Whilst i understand the logistics of travelling to Doncaster from Wigan on a friday night, and do share some of the frustration no clubs should have to travel across the pennines on a friday night, especially for a big game like this.
But this is the so called biggest club in the world, the club that flew the flag for RL for many years, the biggest name in the game with fans all over the place, who very rarely fail to pull less than 5 figure crowds at home and take a good following away. and it was a pitiful turnout, if that had been Huddersfield, Salford, Catalans,London,Wakefield et al, they would have been absolutely slated for embarrassing the sport etc.

I think the BBC/RFL just presumed with it being Wigan, the ground would automatically sell out.

The ironic thing is, Wigan would probably take that number or more to a grand final decider in Hull on a friday night, so using that solely as an excuse is poor.

See what i mean

And you may mock, but we would have probably more than matched Wigan's turnout despite our home crowds being around 9 or 10,000 less than Wigan.

To be fair to Wane, his post match interview was spot on.

Is there one with subtitles on somewhere as I can't understand his wiganeese?

100% agree. He took it on the chin and gave Hull credit.

I think what told a more telling story was just how somber the Wigan changing room was after the game.

Really? Other than you, who actually turns up to watch Huddersfield? Or are the stands always packed and you're all just dressed as red seats?

And to your other point, even if you did match our crowd from last night in a similar situation, you're based 40 miles closer than Wigan so...

Come on meast - you know the drill - only Salford and hudds are allowed to have digs at their crowd. You can't have a go at the biggest ever RL club if they can't be bothered to trek down the M62 on a Thursday night- but just wait till hudds have to do it and the jibes will come thick and fast.

The point being, that Wigan have 3x as many regular match going fans as Huddersfield, so naturally you'd expect Wigan fans to turn up regardless of how far they have to travel, there is enough of them around the country to be able to muster more than 2,000 for a semi final surely?

Which was my point, had that been Huddersfield, Salford or Wakefield fans that had to travel on a friday night and only had 2,000 there, regardless of circumstances, the RL forums would be in meltdown by now, yet it's seemingly justified when it's fans of a big club who can't be bothered.

FWIW, in my post i also agreed that it's ludicrous to expect fans of any club to have to cross the pennines for a friday night semi final.

Quote wrencat1873="wrencat1873"Very poor turn out from the Wigan "faithful". Hull appeared to have half the stadium but, there only looked to be 1500 Wigan fans. Where were they ?'" The fake letter from Lockers to let the fans leave work early obviously didn't work then. www.dailystar.co.uk/rugby-league ... per-League

Quote wrencat1873="wrencat1873"Very poor turn out from the Wigan "faithful". Hull appeared to have half the stadium but, there only looked to be 1500 Wigan fans. Where were they ?'" The fake letter from Lockers to let the fans leave work early obviously didn't work then. www.dailystar.co.uk/rugby-league ... per-League

on witnessing Sean O'Loughlin's stiff arm takle that felled Wildcats forward Chris Annakin


Oh dear Shaun It looks like that treble has gone for this year pal...............Could be your job gone next as the locals are getting a bit miffed with you too

After watching the semi-final back, I can see why Wigan fans are staying away. That awful, negative style of play they are promoting is bad to watch, constantly moving off the mark, niggles in the tackle, backchatting the referee and badgering for penalties is an embarrassment to the sport.
The sooner he fecks off with his coaching manual, the better for the game all round.