Re: Wigan or Widnes it is : Tue Jul 16, 2013 12:18 pm  

Is there a designated stand or blocks of a stand for London fans? Away end presumably as Wigan are at home!

Re: Wigan or Widnes it is : Tue Jul 16, 2013 12:55 pm  

markrammond wrote:

What is idiotic from the RFL is to play the match in a Stadium with poor public transport links. That should rule out Leigh automatically

I'm not disappointed with the decision to play near Wigan but why not Widnes or St Helens? It would be a three hour trip almost anywhere so it doesn't make a lot of odds to me to travel, as I do anyway.

If it is near the Pies a crowd of about 10,000 will come and our club will pocket 5,000 lots of £20 or so = £100,000 plus TV money.

If we played in e.g. Huddersfield then the gate would be lower, maybe only a few thousand, especially as the Pies are arrogant enough to think they are automatically in the final already.

Well lets face it, we pretty much are. I'm not going because I have a very important cricket game that day.

However, it's either going to be an absolute mauling or a 2 point victory by London. Neither of which I want to go and pay money for.

Re: Wigan or Widnes it is : Tue Jul 16, 2013 2:56 pm  

Bluenosewarrior wrote:

Well lets face it, we pretty much are.

I just hope your players share your complacency!

Re: Wigan or Widnes it is : Tue Jul 16, 2013 3:32 pm  

Bluenosewarrior wrote:

However, it's either going to be an absolute mauling or a 2 point victory by London. Neither of which I want to go and pay money for.

Maybe you can persuade a few thousand more of your dedicated 6,000 who attended last night to do the same. That would be all that the clowns at the RFL deserve for their cowardly decision to find a stadium that will "look good" on TV.

Re: Wigan or Widnes it is : Tue Jul 16, 2013 3:43 pm  

Rob from Erith wrote:

Is there a designated stand or blocks of a stand for London fans? Away end presumably as Wigan are at home!

We've got the South Stand and the Southern end of the West Stand, apparently.

Re: Wigan or Widnes it is : Tue Jul 16, 2013 8:16 pm  

BroncOnIon wrote:

Maybe you can persuade a few thousand more of your dedicated 6,000 who attended last night to do the same. That would be all that the clowns at the RFL deserve for their cowardly decision to find a stadium that will "look good" on TV.

I completely agree with you. The RFL do not have the foggiest! Feel sorry for your fans, I really do.

Re: Wigan or Widnes it is : Wed Jul 17, 2013 4:35 pm  

Dave Lister wrote:

Good post sir.

Anyway, moving forward, what are people doing for this? Reasonably priced rail fares to Manchester seem to be tricky to come by so tempted to drive up and stay over somewhere. But then Leigh doesn't seem to be a great place for hotels...!

Like EW says the Park Hotel is on the same site as the ground (less than 100 yards away)and the M6 is only 10 min drive away.
For those having a walk into Leigh (10 min app) you would be made welcome in the George and Dragon Pub ,the last time I was in John Smiths Cream flow was only about £1-60 per pint, That was in late Jan.

See the thread on the Wigan Site headed "USUAL SUSPECTS", the landlord of the pub is doing a bit of advertising.
For anyone going by train , the nearest station is Atherton (3 miles from Leigh) 582 bus 40 yds from the station and after a 10 min journey you are dropped off at the George and Dragon front door.

Re: Wigan or Widnes it is : Thu Jul 18, 2013 8:03 pm  

'stillinthepast' the 'Landlord' you mention, is not in Leigh or even Wigan.
Bert runs "The George Hotel - Pub in St Helens"
There is a 'George & Dragon' in Leigh town centre, but it's nowt to do with the 'plug' that you have read.
All the best v the Pies.

Dave

Re: Wigan or Widnes it is : Thu Jul 18, 2013 8:31 pm  

The Chronicler of Chiswic wrote:

We've got the South Stand and the Southern end of the West Stand, apparently.

go for west stand, block D. N is the back row before the corporate boxes, between the half way line and the 20m line. South Stand is seated behind the goal.

Re: Wigan or Widnes it is : Thu Jul 18, 2013 9:11 pm  

Budgiezilla wrote:

'stillinthepast' the 'Landlord' you mention, is not in Leigh or even Wigan.
Bert runs "The George Hotel - Pub in St Helens"
There is a 'George & Dragon' in Leigh town centre, but it's nowt to do with the 'plug' that you have read.
All the best v the Pies.

Dave

Thanks a lot Budgiezilla for pointing out my error, I suddenly realised this afternoon that I had got my nickers in a twist with my post.
I now know that the George mentioned in the plug is in St Helens (and that the Saints George plug was for the Saints Wigan match next Monday).

Now for the good news, after a bit of research this afternoon I can now confirm that Tetleys Bitter can be had in the George and Dragon in Leigh town centre for £1-50 a pint.
The motto is the more you drink the more you save.