A fantastic gesture until a longer term commercial partner is found. https://wiganwarriors.com/blog/2024/05/ ... pjLsllQdhy

A fantastic gesture until a longer term commercial partner is found. https://wiganwarriors.com/blog/2024/05/ ... pjLsllQdhy

Can't see this going down very well with the football fans.

Personally I couldn’t give a flying shoite what they say.
I’m very happy with the renaming and once again the club is emphasising the importance of the local community.
Made my day this.

The BCS , has a nice ring to it

Not before time. Now can we relocate that self indulgent ode to vanity statue, please? Somewhere near the bins would be best.

Well done to all concerned.

Yes they don't seem happy at all

Seems to be taking a long time sinking in that they don't run things down there anymore.

Not really sure how they expected someone to buy out the club and leave the stadium named after a previous owner. Then touting the man as the saviour of Wigan football for all the things he did right they seem to forget he also stripped the club of their best players and handed the reigns over to his nephew who had no clue

Really like this, it is great to see us supporting a brilliant local charity such as The Brick. With this now, along with the Charity shirt and all the stuff the players do with them, it seems like we have a really good relationship going with The Brick.

Even if 1-2 years time if we make a new partnership for the stadium name, i would like to see one of the stands be named after The Brick to keep the support going.

My first thoughts were that everyone would be on board with this, even the empty headed element of Latics fans but I was massively wrong. I had a browse around social media and on the fans forum and the usual suspects are up in arms and even some of the more sensible ones aren't chuffed. As I always say, I support both clubs, so I don't say this from a biased point of view but an element of Wigan Athletic fans are an embarrassment. To think you could be that bitter about the rugby club that you would find fault in both clubs helping support a charity that is trying to help people in your own town is pretty staggering. If they'd rather keep it named after a out of business sports shop, pushed on the clubs by their former owner, you wonder if they'll accept anything that Danson and co do.

The good news is that they won't have any choice in the matter. Though they can choose to go and support someone else, which would be a blessing on the whole town.

Yeah I've seen a few of them seeing their ar$e over it. Whelan delivered them Premier League football and an FA Cup so you can understand them wanting to maintain his legacy to an extent. Times change though, he's not the owner, and he hasn't coughed up any coin since he sold them to dodgy owners, not even when they nearly folded twice. IMO it is time to move on. They can keep his statue.

I imagine the bitterest of the Tickles will never come round to any arrangement that doesn't see them as top dog in town. Plenty others, hopefully the majority, are more reasonable and will move past this pretty quickly and appreciate the stability Danson is offering them

Have to say as a Saints fan thats fantastic