Lenegan is playing a dangerous game here. He is saying that the pitch couldn't take two games, but we're the first up so that shouldn't have any bearing on our fixture. Also is a club allowed to postpone a game unilaterally, i.e. without the agreement of either the match officials or the opposition team? Very poor for me this

This is clearly the case. Widnes should be awarded the 2 points and a hefty fine for Lenegan IMO.

IIRC during my involvement with the game surely only the match official can call off the game subject to a pitch inspection.

Yet another dreadful capitulation by the chairman. I've never been a fan of him since he took up his football role as it is clearly a conflict of interests. I bought my season ticket in good faith having eventually forgiven him for the last seasons farce. If this costs me money (as I can't attend in the week) then it will have to be match by match for future seasons. I understand fixtures can change but it seems like he has ridden rough shod over his own fans, the RFL and Widnes. Clearly the fixture could be played so I hope the outcome is 2 points to Widnes and a huge fine for the club. Maybe then he will grow a pair.

The only right thing is for Widnes to get the two points. Any team could do this after picking up a few injuries etc... the situation stinks but the game has to be a forfit

RL are totally to blame for this. Lastics fixtures were known before our fixtures were arranged. Should not have been the need for a clash. Two matches same weekend, especially in February, are a no, no. Cup matches - luck of draw. Absolutely hate lastics ( would draw curtains if they were playing on back garden) but think they are right on this one. Wood and RL are e.

Not sure why liaising with Widnes and getting the game swapped over and Sunday wasn't an option? Could have down that and swapped later on in the season. I'm sure Widnes would have been more than happy.

Wigan should get a fine and the two points should be given to Widnes for this. Not good enough.

Because 48 hours is clearly not enough notice to move a game?

The only ridiculous part about this is the press release and the carry on about Latics being in a crucial part of the season. Why the F would you choose to say that? Just say the pitch can't handle 2 games and the football was scheduled before. Whoever decided to put that in is a moron.

Pathetic. With the demands of Wigan Athletic and weeks on end when the ground isn't available due to pitch works, Wigan barely offer eleven weekends when the ground is available between February and July to play your league games, especially when you want to play Fridays and the landlords don't like short turnarounds unlike all the other dual use grounds in Super League. The RFL are already far too accommodating to the ridiculous demands placed on the rugby league fixture list by Wigan Athletic.

The blame lies solely in Wigan: with a ground built on a bog, a football club who like things their own way and the only top rugby league club without a proper home of their own.

Hull, Huddersfield, Salford

Should I go on?

I sympathise with long-distances fans like EW who've been hit in the wallet; if it wasn't the weekend after the WCC, I could have easily been one of them. I don't think it's a matter of IL 'growing a pair' though. Unfortunately, as long as we are tenants, this kind of situation is going to crop up from time to time.

At the very, very least (and this in no way makes it right) the football club should reimburse the Warriors for any fines they may get from the RFL.

Points should be awarded to Widnes and a big fine for Mr Pushover.

It's alright folk having their own opinions , which they are entitled to,but no one has raised the obvious point.

Last year when the pitch was relaid it was said by those responsible that the work done would solve the problem once and for all.

It now seems obvious that this hasn't been successful yet again. so it seems once again you know who has ignored advice about proper drainage in an area of town which isn't called Marsh Green for nothing.

We used to play our games for school there and even in those days the pitches in that part of robin park flooded at the slightest sight of rain.

It's about time the bullet was bitten once and for all and the entire area dug up and replaced with proper drainage etc. If it means both clubs playing games away from home for a period then so be it.

Top clubs?

In any event I wasn't referring to ground ownership; all those clubs have more say on when and where they play than Wigan.