No GF, I'm not.

Tbf even if I agreed with it I'd rather spend the cash doing something with a more 'once-in-a-lifetime' feeling, eg attend a Wales RU match or Celtic game.

I respect that totally Tommy, and of course I hope you and all other RL fans have a great time, it's just not my cup of tea though personally. Re crowds though I'm sure from what I read the total attendances for Edinburgh and Cardiff were quite similar to Manchester, so you must surely wonder why they just gave up on those potential new areas?
Did anyone here stay over close to the stadium? If so what's the accommodation like please?

[uMoonie Weekend Attendances[/u
Cardiff 2007: 32,384 + 26,447 = 58,831
Cardiff 2008: 30,628 + 32,516 = 63,144
Edinburgh 2009: 29,627 + 30,122 = 59,749
Edinburgh 2010: 26,642 + 25,401 = 52,043
Cardiff 2011: 30,891 + 29,323 = 60,214
Manchester 2012: 30,763 + 32,953 = 63,716
Manchester 2013: 30,793 + 31,249 = 62,042

Look on the bright side it's not as much a complete waste as the proposed Championship one starting next season. Although on the bright side, it's in that exotic seaside resort of Blackpool............ so there will, of course, be no 'popped' up fans ruining the games, inside, and holidays, outside, the stadium.

Try the Huddersfield ticket office, they had some on Friday

Thanks.

But think they are only doing Saturday tickets in with the weekend ticket

There is a pair on eBay for sat £127 ouch!

Oh look everyone, William has a new favourite phrase "moonie wedding". I kind of like it

Wow, filling up! https://www.eticketing.co.uk/rle/detail ... emref=9814

Wow, filling up! https://www.eticketing.co.uk/rle/detail ... emref=9814

I have two cat 3 adult reserved weekend tickets in the North Stand level 2. On offer for £35, PM me if interested.

Quote ="GansonTheClown"Wow, filling up! https://www.eticketing.co.uk/rle/detail ... emref=9814'" should be on for 40k+ for saturday now which is fantastic. odd that sunday is struggling to sell in comparison though, although the games are IMO weaker they arent 10k fans different surely?

Quote ="GansonTheClown"Wow, filling up! https://www.eticketing.co.uk/rle/detail ... emref=9814'" should be on for 40k+ for saturday now which is fantastic. odd that sunday is struggling to sell in comparison though, although the games are IMO weaker they arent 10k fans different surely?

I would say Leeds/Wigan and Hull/KR are two biggest sellers of the weekend. Also very easy for all
Salford fans to get to so should be decent following from them, as with Widnes. Any extras from London/Cats are a bonus.

Second day, Wakefield/Cas should ok. Both bring ok followings. As do Bradford-Hudds. Saints/Wire will be decent but there is no "huge game" if Wigan/Leeds or Hull/KR replaces Wire/Saints as the main event the attendances would be more even.

I don't think anywhere near as many supporters will go for the weekend as did at Cardiff so a drop off for Sunday is understandable.

Saturday should be a cracking days entertainment and a good atmosphere with that sort of crowd on.

i have weekend reserved tickets but only intend going on the Saturday, will try and give them away to someone at the game before leaving after final match

The fact it's not bank holiday weekend suggested that the Sunday crowd was always going to struggle. Big group of us usually do both days but just have Saturday tickets this time. Probably would've done the full weekend if Wigan Leeds was the Sunday though.

Seen on Facebook that they've had the players handing out free Ice Creams in Picadilly Square in Manchester today, good marketing. They've made a much better effort to get the locals to go this year.

Billy E will have to add *free ice cream alert* to his MM summation when he returns from his summer break

Sunday was always going to suffer. Had it been 2007, then Bradford would have brought a huge number, but 7 years later and they would struggle to sell out their own ground for a local derby with Leeds.

There is going to be a heavy reliance on Saints and Wire speccies and any one who wants to do the two days this weekend.

Sunday is an absolute ball-ache for anyone doing public transport and trying to get home after the last game. We legged it from the Etihad after the last game to Piccadilly for the last train, joined a massive scrum at the top of the platform with the police basically telling everyone that the last train was full and to make your own way home. We managed to get past him and squashed on, but a lot of people were stranded.

Viewing figures should also be up as the saturday games are on freeview.

I that happens again I'm pretty sure the TOC have a duty to get you home if you have purchased a ticket.

A couple of years ago I got the train over to Bradford when I was still at uni and coming back signal problems would have meant me missing the last train to Hull, so the Station Manager put me in a taxi to Leeds paid for by Northern Rail.

Fans do this as 4 games in one day is over kill. If your team plays and loses the penultimate game I doubt there would be many who think "oh well never mind, at least there's another game I'm not that bothered about next"

2 Reserved Magic Weekend Tickets for sale.
Bought directly from the RFL.
Face Value £40 each.
I now can't go which I'm slightly annoyed about.
Any help would be appreciated.

Last year the Sunday matches only started from 3pm, both days starting matches from 12.30pm this year should be better for fans.

4 games is OK as you can dip in & out. It's backing up on the Sunday that's the killer.