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DaveO wrote:A lot of people like me travel to games from outside the area. A club shop at the ground caters for both locals and those like me. I don't imagine a temporary tent on match days carrying all the mechanise.
If there is an opportunity to get a shop for Wigan RL then it should be taken IMO. The fact we wil probably not get one and Latics will is ridiculous.
I can't remember the last time I was in Wigan town centre.
Dave
As a Wire fan, I find it strange that there is no shop at Wigan's ground.
The other night when there was 3.5k at a friendly at the HJ, I wanted a hat to keep my ears warm, and I didn't bother because of the huge queues in the shop. Last week when I went watching Man City, you couldn't move in their huge store.
Surely matchdays are the most important days for merchandise sales?
What currently happens at Wigan, can you not get bits and bobs on matchday?
Bolton_Warrior wrote:I have just been checking our bank account today and our first installment for our season passes has come out, payable to.....
Wigan Athletic AFC
IIRC At the first ever forum IL stated that when Wigan RL fans purchased tickets they had to make cheques payable to 'Wigan Football Club', this would be the first thing he was changing, which brought a huge cheer to the room.
If the above is the case then I'm seriously not impressed.
Come on Mr. Lenagan, please explain...!
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Legend That Sorts It wrote:what IL should have a look at is buying the fitness first centre at the side of the jjb, its quite big in there, get a nice lounge area for during the week and game days doing food and drink, that way in the week ppl can go and have a meal and give the club money. also he could have a learning centre in there and a club shop, it would be interesting to see how much a place like that could make.
i have heard that he has all ready asked and the figure was a huge one
Dave T wrote:As a Wire fan, I find it strange that there is no shop at Wigan's ground.
The other night when there was 3.5k at a friendly at the HJ, I wanted a hat to keep my ears warm, and I didn't bother because of the huge queues in the shop. Last week when I went watching Man City, you couldn't move in their huge store.
Surely matchdays are the most important days for merchandise sales?
What currently happens at Wigan, can you not get bits and bobs on matchday?
Another exciting development for Warriors Fans in 2009 will be the opportunity to buy merchandise on match days at the JJB Stadium. The club will have 3 units, one each on the East, South and West sides of the ground, selling merchandise pre and post game. The units will stock many of the new lines that will be introduced over the next few months.
Dave T wrote:As a Wire fan, I find it strange that there is no shop at Wigan's ground.
The other night when there was 3.5k at a friendly at the HJ, I wanted a hat to keep my ears warm, and I didn't bother because of the huge queues in the shop. Last week when I went watching Man City, you couldn't move in their huge store.
Surely matchdays are the most important days for merchandise sales?
What currently happens at Wigan, can you not get bits and bobs on matchday?
Another exciting development for Warriors Fans in 2009 will be the opportunity to buy merchandise on match days at the JJB Stadium. The club will have 3 units, one each on the East, South and West sides of the ground, selling merchandise pre and post game. The units will stock many of the new lines that will be introduced over the next few months.
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MattyB wrote:IIRC At the first ever forum IL stated that when Wigan RL fans purchased tickets they had to make cheques payable to 'Wigan Football Club', this would be the first thing he was changing, which brought a huge cheer to the room.
If the above is the case then I'm seriously not impressed.
Come on Mr. Lenagan, please explain...!
"Wigan Football Club Ltd" was our trading name for years. I think when the ownership of a Limited company changes, there is an option to change it's name - I think IL changed it to "Wigan Rugby League Ltd".
Hmmm
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Warrington led 16-2 in Saturday's Grand Final, but their joy was short-lived as Wigan roared back to win the Super League title and extend the Wire's 58-year wait to be champions
Orrell Lad wrote:"Wigan Football Club Ltd" was our trading name for years. I think when the ownership of a Limited company changes, there is an option to change it's name - I think IL changed it to "Wigan Rugby League Ltd".
Hmmm
It is now Wigan Rugby League Club Limited, it's on the stadium ticket office window I'm sure, for who to make cheques payable to.
Legend That Sorts It wrote:what IL should have a look at is buying the fitness first centre at the side of the jjb, its quite big in there, get a nice lounge area for during the week and game days doing food and drink, that way in the week ppl can go and have a meal and give the club money. also he could have a learning centre in there and a club shop, it would be interesting to see how much a place like that could make.
I agree the options of stuff you could do in that place could be quite exciting. Shop, Cafe, Learning Centre as stated also, Museum, sponcers section (few PC's dotted around would generate some interest for main & sleve sponcers), on carpark could do pre match stuff for the kids etc and am sure people could think of more stuff to go in....
Hogan Knows Best wrote:Just read that in the WEP, i think you will find its more of us missing the boat.
I would rather stick with Mick Hogans view to get a store in the centre of town, commercially would be much better.
whot about match day sales when people work all week n dont get chance to go into the town centre surley we need a shop at the ground its a bussiness can you imagine man utd not avin a shop at old trafford i think were the only team in super league that doesnt have some sort of shop at thier ground.
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Dougy wrote:'pretty much the same thing' doesn't come close. Surely 4,000 in RL's Division 2 cannot be compared to 9,000 in Football's 2nd tier, especially when a third of the teams would bring 5,000 plus away fans. Comparing RL to football coverage is like comparing Liechtenstein population to USA's.
Anyway, like you say, lets close this thread as we are just re-assuring ourselves. Whelan regularly comes out ranting re: Wiganers not being bothered about Latics. He know's inside.
Coverage has absolutely nothing to do with it. Our crowds went up by a load in about 10 years because we went from nothing to something, so have the Latics, yet for the insecure that's something to criticise them about.
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Legend That Sorts It wrote:what IL should have a look at is buying the fitness first centre at the side of the jjb, its quite big in there, get a nice lounge area for during the week and game days doing food and drink, that way in the week ppl can go and have a meal and give the club money. also he could have a learning centre in there and a club shop, it would be interesting to see how much a place like that could make.
Do we really make enough money for this to be a viable option? We can't just assume IL will write a cheque out to cover any losses the place will make. Will this be at the expense of youth development etc.? A Premier League club has the funds available to operate something like this. Unfortunately, we have to face the fact that RL doesn't make nearly as much money so something like wouldn't work for a long while yet IMO
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