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The West Stand Behind the seating for the fans and the directors, is a suite of executive boxes and a TV gantry and TV studio second to none in the country. The West Stand TV Studio The stadium has comfort and facilities for the fans, while at the same time having style to please the most pedantic of architectural critics.

Upcoming Events Nov. Damson Park Nov 16 pm. Coach progress meeting. Its current capacity is 25,, all seated in four single-tier stands. Sign up today Wigan TV. Gallery Images. Official Partners. We sang loud and proud but I did find the drummer in amongst the home fans rather awful sounding. Getting away from the ground wasn't too bad. We waited around for 10 minutes then set off and we were out of Wigan in no time. The DW Stadium lacked that feeling when you visit a stadium for the first time but it was worth the trip as we won the game.

A local game and hadn't been to this stadium since around when we last played Wigan in the league which shows what different directions both clubs have been following in the last 15 years. So nice to see that we have at least achieved parity again after Wigan rejoined us in the Championship League. Three dads and two lads made the short journey to Wigan parking up at the Bricklayers Arms on the recommendation of a friend who is Preston supporting resident of the republic of pies.

Easy parking on the other side of the canal from the busy Robin Park and DW Stadium with planned ease of getaway for after the game more on that afterwards.

As mentioned went into the Bricklayers Arms for a couple of pints and had a decent chat with a group of Wigan fans who explained that Wigan had done so well last season in getting promoted by basically buying any decent player they played against in the January window. They also were surprised at how much tougher the division was on there return hence the lowly position they found themselves in. The DW Stadium is not a bad ground but as normal there is not much atmosphere generated by the home stands.

On this occasion most of the noise was coming from the 4, Preston fans in attendance. The thing I noticed again was how badly the colouring of the seats seem to have faded which is something you sometimes see in some of the newer grounds, perhaps something to do with manufacturer as the seats?

One thing very apparent is that the concourse is far too small for a large away following. It seems to me that they have designed this stand with rugby in mind when fans can buy a beer and take it back to the seats whereas football fans have to pile down en-masse at half time in the hope of grabbing a beer. Have to say that it was pretty shambolic under the stand at half time with a scrum for the toilets and pretty dire service in evidence at the kiosks.

The fact that they run out of pies just about summed up the concourse experience. It was a pretty poor game to be honest with Wigan looking out of confidence and Preston underperforming based upon recent performances. The nearest either side came to scoring was went we were awarded a soft penalty.

With away end about ready to to explode at the prospect of taking the lead, Hugill for Preston took the softest of penalties that the goalkeeper could have thrown his cap on. The match finished and just about summed up the game with not much quality on show. Can only be described as frustrating as took about 15 minutes to get out of the stadium due to our seats being near the back and in the middle of a long row. After exiting the ground everybody was corralled on the other side of the canal by the massive amount of Police on duty and then slowly led down to the only narrow bridge that crossed the canal.

This lead to a lot of frustration from both Wigan and Preston fans and it took another 25 minutes to get back to the car using this route. It must be said that I can fully understand why the former Wigan chairman Dave Whelan previously complained bitterly about the Policing costs which he was meant to stump up a few years ago. Once back at the car it only took 20 minutes to get back home which was half the time it took to get from my seat to the car!

Poor game, football ground that is more suited to Rugby fans and the over the top Policing at the end means that unless it was an important game I would probably not rush back to the DW Stadium. This would be the third consecutive season that I have been to the DW Stadium. The corresponding fixture last season ended with Barnsley winning 4- 1 and securing a place in the League One play-offs, whilst Wigan were already crowned the League One Champions outright.

However, tonights game would be in sharp contrast with Wigan being second from the bottom of the Championship and Barnsley in mid-table. My journey to Wigan, by car, was a slow encounter mainly due to the volume of the traffic along the motorways during the peak time of the day at around 5pm.

The fixture itself was the only game being played this evening which was the Thursday before Good Friday. The reason being that because of the Easter Weekend Wigan Warriors, the Rugby League Club who also play at the DW Stadium, were due to play on Good Friday, and so the date of our fixture was agreed by all parties concerned.

