Post subject: Re: Would Wigan Athletic relegation be good for Wigan Warrio
Posted: Wed May 08, 2013 4:02 pm
Derwent
Club Owner
Joined: Feb 25 2004 Posts: 2874 Location: Sometimes Workington, Sometimes Warrington, Often on the M6
JEAN CAPDOUZE wrote:If it happens, Wigan Athletic lose a lot of prestige and money.
If it happens, Wigan Athletic will still receive £23m next season, £18m the year after, and £10m for each of the next 2 years in parachute payments from the Premier League. Or, to put it another way, they'll still get 12 times more money for being relegated than Wigan RL will get in the same period.
Post subject: Re: Would Wigan Athletic relegation be good for Wigan Warrio
Posted: Wed May 08, 2013 4:40 pm
Orrell Lad
Club Coach
Joined: Oct 10 2004 Posts: 6124 Location: Still at the Top
Derwent wrote:If it happens, Wigan Athletic will still receive £23m next season, £18m the year after, and £10m for each of the next 2 years in parachute payments from the Premier League. Or, to put it another way, they'll still get 12 times more money for being relegated than Wigan RL will get in the same period.
But I'd expect only one of the clubs to make a profit.
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Post subject: Re: Would Wigan Athletic relegation be good for Wigan Warrio
Posted: Wed May 08, 2013 5:18 pm
RLBandit
International Star
Joined: Apr 10 2012 Posts: 1002
JEAN CAPDOUZE wrote:Is that because the pool of sports fans in Wigan and surrounds are set in their tastes?
Is there not a soft core, floating fan base which goes with the prestige teams in the area?
A few people watch both teams, but I don't know anyone who'd stop going to watch Latics *and* switch to the rugby. Same the other way too - when Latics got into the premier league, I don't know of anyone who stopped going to the rugby to watch the football. It's largely a different fan base. In fact there's quite a lot of hostility between some people. I've never felt that way - despite never once having watched Latics live, I always hope they win.
Post subject: Re: Would Wigan Athletic relegation be good for Wigan Warrio
Posted: Wed May 08, 2013 5:26 pm
Dougy
Player Coach
Joined: Jan 26 2009 Posts: 1693
Yes it would be. My kids seem to come home from school with free Latics tickets every other week that don't get used. I'm sure I'm not the only parent in Wigan who doesn't take advantage of this and Premier League football is more attractive than Championship football. There is bound to be kids who would be RL fans instead of football fans if Latics were not a PL team.
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