I think most people know that given that it's usually balder than Tele Savalas in the penalty areas and centre circle. Mark Lawrenson, Alan Amith and the like just like to prove they really are ignorant every once in a while.

No it wasn't.



It was 38,572.

I usually go to at least a couple fo matches, but this year I simply can not be bothered. I have been watching them on Sky, its cheaper, warmer and I can vent my speeen without worrying about people sat around me.



I think the game was well attended and the empty seats looked like the dearer ones.

Blessing in disguise?

Does anyone else not think that the 2.30 KO affected the turn out?



I had a game myself and so had to watch the game on sky plus later.



Had it not clashed, i'd have been there with another 10-15 people instead we all watched it at mine after the game.

BBC's decision?

have'nt fans "wanted" a afternoon kick off for years?

Whatever the reason.... the game should have been a sell out. It's played in Wigan... supposedly a hot bed for RL... yet the best team on the planet cannot turn up to a sell out roughly 25,000. The RFL may have to answer to some of this... as keeping it as Great Britain would have certainly made me a little more interested than the diluted entity that is England.

How many Scottish, Irish or Welsh players would have got into the team had it been called Great Britain?

Pat Richards for one.

That was the only one I could think of.

Access to the stadium is a nightmare. I set off from Oldham at 1230 for what should be a 40 minute journey. We got there with just 15 mins to spare to kick off time.