Mr Phil Sephton will be the kind who writes strongly worded letters to his local council every week. People will moan about anything. 20K on the gate is all you need to know.

I dont see how wigan can have made more money. Wigan have around 10k season tickets, Saints around 6k, so the figures are even worse from wigan's point of veiw

10000 x 10 = £100000

or

9000 x 16 = £144000

but all that is irrelevant.





Wigan got 20k @ £10, but would have got 17k @ £15 (minus 10k season tickets), so lost very little or made some and brought alot of new supporters to the game, a great idea!

You have got to realise, for a lot of non wigan fans, no matter what we do fault has to be found!



Its quite sad, but if it makes folk happy then fair enough, personally i cant think of any ocasion that would make me so mad, that I would feel compelled to write a letter to a paper. Especially about a club that wasnt my own!



He is probably one of those "massive saints fans" who only goes to Wigan games and finals, but speaks for the majority, to anyone who will listen!

After 15 yrs since wigan's dominance was ended, why some fans still have this chip on their shoulder is beyond me?

I dont have a chip on my shoulder. Just making a point.

Possibly because many non-Wigan fans chips have got bigger as those 15 years have progressed. You're one of the more enlightened non-Wigan fans who posts on this forum, but there are precious few like you.



That's not self-pity by the way. It's a statement of fact.

Like I said you need to compare the same game v the same opponents otherwise you're comparing apple and pears.



Wigan didn't get 20k at £10 because season tickets holders have already paid for their season tickets. The discounted prices only affect those that buy their tickets.



Last season we played Leeds twice at home with an average of about 14,700.



Take off the 10,000 season tickets and Wigan sold 4,700 tickets at an average of about £16 (which will be higher than reality but I'm being conservative) = £72,500 money made from tickets.



The Big v Leeds attendance was 20,200, take off the 10,000 season tickets holders= 10,200 x £10 (again higher than reality but probably not higher than the one above) = £102,000.



So given our previous attendances v Leeds we made money by discounting ticket prices. This doesn't take into account the extra merchandising etc we made as well bring potential new fans to the game.

And did you see the que for the caravan around the South stand? They must have made a mint that neet. BTW did you know that Wigan RL sell more merchandise in the Wigan Athletic club shop than Wigan Athletic (info courtesy of our CEO)

Some of em won't go in because they've started selling Wigan RL stuff. If it carries on there'll only be me who goes in

Beltin'..!!



Anything to wind owd Dave up..!!

You have to take into account that the season hasn't started yet. Oh and our new kits are crap.

You are so right - his letter was also in the League Weekly so he's written to at least 2 papers complaining. Maybe he's offended that any other game could be called the 'Big One' apart from a Saints game???