You could drag me kicking and screaming to a union game have one of those machines to keep my eyes open like in clockwork orange and make me watch a whole season. I still wouldn't watch a game under my own steam it just doesn't interest me, i'm sure the majority of our union chums feel the same. What i'm reading into this is that they are peeing off and putting off RL fans in a vain attempt to 'get more fans'. I don't see the logic there. Instead of complaining though just don't go, and save £25, buy a bottle of vodka, knock one out and come on here and moan.
Write as many emails as you like, the price is £25 end of. You might think it stinks but no one in a position to change it cares.

I've got a radical thought!

Weigh up the decision whether twenty five quid is too much, then either attend the match or don't.

This has got to be the most pathetic thread the RL forums has had, and we contribute to most other pathetic threads as well!

FFS

I cant believe people are still moaning about this! Any excuse to have a big old moan. I went to watch Spurs last night, cost me £35 for a cheap seat.

I wonder how many people that do not see this as a problem will be paying £25 on the day.

I estimate there will be a record crowd there for a SL game in London

so it makes no difference who pays on the gate or not......IMO that is

Half the people on here dont even go to every home game, so who cares if they have to miss another one due to a severe case of tightitis?

That's pretty much the club's attitude which is why we are going backwards on a weekly basis.

I personally think that the RFL should remove this game from the statistics, it is a fiddle, pure and simple, not even a manipulation.

I don't count the 12k in the stats I hold on home attendances and I won't count this gate. 4,725 is the current average for a Saints gate and that is the figure that I will use unless the honest figure is announced.

The RFL on the other hand will count it as it will boost our average by 1k a game and make it easier to bin someone else rather than us. As I have very few morals according to some on here I really shouldn't see this as a problem....but I do

If the seating chart is anything to go by there won't be any pay on the day.

And staggeringly, the stand will be half empty, as usual.

To be fair that is a bit unfair. Its about what is fair and reasonable and some people miht not think its right or actually just may be not be in a position to fork out another £10 to support this event

Its a bit unfair to describe people as tight, the club need to ENcourage fans rather than DIScourage them at the end of the day

Will putting the price up £10 ENcourage them. I suspect the majority view would be no

I dont believe that to be true but its pretty ironic given the most you ever brought to our place was about 40 in the play offs. That is probably a generous estimate as well.

Since you don't tell us, I'll have to assume that "our place" is Knowsley Road. If so, I was one of the "40" and your estimate is far from generous. Get your basic facts right before you post on here again please.

Quote ="Dave Lister"I personally think that the RFL should remove this game from the statistics, it is a fiddle, pure and simple, not even a manipulation.'" Faire enough. Over here the NRL do it with their "double headers". They are also known to inflate their attendance figures anyway. www.smh.com.au/news/lhqnews/ball ... 17589.html

Quote ="Dave Lister"I personally think that the RFL should remove this game from the statistics, it is a fiddle, pure and simple, not even a manipulation.'" Faire enough. Over here the NRL do it with their "double headers". They are also known to inflate their attendance figures anyway. www.smh.com.au/news/lhqnews/ball ... 17589.html

I would say 400 easily...But this is the Saints calculator....you know, the one they use when getting under the cap

As a season ticket holder i have already paid for my RL seat and i'm getting to see a Union game which would have cost me £25 for free !!!

I am being rewarded for my loyalty to the club - i can't see this as a negative in any way.

I'm going to Bradford tonight and if it is raining i will probably get a seat in the stands and will be looking at paying £25 for the privelidge. Odsal is not a patch on The Stoop for facilities, but that does not change the price of the seat. I fully agree with everything markrammond has said.

How can they do that? If RU fans decide to stay and watch to see if they like league who would not have normally come would that count? If union fans stay for 10 minutes and leave due to not liking the product does that count? How can you possibly calculate any stats from the day?

As a season ticket holder this issue doesn't affect me, but that's exactly what most non-ST holders will do; except they won't bother commenting about it on here, their support will just be lost, for this game and possibly further games as a result. It looks like there will be no pay on the day tickets available, even to people willing to pay £25. And as usual the "elite hard core" supporters on here just look down and sneer at anyone who refuses to blindly pay whatever they're asked. As if the club can afford to lose any more support.

I can't believe people are still missing the point so badly. Prince of Denmark spot on as usual.

Just out of interest, have seats for the Union game been kept back for League ST holders? I assume they must have been, or else the ground could be over capacity?

League Season Ticket holders (X) have been allocated seats in the South Stand. They just have to be claimed. Therefore there are X number of seats accounted for.

Our STHs had to exchange the relevant voucher for a match ticket in advance. The email I received from the club is quoted verbatim below:

[i"Saturday 10th April sees Harlequins RL take on St Helens; KO 6pm in the Super League. Harlequins RU have also now re-arranged their match against Leeds Carnegie and so the day is now a very exciting ‘Rugby United’ double header and is an excellent example of how both Clubs are working in partnership. The day kicks off at 2pm and your Bronze Season Ticket is valid for both matches.

However there are a few changes to the seating arrangements for the two matches: -

· =#FF0000The seating arrangements for both games will be reserved seating and therefore you will require an allocated seat for either match.
· You will be able to sit in any of the stands but not in the middle three blocks of the LV= or Etihad Stands.
· You will be offered the opportunity to reserve your seats before the remainder of the tickets go on general sale

What do I need to do if you want to attend both matches?

You will need to exchange Voucher Number 6 in your Season Ticket booklet for a match ticket. This can be done in various ways: -

· Come down to the Stoop during normal office hours to exchange your voucher (Mon & Fri 9-4.30; Tues, Wed & Thurs 10-4.30)
· Come along to the Salford City Reds match (14th March) or the Huddersfield Giants match (20th March) and exchange at the Ticket Office on match day
· Send in your voucher along with a covering note to The Ticket Office, Harlequins, Twickenham Stoop Stadium, Langhorn Drive, Twickenham, Middlesex TW2 7SX

We appreciate that you and a group of friends may normally sit together at games, so to ensure that you can still do for this game, please co-ordinate your ticket order.

Don’t forget it will not cost you any more money to watch both matches so why not take up this opportunity?"[/i

I couldn't be bothered with doing that, so can I just rock up? Sounds like the South Stand will be available for people like me then?

I was told that RL Season ticket holders could only get seats in the South Stand for the first match.