That's all well and good, it's history. But I ask again, does it have any relevance to the situation NOW, in 2007 rather than 1997? When the stadium was first proposed, it could be nothing other than a football stadium because DW didn't have any other teams. He now has both teams, and treats both equally. You've not given any evidence to suggest otherwise, and his actions in recent years - spending money where appropriate and within the spending limits imposed by the Rugby Football League for our team - shows us that he's serious about our team as well as yours.im_a_cuckoo posted:
He's certainly not anti rugby - he saved the club.
My argument is that he did this by moving Warriors into his football ground.
Although if your view were correct, would it not be considered embarassing for the "lodgers" to have higher average gates in "your" new stadium than you were getting:
Attendances since JJB Stadium opened prior to Latics getting into Premiership.
2000/1: Latics 6774; 2001 Warriors 11334
2001/2: Latics 5771; 2002 Warriors 10436
2002/3: Latics 7283; 2003 Warriors 10387
2003/4: Latics 9530; 2004 Warriors 12434
2004/5: Latics 11155; 2005 Warriors 13894
2001/2 we've both got a new stadium, but Latics can barely muster half the crowd we were getting... It makes one wonder why DW would bother building such a big stadium for his football team...
Figures from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JJB_Stadium