I eventually arrived in Wigan at around pm and instead of going into the official car park at the ground I chose to park just off Robin Park Road which is only a few minutes away from the DW Stadium. I had about one hour to kill before the game and spoilt for choice in where to go. I could have popped into the Red Robin pub which I walked past on the way to the Stadium, or the 'Marquee' bar which is directly next door to the North Stand where the Away fans are housed, but I decided instead to have a 'Costa Coffee' in the Retail Park Complex opposite the Stadium.

What you thought on seeing the ground, first impressions of aw ay end then other sides of the DW Stadium? Unlike previous seasons I was surprised to learn that once inside the Stadium the stewards allowed us to sit anywhere in the stand. I think this was due to only a few hundred Barnsley fans attending the game. This suited me fine so I sat in an aisle seat halfway up the stand with plenty of leg room and a good view of the pitch.

The home fans were fairly quiet making the atmosphere a little subdued even though the few hundred Barnsley fans were singing their socks off. In the first half the chances for both teams were very few and far between. Wigan had one shot on target which the Barnsley keeper tipped around the post for a corner Barnsley themselves had a shot which went just wide of the post. However, the deadlock was eventually broken just before half time when Armstrong, for Barnsley, tapped the ball home from close range after Ryan Kent saw his own shot come back off the post.

The second half had a different complexion to the game altogether, with Wigan starting the brighter of the two teams and were beginning to threaten the Barnsley goal.

Then against the run of play, Ryan Kent, for Barnsley, took the Wigan defence on and hit a low shot from the edge of the area which crept into the bottom corner of the net. With a two goal cushion it looked plain sailing for Barnsley until Wigan made a substitution in bringing Nick Powell on.

He made an impact immediately and opened their scoring in the 71st minute by hitting home a free kick which the Barnsley keeper could only parry the ball into the net.

Within a minute of the restart Powell pounced again by tapping the ball into the net after the Barnsley keeper failed to gather the ball. Powell's hat trick was completed five minutes later when the referee awarded Wigan a penalty as he himself appeared to have been pushed by a Barnsley defender.

He scored direct from the spot to make the score Then came a disallowed goal for Barnsley which I think the referee thought their keeper had been pushed, and perhaps would have changed the outcome of the game.

Credit to the Wigan players for turning the game on its head and claiming a vital three towards their Championship League survival. Getting away from the ground was relatively easy and no problem at all.

I arrived home at about I suppose I shall remember this game for many years to come but for all the wrong reasons I'll say no more! Another first visit and as it was the last game of season with us destined to finish seventh regardless of the result it was a game with no pressure! Pretty easy. There's a reasonable amount of on street parking off the left hand side of this road we got a space of Laithwaite Road. We grabbed a burger and chips from a van outside the ground and both the food and the price was okay.

Home and away fans were milling around the ground with no bother at all. Unusually for a new stadium the DW has no corner areas, just four stands with gaps in between. Other than that the North Stand, where the away fans are housed, is a fairly standard stand.

It has an internal concourse up a flight of stairs and then into the stand which had clear views from behind the goal.

This was the last match of the season and with nothing resting on the result meant that the game was a rather dull affair. With Wigan already relegated a lot of home fans didn't turn up 4, away fans making a total attendance of about however a few die hards over to our left made a surprising amount of noise so at least there was atmosphere.

A lot of away fans had brought inflatables to throw around meaning there was as much entertainment off the pitch, as there was on it! Stewards were efficient without being overly friendly. A good day generally, poor game but at least a goal each for the fans to cheer, sunny and warm, easy parking, what more could you want?

Apart from a win! After years of travelling up and down the nation to follow the hammers, I'd become a fanatic. New football grounds had become an addiction for me and the DW was high on list to go to. The game held special significance for my club — we had to win. If we didn't we were relegated.

Ordinarily, I am a train goer and my friends have told me that the ground is easy to get to from the station. Coaches park in a car park one minute from the ground. The journey from London was relatively traffic free.

