23 minute video.



Wigan anticipated 7 clashes, and requested this be bared in mind. Five accommodated, Salford and Hull KR at Easter were the exceptions.

Salford playing on the WCS weekend to cover the early entry into the Challenge Cup.

Main problem from IL's point of view is fixture congestion, and an understanding that a four day turnaround in fixtures is not advisable.



Talks about this have been ongoing for several weeks, and that relations with Wigan Athletic excellent.

Widnes, Blackpool, and Rochdale suggested as alternative venues, IL didn't want to take a league game away from Wigan, and hinted at pressure being put to do so.



Calls the solution the least bad, and understands frustration and anger, and asks for trust that the club know what they're doing.



Reversing fixture a non-starter, due to the pitch relaying that is usually anticipated in early June (3) when the Salford away is scheduled.

Agree with Rogues, but the main thing is to watch it in full, as I'm sure I've missed out relevant point in the debate.

We will just have to hope that with all that Methane about none of the groundsmen have a crafty fag while they are cutting the grass. There will a large mushroom cloud appearing over that part of Wigan if they do

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Quote stillinthepast="stillinthepast"The DW Stadium pitch, will this be the last relay? This was given to me tonight by a very very old Wigan supporter and friend . Read more: www.cockneylatic.co.uk/news/560- ... z41mTly0dL'" I think Jason Taylors article is a few years old (the clue is the 3rd relaying!), but the rest of it sounds very plausible. Rich man, with a reputation for doing things as cheaply as possible, has stadium built but leaves the poisonous subsurface intact to save a few quid. I bet when the stadium was built Whelan was hoping he'd have sold the Latics & the stadium by now, and was a permanent resident of Barbados or some other island. Instead, he's still having to fork out for a new pitch on an annual basis and his football team are worth a fraction of what they were worth 5 years ago. He should have sold up after their 4th or 5th "great escape" from relegation (I've lost count as to how many times they just scraped out of the bottom three before finally being relegated in 2013).

Quote stillinthepast="stillinthepast"The DW Stadium pitch, will this be the last relay? This was given to me tonight by a very very old Wigan supporter and friend . Read more: www.cockneylatic.co.uk/news/560- ... z41mTly0dL'" I think Jason Taylors article is a few years old (the clue is the 3rd relaying!), but the rest of it sounds very plausible. Rich man, with a reputation for doing things as cheaply as possible, has stadium built but leaves the poisonous subsurface intact to save a few quid. I bet when the stadium was built Whelan was hoping he'd have sold the Latics & the stadium by now, and was a permanent resident of Barbados or some other island. Instead, he's still having to fork out for a new pitch on an annual basis and his football team are worth a fraction of what they were worth 5 years ago. He should have sold up after their 4th or 5th "great escape" from relegation (I've lost count as to how many times they just scraped out of the bottom three before finally being relegated in 2013).

Maybe it could take Marsh Green with it............

That interview wasn't exactly a paxman type grilling was it?

And it's outrageous, because as you know, Paxman grillings are the normal form in RL coverage.