Re: GAME OFF: Wigan v Widnes : Thu Feb 23, 2017 11:55 pm  

Wigan turned blue & white a good few years back now.

Re: GAME OFF: Wigan v Widnes : Fri Feb 24, 2017 7:21 am  

Should have moved the game to Widnes and played the return game at Wigan.

Re: GAME OFF: Wigan v Widnes : Fri Feb 24, 2017 7:33 am  

Clearwing wrote:

Should have moved the game to Widnes and played the return game at Wigan.

Agreed. That said I'm happy we've got a rest after the WCC but worried it will come back to bite us if we have to squeeze in an extra fixture at the business end of the season.

Re: GAME OFF: Wigan v Widnes : Fri Feb 24, 2017 7:44 am  

Clearwing wrote:

Should have moved the game to Widnes and played the return game at Wigan.

Perhaps even move this match to Widnes, and keep the second fixture at Widnes too meaning Wigan forfit their home fixture against Widnes during the 23rds to compensate Widnes for messing them about. Widnes will find it much harder than Wigan trying to squeeze a fixture in mid-week later in the season, they have less depth in the squad and will likely be involved in the run up to the middle 8s dog fight.

Re: GAME OFF: Wigan v Widnes : Fri Feb 24, 2017 8:07 am  

Clearwing wrote:

Should have moved the game to Widnes and played the return game at Wigan.

I think the return game would still have problems in that I,ve read that they are relaying the pitch on that date. Under the operational rules a postponed game is usually scheduled mid week straight after the weekend, but it doesn't give confidence that Wigan would honour that anyway.
So under these unusual circumstances both games should be played at Widnes

Re: GAME OFF: Wigan v Widnes : Fri Feb 24, 2017 8:10 am  

On the surface it does not look good. But i'm prepared to wait for some more information to come out before jumping to a conclusion. For example, twitter is alight with the fact Wigan did this without Widnes or the RFL knowing. We don't know the rfl were not involved.

Lets wait and see what comes out.

Re: GAME OFF: Wigan v Widnes : Fri Feb 24, 2017 8:24 am  

I'm torn, had Wigan +16, which I think would have come in, but sky have now agreed to show a much better game.

Re: GAME OFF: Wigan v Widnes : Fri Feb 24, 2017 8:36 am  

Gronk! wrote:

Why don't Wigan just play the game at the stadium they actually own?

Why don't Cas play in a stadium fit for the 21st century?

Re: GAME OFF: Wigan v Widnes : Fri Feb 24, 2017 9:08 am  

I'd have thought that the game at the KC at the weekend is bigger than Wigan athletics game and there was no sign of anyone wanting to call off last nights match. Wigan RL must have a binding agreement in place to cover off this eventuality.

Re: GAME OFF: Wigan v Widnes : Fri Feb 24, 2017 9:25 am  

Wigg'n wrote:

Why don't Cas play in a stadium fit for the 21st century?

They at least play in one that they own, and can use whenever they need to, rather than at the whim of a football club chairman.

I tend to agree that this fixture should have been reversed to be played at Widnes - seems to be the fairest solution?