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| Quote ="dick scratcher"I agree, it is a disaster. But the rfl are relying almost solely on the super league clubs to sell out internationals and its not going to happen.
And if you ask me, the pathway isnt that clear unless you are from the south of france or wales otherwise youve got a long wait for a clear pathway!'"
That's the point. The path is clear but it takes a long time.
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| A chance of promotion used to be every year, now its every 6 or so. Is that too long?
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| Quote ="The Curtism"Applying your argument to football would be like saying a Notts County supporter wouldn't support England.'"
But despite the disparity in wages etc that are currently alienating football fans, they are at least seen as representative of the country as a whole rather than the somewhat 'split' world of RL.
That said, I will only miss the Wales game of all the England ones this year, so I'm not one of this affected by RFL-related apathy, but I can understand those that are.
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| Quote ="Leyther_Matt"RFL-related apathy, but I can understand those that are.'"
They can get stuff as far as I'm concerned. But that's a personal note. I still don't know how they got my mobile number!
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| Think the RFL have a very hard job.
After Englands pittiful efforts in last years world cup I'm not suprised the general public arent fussed to shell out more money in the middle of a massive reccession.
Also all the other major internationals in other sports are mostly promoted for them via the national media who completley ignore our sport.
Dont get me wrong I will be making the journey from Leeds to be there, wearing my GB shirt with pride. Plus I have got 4 mates to come with me.
For me its essential that there is a full house + we compete / beat Australia infront of a live BBC audience.
We need a massive crowd to get behind the lads and hopefully Burgess, Peacock, Morley, Ellis and Graham will go out and smash the Aussies out the tournament like the Kiwis did last week!
Come on England!!!!!!!!!
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| I understand you can pay on the gate for the Scotland v Lebanon game on Sunday...
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| the fact this game won't sell out is solely down to the shocking performance in last years world cup. I wasted enough money watching england last year so have decided not to bother this time round.
If England showed p well last year this game would sell out no problem at all
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| Quote ="Bighead"the fact this game won't sell out is solely down to the shocking performance in last years world cup. I wasted enough money watching england last year so have decided not to bother this time round.
If England showed p well last year this game would sell out no problem at all'"
No it isn't, it is down to lazy fans in the heartlands who can't get their backsides off the sofa, wrap up warm and go and support their country.
It isn't that long ago we were seeing decent crowds at Wembley, Old Trafford and Elland Road, we had no better chance of winning then as we do now.
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| I think the the game would be sold out this weekend if it was not on BBC, there are 26 of us going to the Galpharm the week later but with it been on BBC this week it is just to much money to travel and buy a ticket when we can all watch it at home for free.
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| Quote ="Big Graeme"No it isn't, it is down to lazy fans in the heartlands who can't get their backsides off the sofa, wrap up warm and go and support their country.
It isn't that long ago we were seeing decent crowds at Wembley, Old Trafford and Elland Road, we had no better chance of winning then as we do now.'"
We quite clearly did though indicated by that fact that in 1990 we very nearly beat them same in 1992. In 1994 we had nearly beaten them in Australia the series before. We had no chance in 1997 and crowds dropped.
Fans of RL are no more lazy than fans of other sports. They just need to be enthused and think their team has a chance of competing never mind winning. The World Cup set us back massively, we were supposed to have a strong squad but got battered.
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| Doesn't matter how bad the team was last year. It should of been £10 tickets behind the goals with £20 on the sideline and it would of sold out easily. It's going to be embarrasing. The gate will be less than Wigan got on against saints this year.
There a couple of hundred thousand RL supporters who attend games, people should not be able to get a ticket at this stage if they could all be bothered.
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| Quote ="Odemwingie"Doesn't matter how bad the team was last year. It should of been £10 tickets behind the goals with £20 on the sideline and it would of sold out easily. It's going to be embarrasing. The gate will be less than Wigan got on against saints this year.
There a couple of hundred thousand RL supporters who attend games, people should not be able to get a ticket at this stage if they could all be bothered.'"
But they can't and it's unreasonable to expect that they would all be bothered.
Of course it matters how bad the team was last year. They are by and large the same team this year if not weaker. It's a good indicator of what the likely result will be this time.
