Just had a look and pencilled in a few games. Looks as though I can do 6 games (LSV, Hudds, Salford, Rochdale, Warrington and QF at Wigan) for 65 quid.

Planning on going to the final in a big group and making at day of it, like you would at the Grand Final.

Eight of us got the Opening Ceremony-Semi's-Final ticket package just before xmas. Will be going to at least one of the Quarters and a few of the group games as well. It'll just be a case of buying the tickets for those games closer to the time.

I've spoken to a few 'die-hard' fans about the WC tickets and a lot are waiting to see how their year pans out before making a commitment to an event so far in the future. So I expect ticket sales to increase quite a lot closer to the event.

Absolutely pathetic.


I am having to hold back as I graduate in the summer so I don't know what position I will be in money wise come October. As other posters have alluded in RL we are more used to buying tickets last minute than other sports, so it is very encouraging to see sales going so well with plenty of time to go.

I am told that there is a big group in PNG hoping to come over and watch, I for one can't wait!

Awesome stuff. Really looking forward to this World Cup

oh dear

.....it's a self appointed troll hunter. Saying sales of tickets are worryingly slow doesn't make me a hater...it makes me observant. RL fans in the UK aren't exactly remnowned for flocking to internationals of late......I simply pointed out with 250 days to go, there were close to 400k (80%) of tickets still available.....


Really?
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if they announce it's on FTA TVthen it won'tmake much difference if its 8 months or 8 days away, RL Fans in the UK won't be flocking to buy tickets.


define a big group? Seriously.....is it 100? 200?

500,000 tickets were available......about 400,000 still are.....I, like everyone else hope they all get sold, but please, RE-READ THE PRESS RELEASE........simple maths point to a massive slow down in sales.....

spin is spin...sales patter is sales patter.....




they are suggesting that they will sell out cardiff

Are you up for a £100 charity bet? Joining Jack? SPF? RL Benevolant Fund?

You're wrong, and won't admit it. So lets see if you've got any balls behind the bravado.

Ill say the 2013 World Cup will at least get within 40k of the hugely successful Aussie 2008 WC, even though Australia is the be all and end all of all things rugby league.

Just leave it , it makes them happy , so leave them to it

To be fair Gutterfax, a lot more tickets have been sold so far than i was expecting. You have to remember that tickets went on sale around October time (I think), thats the time people usually do their xmas shopping. Now we are at the point where no one has any money as it is after xmas.

A lot of fans won't be buying them until much later in the year (myself included) I think the point fans are making is that ticket sales are looking resonably healthy considering they haven't been on sale long and there is still plenty of time to buy tickets.

Disregarding this bizarre statement, if you aren't satisfied then what would you class as good ticket sales for an event 8 months away, with kick-off times yet to be confirmed? Were you expecting the tournament to be sold out by now? How many tickets had the RU World Cup final sold 9 months in advance?

What are you going to do when the World Cup is a success and you don't have anything to complain about? I guess try and pick on the performance of the England team, but what if they do well too? Will it leave a void in your life?

Firstly...neither of us is right or wrong......we are expressing our opinions which happen to differ. Next, I don't feel the need to wave cash around to add weight to my standpoint that a minimum of 80% of the tickets to the tournament are still unsold....you plucked 65,000 at Old trafford out of the air....I quoted the RFL's figure of 35,000......no need to go near my wallet.
RLWC 2008 attracted 293,000 to 18 games.....your assertion that RLWC 2013 will attract 250,000 to 28 games is pathetic........Millenium stadium, Wembley and Old Trafford hold 240,000 on their own......this is the pinnacle of our sport FFS.

I repeat....I hope they do sell well, but the press release is flawed and points to a slowdown in sales.....which might have something to do with the lack of a TV deal or a naming sponsor......Lincoln paid a million quid in 2000.......what odds on that being repeated?

Didn't think you'd back your argument up.

You're wrong and know you are, that's why you're getting all rangy like a baby. And Starbug getting on your side speaks volumes.

Any number of people coming over from a nation like PNG to watch their national sport is superb, and the opportunity of a life time for people who have probably never left the country before. Soon as I have a number I will let you know.

Jonny's offer is a very reasonable one, time to put your money where your mouth is...

The ' telling ' point for me was the extension of the ' early bird ' offer , that always seems very strange , to me if sales of it have gone well , I wouldn't extend it , normally it gets extended when sales are slow

Just my opinion of course , it doesn't really bother me either way , I hope it goes well and England win it , I attended the final in 2000 , but it was the semi final that broke my heart , I was 10 minutes late getting into the Reebok , by the time I sat down , the game was over

Not really no , I hope it is a success , moreso that somehow England can win it

Ah it does not take long for the negatives to come on and push an agenda. Speaking personally I know very few people who have got tickets for the World Cup.

The fact they have sold over 20% (I'm assuming no one is arguing that figure as a conservative estimate) bodes well.

Come summer if 50% are not sold then they may start to worry, but lets face it we can't change attitudes over night and league fans are used to being able to turn up when ever they feel like it and get in.

Whether that be months in advance or on the day. If that is the usual experience, then why would they change behaviour.

Me and my family are exactly the same and will buy our tickets towards the end of the season as usual. The best thing for RL will be if regulars cannot get to the games they want to get to, because we where too slow to get off our backsides and we are left complaining about a lack of tickets.

Back up my argument? are you 5yrs old?
You wanted me to take a wager that the RLWC would get maybe 50,000 less fans that 2008....with 10 more games. Nobody in their right mind would take that bet.....8,928 a game is nearly half the average from 2008 (16,331).
457,268 fans are needed to match RLWC 2008.........if you really fancy a flutter,I'll give you 2/1 on that....and BTW.....I don't bet for charity.



Good lad...you do that. I am keen to see how big this BIG GROUP is.




No it's not...he's backing the RLWC 2013 to have an average of 8,928.....it's a loaded offer and one I have shown to carry no credible weight.

Dream on guys.......and make sure you secure your tickets for Cardiff before it's too late

I simply responded to the fawning over a press release that points to a slow down on sales. The negativity comes from the kids who didn't like the fact that if you re-read the press release, it's not all rosey in the RLWC 2013 garden...they even started waving their wallets at me offering me insane bets because I burst their bubble



The slowdown in ticket sales could directly have an impact on the marketability of the sponsorship rights as well as the broadcast deal.....it may not, but it could and therefore, my point is valid as well as pretty accurate.

If you're talking about average attendances and not cumulative, then a higher number of matches would be a disadvantage. Again, what sort of ticket sales would you deem acceptable 8 months prior to the start of a tournament with kick-off times yet to be announced?

Just think how much higher tv viewing figures would be if no one actually went.

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This is the 15th RLWC.......define precedent


As for not knowing who buys tickets to these sorts of events......



grow up. The RWC 2015 will be wall to wall on ITV from Jan 1st 2015...build up, promos etc....and yes, the final, semis and england pool games will sell out in a flash....regardless of the "type of person" buying......the RLWC 2013 hasn't even agreed a TV partner yet FFS and has 40,000 seats for the final still available....these are FACTS by the way, not opinion!

I repeat.....I am not knocking the RLWC.....I am simply saying that they have shifted maybe 100k tickets and need to get their finger out shifting the other 400k....judging by the comments on here about "waiting til later in the year"...they should have no problem with that, but English RL fans don't have a pedigree for flocking to internationals.........

For those that hate RU the 3 Lions tests in Aus this summer sold out in 15 Mins!! The Brisbane game selling in 5 mins!