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Re: Home Attendances : Mon Mar 16, 2015 1:12 am  
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Do Latics really get bigger home crowds than us?

If so, that says to me it's nothing to do with the standards of the game or seeing star players because there certainly aren't any in the Latics team. The club are clearly not doing enough if that is the case.


maybe its because they play on a saturday afternoon when its easier for Dads to take their kids? thus introducing the next generation of fans to football via Wigan athletic .

Friday nights limits it to taking babies who dont know whats happeing anyway, and older kids who are already steeped in football.

IMO crowds started decling in when we started playing on friday nights. And who is to blame? Sky TV :(
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Re: Home Attendances : Mon Mar 16, 2015 5:55 am  
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maybe its because they play on a saturday afternoon when its easier for Dads to take their kids? thus introducing the next generation of fans to football via Wigan athletic .

Friday nights limits it to taking babies who dont know whats happeing anyway, and older kids who are already steeped in football.

IMO crowds started decling in when we started playing on friday nights. And who is to blame? Sky TV :(



It was Wigans choice to play on a Friday night years back they had a poll Sunday or Friday .Friday came out tops.
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Re: Home Attendances : Mon Mar 16, 2015 8:03 am  
If Saturdays are a no no then Friday night is easily the best option.

Friday night games are an excellent way (at least they used to be) to start the weekend. It allows you to have a few beers and then meet up with friends at the pub after.
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Re: Home Attendances : Mon Mar 16, 2015 8:31 am  
I think it will take a couple of big teams missing out on the 4 this year for fans to appreciate the importance of regular season games after a few years of pointless matches.

I can see this season's crowds improving from here and next season's crowds being strong.
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Re: Home Attendances : Mon Mar 16, 2015 6:41 pm  
As well wigan has a good fan base in coppull ,chorley (me one of them) and since 2014 the last bus from wigan to chorley is 21.45 instead of 23.10 meaning I have to add a extra 15 pound for a taxi so I can see the whole game as I dont drive ,the chorley to wigan bus was allways full of supporters match days now its the odd 2 or 3.
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Re: Home Attendances : Mon Mar 16, 2015 10:54 pm  
The crowds at Wigan are a symptom of a game which is stagnating. There are few superstars, and those who look like being the next star either move to Aus or elsewhere or fall back to the others' standards. The game is looking at a very limited player pool particularly in the key positions at halfback. Looking at the current SL coaches is hardly inspiring, if we can't attract the Aussie playing stars at least the game can try to get the next Madge for a couple of seasons to shake things up.
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Re: Home Attendances : Tue Mar 17, 2015 7:57 am  
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Spot on IMO.

If your best players keep leaving so will some fans. We've consistently seen our better players leave year on year and that's deflating.


Oh well, at least the club has got well over £1 million in the bank from the sales of Tompkins x 2, Hock etc....
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Re: Home Attendances : Tue Mar 17, 2015 10:33 am  
Its early days yet but like others have said the quality of players in superleague is a concern for me as is the quality of rugby being played.. the game against hull on friday was shocking!

As to latics getting bigger crowds than us thats because they get more away fans coming to the stadium than we do
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Re: Home Attendances : Tue Mar 17, 2015 6:08 pm  
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The crowds at Wigan are a symptom of a game which is stagnating. There are few superstars, and those who look like being the next star either move to Aus or elsewhere or fall back to the others' standards. The game is looking at a very limited player pool particularly in the key positions at halfback. Looking at the current SL coaches is hardly inspiring, if we can't attract the Aussie playing stars at least the game can try to get the next Madge for a couple of seasons to shake things up.

The quality of the coaching is the biggest single problem imo. As average as the current crop of players may be, I'm sure better coaches would get more out of them in the way that Madge did in his first season.
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Re: Home Attendances : Wed Mar 18, 2015 12:28 am  
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As well wigan has a good fan base in coppull ,chorley (me one of them) and since 2014 the last bus from wigan to chorley is 21.45 instead of 23.10 meaning I have to add a extra 15 pound for a taxi so I can see the whole game as I dont drive ,the chorley to wigan bus was allways full of supporters match days now its the odd 2 or 3.


Buses round Wigan are crap since Stagecoach (Sapphire are part of Stagecoach group) took over. Many services after 7pm handed over to smaller companies so you cant use return tickets and the weekend night buses withdrawn totally. Never thought I'd say this, but please comeback First!!!
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