Sorry, it's mick gledhill. @mickthegled

Just not seen this on Twitter from nobody in particular from me who is a person.

"Wigan Warriors v St Helens will be screened live on BBC1 and BBC1 HD on Saturday May 12 at 2.30pm. Venue: My back garden. Rent cheap and ample seating at one end for 5000. Thank God it's over".

Thoughts?

Is that better than a starburst or worse?

Will this little drama win longest thread of the year? Or does the 'will Saints have cladding or no cladding' win that one hands down????

Poor Ian Lenegan, he's prob not stopped talking for 48 hours - literally

FWIW the Chris Joynt voluntary tackle thread was way back when there were many more posts per page. So this isn't ven close!

Hear this Hear this,this is official.

Sorry about the dramatic announcement but I have just ran home from my local club in a rather aggitated state.
I have seen the text which gives the venue ,date and ticket prices.

Time of text 15.08, REPEAT 15.08 THIS AFTERNOON.

This came from the office at Leigh Sports Village,

Leigh v Leeds Friday 20.00 Sky Sports ( 8.00 at night for those quite up to it)

Wigan v St Helens Saturday 14.30 BBC (Half past 2)

Seating tickets £18.00
Standing " £16.00

I missed the other prices because I was so exited to get home with the news.

One other thing I saw on the text was all corperate boxes for the Leigh v Leeds match had gone,£540.00 for 10 guests ,meal wine programme etc.

Still waiting for an update on the boxes for the Wigan v Saints.

This is just as plausable as everything else that as gone on during the last two and an half days on here.
But this time I think it is true.

I am just editing my post, I have just realised that even though I said that my info came from Leigh. I have just noticed that I never said that the matches where to be played at Leigh,this I now confirm . LEIGH.

Leigh shouldn't be allowed to play on the same pitch the day before Wigan play on it. It might not be in suitable condition. Is there not a RFL rule on this?

I'm not going then. They can f*ck off.

If true that is my thoughts too.

As Wigan fans we need to register our displeasure and show IL we won't take this embarassment lying down. Not jokey covering the JJB sponsorship badge up etc. I suggest a mass boycott. Protest time.

So we've had:

It's at Widnes
It's at the DW
Now it's at Leigh

Can I be the first to say and this is OFFICIAL (from me) that it's going to be played at the Centre Parcs in the Lake District as that's where I'll be when the game is on.

To be honest, I've also heard it'll be at Leigh as they have offered the lowest price out of everyone else.

The more I think about it the more I think we should just give up home advantage and play at Langtree Park. Tomorrow will only be 7 days until the first tie is due to be played and it is not fair on the fans or indeed other clubs in the quarter finals to be waiting on us to get our house in order. This whole episode has been a shambles from start to finish and whatever happens we do not deserve to have a home tie. That is how ****ed off I am with it all, just play it at Saints and be done with it. Besides I really dont see the difference between playing there or Leigh or wherever.

Either way if its not at the JJB I wont be there and will save my money and will just watch it on the BBC. For me paying to watch this match at anywhere but the JJB just condones this whole sorry episode.

I have just had a look on the Leigh site and it seems to have been common knowledge with regard to what I posted about an hour ago. It seems that the prices I posted are correct,the only thing different is that Leigh are still negotiating with Sky with regard to the match being on TV.
It also states on the Leigh site that they have been selling tickets since late afternoon.