That doesn't make sense though. To say they were only given the task of promoting the game on Monday would suggest that until Monday they had sat back and done nothing and assumed the RFL would do everything for them. Frankly that's ridiculous.

It's up to Wigan as much as anyone to promote their own game at their home venue. It's not something that is purely inthe hands of the RFL and then delegated to Wigan.

On every RFL promotion I have seen it's been all 3 games mentioned, not just the Saints game. However Saints have also been doing their own promotions, mail shots, flyers, advertising,etc. If Wigan haven't then more fool them.

As a beneficiary of the A & L last season, I fully agree. I can't believe it cost the club that much, but it was a nice gesture which said, hey, we realise you live a distance away and can't come every week, but here's a little sweetener.

BTW I've a Norweb shirt at home (somewhere, haven't worn it for years); does that makes me an 'official' part-timer? I suppose when I bought that I was, I was a Challenge Cup Final only guy.

Fully agree about this, though. The BBC has a duty to inform, yes, and they shouldn't be saying "This is too complicated" (i.e. "The public are too thick to understand this"icon_wink.gif, they should simply be explaining it as clearly as possible, and keep the editorialising out of it.

The only way they could have built up a Ryder cup feel would have been to have all three games on the same day and at the same venue. I'd even go as far to say that the players could have played in the same style kits (maybe a dream team kit) with their own club badges on at the side of a Superleague badge.

Without all that it's just two friendlies and a main event and many Wigan fans will want Saints and Wire to get beat and the same for them.