| O'Malley advocates sale of Dodgers Peter O'Malley, the one-time owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, has called for Frank McCourt to sell the franchise, preferably to local investors, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times. feeds.bizjournals.com |
Wigan fans snap up Grand Final tickets • Wigan sell out Old Trafford ticket allocation in 48 hours• Sean O'Loughlin still not confirmed as captain to face SaintsSt Helens have rejected suggestions that their supporters may be outnumbered two to one by Wigan fans at Saturday's Super League Grand Final. Wigan sold out of their allocation of 12,000 tickets inside 48 hours, after four-hour queues formed outside the DW Stadium, whereas Saints still have tickets remaining at Knowsley Road despite sending some back to be sold centrally by the Rugby Football League.However Tony Colquitt, the St Helens chief executive, believes "it will still be about 50-50 on the day", arguing mischievously that four consecutive Grand Final appearances have left his club's supporters more familiar with the variety of ways in which to buy tickets for Old Trafford."If you've not been there for years, you panic," said Colquitt – Wigan's last Grand Final appearance was in 2003. "A lot of the Saints fans know the routine; why would you go and queue up in the rain when you can just pick up the phone? We've had this every year, with a lot of our fans getting tickets from the League, and I'm confident that we'll be very well-supported."Both coaches are required to name 19-man squads tomorrow but Wigan's Michael Maguire is refusing to reveal who will lead his team out at Old Trafford. He introduced a five-man leadership group after arriving from Melbourne at the start of the season, and although the previous captain Sean O'Loughlin sat at the top table at Monday's press conference, Maguire would not confirm that the long-serving loose forward would be given the chance to lift the Super League trophy – something no Wigan captain has done since his brother-in-law Andy Farrell after victory over Leeds in the first Grand Final in 1998."Who knows, we might let them all do it, like they did when we won the League Leaders' Shield," said Maguire – although that would represent a logistical challenge at Old Trafford where the winning captain has in recent years addressed the crowd before lifting the trophy. "You'll have to wait and see."Andy Coley was captain for last Saturday's semi-final win at Leeds, Thomas Leuluai led the team to victory against Hull KR in the previous round of the play-offs, and the last time O'Loughlin wore the armband was in the win at Hull KR on 22 August that clinched the Shield. O'Loughlin said on Monday that he is still awaiting the nod but Leuluai said earlier this year that as the only survivor from Wigan's last Grand Final appearance, the stalwart should receive the honour.Saints have still to reveal the results of scans on the ankle injury Kyle Eastmond suffered in last Friday's semi-final win over Huddersfield. If the England scrum-half is ruled out of the 19, Gary Wheeler or Maurie Fa'asavalu would be the most obvious contenders to replace him.Wigan are expected to name an unchanged 19-man squad, and it would be a surprise if Maguire does not retain the 17 who won at Leeds, which would mean further disappointment for the young second-row Chris Tuson and Amos Roberts, the Australian wing who has struggled to recover from a serious ankle injury suffered on Easter Monday.Wigan WarriorsSt HelensRugby leagueAndy Wilsonguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
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