Most people cant be bothered doing that though Baz.
Embarrassing if we dont break 20k.
There's a few of us going including family, im gonna try get a few more to go along.

Of course it makes a differance, some people might not be able to travel far due to work commitments, others in the middle of a reccesion might think twice about taking there family with the extra cost of rail tickets or petrol, no one is going to go last minute to a place hours away.

As for one hour max between leeds and wigan, you should try doing it when the m62 is full of rugby fans, you've got no chance of doing it in less than an hour.

There are quite a few driving up from Bristol for the weekend. Unfortunately I managed to accept two DJ books on Saturday (doh!) so will have to settle for watching it on TV. Gutted not to be at the game - it's always the most fun match in the internatinal calendar for England supporters - a few beers in the Anvil pre-match, good banter with fans, great atmosphere etc.

Off to the Galpharm the week after and possibly the final (though I hate Elland Rd - wish they'd pick another stadium)

Hopefully England can put in a good performance (win or lose) and it looks good on the BBC/is a great advert for the game.

i just rang the DW ticket office and could pretty much choose my seats behind either set of sticks.

Thats a big worry when you consider they're the cheapest tickets.

It's looking like Saturday could be pretty embarrassing for the RFL.

Tony Smith may be forced into playing Wigans golden boy in Sam Tomkins to shift a few more tickets............hope so anyway

He might only have wanted 2. Also the allocation given to Wigan may be completey different to those currently selling through the RFL.

I would imagine that a lot of fickle Wigan fans are waiting on the team announcement before making a decision to see if little Sammy is in. Sad but true. If not, you have a situation of an International being held in Wigan without a Wigan player involved. Hope it touches near capacity and I think it will TBH.

Its a rugby league town therefore its a rugby league stadium.

HTH.

To be fair i've not bought tickets as i've only just got back off holiday and I will be going either way but if Tomkins is in the side i must admit i'll be looking forward to the game that bit more.

Alot of Wiganers will be awaiting the team announcment though.

Is it? If its a rugby league town, why are they having a hard time filling the football teams stadium for an international?

Do you think there would be a similar problem if the england football team were playing Brazil there?

I must admit to having a bit of fun. But if Smith was planning on playing Tomkins - a press release to say this guy will be in my 17 somewhere on Saturday would see a natural surge in tickets from the locals. I am not from Wigan. However, I am excited by the prospect of this lad taking on the best. If I am then the fans who have seen him develop week in week out would be looking forward to this game tenfold.

What is the point in that???? This thread is about filling an international game, and you have to try and score cheap points.

THIS is why the International Game has little to no support, because tosspots like this put club before Country!!!!

Personal insults. Always used by those with lower IQs than the rest of us, but I will let it slide because you are female.

Im not putting club bef0re country. I just cba going. Is that ok with you dear?

Smith named the side on Tuesday or Wednesday last week and will do that again this week i'd imagine so if he does name Tomkins people will have plenty of time to go out and get tickets.

It may be seen as Wiganers being abit fickle but as a town thats so used to having their 'own' representing them for the national side it would be very unusual to have no Wigan players in the team for Saturday and that would naturally put some of the floaters off. The fans that just decide on the spare of the minute wheather they should go or not.

If Tomkins is in the side i'd expect at least 22/23,000 on but if he's not the crowd could dip under the 20k mark.

It really could have that sort of effect on the attendance imo.

Maybe ringing the DW Stadium is the way to go. Just bought tickets by phoning the RFL. Only back row and front 5 rows left in most of South Stand and North Stand(cheapest tickets behind the sticks). When I asked how ticket sales were going they reckoned on 70 -75% sold already.RFL hype or true? Who knows.Is that a success 5 days before the biggest international game over here for a couple of years. Anyway, got 3 tickets and can't wait. Here's hoping for a great game and atmosphere a la Tri Nations 2004. (And yes I am aware that there's very little chance of victory).

You have never done the journey obviously it will take a hour to get from the exit of the M61 to the stadium - hopefully Man U are not at home or the motorway could also be mare too

No it's not cock.

As has been said already, the train to Wigan is the best bet from many locations. Get to Wigan early, have a few drinks and enjoy the game. Buy your tickets people.

I find it weird that in the whole of England there isn't 30,000 RL fans that want to see players like Inglis and Slater live and in the flesh. Regardless of Englands chances or the likely result I would pay good money every day of the week to see that sort of talent play. How many times in your life will you get to see live a backline like the Australian one play?

very strange and somewhat depressing!

Its probably because you can watch it on telly

Whats better??

Sitting at home, feet up, cold beer or 7, great view of things on your 42" LCD idiot box or travel up to the north of England, sit in a draughty stadium where you usually need at least 2 hats, 3 scarves and 2 replica footy jumpers on to watch.

And if you are behind the sticks you will only really get to see one half close up anyway

Waste of time

You can't beat seeing a game live, the build up, the anticipation travelling down, the atmosphere at the game, seeing players up close and realising they aren;t very tall, feeling robbed till you get home and see it on replay and realise the ref was right all along, drinking too much and missing the 1st 10mins of the 2nd half trying to get in the toilet, sounding like Lockyer the next day because you've sung yourself ho, you can't beat it!

You are living in the right place you Southern softie!

Can't abuse 13 ockers sat in front of the telly, reason enough to attend.

I agree.

If you are watching it at ANZ or the Suncorp.

Or Toyota Park




But the fact is....this is england ...Wigan in particular in this case

Although to be fair thats not important...it could be anywhere up north

Its usually cold.

wet.

miserable

foggy

Full of people no one that lives further south than Warrington can understand who all boo the national anthem, drink weak beer in plastic glasses and eat the most repulsive tasting pies in the world whilst screaming unintelligble things at everyone from the ref to their own mates.


Not a good experience is it

All of which are preferable to sitting next to some smug ocker.

At least 'smug ockers' don't stand up and shout something that sounds like [size=200GEDDEMUNSAHHHHHHHHDE[/size every 30 seconds or so



Seriously...thats so funny


Why the hell do you losers keep shouting that?????!!!

God forbid there's any sort of atmosphere at a sporting event.