Absolutely. Imagine trying to watch 3 games over a six hour period. Up there with Anfield as the most uncomfortable seats going. Add to the fact around the stadium there's not much going on.

Bin it.

In the NZ V Aussie World Cup semi, I sat on the touchline facing the main stand and I literally couldn’t get my legs down because it was so tight. Seating bolted on to the original terracing. No way is it fit for Magic.

What better way to grow the sport than by taking it to the 2nd most overrated stadium in Leeds?

Our turn to go to the JJB as an opener. Leigh will take 6000.

Will be a great occasion.

Our turn to go to the JJB as an opener. Leigh will take 6000.

Will be a great occasion.

Unfortunately not - the Leigh game in round 2 will be postponed due to the WCC. Wigans first home game is Huddersfield in round 3.

Edit, just announced we're away at Cas 1st game of the season. Saturday 17th Feb.

A shame IMO as the Wigan v Leigh fixture is unlikely to fulfil it's potential attendance wise if it ends up as a midweek fixture. Usually the only way to avoid that is if both teams are knocked out of the Challenge Cup.

Why have a 20,000 crowd on for Wigan and Leigh when you can send us to Cas and let Leigh get 6,000 on against Huddersfield.

The mind boggles.

An open goal missed not having it in week one and then when you realise they’ve done that, it just puts a top hat on it! You go from an exciting, attention grabbing and potentially feisty (after the last game) opener, between the cup winners and the champions, in front of 20,000, to it being a mid week fixture in front of 11/12k.

We’re going nowhere fast as a sport unfortunately.

Absolute mind boggling, no thinking has gone into these supposed fixtures yet again.

This sport is dying.

The sport isn't dying. In fact the NRL is thriving with new expansion teams and more rep football.

The issue over here is always what is has been - the RFL isn't fit to run anything. They are fit to organise fixtures, discipline players, organise matches etc. Totally and utterly inept, but the second anyone (IL, IMG or a rich owner) tries to change it the usual suspects are up in arms.

The tail waggs the dog. Maybe the idea of Derek's break away league isn't too crazy.

Quote: sergeant pepper "The sport isn't dying. In fact the NRL is thriving with new expansion teams and more rep football. The issue over here is always what is has been - the RFL isn't fit to run anything. They are fit to organise fixtures, discipline players, organise matches etc. Totally and utterly inept, but the second anyone (IL, IMG or a rich owner) tries to change it the usual suspects are up in arms. The tail waggs the dog. Maybe the idea of Derek's break away league isn't too crazy.'" Not reckon? Reduced TV deals yet again, Channel 4 have reportedly walked away, Samoa cried off touring at the end of the season, Magic weekend at Elland Road and now I've just read that IMG have just handed the RFL an invoice for half a million quid. https://twitter.com/leagueexpress/statu ... pf6zw&s=19

Quote: sergeant pepper "The sport isn't dying. In fact the NRL is thriving with new expansion teams and more rep football. The issue over here is always what is has been - the RFL isn't fit to run anything. They are fit to organise fixtures, discipline players, organise matches etc. Totally and utterly inept, but the second anyone (IL, IMG or a rich owner) tries to change it the usual suspects are up in arms. The tail waggs the dog. Maybe the idea of Derek's break away league isn't too crazy.'" Not reckon? Reduced TV deals yet again, Channel 4 have reportedly walked away, Samoa cried off touring at the end of the season, Magic weekend at Elland Road and now I've just read that IMG have just handed the RFL an invoice for half a million quid. https://twitter.com/leagueexpress/statu ... pf6zw&s=19

Spot on pal.