All 4 games are on TV. 2 on BBC & 2 on Sky

It's not Whelan's fault though if the Premier League rules say the rugby can't play on Saturday.

I hope to god it's the Friday night.

The Latics game will kick off at 3pm on Sunday - BBC have a slot with a 2.30pm kick off on Saturday; to my mind, there's no reason that couldn't work out fine. Has it ever been confirmed that there's a cast-iron Premier League rule in place on us playing the day before the football, or is it more a case of not being able to turn the stadium around between an 8pm Friday and a 3pm Saturday game?

If the match is moved to Friday on Sky then that would be a real shame.

The potential that this game could have on a free to view channel...

There is no Premier League rule. The rules simply say the football team has priority, but that refers only to the match day itself. It's Dave Whelan who decides and I'm pretty sure he cites the difficulty in turning the stadium round in such a short space of time as the reason.

You can see his point of course; it's a heavy looking stadium, I doubt it could rotate very easily.

I think it's pretty vague, but I could be wrong. We'll need to wait and see.

Would the BBC go Wire/Catalan on Sat & Hudds/London on the Sun, leaving Sky Wigan/Saints on Fri & Leigh/Leeds on the Sun?

Would remove all problems, and tbh, makes the most sense, given our potentially awkward stadium situation.

BBC have the contractual rights. You'll have to play at Widnes

I can see us having some issues here which isn't good. I'd love the game to be on BBC but that won't be the case on the Friday and if they pick it I can see us having to go to a nuetral venue that does nothing for the image of the sport.

On the playing side of things what a great chance to end Saints run of getting to semi finals! They'll be hard to beat but then so will we.

I'd like to think so, but I can't see the BBC giving up easily on our game.

I get the feeling this will drag on a bit, as the BBC will stamp their feet.

Or Wigan RL specifically, I would hope IL wouldnt try to positively spin it, if it happened.

We have to dig our heels in here. There's at least 1 pre-agreed TV slot that works for us.

Agreed 100%.

I would have thought the BBC contract would be pretty cast iron. If they want Wigan Saints on Saturday afternoon (and they surely will), then you will have to find an alternative venue.

That would really mess up the pitch.