Another interesting approach to promoting the game on page 23 of last nights programme:



I always thought the revenge mission was a good marketing ploy, but...

I just hope it's as good a game as that one. I don't think i've seen the pub buzzing over a game of any sport as much as watching that game.

That was in OUR programme??

Does that 18k include the wire tickets?

Even if it doesn't I really think this game could sell-out. You would hope that wire will bring similar numbers that they took to saints and we can hopefully sell 2,500 ish tickets within a week.

It's there in OUR programme on page 23. When I read it this morning I thought to myself: "s@*T!!! I really thought we'd won that game".

Looks like they use the same editor/ proof reader as Rugby Leaguer/ League Express.

Tue 4804 left
Wed 4695 left 109 sold
Thur 4601 left 94 sold
Fri 4162 left 439 sold
Sat 4054 left 108 sold
Sun 4030 left 24 sold
Mon 3801 left 229 sold
Tue 3558 left 243 sold
Wed 3367 left 191 sold
Thurs 3182 left 185 sold
6PM Fri 2619 left 563 sold
10PM Fri 2500 left, 119 sold since 6pm, 682 sold all day
Sat 2386 left, 114 sold

I find it strange that they have stated 18k. Surely they should have got an update from Warrington, as the 18k figure is wrong if the figures on here are right.

They may have sold 20k, and that would have been a far stronger message and forced plenty to get out there asap and purchase them.

A much higher following than what? The game is a week away.

24k to sell in total

According to most we have sold 2k of 5k

Wigan have just under 2.5k left of around 19k when you take away our 5k

= over 18k sold

To fill the North Stand you need to sell 5402 - can you do that cockle?

We have sold over 75% of our tickets. You have sold about 30% of yours.

Well one EastStandFaithful for keeping going with the updates.

If we have 2.5k let to sell, that woul mean we need to shift 400-500 tickets a day. Is this expecting too much?

Why have wire ticket sales been so slow?? Or is it the CCup semi that seems to be catching the wire fans imaginations... I think I read in the guardian that wire had sold over 8k for the semi?

Yep, you are right, I wasn't aware that the away end held 5402 tbh.

Not really sure what your point is and why you are asking me that.

Why do you think 2k sold a week in advance is slow?

I would expect a fair amount to be sold tomorrow when we play at home. I know my family and friends are picking theirs up tomorrow.

With regards to your tickets, I would expect you will easily sell them, one or two good days could do that. You got over 18.6k for the Quins game, so you shouldn't have any issues getting most of these back for this top of the table clash.

I would suggest its a slight dig as some Wire fans take much glee out of the fact that tickets purchased for previous big games were in favour of their club (both in quantity and in the speed they were sold).

Fair enough, it seems a strange point to try and make, and certainly to me!

Because the wire have sold more than 8k for the semi and that is weeks away. Yet only 2k sold for a top of the table clash...

I remember earlier in the season wire taking 5-7k to saints for that clash because they thought it was there "chance" to beat saints.. Are wire fans not feeling too confident about Friday? and this is affecting sales?(Like saints fans did a few weeks ago for the Derby).

I really want a sell out for this game as the DW is a great standium when full for big games and to do that we need warrington to sell out the north stand...

To be fair the semi is alot bigger then this.

You might have a point about not being confident I don't know but I remember a few calling Saints before your derby and then they bought alot more on the day so still time yet.

I thought you were having a dig at our Marketing team which I think has been superb. The 18K sold only relates to Wigan sales. Wigan would have said what overall sales were but I suspect Wire have not told us what their sales are.

I therefore found your post to be a tad ironic.

No it doesn't - its total sales.

See below:

I think we'll get 23K+

I'm sure Wire will bring at least 4K and the Wigan sales will top the 19K mark

I (and you) was unsure of the capacities and numbers, so what was ironic about my post? I see no irony whatsoever in the post.

I was thimking it was just a other league game for two points and not a cup semi or playing a team we can never seem to get a win over.

Wire had sold just under 2,000 tickets as of yesterday.

I expect many will buy their tickets at the Cas match tomorrow, and some will pay on the day.

23 - 24K should be attainable.

It's whatever you want it to be, some may see it like that, others may not.