I stopped reading at "if we lost 5000 capacity to make the stadium look packed it would be well worth it"

Thank Christ you aren't our accountant.

The South Stand bae could go back to being what it was I guess.

I know yeah. The DW stadium is always packed to the rafters.

I know Lenagan has always wanted to put a RL museum in Wigan and that (Sharpeys) would be an ideal place IMO. I asked Kris Radlinski about the old honours boards that used to be outside Central Park and he said that they had been found and the the plan was to refurbish and update them. Again that would be great place to display them.

Not being able to get a South stand ticket is one thing (the South does sell out a fair bit) but I would be absolutely raging if I couldn't get a Good Friday or England ticket because we had voluntarily reduced the capacity . Not to mention all the lost money on those big games

You got the 10million I reckon it would take?

I’d be all for that, it’s a good plan to me. We just need someone to foot the bill for it now.

As a fan I'd love that, but I wouldn't have it high in the list of priorities to be honest. Especially as the club was running at a loss even before COVID took away our crowds and added testing costs. Doing whatever maintenance work is required to keep the stadium safe and legal will probably be a big enough expenditure right now.

It isn't that black and white tho is it?

Decrease the capacity, but increase the atmosphere.

Increased atmosphere means increasing the spectacle of coming to watch a match at the DW. That then adds an extra reason to go and people 'not wanting to miss out'. Would that mean more pre-booked tickets Vs walk-ups, or increased season ticket purchases?

I'm sure the club world be happy with around 20k every week Vs 12k & one potential 25k Vs Saints.

Having 25k, but not offering a reason for 25k people to attend (which is what's happening now) is stupid.

If only we had one of the UK's richest men eh...

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Plenty of ifs there, but the only guarantee is it will cost a fortune to do.

I'm also not sure we suddenly gain 8000 fans by having terracing.

Without a shadow of a doubt, but there is one fact in all of this - the stadium currently losers money. Now terracing won't just equal an 8k increase in attendance, it would have to be part of wider strategy to entice more fans & improve the match day experience.

Something has to change to make it profitable tho.

Fixed that for you