It's not that simple though. In Premier League Latics had 19 home matches. Since relegation they have 23 home matches. The extra four make fixtures harder to work round, and especially now we have to have the regular season completed by mid July rather than September. With the mid season break from home matches to contend with as well its far far harder to work round.

When the game is rescheduled it is pretty much guarenteed to be a midweek fixture and the whole thing will kick off again because of fans unable to attend for different reasons .

Regards EW

Just looking at your fixtures, I note that you have 5 away fixtures on the bounce in June and July. Is that not at the request of Wigan athletic to relay the pitch?

Which limits means there'll be a number of weekends where you both play?

Simply tell them that relaying the pitch has failed to provide any difference year on year out, and we will be playing on it. Don't care how much they have spent, whoever they are, but the evidence is there for us to see, it doesn't work.

Poor form really.

Why couldn't you play the game at Leigh over the weekend?

It seems an embarrassing statement and pure conformation that your second fiddle to the blue side of the Town!

Because logistically you can't move a game to another stadium with 48 hours notice.

It's honestly not that hard to understand.

Like many on here I agree that this is a complete and utter farce.

Going off the statement from Widnes it looks like they aren't happy either.

Hope we get a points deduction. Will let Lenegan and Sharpe ( very appropriate name) know how the fans feel. Widnes don't deserve the hassle, totally not their doing. Embarrassed to be a Wigan fan today.

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When was the last time that any game of professional football was postponed 36 hours before kick off time due to a waterlogged pitch unless it was several inches under water?
Total utter shoite.
Personally I would give Widnes the points in a heartbeat.

Surely they will, won't they?

Hey ho!!! Another day . Hope Mr Lennigan didn't loose too much sleep last niğt wondering which Football League games to go and watch this weekend that would be a shame .
Maybe he was up thinking about global expansion of Superleague and hatching some cunning plan to play the resheduled Widnes match where no one can watch it or would want to watch it .

Regards EW

Wigan should be fined and forfeit the game 2 points awarded to Widnes and the fixture deemed as played .Wigan will lose revenue and then they will think again about cancelling fixtures.

I would hope this isn't down to last Sunday. Yes I expected a tired performance but if we can't back up an effort like that against Widnes at home at this stage of the season with limited injuries then something is wrong. We are now in the situation where we are gonna play 3 fixtures in 7-9 days,surely that's much worse?

Could this be right what sky bet has put on the coupon.

Sunday 26th February 2017
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Wigan (-20.0) 10/11
Handicap Tie (-20.0) 20/1
Widnes (+20.0) 10/11
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