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EDINBURGH-WARRI​OR​ wrote:e-mail sent to the club this morning . Not holding my breath for a reply .

Wigan Warriors .v. Huddersfield Giants

Date change

Speaking about the change, Chairman Ian Lenagan said,

"We have been asked by Wigan Athletic and the DW Stadium to change the Huddersfield home game to the Sunday to accommodate the change in the Premier League fixture the day before. We are more than happy to assist in this and would like to thank Huddersfield Giants for their agreement to switch the fixture to Sunday."

Reference the above statement

Did the club consider Warriors fans who travel long distances to attend home & away games when "happly" agreeing to this date switch . Travelling south from Edinburgh every week cost me and my son a great deal of money every week on travel and hotel costs so in most cases we purchase advance hotel and train / plane tickets (depending on the fixture location).
On this occasion i have advance train/hotel tickets wich are unless i can "swap" for other dates not valid (refunds are not available). I also know of several Wigan based supporters who now cannot attend this fixture , the date of which has been in place for around nine months.The fact that Sky television change fixture times and dates is a situation we have to live with as they pay the wages, but this in my opinion is out of order .

Could you also explain why almost every media outlet has been reporting this change for several days before Wigan Warrior thought fit to do so .

Thank-you

Reply recieved from the club

Thank you for contacting us and I can share your frustration with this fixture moving. Unfortunately the decision to move the game was taken at the highest level, following an agreement that has been made between the two Club Chairman, the Stadium Management Company, Super League and the Premier League.

I can empathise with your situation and will pass your email onto the decision makers to make them aware of the fans views should this situation arise again.

With reference to your comment about the announcement, there are a number of media outlets who speculated that our game may change, however, until this was ratified by the RFL and Huddersfield Giants we were unable to officially announce this. As is common with player signings as soon as paperwork is in place we as a Club will make an official announcement, as we did in this case, but until this is in place we are unable to comment.


GRAHAM EMMERSON
Media Manager
Wigan Warriors

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