if they can't turn it round after a friday game,what is the difference in turning it round for a sunday game apart from a few hours

Good call

They can turn it round from a Friday night to a Saturday afternoon. It just that Whelan no longer owns the rugby so doesn't give a poo. And Wigan RL are the main reason behind Latics poor crowds which also miffs him off.

no we arent, the fact the latics are and they play a game is the reason

Yeah but 3 clubs in the 3rd divison got higher crowds than Latics at the weekend. And they are pooper than Latics.

yeah but they play a game also, thats why people in Wigan dont go...not daft us

1. There is no "rule" that says 1st v 4th is on Friday etc. Nothing on Superleague website, nothing on sky. Its just rumours and hearsay.

2. We will play on Sunday evening. Both Sky and the RFL want to maintain the integrity of the competition, and by denying us a home match at home, they would be compromising their own competition. We are the only side currently guarranteed a home tie and the only side that can only play at home on one of the four kick off dates/times, so it makes perfect sense to tell us now we are kicking off at 1845 on Sunday - let those who havent done so well be mucked around with short notice dates/times!

3. The reason we had to play Bradford at Widnes was because we fluked a home play-off place by getting a draw at St Helens whilst Warrington (I think) lost a very winnable last game. As much as I hate the bloke, DW was well within his rights to refuse the use of the ground at 5 days' notice, particularly when there was a football match taking place 17 hours after that playoff game finished.

4. If we lose our first round game and then have to play at Widnes or Leigh because of the football, then we only have ourselves to blame. This can be avoided by winning and getting a week off!

The whole point of finishing top is so that you get a second bit of the cherry

Any of the top 4 get a 2nd chance if they lose their first game

...as do 2nd, 3rd & 4th.

The whole point in finishing top is you get a home tie against a side that statistically you are better than. If you win that game you get a week off then the chance to choose your next opponent to come to your ground for a place in the final.

Well said but if we did lose our first game, we would be back at home in week 2 and then away in week 3

We are playing on the Sunday had a phone call from Wigan Warriors tonight about corporate hospitilaty she said its being played the 12th Sept .Did not ask the time though.

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6.45 is a possibility

I suppose you could always ask that question tomorrow when you ring back?

If we're playing on the Sunday, it'll be a 6.45pm kick off surely. The dates may be flexible in terms of which fixture is played in which slot, but there's only one game scheduled for the Sunday and I'd guess the time is pretty concrete for Sky's programming.