A little 8 year old Leigh boy watches Wiggin win the semi and asks his Mum and Dad to take him to the CC final. Wiggin have another Leigh supporter for life.

You get a life. I'm more bothered about Leigh keeping the young supporters and not losing them to Wiggin/Saints/Wire - Are you???

Railway stations?

You are of course correct, but so is WYSIWYG, there is potential for wigan to pick up some local support from this match, small admitted, but it is possible

how anyone can have a go at one of the best Junior coaches I have known, you really need your head examining especially for that last crack about the youth Just press the ignore button Keith he really isn't worth it.

The money going into Park Inn, The Whistling Wren, LSV, shops, etc.. does not help Leigh one bit. The fact that several youngsters may start supporting Wiggin definitely does hurt Leigh in lots of ways. I ain't bothered who has a go at me - I am bothered about the long term prospects for Leigh not the Whistling Wren or Park Inn.

Not OTT at all Keith, you are correct, the more big events, or small ones for that matter, the better for the town, just a pity it involves our biggest local rivals for support

So how about the Miners V Easts Canal boat race Challenge again ?

Please explain because, as most on here, you appear to put your own interpretation to my posts. I haven't had a crack at any junior coach and I haven't had a crack at any youth set up. Please enlighten me because I just see that young Leigh supporters may want to start supporting Wiggin if they get to the CC Final, especially with the SF being played at Leigh.

WYSIWYG , CHARLIE doesn't concur .

These businesses are too stretched in these times of austerity to be sponsoring anyone. Any youngster watching Wiggin at Leigh may possibly go over to the enemy. There are enough adults who have already done that. You see them around Leigh with their Wiggin shirts all of the time. I've done my 50 years and I've seen some great players and watched some great games. Maybe that's the reason why I'm sick of watching mediocre, waiting for that large investment to get us back into SL.

Wigan should be banned from playing at the LSV because young Leyther born kids might switch their support from us to them ?

For goodness sake how do these kids cope when they see Man u or City or any other top footie side on TV or watch Oz thrashing England at RL ?

They should only be allowed to watch their home town club at the LSV

My 8 year old grandaughter is at Pontins Holiday Camp this Saturday. Guess where she will be Saturday afternoon ?

Guess where she wants to be Saturday afternoon ?

Ok she is terrified of me not including her in my will.

Get behind your home town club and stop sulking just because we are lucky enough to have Tom Spencer in our side.

Like the others he runs his blood to water for our club.

I wish you all the best of luck

Goodbye
The Whizz
CEO/BOM/BOD/BIF/ZAP/KAPOW

Agreed.

Forgot to add to my last post' Grandaughter going back to Pontins after the game.

Come on Graham get behind the lads on Saturday.

Frank - I am a Leyther through and through but I just can never accept the Wiggin merger. It's tribal with me. I hope they do you proud on Saturday.

I might return Mr. Chairman in a different guise, rather like Dr Who :O) you never know :O)

You are assuming Wigan will beat Widnes

The Whizz has a point but I think it is far out weighed by the counter points already put forward by Mr C and others
For me the obvious other benefit is very close to what Whizz is saying. A Leigh kid goes to the game, tastes the atmosphere in a full LSV, thinks "one day I'm gonna play here". He's a Leyther, who is he going to dream of playing for. Where are his parents going to encourage him to play right now. Leigh East, Miners, Golborne etc. not Wigan Pats that's for sure. For me this helps Leigh Rugby and the LSV, and the local business and the local Rugby clubs Win, win, win, win ........