Just a guide for those coming over. Parking - about 1500 free spots on the site but these will go quickly, parsonage retail, Pennington flash ,and town centre only a short walk away. Food n Ale, Thomas Burke is a great spoons so any early starts make this a good point to do so, then your walk to the ground will not see you go thirsty from here. Railway pub near to Miners for those parked near to parsonage retail which has an harvester on site. Leigh East, whistling wren and Holiday inn on LSV site plus the Legends bar which is on the west stand concourse and is cheaper than the wren. Would recommend the Brittania for those heading from town but will be absolutely rammed quite early and after game but cracking privately owned proper pub.
Will be a great game that should earn a cracking lad and some good causes a few bob.
Ps bring your cameras and you can get your photo taken with John Woods, ok it's only a statue but at least you have a chance of catching him now.

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Can I have your autograph Mo?

Was the availability of the DW Stadium at least discussed for this one?

Wigan squad for Leigh Centurions
Joe Bretherton, Tony Clubb, Macauley Davies, Tom Davies, Morgan Escaré, Connor Farrell, Callum Field, Liam Forsyth, Josh Ganson, Anthony Gelling, Oliver Gildart, Willie Isa, Thomas Leuluai, Liam Marshall, Romain Navarrete, Frank-Paul Nuuausala, Sean O’Loughlin, Sam Powell, Jake Shorrocks, Ryan Sutton, Lewis Tierney, George Williams & Josh Woods.

For the Centurions, former Wigan player Ryan Hampshire joins new recruits Ben Crooks, James Green, Antoni Maria, Eloi Pelissier, Glenn Stewart & Atelea Vea with all seven players set to debut in Sunday’s game.

Leigh Squad
Jamie Acton, Mitch Brown, James Clare, Ben Crooks, Matty Dawson, Josh Drinkwater, James Green, Ryan Hampshire, Harrison Hansen, Adam Higson, Gareth Hock, Liam Hood, Sam Hopkins, Antoni Maria, Gregg McNally, Cory Paterson, Eloi Pelissier, Ben Reynolds , Glenn Stewart, Danny Tickle & Atelea Vea.

James Clare making his Leigh debut also.

I see Leigh are going full blooded as usual for their annual cup final.

Micky mac is a popular lad over these parts so the club decided to put out a full strength team less anyone carrying niggles i.e. Higham, Ridyard, Weston and Tonga
Forecast is cool but dry, so will be a great way to blow the cobwebs off before the big event

So given we don't have an academy ( yet ) which other players do you suggest we put out ?

I know, and Leyth keep winning it.


Looking forward to Sunday and hoping for a good game. Shaun Wane will field a strong team first half ,and throw some kids on the second half. Hoping for a good turn out from fans of both clubs.

Not really when you can't see the cast has hooked your own cap

Ney, Don't tell me you've seen jaws int river douglas?

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I know that it is the way we deal with pre-season friendlies but will we start the season like last year without a full strength team having played together? I know little about conditioning so perhaps someone could tell me what advantage we get from being under the cosh for so long? (honest question). In the first half in the company of some senior players some of the young lads looked good. I would have thought that that mix would have brought greatest benefits.

BTW I do not mean to sound like I am moaning because we are obviously doing something right.