Hot Dog stands are situated around the ground and to my surprise, at very cheap prices. I did go inside to use the facilities however. The pub seemed to allow both sets of fans inside. The view from outside the ground is similar to most modern grounds in all honesty. Once inside the atmosphere was great. It was like a carnival, with people throwing inflatable beach balls around. Once I left the underside of the stand and took my seats, one can see how small the ground is.

It is 1 tier all the way round and the stand to ones left is slightly restricted with an advert on the seats separating fans when the stands aren't joined. The result was harsh on the hammers, but summed up the season perfectly. Our inability to keep a lead was evident on that day. We were up in the first half with 2 goals from Demba Ba.

This with the news that Fulham were winning too sent the stand into pandemonium…. Wigan's introduction of Connor Sammon was great one. He scored a tap in, and Charles N'Zogbia scored a free-kick which was destined to fly in. In the 90th minute, Robert Green had a calamitous moment and Wigan had winner. We were relegated. The final whistle blew, and the Wigan fans invaded the pitch taunting us hammers who had many stewards and police in the stand and on the edge of the pitch to prevent anything escalating , which was a bit annoying considering that Wigan weren't still safe from relegation themselves.

The facilities are basic. The toilets are small, and there isn't a great deal of space in the concourse. The atmosphere was the best I have ever seen from West Ham , due to the occasion more than the hospitality. Wigan's fans were non-existent until the final whistle had blown. It was slow getting out of the ground itself, but once out of the stadium, one was free to get on the coach which had a police escort to motorway. We were gone very quickly.

The only positive of the day in hindsight. That was down to the football more than the hospitality in all honesty. The ground was mediocre to be polite. The concourse is far too small. The programme was decent.

The prices of the tickets weren't a rip off, that said, they weren't cheap either. I'd go there again, no doubt. The steward outside the ground are friendly too! Please read our Terms and Conditions before submission. EPL Tickets. Shrewsbury Town. Doncaster Rovers. Cheltenham Town. Generic selectors. Exact matches only. Search in title. Search in content. Search in excerpt. Search in posts. Search in pages. Wigan Athletic. Click here to open all panels. What is it like for away supporters?

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Click on the trainline logo below:. Ticket Prices. Programme Price. Local Rivals. Disabled facilities. Record and Average Attendance. Club links. Official Web Sites: www. Patrick Burke Everton 30th January Comment on getting away from the ground after the game: We decided to stay for a while to get some photographs of the players celebrating and it was wise as this allowed the traffic to die.

Elliot Guthrie Arsenal 3rd December Comment on getting away from the ground after the game: Upon exiting the stadium the away fans looking to travel back to the rail station were directed to the right and followed a partially-signposted route through an industrial estate which had minimal lighting in the darkness However the mass of fans meant it was impossible to get lost although this may be a concern of fans with smaller followings.

Robert Allen Manchester City 16th January Why you were looking forward to going to the ground? Comment on getting away from the ground after the game: It took a few minutes to get out of our row down the steps but from then on it was plain sailing out of the ground and the walk back to the station.

Summary of overall thoughts of the day out: As I suspected an easy first away game for Connor. Dom Bickerton Stoke City 31st March Why you were looking forward to going to the ground or not as the case may be : I always look forward to a good Stoke City awayday that promises a great day out with family, friends and the possibility of a rare away win for us. Comment on getting away from the ground after the game: We left the ground and followed the crowds back to the train station.

Summary of overall thoughts of the day out: Despite the poor performance we still had a great day out. Paul R Arsenal 22nd December Why you were looking forward to going to the ground or not as the case may be : Well it it was to be my first away game and I had heard good things about the DW, so I thought I'd go. O ne point I will say though with no-one behind you and a large gap between the fans sitting higher up, I did feel a bit isolated however we still sang all game.

