Not strictly true what Rogues said (It was me that told him and it was Thursday but you know how age gets to people!).

They are RFL events (Just like Semi finals/Finals etc.) and as such the RFL were "Leading" on the events. That doesn't mean the Clubs involved cannot promote, just that they have to work in tandem.

As of a date "Earlier" than Last week (I dont have the exact date) Wigan decided to promote more & take a more aggressive route than the RFL.

Now I can see people are picking holes in others statments however "In General" what was said was correct.
I'm pretty sure Wigan will have a significant crowd on and it wouldn't surprise me if it was the highest of the 3 however there are many reasons for that.
I'm sure if Saints ground held more they'd have sold more, if Wigan's game was the actual important game then it DEFINATLEY WOULD sell more than the other 2.
However, as an aside, I saw on the VT the other day that Blake Solley's statment about "Selling out" X amount of games was being scrutinised.
I don't get this obsession with "Selling out" and basing success on that alone.
What's better "Selling out" 10 Smaller fixtures based on Smaller stadiums such as CAS, Wakefield, Wire (Sorry, couldn't resist) or getting bigger crowds in Bigger venues that don't sell out?



With regards to this, Wigan like the other clubs will benefit financially from this game differently than normal League games etc.
If all the money through the gate goes to the RFL then the RFL will Budget for the promotion of the game.
If Wigan get "X %" from the gate then they will Budget accordingly.
The truth lies somewhere inbetween (Not that I know the exact details of any written agreements between the clubs and the RFL) but with regards to Wigan's promotion of games, advertising and general marketting then I'm pretty sure there won't be many who would criticise our Marketting team in that area (But then again I am an Happy Clapper! )

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.