You didn't see me for a while because I got sick of the abuse that people like you meted out to the likes of Shaun Wane, Matty Smith, Lee Mossop, etc etc.

My idea of a fan is to support your team through thick and thin. Obviously you disagree, that's fine.

I tend not to resort to name calling in my posts though. It lacks class mate.

Tricky one. A big signing of Barrett-esque proportions would undoubtedly help. Our style of play this season has hardly been entertaining which won't have helped. Why not make the tickets even cheaper so you get more bums on seats and can cover costs by making more on refreshments etc? 20,000 people paying a tenner is the same as 10,000 paying £20. What's the difference?

BUT some of the issues are beyond the control of the club i.e. playing on Thursdays and playing the same teams more than twice a season. All that repetition soon leads to boredom. Local derbys against Saints used to be something special to look forward to. What's special about playing them 4 times a season? Nothing.

SL needs to get bigger and expand or shrink and think of other initiatives to fill the gaps.

More variable costs. e.g. More staff required on game day for 20k fans, 10k more tickets need to be printed, more area to clean up afterwards etc

But some of that would be offset by increased food/drink sales, merchandise etc like you said. Whether that is enough and works out better for the club is probably only something they can calculate.

So why respond to my post the way you did? It didn't mention anyone and I was attempting to engage with you in the conversation. Instead you chose to ignore everything (no answer perhaps? ) I said and made the personal remarks.

We don't make any money from food and drinks sales, it goes to the stadium.

I was just about to ask this question,thanks for your answer

The only reason i responded to your post was that you were Name Calling other fans, not me..

Name calling fans that have spent a fortune on Wigan RL buying tickets, shirts ..etc

You only returned after we won the GF

I bet if we didn't we wouldn't ave seen ya till next year.


Are you Jeremy Cowardbin

I think the obsession, at all clubs, with asking fans to buy tickets in advance does put some off. Why not reserve some space for those who want to pay cash at the turnstyles - easy enough in stands where there are no allocated seats.

The only way to increase attendances is to cut out the boring games. The talent on show is still only in the. Top 4 teams

I have posted very little this year, probably for the same reason as Aboveusonlypie..... Bored of the usual suspects constantly moaning about how $hite we are....

Call me a coward too

Wigan Peer is right. I got sick of the anti Wane brigade. I thought after the GF there might have been some humility on here recognising that they were wrong about him. No such luck.

Why do you turn every thread into a Wanathon with the undercurrent that no one is as great a fan as you? Also, if you're looking for reasons that you receive the comments you do, perhaps it's to do with you constantly telling other posters what to do and think. Everyone on here is a Wigan fan in their own way, don't be surprised if some think your "go and support Cas" comments are offensive to them.