Quote: Michael_Ward "If Wigan don't send what the club considers a decent side then I'm confident we won't arrange a friendly fixture against them next season. We have better options.'"
After seeing the first 13 names announced on the W***n website I already feel this is our best bet. I accept there's a few more names to be added yet, but it looks like they've lied to us (yet again) about the team they were bringing and its going to end up costing us money in terms of the match arrangements we made in good faith (unnecessary stands, stewards etc). Furthermore, even if they now add 6 regular first-teamers into the mix at the last minute, by announcing the kids and debuts first they've already put off some of their own fans from travelling, which also deprives us of money on the gate.
IMO next year we should ask Saints for a friendly. I'd be more inclined to trust them when they tell us what sort of team they're going to bring, and I think it would be a more fitting fixture in which to award Arthur's trophy, considering the amount of time he spent on the boards at both clubs.
Having got that off my chest, we tried our best to bring in quality opposition to get things started with a mouthwatering derby game. Whatever W***n do we can only play whats put in front of us. I'm still really looking forward to seeing this years squad in action, and still confident we'll be well worth watching this season. I understand the gripes of the W***n fans, but from a Leigh perspective it'll still be well worth the money. Come on Leythers.
