Not a particularly fashionable side and a game nobody expected Wigan to be in in all honesty. The amount of people I have heard saying 'WHEN Wigan get through to next week' before the game had kicked off was disrespectful but I reckon some of those that said that will be those who sat at home.

The play offs are never well received, its just a "I'll wait till we get to OT or stuff it till next season" mentality due to costs etc and it'll never change.

I was there, im really not fussed how many other people where tbh.

Biggest game of the season (with the entire season on the line) - lowest turnout by our support (by some considerable distance)

Only in Wigan.

For a game on a day no one expected us to play on. 6 days notice to get off work or cancel plans etc etc. People have their reasons for not going.

So we can expect the same house turnout at the GF if we win next week? After all it will only be 7 days notice.

... and Warrington apparently.

So even though I couldn't make last night, when ive been to 90% of the other home games this year, I shouldn't go to the gf?

I didn’t see the article but rugby league attendances are healthy and so is the interest in the game. There’s more rugby league programmes on sky that rugby union ones am I right?

I’ve been the only person in the crowd at a mates gig before. That’s when rugby league ought to start worrying about attendances. Not now whilst thousands watch the game every week when its on!

They obviously knew what was going to happen.

Attendances are down on last year.
IIRC, only three clubs have increased this year: ourselves, Hull & Wire.

And where did I say or even imply that?

About 4,000 (or one third) of our basic core support didn't bother last night, which given the game is shocking.

But surely a fair portion of those people would have already had plans on for that match, and another portion which could stump up the money for an extra unexpected match.

You said should we expect the same turnout at the GF next week, when we're talking about the topic of a low attendance at the game on Friday, is that not implying that if someone didn't go to that then they weren't going to go the gf?

Im not denying its a low attendance, but there's reasons for it. Wire's game had an even lower attendance, probably for similar reasons, except surely that match for them would be more expected as they weren't gonna beat Saints.

Given we finished in the top two we were always going to play two home games in the play-off, so playing last night shouldn't have been that much of a shock that a third suddenly couldn't make it.



NO I didn't say we should expect the same attendance - entirely the opposite, hence my point. You gave an excuse that because of only a 6 day turnaround that in some way explains our poor support last night. That same excuse won't be a problem suddenly next week if we win to get the to GF. Sounds to me because you couldn't/wouldn't go you've taken my post somewhat personally.



The reasons being we have an extremely fickle support and thousands of people will bizarrely spend hundreds of pounds to watch the team all year then when the most important games come up don't seem to bother.

wire's support yesterday was embarrassing! 8k lowest this season.