Mmmmmm... Seems over the top to me . Would like to bet ours go up steadly over the next 2 seasons - know what I mean ??!!
This is what I don't get about the rfl - if we had played cas last week it would have been a sell out ... but if we don't have a cracking stadium (galpharm) then it's bye, bye time for us both .
Sorry but that was embarasment tonight as an rl fan.

What? Like three?

seems to me the top 8 play off idea has not been a success. poor crowds at all games, reckon they will go back to a top 6 format next season,

clubs put so much emphasis on season ticket sales that when the team plays at home in a cup tie/playoff game the speccys tend to stay away, maybe putting a voucher in the season ticket would boost the numbers

I'm not sure why it should be any worse. If you finished 3rd to 6th, it was still three games before Old Trafford like it is now. It is only one side who has an extra game now.

I assume it is people choosing to stay at home, and what can the RFL do about that? They have to make the money to give to the clubs, who are businesses after all.

I don't understand why there has been the drop off.

It's easy the SL set the prices @ £10 entry for the first 2 weeks they more than double the crowds, so no monies are lost. You can usually guarentee that the final eliminating semi's will be well attended. The game benefits from being played in relativly full stadiums right through the series as well.

It's no coincidence although the Catalans have played well and to their strengths they have won both times in atmospheres that do not exactly inspire.

The game looked @ the problem with the early round of the Challenge Cup and fixed that so there's no reason that this can't be fixed.

I think I read that the Giants reduced the price to £15, which I think is a fair price, sadly the Giants fans have been spoiled by the cheap season tickets etc. and resort to TV because it`s cheaper. I thought the RFL said that Clubs in the play-offs had to charge their normal admission prices due to the fact that all the gate receipts are pooled, and allocated according to finishing position, obviously not the case. Time for some innovation from the RFL, maybe a standard charge, e.g. £10 for every play-off game, the total receipts would probably be the same while better crowds tend to encourage a better game. I know it won`t happen but maybe Sky could show delayed coverage, giving people time to go to the game, then get home to see the delayed coverage.

How much better would attendances have looked if the fixtures had panned out differently?

What crowd would a Wakey/Cas fixture have attracted if the final league games had worked out differently?

Then if a Wakey, Cas or say a Bradford had gone to Huddersfield last night, how many would that have drawn?

The RFL desperately need to do something and probably the prices is the number one thing they need to look at, but another huge reason for me is having a club in the play-offs that doesn't take more than 50 fans to any away games.

In amongst all the stick that us and Huddersfield have had over the last couple of weeks, where's the criticism of having a team in the play-offs who have so few travelling fans?

was there a game last night?

I think a reduction on price would be a good idea, if the game was £10 last night I think I would have donned my trinity shirt and showed my support to Oli et all

I'm sure you didn't mean to say that!





But why do we always rely on a price drop?

There were 40k at Elland Road to watch a 3rd division side playing in a 3rd division competition. No one suggested it was a bad time, or a poor day - they just turned up expecting a game of puffball.

Why the hell do folk not turn up for some of the biggest games of the season - in our case, THE biggest. I just don't know!

I meant to go and support Catalans last night against Shudds, no chance I would have missed the game last week and have already got my season ticket

I meant that!

Edited for accuracy

Bought 2 season tickets and shirts in the shop today for £400.

If you take off the discount of the shirt then the season ticket is £155 which is a steal, I hope they still have the first round of the cup included.

Roll on boxing day now.

Had not thought of it the way, nice one

I agree with TRB

Looking forward to the boxing day match aswell did they mention when they were expecting the shirts in bought mine the other week

i agree with all the moderators on every subject!

She said the middle of November, they will email when they get them in. Someone at Trin has realised the sensibilty in getting them in before xmas.

they must be new! clever little sod has probably brought light bulbs too.

top marks to the Hull KR fans turning out in force to support their team, very vocal making it a more enjoyable game

weird though watching it the right hand end (south stand??) seemed deserted, and when we went earlier in year they had to open it, i know cos i was stood in it and it was bloody freezing!
and id heard wigan had sold all their allocations, were they not given any in there?

I thought at 8162 there would be room for more, but still a very good turn out from both clubs, I expected wigan to travel in numbers, they are in two finals now can they make it a third ?

If everyone agreed it would be boring

throw off the shackles and do something bad, be naughty