To be fair, I don't see why Saints should be out of pocket by giving up a whole stand to a team that doesn't bring any supporters, or through having to sell tickets to away fans for cheaper than they would to home fans (given this is a likely sell-out).

From what I can see all adult tickets for your Cas game this weekend are £22 so it's not much difference.

£20 if you buy on the day so a difference of 17.5% to the Salford price.

No my mates and I have never ever been to Knowsley road or any other Salford fan for that matter in fact we have no idea where St Helens is, is it near Leeds by any chance?

So if the 400 (for example) Salford supporters decide not to come and watch it on t.v as a result of the price hike, do you think more than 400 Saints supporters will take their place?
Merely playing devils advocate, just for a change.

So you pay more if you but in advance than you do if you pay on the day? Random.

Clearly I meant there's little point giving up a full terrace our having to segregate a terrace for a team with a very small travelling support. But then I think you knew that.

Is it also reserved seating? If thats the case then it's a bit of a bummer as the group I go with like to stand and the back and create an atmosphere, can't see that happening If we're forced to sit down away from each other.

No. It's unreserved.

Finally got mine sorted today (because of my delay not Saints). I have been told that I can change both the tickets I bought for ones in the East Stand they have also let my brother-in-law have an East Stand ticket so we can all be together.

Although not ideal it's a satisfactory outcome to the matter. I must say Saints have dealt with the whole thing most professionally and everyone I have spoke to at the club have been apologetic, helpful and above all, professional.

There is nothing stopping Salford supporters buying East stand tickets from Saints at the lower price.

Excellent, simple, workable idea which would resolve 90% of the issues overnight for a very low cost.
I'm in the north stand and can't think of any good reason to allow people to wander into the east and west stands.

What were the percieved benifits for having this open access? It seems especially daft when the turnstyles won't let you in anywhere but near your place n any event.

Except they may find themselves moved on when they get to the ground (and possibly charged extra) because this has all come about as a result of health and safety rather than a whim of Saints.

The idea was to provide a chance to hang out with people you know who may be elsewhere in the stadium. The idea wasn't to swap stands like at Knowsley Road, just to have a nice relaxed atmosphere. It's a great idea I think.

The Idea is fine, but if don't work practically we can either throw our hands up and moan about fans, or try practical solutions.

Like I said for some games this open access idea could work as the capacity will be lowered simply by attendance. In fact there is no need to worry about the attendance, if they sell over a limit the gates are shut, if they sell below that limit the gates are open.

That way the attendance governs the access requirements rather than the access having to be guessed prior to each game.

Why would you need to give us the full stand? Can't ever remember being segregated at Knowsley Rd. Could have given us 500 in the terrace and sold the rest to Saints fans. Will now get the added problem of Salford fans standing in a seated area as well.

Nothing to stop you buying tickets in the East terrace direct from Saints if you feel so inclined to stand up.

Very true all tickets on sale on the Saints website.

Not too bothered about the standing aspect personally however might do this to save myself £5.

That's coz at Knowsley Road we already had the necessary safety certificate for our capacity whereas we're trying to achieve that at the moment and we had a hiccup against Widnes because some Saints fans decided to move stands and cause the West Stand to look over full. Long term there should be a solution which will at least involve wiser stewarding but my guess is that this is simply a stop gap until the solution is found.

You may be moved. You may not either. I suppose that depends on how the stewards operate in the 'away' end, bearing in mind those tickets are on sale to Saints fans.

No reason why we can't do both!

Its not a soccer ground Saintsfan. There is no formal segregation, hence the open concourses.
Just the Salford fans are being encouraged to group together in the North East corner to allow for the Saints masses to fill the East stand.

Shouldn't be a problem, I'm sure the stewards can save 6 seats for the Salford masses.

A very clear statement from the Club www.saintsrlfc.com/news/page/1593

A very clear statement from the Club www.saintsrlfc.com/news/page/1593

Quote ="Gruntfuttock"A very clear statement from the Club www.saintsrlfc.com/news/page/1593'" Indeed. Perhaps it should have also gone on to say that any fan found in the wrong stand would be ejected from the ground? I understand the club "asking nicely" but how many chances will we get before the authorities enforce a restriction in that stand's capacity (god forbid) until a longer term solution is found.?

Quote ="Gruntfuttock"A very clear statement from the Club www.saintsrlfc.com/news/page/1593'" Indeed. Perhaps it should have also gone on to say that any fan found in the wrong stand would be ejected from the ground? I understand the club "asking nicely" but how many chances will we get before the authorities enforce a restriction in that stand's capacity (god forbid) until a longer term solution is found.?

But Saints have to secure their full capacity and, especially given the statement on the Saints website today, I could well imagine the stewards being very strict on who stands/sits where at our next game.

Go to the last few seconds of this Granada reports preview of the season and you get a picture of the West terrace. Its got bags of room in it. Looks like the safety authorities are being ultra strict with Saints. www.itv.com/granada/super-league-saints09841/

Go to the last few seconds of this Granada reports preview of the season and you get a picture of the West terrace. Its got bags of room in it. Looks like the safety authorities are being ultra strict with Saints. www.itv.com/granada/super-league-saints09841/