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www.wigantoday.net/sport/footbal ... -1-8481453
Some interesting comments from the stadium owner:
"I still think Wigan rugby now could be more generous in what they do, and how they help to pay for the running of the stadium – especially the pitch. I am in talks with Ian Lenagan right now over that very thing. More money has got to be spent on the ground and on the playing field. It’s being subsidised by me a hell of a lot. They obviously don’t play as many games on it as Wigan Athletic. But the stadium is in constant use, and it’s very difficult to keep the pitch up to the level we want it at. It’s essential we keep that to the highest level. All I am saying is Wigan rugby have to contribute a bit more financially to the upkeep of the stadium."
The end of year accounts for Wigan Warriors show that in 2014, £279,381 was paid in stadium rental costs. 17 home fixtures were played at the DW, 2 of which were challenge cup games and 2 were play-off games. In 2015, £322,824 was paid in stadium rental costs. 17 home fixtures again took place, but one cup tie was played at Leigh and one was the WCC, leaving 14 league fixtures and one playoff game.
As I understand, all WCC and play-off games are RFL events, with ticket prices set by the RFL and as such the RFL would meet the cost of stadium rental.
By my maths, we paid £18,625 per league/cup game in 2014 and £23,058 per league game in 2015 - a rise of 24%, yet Mr Whelan thinks we should pay more for the privilege of being told when we can and cant play.
Nowhere can I find as to how much rent the Latics paid to play their 23 league games, 2 FA Cup games, 3 UEFA cup games, one playoff and one friendly in 2013/14. Nor could I find details as to how much they paid to play their 23 league games and 2 pre-season friendlies in 2014/15.
Perhaps next time the WEP journo gives DW a platform, he could ask him as to how much the other tenants pay to have first call and double use of the same facilities.
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www.wigantoday.net/sport/footbal ... -1-8481453
Some interesting comments from the stadium owner:
"I still think Wigan rugby now could be more generous in what they do, and how they help to pay for the running of the stadium – especially the pitch. I am in talks with Ian Lenagan right now over that very thing. More money has got to be spent on the ground and on the playing field. It’s being subsidised by me a hell of a lot. They obviously don’t play as many games on it as Wigan Athletic. But the stadium is in constant use, and it’s very difficult to keep the pitch up to the level we want it at. It’s essential we keep that to the highest level. All I am saying is Wigan rugby have to contribute a bit more financially to the upkeep of the stadium."
The end of year accounts for Wigan Warriors show that in 2014, £279,381 was paid in stadium rental costs. 17 home fixtures were played at the DW, 2 of which were challenge cup games and 2 were play-off games. In 2015, £322,824 was paid in stadium rental costs. 17 home fixtures again took place, but one cup tie was played at Leigh and one was the WCC, leaving 14 league fixtures and one playoff game.
As I understand, all WCC and play-off games are RFL events, with ticket prices set by the RFL and as such the RFL would meet the cost of stadium rental.
By my maths, we paid £18,625 per league/cup game in 2014 and £23,058 per league game in 2015 - a rise of 24%, yet Mr Whelan thinks we should pay more for the privilege of being told when we can and cant play.
Nowhere can I find as to how much rent the Latics paid to play their 23 league games, 2 FA Cup games, 3 UEFA cup games, one playoff and one friendly in 2013/14. Nor could I find details as to how much they paid to play their 23 league games and 2 pre-season friendlies in 2014/15.
Perhaps next time the WEP journo gives DW a platform, he could ask him as to how much the other tenants pay to have first call and double use of the same facilities.
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| I don't think we have been given all the details of the deal with the stadium company. I think our published turnover is too low for us to be getting 100% of the gate receipts. I suspect the stadium company takes a cut. That said, I don't think it's a bad deal, other than the issues around priority over matches. We get to play in a Premiership standard ground (so we can have 20k+ crowds for our big matches) without a lot of the costs that come with that. Saints fans made a lot of noise over how with their own stadium they would be a richer club than us, but it has proved much harder than they thought to make the stadium pay. As Langtree Park ages (and it doesn't look to me to have been built to anywhere near the quality standards of say the DW or the Macron so I would expect it to age quite quickly compared with the DW or Macron) Saints will have some serious maintenance and refurb costs. The Saints club continues to run at a loss, when you think about how low the SC is this really does show that the ground is seriously detrimental to their financial position. I would not want to be in their position, the club is not financially viable without handouts from the owners at the moment.
Hopefully if Latics are relegated this will prompt a serious discussion with the stadium company. I suspect there is a deal to be done around the RL club paying a higher fixed annual payment and/or a contribution to a better drainage system in return for a better position on fixtures and the ability to keep more of the cash generated if we get bigger crowds or put on events at the DW.
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| That sounds a feasible way forward to me. IL is no fool; I'm sure he's on the case.
BTW, hadn't spotted you sigs before. You really found some prize quotes there! Hilarious!
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| Get the naming rights and call the stadium, the Douglas Stadium, so we can be the Riversiders again.
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| If the Latics get relegated they won't want us generating cash out of the stadium as they'll need all they can get.
Fixtures will be even worse as well as they will enter the FA Cup earlier and will also play in the EFL Trophy.
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| I think we've just got to let IL sort all this out. He's the businessman AND a massive fan but one who can take the emotion out of this.
It seems that we're getting a prety good deal, but get the hiccup over fixtures once a season. Other than giving other clubs' fans a glimmer of something to try to wind us up its not that much of a ballache tbh
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