be in Europe (Europa/Champions League) and fill the stadium consistently and Wigan RL would have to be filling the stadium every week whilst winning trophies consistently.

Not going to happen...Latics can't fill the stadium nor will they ever get into Europe - in the interests of fairness, Wigan RL can't fill it either.

Not a prayer for either team the demand simply isn't there and i'm not jealous of Warington for having a fully integrated stadium as there's is a relatively cheap stadium with absolutely no architectural features of any merit what so ever.

One of the major problems with large closed in stadiums is the pitch sweats due to lack of air getting to the pitch.
You only have to look at the trouble Man U and Wembly have had with their pitches,constantly having to relay the pitch even halfway through the season. It happened at the DW last year and I remember some on here saying it was because Whelan scrimped a bit on the drainage.
If a ground as bad drainage you are asking for trouble having a closed in ground, this is one of the reasons Bolton Wanderers Reebock Stadiun as open corners,it was built on Horwich Moss.

The one problem I have with the DW Stadium is that the corners aren't filled in and if that was the case the stadium would be awesome and the atmosphere would be even better. As previously said though it wouldn't be viable and I'm sure I heard it couldn't be done due to the concrete sides of the South and North Stands, might be wrong though.

I would just like to apologise for the misleading comment regarding the Reebock having open corners,what I have just realised is that the Reebock stands go completly round but the corners have very large open grill gates which are open most of the time therefore letting air into the stadium at ground level.

I am pretty sure when Man U played there last season there was only 18k, and the biggest crowd for you guys is every second good friday, but I think it is fair to say that last year when there was 24k, pretty much everybody that wanted a ticket got one.

For the expense involved in building extra sections in the corner there would not be enough big games to ever pay for it.

I know you guys criticise your ground but for me it is a pretty decent arena, and it is the perfect size given your current support

Latics v Chelsea yesterday Att: 18,320 thats not near full

Simply not necessary. Only change I'd like to see to the ground is standing areas but that isn't going to happen for obvious reasons.

Not even Cullen's little perspex box?

Can't happen. The supporting walls for the North and South stands make it impossible to put corners on. The only options for expansion at the stadium is second tiers on the West and East stands. We will never have the demand for it unless latics become a top 8 club and we can get all our day trippers to come every week.

Now that might get enough demand.

correct me if I'm wrong but is the DW the largest capacity in the SL? off top my head I can only think that hudds and Hull could be any where near 25k

hull is bigger i think

According to wikipedia

Galpharm - 24,500
DW Stadium - 25,133
KC Stadium - 25,404

Also worth noting is that before Health and Safety was an issue, Odsal had 102,000+ on for a CC replay in 1954.

I think huddersfield is lower capacity and Hull can never reach their capacity as it always gets reduced for the Hull derbies and it gets now where near when other teams go there.

Not sure what odsal can take nowa days but I think it has the biggest potential capacity as it's took over 100k before now.

I knew before health and safety brigade came in I knew attendances where much higher. I knew some anoraks would know than looking it up.

I looked at Wikipedia with regards to Odsal. It says they are looking at turning it into an 18k all seater.
The highest SL attendance was against Wigan in 1999 24020
Last season average was around 5k up on 2010 8891 v 13351
Admittidly it doesn't say what the current capacity is

Odsal is currently 20,000

you could always go on Wiki and alter the stats to make the DW the biggest.




ive heard they are filling in the corners, and installing a sliding roof, with a view to sharing with a NFL British franchise.......and renaming it after the proposed owner of the NFL team (Mr Pye), who's planning on buying out Whelan, moving the latics to Orrell, and renaming it THE PYE DOME