Assuming that Free coaches are put on to Montpellier, this doesn't really effect our group too much. unless the coaches are "dry" and then people won't manage the trip.

The thing is though, once the fixture is confirmed that should be it.
There is no debate about IF it was confirmed, the club booked their Hotel, organised the trip etc so as far as they were concerned they knew where they were playing.
Plenty of people have decided to stay in Spain. Will the free coaches run from there? Yes they can cancel hotels but they will have possibly have wanted to fly into montpellier or nimes to save the road trip ~ will someone pay for different flights?


What i can't understand about the comments about Montpelier being the biggest city in that region is... did they only just realise that?
the argument that they need to fill a ground there is fair enough on the face of it but begs the question ~ why did you move a game to Barcelona instead last year? was Montpellier not so important for your development then?

If I am honest i don't really see the point of playing games on the road.
does it work?
are there coach loads of people from Barcelona heading to perpignan to follow the Dragons after seeing super league live? Or was it like when we play on the road in Edinburgh and no one there has a clue what we are all there for?
What about the local businesses in Perpignan that seem to support the Dragons. Why should they bother if one of the biggest games is not going to be there?
You could make a lot of these points about spreading awareness etc about all clubs. Who would like it if the club announced our league game against Stains at HOME will be played at Villa Park?

Had it been announced from day one that it would be Montpellier fair enough. but to change it now i just think is bang out of order.

I Think you would enjoy it, we had a great time in Barca last year. The Catalan fans really got behind the idea last year and that alone makes it worthwhile. We normally stay 30 mins away from Perpy and travel in on the day as its not that difficult to get around.
I think you would all enjoy it more if it was moved. If the club didnt pay for transport and you had to fund it yourself your only talking of something like £15.

Don't give a feck mate to be honest.

Flights/accommodation already booked.

Refund our deposits (16 of us) and then fine go for it.

But you will never see my support again & many others who have already booked I would imagine!

The clubs should have sorted this out when they had the fixtures in thier hands 2/3 weeks before the rest of us.

Well the difference is we are Wigan and we don't try to be Lancashire even though we loads of fans in Preston for example.

The Catalans though are not Perpignan. They try to be a regional side for the whole of the Catalan area which is why they want to take odd games away. I don't think they've had a full season's worth of fixtures at Stade Brutus (or Aime Giral in 2006) since they started. They've always had odd games in places like Narbonne, Beziers and last year Barcelona so it's not unusual.

But as you say it should have been announced before the fixtures came out and it would be out of order if they moved it now. Slightly different for you because your staying in Canet anyway but I wouldn't like be in the minority staying in Perpignan whilst the party of Wigan fans are together in Montpellier

We'd all heard the rumours of Montpellier before the fixtures came out so Catalans only have themselves to blame. At the very least they should have warned that the venue was TBC so we'd have known where we stand.

Yes we did, well all of us on here, thats why I hung fire booking anything but sneaking looking at flights & hotels on the net.

I think most people on here heard the rumours regarding Montpelier..... but the day the fixtures were released both Wigan and CST (sticky at top of page) announced the packages to Perpignan.

At this point I presumed that the game would be played n Perpignan and it would be safe to book flights etc.

Would love to visit another city in France to see us play......but the venue should have been held back by the clubs until 100% confirmed.

Travelling in France can be difficult at weekends, especially with the game being played on a Sunday.

firstly, i have no doubt "we would enjoy it" that is simply irrelevant. I'd enjoy it and i'd be there regardless. Thats nothing at all to do with the debate.
Secondly, i'm amazed that you beleive that everything the dragons did to attract the locals failed till they hit on the idea of taking a game 2 hours away and that got locals hooked! Not only that enough of them for you to credit them with higher attendances.
Thirdly, yes bilks I an aware they are called Catalan and not Perpignan. And that they play hands around the region.
I just think that if your going to move a game after its been organised your out of order.
By the time i've paid for me my wife and daughter your looking at over a grand before i spend any money there and NOT counting my ale !
if they're going to do this i might decide next year to spend that on an extra week in Florida instead and watch the game on tv.
Now I feel like that and i "never miss" so how many others will just think of other ways to spend their money?

Bottom line.
This is a cock up that its got to this.
It should have been sorted and moved before being announced.

Lets play there next year.

don't you love predictive text on a phone?
but you get the point.

very true my little goonger froond

Anyone know when the club are going to make a decision on this ?

I would hope soon so everyone knows what flights/hotels are to be booked