It just doesn't seem to be achieving anything though. IL can talk in the press about growing the game outside the heartlands, building relationships with sponsors, getting more fans, creating a new talent pool etc but this game doesn't seem like the right setting to do any of that. The ground has been chosen because it's cheap, there isn't a local fanbase that is going to be tapped into, it's had very little press attention, the majority of Wigan fans don't want it, it isn't going to make any money. It needs to be a much more showcase event IMO. A MW at the Olympic Stadium, or the Emirates or something similar, with 40,000+ in attendance, might gain interest and go about achieving some of the goals IL has spoken about, but 5/6k on in Millwall watching a regular league game doesn't tick any boxes.

I definitely don't want anything the club does to fail and I will happily eat my words.

There were 10 sat next to me who were new to watching a live game. They were either impressed or upset by the impact of some of the collisions !

In front there were 4 milwall fans.

On the train in from East Croydon a number of passengers I saw who were not obvious RL fans turned up at the game, so just on my limited view I saw a pretty good percentage on non traditional attendees.

Hardly comparable really is it, when a large proportion of Wigan fans didn't need to pay for their ticket and a good number of them also got free travel. For a lot of people it was cheaper than going to Saints or Warrington. What would the attendance have been if everyone had to pay for a ticket and make their own way down there?

Was he a handsome looking fella in a leather biker jacket and Wigan top?

Handsome . I wasn't me then lol

Regards , EW

Catalans 46 - Leeds 16 Was I right or what?