How many Wire fans are amking the trip up to Leigh on Saturday?

Went up to get my tickets this morning, apparantly they have sold around 6,000 tickets so far. Not bad IMO considering it is competing with The World Cup.

Not me got to start saving for the semi and maybe Wembley now



BELIEVE

Hope nobody criticises the lack of exposure International RL gets when you can't even be bothered to go a short distance to support your own captain leading out England in an International.

Stuff the football, overpaid soft s. You know they will go out in "glory" at the group / quarter final / semi final (delete as appropriate) stage.

Was thinking about going, but then realised that the England game was on the same night, so kicked it into touch.

I know it's been aired before on the forum, but the RFL are mad putting an international on the same day as the England game - it should have been on the Friday night

I live in Manchester and was hoping to to take my daughter to her first International - and have the opportunity to see Leigh's new staduim.

However, we don't have a car and rely on public transport - and the staduim is a complete 'mare to get to be it by train or bus. Over 2 hours each way!!

Shocking!!

Does anyone have any ideas???

Do buses still go to Leigh from Birchwood train station. If so that would be quicker.

Its not bad marketing from the RFL to have the game on the same day. If England do hammer France and the wendyball team beat USA then it should gain extra media coverage as it "Great day for English sport" days.

We will be lucky to get any coverage at all. Majority of papers/tv will be covering the world cup with England and nothing else.

Depends on whereabouts in Manchester you are, but try the train from Victoria to Atherton and then you can get the bus from outside the station to Leigh (10 minutes away at the most).

Nope - at York races on a jolly.

We'll also be behind the England v Aus union game in Syndey...

its a shame it clashes with the footy, unlike some on here i love England Football and the world cup is the best it can get so i will miss out on the trip to LSV. I found it a spot on ground when we played in the friendly apart from the dodgy foreigners not topping the beer up and then acting all dumb when i told them "top it up".

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I love how your all not going to the LSV preferring to watch the World Cup, when its easily possible to watch both.

England V France at 5pm.
Finishes for 6.45
Find pub for England V USA, kick off 7.30.

Jobs a good'un.

England v France at 5.15
finishes at 7

Thats 30 mins to get bk to Wigan (or wherever) and in a pub, and what decent pub will have space at kick off time??? I can fully understand why people arent going. I will be going but i'll be leaving 10-15 mins early to get bk and watch it..

Quote ="Ghost Rider"I live in Manchester and was hoping to to take my daughter to her first International - and have the opportunity to see Leigh's new staduim. However, we don't have a car and rely on public transport - and the staduim is a complete 'mare to get to be it by train or bus. Over 2 hours each way!! Shocking!! Does anyone have any ideas???'" As mentioned tyou might be better getting the train to Birchwood then the bus from there. 28 runs every hour past Birchwood Station, takes about 15 mins to get there, only problem is getting back (would have to get bus to Warrington). LSV is a 10 minute walk, or two mins on the bus if you are lucky. 28 times on www.wbtltd.co.uk Also there is some good pubs so no excuses

Quote ="Ghost Rider"I live in Manchester and was hoping to to take my daughter to her first International - and have the opportunity to see Leigh's new staduim. However, we don't have a car and rely on public transport - and the staduim is a complete 'mare to get to be it by train or bus. Over 2 hours each way!! Shocking!! Does anyone have any ideas???'" As mentioned tyou might be better getting the train to Birchwood then the bus from there. 28 runs every hour past Birchwood Station, takes about 15 mins to get there, only problem is getting back (would have to get bus to Warrington). LSV is a 10 minute walk, or two mins on the bus if you are lucky. 28 times on www.wbtltd.co.uk Also there is some good pubs so no excuses

Never been to Leigh, but I imagine it's not the easiest place to get to.

I reckon they should have played this game in Wigan, and aimed for a massive crowd with cheap tickets. Either that or Warrington which has excellent rail links, so would enable more people to get home in time to watch the football.

Went Leigh in friendly nice ground looks impressive from the outside, carpark right outside the ground free aswell

I'm going - Getting the bus from Warrington bus station and walking to the ground from Leigh bus station. Google maps reckons it takes about 15-20 minutes walking.

I'm looking forward to it - any idea on how many are going in general?

Not sure where in Manchester you are but the X34 bus takes about 45 minutes M/cr to Leigh, and the 26 about an hour and a quarter. 10/15 minute walk from bus station to LSV.

Leigh IS NOT a hard place to get to, the semi is approx 8 weeks away and shame on you who would rather watch wendy ball than the game we all claim to love. The tickets for the England game at Leigh we're only a tenner and its a 5 min walk to the stadium from the bus station. Theres about 20 pubs with the footie game on in Liegh aswell as the hotel at the ground,Id rather miss 20 mins of the overpaid and under worked game or watch the highlights than miss the chance of watching the real game. But we all have choices and thats what makes the world go round,as long as you enjoy the game (whatever 1 you watch) is all that counts.

I'd say slightly less than that unless you call in at the several pubs you'll pass

, I've not googled it but walked it on several occasions, come out of bus station walk past the front of the Goose pub, and over the Bridge, take your second street on your right Etherstone Street, and just keep going as you reach the end you'll see the stadium over on your left, Leigh East is on your right if your thirsty again as its a good five minutes since you passed the last pub.

Thanks for that - it'll save the walk down atherleigh way that Google maps gave me. Some pubs along the way makes it even better!

Why Wigan? When England played Australia in the 4 nations at Wigan withgood priced tickets it was no where near full. Leigh has more pubs close to the ground and the town is a 5 min walk from the ground.LSV is a great stadium to host this game and is close to a sell out. This is not having a go but if you had been to Leigh you wouldnt be wanting it at Wigan

23,122 and they wernt cheap tickets, so I dont see your point. However I do think its right to play this game at Leigh, aiming for 10,000 is about right imo

Fair enough I see your point, I'm not the best to comment on Leigh having never been to the village.

Part of me though would like to see Rugby League grow into a sport that is capable of attracting at least 20,000 to a game like this, football or no football.