Re: Fan Day CANCELLED - Sat 9th Aug : Sat Aug 10, 2019 9:59 am  

Edinburgh Warrior wrote:

Would never have made it West Coast Train line has ground to a halt . Our lot are struggling to get home this morning after last night . Oxenholme to Carlislie is a swimming pool this morning . Correct decision IMO .

Regards EW

Don't be quoting facts on here Eric, it spoils a good argument.

Re: Fan Day CANCELLED - Sat 9th Aug : Sat Aug 10, 2019 6:16 pm  

Ruddy Duck wrote:

And prey tell us where in Wigan could you have a indoor fan day on the scale of a outside one.

Better to have it again when the weather's better.

"Loads of us were stick outside in the rain, couldn't see what was going on, it was rammed inside." can see it a mile off. Damned if they do, damned if they don't.

Re: Fan Day CANCELLED - Sat 9th Aug : Sat Aug 10, 2019 7:45 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

Don't be quoting facts on here Eric, it spoils a good argument.

I seriously doubt the condition of a rail track in the Lakes was a consideration when the decision to cancel the event was made.

Re: Fan Day CANCELLED - Sat 9th Aug : Sun Aug 11, 2019 8:39 am  

jinkin jimmy wrote:

I seriously doubt the condition of a rail track in the Lakes was a consideration when the decision to cancel the event was made.

True, but if you were there yesterday for the game you'd know it was a very good decision to postpone the fan day. The weather was horrendous.

Re: Fan Day CANCELLED - Sat 9th Aug : Sun Aug 11, 2019 8:47 am  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

True, but if you were there yesterday for the game you'd know it was a very good decision to postpone the fan day. The weather was horrendous.

Oh I fully agree with the decision Rogues. I was merely (probably pedantically) pointing out that the conditions in between Oxenholme and Carlisle were irrelevant and that EW’s post to defend the decision was puzzling as far as I was concerned.

Re: Fan Day CANCELLED - Sat 9th Aug : Sun Aug 11, 2019 9:18 am  

We were at Haydock Park yesterday, at the top of the stand under cover but the weather was that bad the rain was being blown in right to the very top at points. That stand is way bigger than the Robin Park Arena stand as well.

The decision to call it off looks a wise one but I suppose the question is how does the future look at Robin Park once the building work is finished. Will we have indoor space for evens and for the fan village in the colder months?

Re: Fan Day CANCELLED - Sat 9th Aug : Sun Aug 11, 2019 9:58 am  

jinkin jimmy wrote:

Oh I fully agree with the decision Rogues. I was merely (probably pedantically) pointing out that the conditions in between Oxenholme and Carlisle were irrelevant and that EW’s post to defend the decision was puzzling as far as I was concerned.

Read my post again . I was replying to the post concerning a bloke bringing his family down from Edinburgh on the train for the fun day. That makes the West Coast rail line being under six inches of water (pictures available on the BBC news online) in places relevant. lol


Regards EW

Re: Fan Day CANCELLED - Sat 9th Aug : Sun Aug 11, 2019 10:44 am  

NickyKiss wrote:

Will we have indoor space for evens and for the fan village in the colder months?

We have to do. Or else it's just a very expensive training ground.

The club needs to maximise revenues in the arena all year round to not just make it pay but bring in cash that has been lost to the DW all these years.

By bringing events to the arena will go a long way to reducing the clubs annual losses. No reason why we can't start showing overall profits in the next few years once supporters realise that the place to be pre/post games is the arena and not the South Stand bar at the DW.

Re: Fan Day CANCELLED - Sat 9th Aug : Fri Aug 16, 2019 11:20 am  

MattyB wrote:

the place to be pre/post games is the arena and not the South Stand bar at the DW.

I know a sure fire way to ruin the arena straight off