You can't compare the semi to the Wigan game to be fair. They are completely different events, and people will have purchased their semi tickets well in advance to get the seats they want.

People know that there will be tickets available for the Wigan game right up until late next week, and maybe even some pay on the door. I wouldn't be surprised if there is another thousand sold tomorrow tbh with there being a home game, and that amount sold almost a week in advance would be very good indeed.

During the past couple of weeks people have been buying tickets for the semi, Crusaders and now the Wigan game coming up. Many people won't buy tickets for two matches at a time, and will have budgeted to buy their Wigan tickets this week.

Personally, IMHO almost 2k tickets sold a week in advances is very good, and certainly more than I would have expected, and I would still expect 4-5k. Wigan is always my favourite away game of the year, gutted I can't make it.

First off all I am totally clear on the capacity of the stadium and of the Wigan and Wire ends. If you read my previous posts in this thread you will see I have stated the capacity is 24048 and the North Stand (Wire end holds 5402).

The irony was in that you seemed to be having a dig at the fact Wigan having only published sales of their end - maybe because Warrington have not told us what they have sold.

The irony is that this is a ground breaking game from a marketing perspective with Wigan mounting a telesales campaign [u6 weeks [/ubefore the game and also advertising on TV. Sorry just noticed you are in Edinburgh so you will not have seen the tv adverts (Granada only).

Sorry, clumsy terminology on my part, when I said and you I meant unsure of the numbers (as has been highlighted the numbers include home and away sales), it was me who cocked up the capacities, as I didn't realise the Wire stand was as big as it is.

My post certainly wasn't a criticism of the marketing team, merely asking a question, which was then explained around the stand capacities. The reason there is no irony in the post is because that wasn't my intention at all, even if it may have been taken that way.

I managed to see the ads online, although obviously not seen them on Granada, although my dad was telling me about it the other day.

Dave T ok no problem!

Are you coming down from Edinburgh for the big game?

Can't make it mate, been down for a few this year, but at least it's on Sky, gonna try out 3D providing I can get somewhere to show it!

I tried 3d in Comet today and thought it was quite good but I am not sure people will take to the fancy specs though.

5402, does the capacity not drop when the seats are unreserved.

Yes. By 10% I believe.

So this is unreserved seating ?

I thought it would have been reserved for a max capacity.

It looks like the 5402 is the reduced capacity, as the stands add up to the reduced 24k capacity with these numbers included. It's what confused me at first tbh.

Don't know about anyone else, but I can't f*cking wait.

+1

Current remaining tickets are:

1069/5022 in the West

277/5402 in the South

986/8222 in the East

Just 2332 left plus any remaining in the North Stand.

Lets hope it's not like the Saints game. There were about 500 people queueing outside the cash turnstiles at the South Stand.

just when the inevitable the famous wigan rugby song starts on friday lets have a nice renedition of...

WIRE WHOEVER YOU MAYBE
YOU AINT GOT NO HISTORY
3 WORLD CLUBS AND 18 LEAGUES
THATS WHAT WE CALL HISTORY!

Or just do what I did to Tom and wait for them to say 'and this is what he said' and drown them out with 'we are top of the league'

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
Sun 2301 left, 85 sold

I think that shows that Sunday is not a good day for ticket sales. The ticket office is shut and the only option is to buy on the internet. I think tomorrow will be a big indicator of whether we will sell out when the ticket office re-opens. We need to average 460 per day to sell out. Other factor is will people buy if the only seats left are one on their own?

Cannot blooming wait!

So with 2301 left and Wire have aroung 2500 left it's going to be at worst 20k. Good work pies!

I can't see them having many problems shifting at least another 1500.

I'd be very surprised if we still had 2500 left. In previous seasons there have been a lot of pay on the door fans so this may be the case this time as well?

Then again i'm not bothered, i have my ticket! Day off work booked.... cant wait!

Is it friday yet?

Four more sleeps, unless like some of us you can have a siesta in the afternoon.

You missed off Second division champions.. Did you actually win the 2nd div when you were playing there?? Selective history!