Full match now on WiganTV.

I know people are praising Bowen and Williams (quite rightly) but I would like to give Larne Patrick a big rap also. Play him in the second row he's a different player. Never a prop in a million years.

Speaking of "if I'd paid for it", many thanks to the Wigan fan who gave me a spare complimentary ticket as I walked up The Den ticket office ready to buy one.

Made a good start to the afternoon.

And yeah, Williams' pass! The lad really has got a touch of class, hasn't he?

Can we keep Bowen at full-back next season and bung Sam in the halves, please?

I presume you didn't go.

From my experience yesterday, there was nothing wrong with the location. We were treated very well, politely and helpfully by the staff at Millwall. There were probably more paying spectators yesterday than what would have been had the game been at Wigan. The time to judge will be over the next three or four years and see if it grows as an event.

Fans had better get used to it, because it will happen.

Getting too excited, the points gap is like an extra point, always thought Leeds would need to lose three games . I can see the Giants troubling them but Cas could be out of it by the time they play the Rhinos.

For the most embarrassing, clutching at straws, down right ignorant posts check the Leeds board the Rhinos poor performance is down to the ref who is "gay"

I've been reading that thread and no one said that at all.

The poster is saying Child is useless and only gets picked because he is gay, other rhinos fans pulling him up for it as well

I thought the fans coaches going through Central London was a good touch (even if it did take a little while) as it gave people a chance to see some of the sights that they possibly may not get chance to do normally. I heard people on our coach discussing the different areas/buildings and plenty were taking photos. It was like a tour bus built in to a trip to a rugby game and I did wonder if it had been done purposefully to make it feel a bit more of a day out for the fans.

Overall it was a success for me and a real base to build from. Ian Lenagan has already said it will probably happen again next year but that next time it will be part of the regular rounds.

quote below from the board there are more-

"I didn't know and don't care about his sexual preferences or orientation. But I do feel uncomfortable with the fact that this thread has migrated from discussing his competence to an analysis of whether he is given leeway to be incompetent because of a"hidden agenda" linked to inclusivity. I think such talk is BS and should be left out of discussions on here. He's not the only incompetent ref we've had, he doesn't have an anti Leeds agenda IMO and we should try to avoid sounding like the whingers who follow other teams."

This, certainly.

I assume any Wigan fans who came by train would have come into Euston? Don't know how it was from there, but I usually enter London via Paddington, and although it looked a bit of a mission on paper (needing tube + bus), in fact it really wasn't a problem getting to, and I got home quicker than I did from the CCF.

I saw a few there there in Wire, Giants, Saints shirts, etc. Presumably expatriate Londoners cheering on the Catalans?

Quote: CyberPieMan "Nice win. I'd like to see the breakdown of ST, casual, home & away and walk-ups. It'll only be a success if there's a good proportion of the curious and potential converts. With everything being geared towards the other side of the capital, Sky showing Fax & Salford and the ODI on 5LiveXtra, the only comentary was on BBC Manc. We never stood a chance of this being as high profile as IL might have liked. I'd also posit that many of the Business Club that were persuaded to go along for the odd languistine ciabatta are wondering whether they're going to get value for money. The concept is valid, the timing and location weren't. Can we now get back to the serious stuff please.'" Answered here. “Also among the crowd were a large number of new fans from the Wigan Warriors Business Club and from attendees at the Wigan community rugby camps held around London this summer, in addition to the presence of football fans and fans of other sports. “The day was a success on the field too with the Wigan team recording another fine victory to maintain their 100% home record and secure a place in the Super League semi-finals. “It has been a highly-satisfactory event for the Wigan Club. Our thanks go particularly to Millwall Football Club for their professionalism and support in hosting the event at their excellent stadium, to the Wigan fans who travelled down and to London Broncos, London Skolars and Hemel Stags for their active support.” Asked if the Warriors would return to the Capital, Ian said: “We will assess the financial aspects of this game before finalising next steps but initial views are that we will build upon this satisfactory start next year but in the regular part of the season which will allow more lead time for the event than the short 5-week lead period for this game.” Read more at www.wiganwarriors.com/news/2015- ... ZqPl52F.99

Quote: CyberPieMan "Nice win. I'd like to see the breakdown of ST, casual, home & away and walk-ups. It'll only be a success if there's a good proportion of the curious and potential converts. With everything being geared towards the other side of the capital, Sky showing Fax & Salford and the ODI on 5LiveXtra, the only comentary was on BBC Manc. We never stood a chance of this being as high profile as IL might have liked. I'd also posit that many of the Business Club that were persuaded to go along for the odd languistine ciabatta are wondering whether they're going to get value for money. The concept is valid, the timing and location weren't. Can we now get back to the serious stuff please.'" Answered here. “Also among the crowd were a large number of new fans from the Wigan Warriors Business Club and from attendees at the Wigan community rugby camps held around London this summer, in addition to the presence of football fans and fans of other sports. “The day was a success on the field too with the Wigan team recording another fine victory to maintain their 100% home record and secure a place in the Super League semi-finals. “It has been a highly-satisfactory event for the Wigan Club. Our thanks go particularly to Millwall Football Club for their professionalism and support in hosting the event at their excellent stadium, to the Wigan fans who travelled down and to London Broncos, London Skolars and Hemel Stags for their active support.” Asked if the Warriors would return to the Capital, Ian said: “We will assess the financial aspects of this game before finalising next steps but initial views are that we will build upon this satisfactory start next year but in the regular part of the season which will allow more lead time for the event than the short 5-week lead period for this game.” Read more at www.wiganwarriors.com/news/2015- ... ZqPl52F.99

I've no problem with the concept and I had no expectation that the fans would have anything but a fab time. But this isn't about the fans is it? It's IL's business venture, and it's all about making money for the club and (ultimately) himself. Millwall, like it or not, has a reputation. As a corporate jolly it could have been better placed and as it turned out, better timed (although, obviously the latter was out of the club's hands).
It might well work, and yes, it has to be repeated & assessed over the next 2 or 3 years. I just suspect it would have gone down a bit better in somewhere like Craven Cottage or Loftus Road, as was suggested in one the original threads on the subject.
We'll never know the (business) numbers (as someone else on here who doesn't understand the concept of a rhetorical question pointed out earlier), and we'll only get snippets from news coverage of the Business Club.

Had we lost, I'm pretty sure the jackals would be circling and demanding that the experiment is never ever repeated. Instead, it appears to have been a qualified success. Which is all to the good. Just change the blasted venue for next year.

2,500 non-Rugby League attendees interested in seeing a live game.

Did they use the Wembley figures by mistake?