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| If this was any other club a big fine would be handed out, but Wigan will get off scot free. Huddersfield and Hull mutually agreed to move our game next week to a Thursday night to help the pitch recover for football, but this was done weeks ago not 24hours before a match. RL is again left looking tinpot.
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| At least it gives Widnes another week to find a new halfback without a game harming their points difference
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| Wigan turned blue & white a good few years back now.
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| Should have moved the game to Widnes and played the return game at Wigan.
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| Quote: Clearwing "Should have moved the game to Widnes and played the return game at Wigan.'"
Agreed. That said I'm happy we've got a rest after the WCC but worried it will come back to bite us if we have to squeeze in an extra fixture at the business end of the season.
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| Quote: Clearwing "Should have moved the game to Widnes and played the return game at Wigan.'"
Perhaps even move this match to Widnes, and keep the second fixture at Widnes too meaning Wigan forfit their home fixture against Widnes during the 23rds to compensate Widnes for messing them about. Widnes will find it much harder than Wigan trying to squeeze a fixture in mid-week later in the season, they have less depth in the squad and will likely be involved in the run up to the middle 8s dog fight.
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| Quote: Clearwing "Should have moved the game to Widnes and played the return game at Wigan.'"
I think the return game would still have problems in that I,ve read that they are relaying the pitch on that date. Under the operational rules a postponed game is usually scheduled mid week straight after the weekend, but it doesn't give confidence that Wigan would honour that anyway.
So under these unusual circumstances both games should be played at Widnes
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[quote="FlexWheeler":8f22o6ue]The extent of his coaching is ''BASH EM, JUST F*CKING BASH EM. HE'S LOW ON CONFIDENCE, BASH HIM''
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| On the surface it does not look good. But i'm prepared to wait for some more information to come out before jumping to a conclusion. For example, twitter is alight with the fact Wigan did this without Widnes or the RFL knowing. We don't know the rfl were not involved.
Lets wait and see what comes out.
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| I'm torn, had Wigan +16, which I think would have come in, but sky have now agreed to show a much better game.
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| Quote: Gronk! "Why don't Wigan just play the game at the stadium they actually own?'"
Why don't Cas play in a stadium fit for the 21st century?
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| I'd have thought that the game at the KC at the weekend is bigger than Wigan athletics game and there was no sign of anyone wanting to call off last nights match. Wigan RL must have a binding agreement in place to cover off this eventuality.
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| Quote: Wigg'n "Why don't Cas play in a stadium fit for the 21st century?'"
They at least play in one that they own, and can use whenever they need to, rather than at the whim of a football club chairman.
I tend to agree that this fixture should have been reversed to be played at Widnes - seems to be the fairest solution?
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| Quote: TheElectricGlidingWarrior "Agreed. That said I'm happy we've got a rest after the WCC but worried it will come back to bite us if we have to squeeze in an extra fixture at the business end of the season.'"
It could, although I think you'd be more worried still were you a Widnes fan.
Can't see the RFL not being a party to the postponement. Won't it be they with whom Sky have the TV contract? It must surely have been agreed with everyone barring possibly Widnes.
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| Quote: Wigg'n "Why don't Cas play in a stadium fit for the 21st century?'"
Why didn't they build proper drainage into that space age stadium you are 2nd rate tenants in?
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| Under investigation by the RFL.
let's see which wrist they get a slap on, left or right.
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