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| Quote: nohalfbacks "They did say that one of the four home games would be played in London. I think they were hoping it could be one the teams we are now playing away. A London game against say Catalan won't bring in a big attendance.'"
From what I've gathered Catalans has always been earmarked as the London game, providing they made the 8. The club wouldn't want to lose out on the gate money of taking a Saints or Wire game down there, plus away fans would be unlikely to travel for it. Taking the lowest attended game with the fewest away fans makes sense (well the whole London thing doesn't really make sense tbh, but if it has to happen then I can see why it would be Cats)
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| Quote: WARRIORCRAIG "From what I've gathered Catalans has always been earmarked as the London game, providing they made the 8. The club wouldn't want to lose out on the gate money of taking a Saints or Wire game down there, plus away fans would be unlikely to travel for it. Taking the lowest attended game with the fewest away fans makes sense (well the whole London thing doesn't really make sense tbh, but if it has to happen then I can see why it would be Cats)'"
You could be right. I follow your logic. It might also make it easier for more Catalans fans to get there adding another 10 to the attendance. It might actually be used as a promotional in London I.e. discounted or free tickets to Londerners instead of Wiganers had the game been played at Wigan? Also a UK/FR game might have more appeal to neutrals in London?
The club might also be thinking that a neutral Catalan game doesn't really give up much home advantage and that Catalan don't travel well anywhere.
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| If Wigan win their home games then they will be in the play-offs. Whether they finish in the top two will depend on the away games at Saints and Leeds. So barring an unforeseen disaster Wigan will have a game to get to OT. An away semi at Saints or Leeds is tough but so would home fixtures against either.
See you at OT! ![Wink icon_wink.gif](images/smilies//icon_wink.gif)
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| Quote: WARRIORCRAIG "There's 4 points separating 4 teams from 4th to 7th. There's going to be plenty to play for come the Super 8s. There's going to be far fewer meaningless games than there were under the old system and at least we're no longer rewarding mediocrity by allowing teams who've lost more than they've won to still have the opportunity to be "champions".'"
I don't think it's going to work as you think. The top four will, given the points the teams now have, be decided three or even two fixtures into the super 8's in my opinion. That depends on the Sunday results this weekend to a degree but I don't think the super 8's will go close to the end to be decided who are in the semis. Once teams can't make the top four their approach to the remaining fixtures may well distort the table for the rest of the teams.
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| Quote: DaveO "I don't think it's going to work as you think. The top four will, given the points the teams now have, be decided three or even two fixtures into the super 8's in my opinion. That depends on the Sunday results this weekend to a degree but I don't think the super 8's will go close to the end to be decided who are in the semis. Once teams can't make the top four their approach to the remaining fixtures may well distort the table for the rest of the teams.'"
you still want to be in the top 2 then you have a home semi final match to get to old trafford
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| I think it's good that we have got the big 3 away from home as in theory it means we should hopefully win all our home games and we don't have to travel to france for our away game if we had finished 4th
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| Quote: southport dave "I think it's good that we have got the big 3 away from home'"
I'm struggling to see an upside... ![Twisted Evil icon_twisted.gif](images/smilies//icon_twisted.gif)
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| Quote: moto748 "I'm struggling to see an upside...
easier home games 8 points guaranteed, win one of the 3 away games and we are guaranteed to be in the top 4, play either st Helens or warrington at home and it would be harder to win all home games
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| Quote: southport dave "easier home games 8 points guaranteed, win one of the 3 away games and we are guaranteed to be in the top 4, play either st Helens or warrington at home and it would be harder to win all home games'"
If we win all four home games we would be guaranteed a top four spot as we would have beaten both Huddersfield and Castleford, and they would have to play each other.
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| Quote: Rogues Gallery "If we win all four home games we would be guaranteed a top four spot as we would have beaten both Huddersfield and Castleford, and they would have to play each other.'"
that's what I was thinking, beat st Helens away were we seem to play quite well and we could get 2nd spot
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| Nice one Wire, 5pts head start ![Smile icon_smile.gif](images/smilies//icon_smile.gif)
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| Quote: apollosghost "Nice one Wire, 5pts head start
If we win 3/4 of our home games, lose the away games and Wire win all of their games they will finish above us. ![Smile icon_smile.gif](images/smilies//icon_smile.gif)
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| Quote: Wigg'n "If we win 3/4 of our home games, lose the away games and Wire win all of their games they will finish above us.
and I thought I was a pessimist ![Very Happy icon_biggrin.gif](images/smilies//icon_biggrin.gif)
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| If Mr. Leneghan gets his way (and I'm sure he will) we will have 3 home games and 4 away.
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| Quote: green machine "If Mr. Leneghan gets his way (and I'm sure he will) we will have 3 home games and 4 away.'"
Im pretty sure thats happening, at least what was said at the last chairmans update
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