Comment on getting away from the ground after the game: I didn't experience any hassle when leaving and heading for the station in colours. Summary of overall thoughts of the day out: Cheap tickets and a large away following with a great atmosphere made it very enjoyable. Chris Henry Sunderland 19th January Why you were looking forward to going to the ground or not as the case may be : Sunderland always take a good away crowd to most places so I was looking forward to a good day out with a good atmosphere.

Comment on getting away from the ground after the game: After some misinformation on where our bus was now, we eventually got to it. Summary of overall thoughts of the day out: The DW has it's issues but that's unlikely to change. Matty Atkinson Sunderland 19th January Why you were looking forward to going to the ground or not as the case may be : This was to be my first away game, so I was very excited about it. Entrance To The Marquee Bar 5.

Comment on getting away from the ground after the game: Very easy and quick as the coach parked at front of car park straight home no traffic. Summary of overall thoughts of the day out: Great day out recommend this to any football fan, great day out great atmosphere and a good laugh. Rob Lawler Liverpool 2nd March Comment on getting away from the ground after the game: Was fairly easy and straightforward as we parked in the retail park. Summary of overall thoughts of the day out: A brilliant win and a much better game than my last visit.

Matthew Jackson Newcastle United 17th March Why you were looking forward to going to the ground or not as the case may be : It is always good to be going away with all the true fans, so was I was looking forward to another good away day.

Comment on getting away from the ground after the game: Was easy to get as everyone had the same objective of leaving the ground. Summary of overall thoughts of the day out: Decent away day, terrible game, average atmosphere, large police numbers outside checking every away fan. Alex Royal Middlesbrough 25th August Why you were looking forward to going to the ground or not as the case may be : I was looking forward to the game as it was a relatively cheap away.

Comment on getting away from the ground after the game: There was a large police presence in the away end, after the game, the fans were escorted by police back to the coaches. Summary of overall thoughts of the day out: Very enjoyable day out, reasonably priced tickets and coach travel. Great away day. Cameron Ormerod Bolton Wanderers 15th December Why you were looking forward to going to the ground or not as the case may be : I was looking forward to this game, predominantly because Wigan are our local rivals and fixtures between the two clubs have recently been 'hotting up'.

Comment on getting away from the ground after the game: We got a police escort from the ground to the station and because trains between Bolton and Wigan are normally comprised of two carriages we had to wait for a bit whilst they added some more carriages to the train, as there was about 1, bolton fans waiting.

Summary of overall thoughts of the day out: In conclusion, it was a good day out but unfortunately it was not a good game. Josh Grainger Leeds United 5th April Why you were looking forward to going to the ground or not as the case may be : It was probably going to be my last away day of the season so that was the main reason for my excitement. Comment on getting away from the ground after the game: The Leeds fans weren't kept behind, so the walk back to the station was quite crowded, but nothing out of the ordinary.

Summary of overall thoughts of the day out: A good day out, but strikes me as one of the away days that suits teams with large followings, if there had only be or so away fans, then it wouldn't be much fun. Allan Caley Leeds United 7th March Comment on getting away from the ground after the game The only reason I can imagine that Wigan refuses to sell tickets for all the seats in the away end, is that it took over 5 minutes to empty after the game had ended or it would have taken me at least that long if I hadn't done a hop, step and a jump over the rows of seats to make my exit.

It was then a quick walk back to the car and was on the M6 after about 10 minutes and was back home by 8pm Summary of overall thoughts of the day out A great day out: I will do it again next season, if Wigan are in the Championship again next season! Aimee Henry Wolverhampton Wanderers 25th April Why you were looking forward to going to the DW Stadium?

DW Stadium Main Reception 3. South Stand 5. West Stand The home atmosphere did feel a little flat, and just from looking, I would say the home ends were only half full.

Not too shabby… 6. Comment on getting away from the ground after the game: Straightforward back to the train station, and a simple journey back to Wolverhampton. Malcolm Parr Bury 11th August Comment on getting away from the ground after the game: I was able to get away from the ground fairly quickly. Summary of overall thoughts of the day out: A good day for us. Gareth King Neutral 21st November Comment on getting away from the ground after the game: Crowds flow out easily enough, though you take your life in your hands at the point where the nearby Asda supermarket car park meets the main road!

