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Quote: The Ginger Pearl "anyone know if they've done anything with heinz/another sponsor for the quins game next week?'"


It would be a bit late for that now surely!

Can't believe they havn't done it again, it pushed 19k that crowd last year.

Hopefully they will do it for one of the other games with hardly any away support.... maybe Crusaders, last game of the season? If we were to lift the league leaders shield on that game and Heinze bought the North stand out we would get 20k for that!

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Quote: meast "i would hope that we will sell the 1500 and then some more if our club also market the ar$e of this game.
our away support has been pretty poor over the years but is improving,slowly but it's improving
2000 at leeds
1500 at wrexham
500 at perpignan
recently is testament to this.
however if the game is on sky then it will no doubt affect our numbers as our fans dont seem to
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you normally only bring 100 to us but took 5 times that to perpignan?

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Quote: Pieman "you normally only bring 100 to us but took 5 times that to perpignan?'"


It was a Bank Holiday weekend, and lots of fans enjoy their Perpignan experience.

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I think it's a great thing that Wigan do r.e marketing for these games. I think playing a team that will actually bring a decent following would be better for this years though.

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Quote: Lost Cowboy "I think it's a great thing that Wigan do r.e marketing for these games. I think playing a team that will actually bring a decent following would be better for this years though.'"


I don't; we should be aiming at increasing our home support, not relying on away fans boosting attendance. It's not just a one-off effect we're looking for, it's attracting new fans, or increasing the repeat visits of our casual fans.

With that in mind, we pick what's most likely to be an entertaining game.

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wont get as big of a crowd because huddersfield wont take as mant as wire did or leeds plus the concept of playin wire sounds better then huddersfield to a glory wigan fan wether its called "big one" or not

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Huddersfield the Big one ?

Bit of an oxymoron to me.

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I can't understand the criticism of this marketing tool. Huddersfield Giants is a logical choice for me. The title of 'The Big One' is just for marketing. It bares no relation to the stature of our opponents (we had Warrington last year). We've had it against Leeds and Warrington previously and since then we've seen the attendances in the same corresponding fixture from the following year increase. Games like those now market themselves and wouldn't make much financial sense for Wigan to do it again. Saints is a given as a fixture that sells itself. So who is the only other decent side around at the moment? - Huddersfield.

The whole concept of this isn't solely to boost the away attendance - it's not even a priority. The incentive is to get more Wigan fans through the gate. The fact that the travelling support will be better is a bonus, but not at all too important. We want as many Wigan fans to come through the game as possible. It's interesting to note our average attendance each year has increased since this event and the number of season ticket holders each year has also increased since the event. This could be one of the reasons with people becoming hooked after finding the impetus to come to a game with the cheap tickets on offer in such a big match.

Quote: "Leeds (H)

2008 - 14,911
2009 - 20,295 (The Big One)
2010 - 17,883
2011 - ?

Wire (H)

2008 - 15,537
2009 - 13,452
2010 - 22,701 (The Big One)
2011 - 21,056'"


This demonstrates just how effective this marketing tool is becoming. It's a trend that can't be ignored.

Our ability to attract 20K will be a challenge, but this is good. I'm thrilled the club are pushing themselves to get more people through the gate. It's what every club in every sport should be doing. How can you criticise this? Instead of ridiculing this idea we should be getting behind it. Fans have constantly whined in the past about how we should be doing more and now we are they're still moaning! Get behind the club, get behind the event and let's try to reach the 20K.

I personally can't wait for the fixture. Was very tasty last time, two very good sides and a big crowd - what's not to like?

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Quote: rawzy! "wont get as big of a crowd because huddersfield wont take as mant as wire did or leeds'"


Absolutely irrelevant.

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i know the concept of a week/weekend on the costa brava or south of france or a friday night in wigan might seem like a no brainer, but yes there was a few of us in perpignan icon_smile.gif

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Surely the purpose is to improve the attendance of the Huddersfield game not try to beat the Leeds/Wire figures. Hopefully the Huddersfield fans turn out in force which I am sure they will esp if both teams are in the top 4 come game time!

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Quote: cadoo "I can't understand the criticism of this marketing tool. Huddersfield Giants is a logical choice for me. The title of 'The Big One' is just for marketing. It bares no relation to the stature of our opponents (we had Warrington last year). We've had it against Leeds and Warrington previously and since then we've seen the attendances in the same corresponding fixture from the following year increase. Games like those now market themselves and wouldn't make much financial sense for Wigan to do it again. Saints is a given as a fixture that sells itself. So who is the only other decent side around at the moment? - Huddersfield.

The whole concept of this isn't solely to boost the away attendance - it's not even a priority. The incentive is to get more Wigan fans through the gate. The fact that the travelling support will be better is a bonus, but not at all too important. We want as many Wigan fans to come through the game as possible. It's interesting to note our average attendance each year has increased since this event and the number of season ticket holders each year has also increased since the event. This could be one of the reasons with people becoming hooked after finding the impetus to come to a game with the cheap tickets on offer in such a big match.

This demonstrates just how effective this marketing tool is becoming. It's a trend that can't be ignored.

Our ability to attract 20K will be a challenge, but this is good. I'm thrilled the club are pushing themselves to get more people through the gate. It's what every club in every sport should be doing. How can you criticise this? Instead of ridiculing this idea we should be getting behind it. Fans have constantly whined in the past about how we should be doing more and now we are they're still moaning! Get behind the club, get behind the event and let's try to reach the 20K.

I personally can't wait for the fixture. Was very tasty last time, two very good sides and a big crowd - what's not to like?'"


I agree that people shouldn't be having a go at Wigan on the basis that Hudds aren't a big club or don't have a big supporter base. The truth is that there aren't enough big clubs in RL. That isn't Wigan's fault.

The figures you quoted (thanks to Matty B for that) are really interesting, it's only two teams and not a scientific poll, but the year following the Big One seems to show an increase in crowds. This could be a way of making people see the Hudds fixture as a bigger attraction (a lot of fixtures against smaller clubs, even the good sides like HUdds just aren't seen as attractive by more casual fans) and as long as they remain a good side the benefit could be longer term, not simply a big one-off crowd this season.

We should be applauding Wigan for this. IL has talked about aiming for 20k average gates - personally I think that is achievable and think what it would mean for RL's financial health and profile if we and Leeds were doing that, with say Hull, Bradford, Saints and Wire not far behind.

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It'd be ace if this game hits 20,000. It really would, because Huddersfield are a strong side who deserve a strong away following. Would love to see a packed DW for the Huddersfield game, I can see Wigan vs Hudds becoming a fixture with a massive impact on any title challenge over the coming years.

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