Quote: Owdpopularsider "Out of the 30k plus Wigan fans that turned up on Saturday how the hell do we entice the floating fan to become a regular?
Discounting the 12k that turn up at home games come hail rain or shine, there were approx 18k more Wiganers there on Saturday. I know some of this is down the RFL to increase the standard of rhe competition but there must be something the club can do to make game day more attractive.'"
I've often said that I think a couple of big-name signings would help.
That seems like a pretty pathetic comment after our patched-up team of homeboys won the Grand Final so heroically only two days ago, but I always think the main advantage of a marquee signing is the amount of shouting you can do about it.
Unbelievable though it may seem, I know people who still haven't returned to the Wigan fold since the end of the Hanley / Edwards era because they only want to watch stars. You may think those types worthless as fans, but if it's purely about getting bums on seats, it's got to be a policy now and then.
I reckon a major coup - and I'm talking about the unexpected capture of someone like Sam Burgress - would add 4,000 to the following week's gate.
Of course, in this day and age it isn't that simple.