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So, it turns out that if Dodd is given a chance, Dodd will thrive down under.
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Ashes Squad Predictions
Exiled Wiganer replied to hunsletgreenandgold's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
Ok first glance I didn’t see any names that looked out of place in there, which shows that we have a good depth of talent at the moment. Sam Walters’ injury came at a bad time. Great to see Ashton and Welsh named, as they are inked into our strongest 13. -
george williams off to win trophies in aus
Exiled Wiganer replied to my missus's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
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Am looking forward to this. Our performances tend to dip this time of year - which may be a consequence of training patterns - but we are still string side. It’ll be great to see Havard and Thompson back together. Wigan can certainly win this, but it would not surprise me to see Trinity take us. They often beat us at their place, have an excellent coach and a strong side. Should be a cracker.
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Though of course you will then be a Halifax team, rather than a Huddersfield one. It’s good to know Sheffield didn’t die in vain.
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Might it possibly be the case that being the place to be in that part of the world is not a massive hurdle to clear?
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Which might be because 2 of the clubs are looking to or have downsized their grounds. They look better, and likely give a more enjoyable experience for the people who are there but… smaller grounds reflect a club’s relative failure rather than being brilliant news.
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We used to aspire for clubs to be getting 5 figure crowds. For years we had average crowds of 10k or thereabouts. We now have clubs looking to down size so that their maximum capacity is lower than that. I do not see that as a sign of progress for the game, or the competition. I can see that it suits those clubs unable to grow their support, and that, say, the 7k today looked good on the BBC in a way that the same figure would have looked rubbish at Wigan. I can also see that you stand far more chance of growing crowds if newbies come along and find the atmosphere to be buzzing, rather than feeling empty.
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Is this now the direction of travel - the Wakefield model - where we aim to shrink grounds until they are eventually small enough for SL teams? I can see why the Giants want to do this, but we have gone from a Framing the Future in which we aspired to have a top division with at least 10k capacities to being delighted that we can find grounds small enough for them under Framing the Future 2…
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I agree with much of that, but, while the Giants’ pack was dominant, I thought Wigan’s halves and backs generally were better throughout. The atmosphere did come across well sound wise, but I hope you will have a ground which has 4 sides because unsurprisingly the empty end made it look like we were playing in a park. I am amazed the Giants have only 1 win. They must be by some distance the best side to be in that position in the SL’s history. The wins are certain to come.
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Salford financial issues(again…)
Exiled Wiganer replied to LeytherRob's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
Are you sure Salford will be in the championship? I thought the scoring system gave them a good chance of still being a zombie SL club next year? -
Interestingly, they have adopted a very different approach from Super League as far as Vegas is concerned. If I understood the Super League “record crowds” announced, Wigan’s home attendance for that game was 50 odd k. Which might look good, but it masks somewhat the true picture of how 2025 is actually panning out.