Quote: Cruncher "Good answer, Rogues. Totally demolished his argument.
It infuriates me when so-called supporters come up with all kinds of painfully transparent excuses as to why they and their mates don't watch any more.
There's no rule that says you MUST watch Wigan RL. But if you don't, then at least have the good grace to admit that it's your own choice; don't try to put it on a club who, compared to 10 years ago, are one of the best in the competition.
I wonder if it's ever occurred to these stay-away supporters that they themselves are storing up problems for Wigan. At present, we have a big squad because we are paying up to the Salary Cap. But how long can we comfortably do that for if we aren't earning revenue from the terraces?'"
Correct
And maybe that is the reason for some of the clubs innovations in taking games "On The Road"?
Arguments sake - Wigan kept Season tickets at last years prices (Which in effect is approximately a 7% increase due to 1 less game - Although we may get an extra game at home if we finish Top 4 which can't be predicted and something certain fans forget to mention when we got the "Extra" game previously in my view for "Free"icon_wink.gif.
We don't go to Oz and the fans moan at a 7% increase in prices!
I keep hearing the argument that IL should put his hands into his pocket more, I reckon he does enough.
I'd guess that over the last 10 years not including the purchase of the club he's probably put a few million quid in, but to me that's not the point.
Further down the line he leaves the club for whatever reason and the club needs to be viable.
What were the sponsorship deals in place at Wigan end of 2007 and how do they compare income wise to what the clubs done since? Have we increased it?
Turnover - What was it in 2007 relatively to 2017
Last thing I would want is IL leaving the club and the finances behind the scenes being a complete mess.
Final thing & something I've mentioned before and Rogues alluded to above.
I wished I'd have grabbed the exact details when I had a look pre-season but I compared my seat as an individual & my Family's seat as a group to the price of a Saints Season ticket.
For a similar seat/seats it was individually around £100 cheaper at Wigan - For a family in the region of just over £200 cheaper
Game day prices are generally cheaper by between £1-£5 a ticket
End of the day the Money has to come from somewhere - Pointing out the problems isn't going to help - Being a Part of the solution and helping wherever possible is.