The prices are ridiculously cheap. It's costing me £80 to take 8 people. You people don't know you're born.
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| Quote ="Maximus Decimus"But they can't and it's unreasonable to expect that they would all be bothered.
Of course it matters how bad the team was last year. They are by and large the same team this year if not weaker. It's a good indicator of what the likely result will be this time.
The prices are ridiculously cheap. It's costing me £80 to take 8 people. You people don't know you're born.'"
Maybe unreasonable to expect they should all be bothered, but there is enough fans in Wigan to fill the stadium along with Saints and warrington fans.
They should of had a game in Hull IMO.
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| I have just booked tkts for the final at elland rd.
I enquired about the east stand upper, and was told it might not be open
due to refurbishments. I suspect this is the stock answer if its a aus-nz final (ie not a sellout)
If England got to the final im sure the demand for tkts would mean they opened it
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| It would help if the RFL allowed you to buy a ticket via the dog and bone after 5pm. How hard is it to have someone there?
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| Quote ="Boris"It would help if the RFL allowed you to buy a ticket via the dog and bone after 5pm. How hard is it to have someone there?'"
Hard? No it is quite easy, expensive though.
You have an internet connection, use it.
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| The pricing of these games in a world wide recession is the main reason this game wasnt sold out months ago!
Them games at Wembley, OT and ER in the 80's and 90's were all reasonably priced!!
Dont forget some SL fans choose not to pay to watch their own teams in the SL play-offs so what chance do we have of enticing them to watch International RL at these prices?
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| Quote ="dick scratcher"A chance of promotion used to be every year, now its every 6 or so. Is that too long?'"
Isn't it every 3 years?
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| Not for the teams ive mentioned its not, after Toulouse get in next time it will be another 3 year for the rest of us. (unless edinburgh or dublin get in!).
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| The RFL may go to 15 or 16 clubs next time around.
If Toulouse do come in that's one more place for a "local" club.
Should an existing SL club be binned then that would be two coming in.
Some SL clubs are not making any, or very little, progress with their new grounds and could face being dumped.
The Champ clubs made it even more difficult for themselves by lowering the salary cap to £300k. They should have raised it to narrow the gap between them and SL not the opposite. The champ clubs play good rugby but there's hardly a SL quality player in the League.
When Champ club' fans complain about a lack of promotion they should be careful what they wish for. SL is a high cost low revenue business. We already have Gateshead in trouble and Oldham are having problems again. That's after Rochdale and Doncaster going into admin already this year.
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| Quote ="Tipster Ste"The pricing of these games in a world wide recession is the main reason this game wasnt sold out months ago!
Them games at Wembley, OT and ER in the 80's and 90's were all reasonably priced!!
Dont forget some SL fans choose not to pay to watch their own teams in the SL play-offs so what chance do we have of enticing them to watch International RL at these prices?'"
Still plenty of £20 tickets left. 2 adults and 2 kids for £40 as well. Hardly a rip off. Especially when people will pay £20 in a open stand at Hull KR/Leeds, and £18 at grounds like Wakey and Salford. And £16 to watch the likes of Leigh.
If people don't want to go then fair enough but just admit it rather than making half hearted excuses.
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| Quote ="Karlos13"Still plenty of £20 tickets left. 2 adults and 2 kids for £40 as well. Hardly a rip off. Especially when people will pay £20 in a open stand at Hull KR/Leeds, and £18 at grounds like Wakey and Salford. And £16 to watch the likes of Leigh.
If people don't want to go then fair enough but just admit it rather than making half hearted excuses.'"
What he said. It cost me more to watch Leigh play a dead rubber NRC game at Swinton earlier this season than it will to watch the game on Saturday. Summat seriously wrong with the game that this one will be a good few thousand from selling out when it's cheaper than a lot of Super League games, and certainly the Grand Final.
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| Quote ="Tipster Ste"The pricing of these games in a world wide recession is the main reason this game wasnt sold out months ago!'"
There is nothing wrong with the prices, £20 to watch your nation play the second best team in the world is a bargain.
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| Quote ="Big Graeme"There is nothing wrong with the prices, £20 to watch your nation play the [size=150second best team [/sizein the world is a bargain.'"
That a big call there, anyway got my tickets 2 weeks ago
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