kit80 wrote:
In order: The team that had 2k ish in September 2007 against Salford, yes, Summer camps still happen, yes, don't know, not during Ian Lengan's time, not sure - you'd have to ask Gutters, possibly not a great one.
My point is that Ian Lenagan was the owner between 2005-2007, and could have done the same thing then for the Broncos, but didn't, and I'm not sure what he did helped. I'm sure some would say the opposite occurred. I've nothing against him, I just don't think because he has initiated this it will work.
Lenegan came in at the end of 2005, so he "owned" the club for 2 years.
The best supported period in the clubs SL history over a period at one stadium as one club was as Harlequins RL.
After he had been told he could not contribute and had to go, SPORTS CAFE sponsored us for another season to the tune of 250k! Guess who owned Sports Cafe at the time?
Lenegan......3 years later we got Selco for 30k.
Lenegan paid for Wigan fans to travel to the stoop in 2008....STILL THE LAST TIME WE ACHIEVED A CROWD THAT SIZE and more than we will get at the HIVE all regular season this year.
Lenegan understood/understands the need to create an events and engage large corporates. His Marketing team offering Heinz a deal for the JJB when we played there in 2009 was a precursor to Heinz becoming a sponsor of SL
Lenegan took over at wigan with 13k average and delivered 15k....that's a 14% increase in 3 years. Lenegan left us in 2008 and in the same 3 years we DROPPED 20%.
Ian Lenegan could kill small furry animals and be cruel to Children for all I know, but he is not, in any way culpable for the demise of the club we support.
I reckon Wigan will fill a 20k seater stadium...I wish them all the best and I hope Hughes is suitably ashamed of what he's done to the Broncos....
