There's several that as you say date back years. It is just my opinion that these days it's easier to miss the game and wait for the final than it is to actually get up and attend. All those people who complain about the format and the skill level still manage to put that behind them for the final.

I guess a lot on here who are saying that £18 for a semi isn't much are singletons or just pay for one person when attending. However for a family paying for 4 tickets, travel and ancillaries it is a major expense and I can well understand them, having shelled out for season tickets, deciding to watch on tv and save for a very expensive special day out at the final.

If you look at it that way I agree, but at the end of the day it's £18 to watch Wigan v London, which almost certainly won't be a competitive game, considering that same £18 could get you in to a league game against Saints, Warrington, Leeds etc, I do think it's comparatively low value. Perhaps the way to go is to make a semi ticket half price when purchased with a Wembley ticket, with the Wembley sale only to be made if your team wins, but it guarantees you the seat you wanted, thus beating the rush after the game when everyone knows who is playing.

At the end of the day the quality of British RL has steadily decreased each year and the ticket prices have steadily increased. I know plenty of us will always watch them as long as we can afford it, but it's no great surprise that games like this are getting fewer and fewer fans.

The Challenge Cup competition has needed modernising for decades. The current format (for SL clubs) hasn't changed in a very long while.
We have all mentioned better than we have now but the RFL are really stuck. The BBC have broadcasting rights and they pay a lot of money. They therefore say when the ties are played and at what time. Trouble is they are still running the C Cup in the old Grandstand and Sunday Grandstand slots where those shows ended years ago.
The RFL need to sit down with the Beeb and negotiate a new deal with a new schedule based on todays needs of Rugby League and the need of the BBC to retain large sporting events, of which very few remain.
I'm sure a deal can be done to the benefit of both parties as a new shaped competition is as important to Rugby League as a re-structure of SL.

What would you change, out of interest?

Not reading through 7 pages but the RFL need a wake up call ere , its not rocket science in times of financial problems reduce the ticket prices , its better to sell 10 thousand at half price than 5k at full price , i can see the whole weekend looking embarrassing for the rugby league with half empty stadiums shown on national tv in a world cup year too

Basically the complacency of some of your fans due to you being 'the mighty Wigan' means they cant be d to travel 10 miles or so from your home ground to see a Cup semi-final. £26 for a semi final is not expensive at all, complete rubbish excuse. Fans of less successful clubs would sell out, simple as that. Just an observation and fair enough to those that do attend as im sure many on these forums will.

have not been to leigh before never mind lsv anyone know best place to park,coming from lake district.

There's parking at the stadium, not sure if they charge on match days, they didn't when we played them in a friendly but they may do for this

I think it is free parking at the stadium (limited) or take your chance on side streets on the East side of the ground.
Pennington Flash Country park has a large amount of parking but they charge £5-00 on match days (10/15 min walk) and last Parsonage Retail Park have substantial parking free ,again app 10/15 min walk.

Apparently Leigh Miners are offering free car parking on the day, but there will be a lot of traffic around there as a roundabout junction nearby is having roadworks done on it currently. Leigh Miners is only about a 5 minute walk away from LSV.

thats not the point, we all know that eventually we will all get a ticket, its all about where the tickets for. Priority gives you the advantage of getting the best seats?

yep, anyone can get a ticket for top tier row ZZ.....its the lower tier front 10 rows behind the sticks that should be for priority and going to all previous rounds of challenge cup games should give you a better chance.....but it doesnt...

thank you

I never miss a game, I don't particularly care where I sit. If you're THAT bothered about getting the best seat. Buy it in advance, and sell it on if Wigan don't reach the final. Simple.

Yeah I dont get it all , Warrington is on the west coach main line and would have been a better venue. Leigh is an odd choice

Thats exactly what i do, but its not ideal

Its not just the cost of the semi that is the issue, Im taking the kids tomorrow (terracing - so £35, adult and 2 kids). Not bad.

Now, should we win tomorrow then no doubt the final tickets will be on sale to season ticket holders almost immediately from the ground (not checked but it wouldnt suprise me if they are on sale from Sunday/Monday).

As it's a full day the missus will want to come, so all in all you're talking over £100 for four final tickets.

Now, ive factored this in and budgeted for it, but theres families out there who are feeling the strain. Not to mention we are still in week one if the six weeks school holidays and may have spent surplus cash on holiday spends...etc!

This weekend could be RL's most embarrassing yet, if the atmosphere and attendances come across very poor on national TV.

Discount tickets might of been the way to go just to fill the stadiums, the warning signs have bee there!

WEM-BE-LEY

Don't care how many of us are there, how ever many of us are there will make it a good atmosphere.

I have been told that around 7000 tickets have been sold in total. If this is the case, it is really really worrying.

LSV holds 12700, and I think thats the overall purpose of playing it there (the likelyhood that wigan take 10k)

Because its London, 7k seems the best bet unfortunately !

LSV Capacity is 11000 at the moment, think if tickets were priced at £12 rather than £18 YOU would have sold it out, London are a joke either way.

Looking at the stats on the Wigan site for today and the lowest ever attendance for a semi final is 5,500 in a game between Batley and Warrington at Huddersfield over a 100 years ago.

We'll get some stick if we break that!

Any idea if hey have pay on the gate today, may aswel go and cheer on London only live in Atherton, they could do with a fan.

Yeah. Pay on gate available.