Summary of overall thoughts of the day out: I was pretty impressed with the DW Stadium and the club and would say it's worth dropping in if in the area. Tom Bellamy Barnsley 8th May Comment on getting away from the ground after the game: It was very easy getting away from the ground but perhaps that was because the match was played on a Sunday instead of Saturday, so there was only the football traffic to worry about, not the Saturday shoppers.

Summary of overall thoughts of the day out: It was a fantastic day out and one which will remain in my memory for a long time. Martin Plummer Derby County 3rd December Comment on getting away from the ground after the match: We walked away from the ground the same way as we came, and found that a section of it was unlit making it impossible to see and leading to a few people falling over.

Summary of overall thoughts of the day out: The DW Stadium wasn't the best away trip I've ever been on, but it was by no means bad, and a win is a win. Andrew Keay Derby County 3rd December Comment on getting away from the ground after the game: Getting away was easy from where we parked.

Summary of overall thoughts of the day out: Again a visit to the DW Stadium proved to be another good trip, with a nice pub and a friendly atmosphere. Christopher Newcastle United 14th December Comment on getting away from the ground after the game: Horrible experience. Summary of overall thoughts of the day out: Being a night time game we never really got the chance to see Wigan or even take in one of the pubs around the ground. Josh Houston Ipswich Town 17th December Comment on getting away from the ground after the game: Getting away from the ground wasn't too bad.

Summary of overall thoughts of the day out: The DW Stadium lacked that feeling when you visit a stadium for the first time but it was worth the trip as we won the game. Comment on getting away from the ground after the game: Can only be described as frustrating as took about 15 minutes to get out of the stadium due to our seats being near the back and in the middle of a long row.

Summary of overall thoughts of the day out: Poor game, football ground that is more suited to Rugby fans and the over the top Policing at the end means that unless it was an important game I would probably not rush back to the DW Stadium.

Tom Bellamy Barnsley 13th April Comment on the game itself, atmosphere, stewards, pies, facilities etc. Comment on getting away from the ground after the game: Getting away from the ground was relatively easy and no problem at all.

Summary of overall thoughts of the day out: I suppose I shall remember this game for many years to come but for all the wrong reasons I'll say no more! Shaun Leeds United 7th May It has an internal concourse up a flight of stairs and then into the stand which had clear views from behind the goal Comment on the game itself, atmosphere, stewards, pies, facilities etc.. Comment on getting away from the ground after the game: Easy enough.

Was at the M6 junction with the M58 about 20 minutes after leaving the ground. Summary of overall thoughts of the day out: A good day generally, poor game but at least a goal each for the fans to cheer, sunny and warm, easy parking, what more could you want?

Alex Compton Northampton Town 19th September I haven't been to Wigan for a few years and it was my son's first visit to the DW Stadium, this was my lads 48th league ground that he has visited.

The journey up from Northampton was nice and easy apart from a bit of traffic on the M6 around the Warrington area. Finding the DW Stadium was very easy.

I d idn't do a great deal before the game due to the time we arrived so we went straight into the ground and we didn't really see any home fans before the game to speak to.

The DW Stadium from the outside looks really impressive and once inside it was no different. It has that Premier League feel about it and certainly is one of the best grounds in this league. The game was quite one sided due to Northampton playing one up front and trying to play for a draw which didn't work. The atmosphere was very quiet apart from the Cobblers fans singing, the Wigan fans did start to make a bit of noise once they scored but the annoying drum that the Wigan fans have in the home section was very irritating.

The stewards were great and were having a laugh and a joke with me and my son and even offered to help us put our flags up. Due to the attendance being only 7, it was fairly easy getting away from the ground. I would imagine that if it were a big crowd it would take a fair while getting away as there is only one road in and out of the ground.

We were back home by Summary of overall thoughts of the day out:. Apart from the result and the ridiculous decision not to award us a penalty late on in the game we both enjoyed the journey and our experience of the DW Stadium and look forward to our next visit.

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