Anyone know where St George are staying whilst they are over here?

I don't plan on keeping awake the night before the game, just wondered.

Patton Arms Hotel

Handy if they want to get the train to Chester or Wigan

I would imagine it would be the Village, am I right in thinking that we had to pay for it?

Was that part of the deal was it?

Could be Manchester, that's where they all seem to be if you do some searching on social media...

Orford Hotel

Laburnam House!

I don't know for certain who is paying all their expenses, but I would certainly be interested to know. I think that the English clubs had to put up a bond with the RFL for around £170k. I am assuming we will not get this back, so the gate money and shirts will have to cover it.

What are peoples guess for the attendance ? I have heard nothing from the club.

I think Simon Moran mentioned we are "way off" in the guardian. I don't think they have helped themselves by making an adult ticket in the north £45! Seems rather steep Compared to the other stands.

Well I assume the £45 seats are for the wealthy celebs who only grace the HJ for the occasional match like Wire v Wigan or Saints. The only club info that I have heard about attendance, was that half the premium seats had been sold quite early on. I will be slumming it in the South as usual, and just booked a ticket last night for £22.50.

Surely we can get 12,000 ?

James Lee House

lol

I am no celeb!!! yes I agree £45 is expensive but I bought mine and one for my lad as a Christmas present. Moran has contributed a lot more cash to this club than I ever will so its my way of paying him back for all of his efforts. I think its the least we could all do!! lets show our gratitude to him and the club by supporting our great club and parting with a little extra for a ticket.

Agree with sentiment, but hiking the price of a seat by almost 50% is going OTT.
Much as I admire Mr Moran, think he has made a big mistake.
The total revenue, kiosks, bars etc will be down with less than a full house, albeit with some paying £45 for which is in reality a glorified friendly.
Myself & fellow spectators around me seem to be relocating to other parts of the ground.

I studied marketing and economics at college and I still admit that SM knows far more about marketing that I ever will. SM comments that we are still a long way off, contradict some reports Ive heard that its going to be a bit of a night. I expect South to be sold out, West to be virtually sold out and any place within the capacity will be in the seats (like many a game at the HJ).

In simple terms, if we sold one average tickets at £20 to sell out the whole game = £300,000 revenue (working on 15k). At £25 we only need to sell 12k tickets for the same revenue. The club wont make any more on food and drink from the extra attendance as the catering is run by outside contractors and they would have to pay for additional staffing and emergency service.

We need to ask if this is a revenue generating exercise of if its a fan numbers exercise. Bradford went down the latter route and looked what happened to them.

Said it once, said it many time, I trust SMs (and the boards) judgement on the best way to market a particular game for maximum returns than any "Ive got an idea" internet poster

This just sums up how dangerous mis-information can be. There are a small number of seats in prime places in the North stand at £45. I really can't see why people are moaning, every other seat/ticket is at a reasonable price.

Get your hands in your pocket and show the lads your support! Let's be honest about this its not everyday we get the opportunity to challenge a top NRL team.
It's a one off game for the club to earn some extra money that at the end of the day will probably get reinvested into the team and contribute to future success on the pitch.

My prediction: Wire 22 - 18 St George

Come on the wire!

I went to buy myself a single ticket in the East today & there wasn't much availability I wanted towards the back behind the sticks but all that was available was in the corners & that's for a single ticket.

I'm going for a number of reasons, its a game of top quality RL (lets face it all we've had to watch since October is Wendy Ball). I think it will be a great game and atmosphere, I'll be watching Benji Marshall play, to thank Mr Moran for his belief & investment in getting this game on.

But my main reason is I love watching the Wire.

All this for £30......................Bargain

That's a good enough reason for me FB.
I'll be buying my ticket on Monday now.

Finally!

It might be a "glorified friendly" but it's a chance to show that we are a serious force on to test ourselves against the Aussies.

O/T - I also noticed on Ladbrokes that we've now moved to favourites for the GF and 2nd favourites for the LLS!

Pre season and these two opening games our defense looks pretty stingy, long may it continue.

When I looked at tickets online, I only spotted £45 adult tickets in the north. Must have missed the cheaper ones. Yeah the rest of the prices are fine. I can't wait for it! Be a good test.

I think the club needs to publicise the prices better. I was under the impression that they were £45 in the North and £22.50 in the South, and as a result was going to watch it on the telly, as it is an exhibition match. however if you look on the official club website you will see other tiers of pricing, with categories such as young adults and kids at very reasonable prices.
So I got my tickets for the south and am building a bit more enthusiasm for the match now.