Just back from a look around Langtree Park.
It is all they are claiming, a fantastic Stadium cant wait for the season to start.

Thought Lanaghan went to John Rigby when it was a Catholic grammar school, or am I missing the point here??

No, Lenagan went to West Park. John Rigby only opened in 1959, I was part of the second intake the year after.

There were quite a few lads from Wigan who went to West Park Chris Hesketh being one of them.

You learn something new every day. A lot of lads went to Thornleigh in Bolton prior to John Rigby opening. Didn't realise so many went to West Park.

I can understand a tour of a big, famous old stadium with a famous team and lots of history - for instance I went to see the Bernabau, and it was fantastic.

Saints new ground, though? Erm, ney. It's a nice ground, but I can imagine the tour would take about two minutes.

It's for Saints fans to see our new home ground you numpty.

You can do that by standing outside it, and then buying a ticket for any game. You could EVEN buy a hospitality ticket if you wanted to go indoors.

Do you REALLY need to see Eamonn's office or the changing rooms? And I very much doubt they've bought a trophy cabinet yet, given you've nothing to put in it.

Wigan fan in 'not wanting Saints stadium tour' shock.

I think it's more of a Wigan fan who thinks £15 to walk round a stadium when you can go there on a match day is a rip off.

Wigan fan defends Wigan fan shock.

I think it's more a case of people wanting to see the bells and whistles of a stadium that we as a town have waited 20 years for, and many thought would never happen.

People are rightly proud of it and can't wait to have a mooch around the facilities.

You get a 2 course lunch included in that £15. That would cost around £10 in a pub these days. It is simply for the saints fans to get a feel for the place, see where they will sit/stand and work out a match day routine. We all know that you Pie-eaters had to buy a ticket to watch Latics to do that!!!!

Could you please explain that bit and then I'll user the right of reply if necessary?

I thought this - "to get a feel for the place, see where they will sit and work out a match day routine." said it all. You had to ask Latics if you could kindly rent THEIR stadium on matchdays, so for you to do the above you would have to go and watch Latics. There, that wasn't too taxing was it!!

I thought this thread was about Saints stadium tours and not flippin Wigan's?

Pie-eaters can't help derailing a thread and making it all about them.