Re: Bringing the cash in : Sat Dec 09, 2023 10:57 am  

Just a set of deluded moaners. They seem to forget that 1) Latics still aren’t out of the crap 2) Danson saved them from almost not being a club. I’m pretty sure if it was the rugby and Dansons investment wasn’t 100% secure he’d do similar to us. In their run of owners this is a drop in the ocean compared to what others have done. Even the almighty Wheelan basically didn’t care once they were going down and was happy to sell all the best players off leaving Latics in the crap.

Re: Bringing the cash in : Sat Dec 09, 2023 11:43 am  

The thing with Latics is that it’s a loss making business but unlike the rugby, there is no salary cap to have kept the losses in check and the rugby now seem to be opening up other income streams that the football club cannot. Latics have a couple of players earning salaries 3 times that of the highest player in the rugby clubs squad and they can’t wait to get them off the books. The crowds have also dropped, so I cannot blame the powers that be wanting to maximise the income they can bring in from this game.

I saw some sums where Latics fans were saying this move will ‘only bring in an extra 100k’ and that sort of sums up where football has gone, thar numbers like that can be seen as chicken feed. If the club gets its wage bill down to a realistic level for league one, that is a players salary for the season.

Re: Bringing the cash in : Sat Dec 09, 2023 11:43 am  

To make themselves feel better, they are now saying that St Helens should be given the Boston Stand for rugby fixtures as they always sell out the North Stand and could easily fill it.

Ungrateful, entitled sh**s. The only way that ground will be full is if the whole home support fits in the Boston stand and Man Utd sell out the other three stands. Ive suggested that they should take Bolton's place at Luton and let Bolton host Man Utd and sell out their stadium. Needless to say it didnt go down well.

Re: Bringing the cash in : Sat Dec 09, 2023 12:17 pm  

muttywhitedog wrote:

To make themselves feel better, they are now saying that St Helens should be given the Boston Stand for rugby fixtures as they always sell out the North Stand and could easily fill it.

Ungrateful, entitled sh**s. The only way that ground will be full is if the whole home support fits in the Boston stand and Man Utd sell out the other three stands. Ive suggested that they should take Bolton's place at Luton and let Bolton host Man Utd and sell out their stadium. Needless to say it didnt go down well.

Wigan RL fill the Boston stand for St Helens games

Re: Bringing the cash in : Sat Dec 09, 2023 1:20 pm  

MadDogg wrote:

Wigan RL fill the Boston stand for St Helens games

Thats one fixture that is never far of capacity.

I think the game will be full against United but even in this town they have to accept that most people don’t support Wigan athletic they support bigger teams; Liverpool, United, City. As probably most towns across the country do.
If Joe from the East stand boycotts the game because his seat been taken; oh well, some other chap who has come to see United will come along. That’s what they have to remember; you’ve come to see United not Latics

Re: Bringing the cash in : Mon Dec 11, 2023 10:34 am  

the Latics fans have very short memories, in fact i bet most werent even fans when the East stand was always for away supporters (prior to the promotion to the PL)

The old guard running the club knew that most clubs in the championship bring good followings and would almost fill the East, so financially it makes sense to have an extra 2k away supporters in that not

in regards to rugby, i've said previously that some cup games shouldnt have had the East open, just West and South as 7k across 3 stands looks bloody awful. At least get the fans there closer together so it can generate a bit of an atmosphere

Re: Bringing the cash in : Mon Dec 11, 2023 10:05 pm  

Mark_P1973 wrote:

the Latics fans have very short memories, in fact i bet most werent even fans when the East stand was always for away supporters (prior to the promotion to the PL)

The old guard running the club knew that most clubs in the championship bring good followings and would almost fill the East, so financially it makes sense to have an extra 2k away supporters in that not

in regards to rugby, i've said previously that some cup games shouldnt have had the East open, just West and South as 7k across 3 stands looks bloody awful. At least get the fans there closer together so it can generate a bit of an atmosphere

They need fans in the East as the TV cameras are opposite. They need to fill the West with the hospitality boxes so if they shut two stands it would make more sense to close the North and South.

Re: Bringing the cash in : Tue Dec 12, 2023 7:43 am  

dr_feelgood wrote:

They need fans in the East as the TV cameras are opposite. They need to fill the West with the hospitality boxes so if they shut two stands it would make more sense to close the North and South.

it would depend on the game being on TV or not

but the logic still remains, if we have a home cup tie, and the attendance is only forecast at 7k, then only open 2 stands

Re: Bringing the cash in : Wed Dec 13, 2023 11:10 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

Latics have a couple of players earning salaries 3 times that of the highest player in the rugby clubs squad and they can’t wait to get them off the books.

Wow. Three times more than, say, Field or French? Well that just says it all, really, doesn't it?

Re: Bringing the cash in : Thu Dec 14, 2023 6:54 am  

I'm sure Charlie Wyke signed for at least £10k a week in 2021, which probably got increased with promotion. He barely plays, as does Magennis, who is reported to be on even more than Wyke. £25k a week (or £1m a year) for two players to sit on their backsides and rarely feature - no wonder they keep going bust.