Why is that? We put them on General Sale early as we had really good turn out by Hardwired Members. The last press release said we had 1000 tickets left. Yesterday i was told we had fully sold our allocation?

Our allocation was 10,000. It isn't a big number and it looks like our support base is flat and not growing.

I suspect we will be outnumbered as we were at Wembley. It was hard to spot a primrose and blue shirt on Wembley Way.

I like many of our following using the experience of purchasing tickets for previous finals prefer now to purchase tickets from the RFL. In the days of T'internet et al, it is a lot easier to buy the tickets and get them where you want from the comfort of your own armchair. I am not quite sure that any of the tickets that I have bought and in the Wire end come off the club allocation. I am sure there will be a great many wire fans there on Saturday.

Going on the stadium plan off the ticket website there will be plenty of space in our end, and a bit in the pies end.

Can't say I'm too bothered, we're there, that's the important thing

I've just typed out a massive post and deleted it on bandwagon jumpers. rRemember how we were told we needed all them people that were going wembley that don't go each week, how we needed to accept them? where are they now?

Indeed but it would be good for Simon Moran to see his continued support paying off by seeing our support base grow and events like this being packed by Warrington supporters.

Good question. I might be wrong but there seemed to be more demand for the CCF in 2009 and the GF in 2012.

Might be a general trend in our game but it is still disappointing.

I am bringing my potential future son in law to the game with me on Saturday. Its his first ever game and unbeknownst to him is his final interview before i give the green/red light. I have had him rehearsing the chants all week...

We saw all this in the run up to the cc.
Talk of FC taking 3X more fans than us...well that didn't happen. Yes there were more FC fans. I'd estimate around a 1/3rd
It seem Wire fans are more accustomed to buying online than other club fans.

We saw all this in the run up to the cc.
Talk of FC taking 3X more fans than us...well that didn't happen. Yes there were more FC fans. I'd estimate around a 1/3rd
It seem Wire fans are more accustomed to buying online than other club fans.

Our end.



Pie end.

Looks pretty even to me

Fair point, but I think the fans have backed him to a fair degree, he called for 10k/11k avg crowds at the HJ and he has that. Quite a jump from where we have come pre his support. Out of interest, is his financial support that great these days? That's a genuine question as I have no idea, the club seem to be regularly posting profits despite regular transfer fees paid out. We seem to me to be a self supporting club now, or am I being naive?

Taking the crowd averages up to 13,000 will take a massive jump in quality from the players and coaches, sine the corners were filled recruitment, the team, and general play has gone backwards, no surprise then that the crowd has too!

The club and its supporters will forever be in the debt of SJM.

I personally know of 30+ regulars who are not going to the GF due to apathy regarding team selection and style of play, that's their decision I suppose. I am sure that there will others who are pay as you go individuals who won't go either and that's probably true of our opposition as well.

Here's hoping win turn it on and finally shut Mongo Hemmings up

Really, not going due to apathy? They are going to be that narrow minded to miss a GF because of that. I disagreed with playing Russell and Evans as our wingers but it wouldnt stop me going.

Its a GF for gods sake, a chance to banish a hoodoo. I'd rather be there than not.

Don't disagree with you mate, but that's the consensus I have been getting mainly since the Wigan loss.

It hasn't been consistently 11k, last year it was sub 10k. I suspect when they filled the corners in they were hoping for an average around 12-13k with it being full for the big games.

The club is financially viable but I think transfer fees might come of out of the SJM pocket?

Seems a little knee jerk to me, over the course of the season we have been good. More ups than down. Still the most consistent team over the season.

Most points scored, least conceded, most tries scored from our own half i think i heard also. Granted we are not the team of 2012 which was superb but we are still a good team in our own right.

Despite that the club seems to grow. Attendances are up on last season, maybe not where the club wants to be as stated already.

Style of play wise, personally i would like us to dial it in a little, especially in big games and stop coming up with unforced errors, stupid offloads and also charge downs at the wrong times in games. However that is our style and we are where we with it. Which could be worse!

Maybe the club need to do something to get some of the town folks interested, a promotion for people who have come to Warrington for a new life. If they are to stay we want to plug into the next generation of there families who will be growing up here.

I think that should be the priority now, i'd bombard the out of chapelford, although marketing in general still needs to improve.

Possibly, however you have to agree that we now have a much stronger presence across Social Media platforms which you could argue that it is promotion. A lot of what the club has done this year has got fans more involved with things like Locker Room Laughs (Although they have dried up). Lots of those Hardwired video which have been good.

I could agree that these are appealing to existing fans and not attracting new fans though.

If you have nothing to improve then you are stood still and will be overtaken. Luckily we as a club having a very strong starting base to keep improving upon.

Thing is no matter what marketing you do, there will only be so many that want to go to the games. I mean we could advertise tiddlywinks at the HJ on ITV in the middle of corrie to no avail. I think that the vast majority of the population are aware of the Wolves.

Another season of consistency like 2011 and we will see all ticket games again.

but again, thats the regulars, plus the semi regulars, thats not new people.

That was my point about the day trippers for wembley, thats what they are, day trippers, not potential customers.

and obviously they like the day out in the summer down to london, and not the day out in early autumn to rainy manchester.

It's hard to shift 25,000 odd tickets in a week. Our fan base isn't that great compared to other clubs. Wembley is different. you have a month(ish) to get them shifted. That gives people time to save and the 50/50 people time to be convinced by their mates to say 'yeah go on then I'll go. The silverware more we win stuff the quicker we will sell events like this out.

I'm surprised there wont be a homecoming parade if we win. that's exactly the sort of thing that will entice people to come and watch and grow the club in the town

Got Mrs Captain H to the Saints match, 1st time since we got married, think she may be persuaded to attend another, and hopefully less than 23 years between games this time (last time she saw Jiffy play!).