Stains home game clash with England World Cup game

[Fozzius]

Has anybody else noticed that our home game with Saints on the 18th June is at the same time as Englands game against Algeria in the world cup. This seems incredibly bad planning if the game is not moved to a different date/time. What kind of crowd/tv audience will there be if the game is left as it is?

I for one am in two minds what to do. Whilst rugby is my first love and there would never normally be any question in my mind if there is a clash with football, the world cup only comes round once every 4 years and England don't always qualify.

Surely it would make sense to move the game. Would it not be a marketing/sales possiblity to play the game earlier and then show the England game on the big screen afterwards??

Thoughts anyone?

[the pieman]

dont give a flying f*** about football

will only be in one place with eyes on one game

It could be the world cup final for all i care, but I would be watching Wigan

[highland convert]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/nor ... 533791.stm

[Sutty]

I've heard that all the World Cup games will be on the BBC in England. In Scotland, Ireland and Wales, they're showing "Out of Africa"

[EDINBURGH-WARRIOR]

The game should be moved .

How about moving it to Ibrox for "Trotski" and save some of us a trip down the M6 (LOL)

Regards , EW

[KOOCH]

Has anybody else noticed that our home game with Saints on the 18th June is at the same time as Englands game against Algeria in the world cup. This seems incredibly bad planning if the game is not moved to a different date/time. What kind of crowd/tv audience will there be if the game is left as it is?

I for one am in two minds what to do. Whilst rugby is my first love and there would never normally be any question in my mind if there is a clash with football, the world cup only comes round once every 4 years and England don't always qualify.

Surely it would make sense to move the game. Would it not be a marketing/sales possiblity to play the game earlier and then show the England game on the big screen afterwards??

Thoughts anyone?

Anyone can kick a ball.But real men play Rugby League.No contest for me.I map my life around rugby.

[jackoh]

Well said Pieman There`s only one game I `ll be watching and it wont be the round ball one .

[exile in Tiger country]

The football will be a dull and tedious affair, perhaps England should change their game time because it clashes with Wigan v Snakes?
The world cup will be over for England in the quarter finals where, yet again, they will lose on penalties to Germany.
Wigan V Snakes is FAR more important. Wigan V anyone, heck any rugby league, is more important and far more entertaining.
Anyway wendyball is supposed to be a winter game.

[gpartin]

Lol Exile I was thinking how silly it is of them organising a televised kick about when the world's best sporting derby is on. Don't they want anyone to watch? Seriously if anyone chooses England Algeria over Wigan Saints then its their loss.

[Fozzius]

As much as I appreciate and share the view point that ours is the much more entertaining game, unfortunately our view is not shared by the majority of the country. To me it does not make any sense playing what is surely one of the most watched fixtures at the same time that England are going to play.