Brady talks utter crap so dont worry

We're not.

Im sure this story is a load of Ben Cross but if there is any truth to it then it will be the Premier League, not the Football Association, that bring the rule in. They're not one in the same.



Without knowing the terms of the lease it's hard to say what 'breach' will be 'encouraged' (to use the laughably clueless terminology used on the rest of this thread) but doubt any compensation will be sufficient to buy a ground. Besides, you've already had to play an important game elsewhere at the behest of football. Lenaghan may say silly things sometimes but he's not completely daft - I'm sure he have a plan B.

might be. Council contribtions plus all cist paid by Latics might be just nice.

He won't need one because it isn't going to happen, but I'm sure that won't stop people like you living in hope each close-season.

The only part of a RL surface that take too much stick are the touch lines. If you look at them they are the areas that are worn most. Look at a football pitch and the centre area and both goal areas are bare come the end of Jan. The quality and the technology of the surfaces now can take RL and Fuzzball. I would say even if there was a way of the FA getting around your lease it would spell the end of Wigan Athletic as the drop in income from our superior game not using the DW stadium would be too much. Who knows we may even see the Wigan Centurions one day if they get their way. Pie Eaters and Leythers watching the same team.

Dont be so disgusting. Ought have you banned for that.

Personally hope this rule comes in and we have to have our own ground. If Saints, Wire, Salford can afford a new ground then we defo can plus the compensation cash. With the economy at the moment I would have thought it would be cheaper now to build a ground than ever. Standish with Langtree Park 'only' cost £20M and IL has just made £19M from his IT company. A new ground is definitely feasable.

Does anybody know how much we are paying rent each year to the stadium management company, for instance i think the FA will think its small change to buy our contract up for the the next 50 years so we pay between 100k-200k a year will not cost them more than 10M.

Reality check.



1) Why would Lenagan use his own money to fund a stadium?

2) Where would it be built?

3) Why would Wigan council ever give planning permission when there are already two stadiums in the borough.



It isn't going to happen.



Neither of the three grounds you mention above have anywhere near the facilities we currently enjoy at Wigan.

2 of them were partially funded by the sale of their existing ground too. I also think the Warrington geezer is significantly richer than IL.

Lenagan has given a commitment to buy Oxford United their ground back. Something he hasn't done with us, so if you think we'll have first dibs on his new stash of cash, you're going to be disappointed.