Likely. Hopefully this'll galvanise Lenegan a bit when it happens again. Which it will.

What a farce



What about stewards/turnstile operators/catering staff etc giving them a few hours notice when they weren't meant to be on shift? Feel sorry for Widnes fair play to them getting it on, farcical from Wigan.

Agree with all that, Superted.

I see no reason to doubt that Wigan RL were effectively given an ultimatum by the football club, and had little option but to go along with it. Of course, plenty here apparently *know* better...



But, that said, it's not satisfactory, or fair to other clubs, Wigan fans, lots of people. So talk of Lenegan needing to "grow a pair" is just daft: this isn't a school play-ground where he who shouts loudest wins. But yes, the club deserves to be sanctioned, and Widnes deserve to be financially compensated.

Going into the future, hard questions have to be asked about the viability of the DW share, if this kind of thing is going to happen again. We already have the annual pitch-relaying saga to put up with...

Agree with all that.

As a Wigan fan I'd love to know the terms of our tenancy. Doubt I'll ever find out though. This could well be the result of whoever signed the agreement in the first place which was well before the current regimes time. Leneghan has said previously the amount we pay is very favourable, it would be fairly safe to assume that comes with concessions.

As well as the compensation to the club, Widnes's season ticket holders should gain free entry when the reverse fixture is held in Wigan. Very unfair on them to lose out on a home game later in the year.

According to the press release this is the Widnes away game. The next game is the Wigan home game so season tickets will be valid for that.

We had no choice but to move a game to Leigh sports Village against Wakefield a couple of years back because Sky had decided we were on tv and our "rugger" ground share club were on BT Sport, there was no chance of us saying no to the powers that be so a little disappointed that Wigan felt they could just call a game off

Wigan have gone from thinking they were world champions to realising they're not even champions of their own town.

wish I could give this quote a like

Brilliant quote!

I think all Wigan fans agree this a total farce, and it won't be the last time this happens even if there is points deductions and fines, unless we somehow find £30-40 million quid down the back of the sofa to build a new stadium.

Why not ask Leigh if you can share with them.

Well we almost share the same kit....

Err I'm pretty sure we ARE world champions



Silver linings though, we now get to watch Wire get a pasting

Why would we ask them?
It's not their stadium?
It's Wigan councils.

On the pitch,,,,

The World champions scored 4 tries in 17 minutes to win.

How would you? You'd have been in Widnes, surely?

Wakey get told all the time to share a stadium with Cas. It's exactly the same.

Why would you be sure of that?

We don't want them, much more kudos having man u reserves sharing than that lot

A single club playing out of a stadium doesn't make sense financially. Whether it's another rugby league club, a union club or a football club, shared stadiums are the only way to make them financially viable.

Forward thinking club, Gloucestershire all golds, are in talks about building and sharing a stadium with football club Gloucester City.

I think that you should re phrase that.
Sharing may make more financial sense but, it's not absolutely essential.
Of course, in the modern world, its all about "maximising revenue streams" and the more use that clubs can get out of their facilities, the better it should be financially, that is, unless you share with a premier league football club and then you can only play when they let you

Or a Third Division Football Club?

FA rules are the same for any club in any division, ie. ground sharing is only allowed if the football club has priority over the ground. AFAIK it's simply not possible for an RL club (or anyone else) to sign a contract that gives them priority.

Hull FC don't seem to have too many problems.