A couple of reasoned responses above without the vitriol usually associated with this ongoing topic.
I think the reason the Bolton game was re-arranged for this period is purely financial, i.e. improved cash flow, money in the bank in early February rather than in April / May.
I also agree that the Rugby does far less damage than the football, in that the sliding tackles in football tend to dig into the pitch.
[/quote]Both clubs are a victim of circumstances.
Everytime this issue is dragged up it’s by the misinformed press, at which point the RL lot go off on a tangent and portray Latics fans as a bunch of thugs who beat up their dear old granny!
Latics suffer from this press treatment week in, week out, we get a ‘poor’ crowd in the FA Cup, it’s all over the national press, you get a sub 5k crowd in the early rounds of the Challenge Cup, it isn’t even mentioned, that’s the way it goes.
Pitches always get **** up at this time of year, but most other clubs can give their pitch some rest, we can’t.
The last time the pitch was repaired it cost £500k, a SL clubs income is only a couple of million, so your rent won’t be much more that a few hundred thousand per season. Latics Premiership income is around £50m, even in the Championship it would be around the £10m+ mark.
Ultimately both clubs would be happier with seperate grounds, but unless you go through with your back-up option at a revised LSV, it isn’t going to happen.
PS, I’ve never been convinced about the football causing more damage than rugby argument, based on nothing more than myself seeing the pitch first hand. Not only are sliding tackles a thing of the past in In the we have shared with a rugby team.Blackpool Borough and they got fired off for ruining the pitch.at least we did lease em a short stay not like our lodgers who fooked them off.that shows true loyalty of the eggchasing family (poor springfield park 3 herd of cattle would,nt cause that much damage :lol: ;) :) :lol:
