Free tickets in the CC worked then? : Fri May 13, 2011 9:46 pm  

I know its another late post on a topic from last weekend but had a busy week.
Did anyone else notice the still poor crowds in the CC despite the SL free tickets offer last weekend?
So the Fat Controller's plan yet again is not working, do you think like me that those fans who went to these games will in the majority go to them anyway?
Take Bradford, 10K season ticket holders yet only managed to give away what was it 2700 for last Sunday and some of those did not bother to turn up.
If people had paid for their tickets then normally they use them, I heard that several hundred did not turn up last Sunday?
All ticket games always get lower crowds in RL, its a habit RL fans are not used to and it puts them off, did people really think we would get over 9K last Sunday especially with it being on TV? Should never have been all ticket but with Fat Nigel's free ticket offer the clubs had no choice as potentially 10K Bradford fans could have turned up, plain stupid idea.
Another thought a friend raised is what if Saints had drawn Warrington or Wigan last week? A near capacity crowd with hardly any income from it? (not sure how many season ticket holders Saints or Wigan/Warrington have but must be around 12K between them surely?)
Great idea eh? Its okay when its little old Batley, Halifax or whoever playing at home they can lump it tough but if it had been a Saints v Wigan derby all hell would have broke lose about the free ticket offer methinks.
Bin it, make it ONLY HOME GAMES not away as well, easy solution like I have said before happy to pay at an away ground as my season ticket is for the Shay.

Re: Free tickets in the CC worked then? : Sat May 14, 2011 6:06 am  

I agree with your post generally that the scheme hasn't been a success & I'll almost guarantee that Saints V Wigan won't ever be a tie pulled out of the hat while ever there is money to be lost at the turnstiles. I have that little faith in the way the game is being run over recent years. This year's round 4 draw was so damned obvious, Leeds V Crusaders the only high profile all SL tie, now Leeds were hardly going to lose a fortune were they ? Oh, and on the back of that perspective, Crusaders had an opportunity to make the best possible cash I reckon.
AND the BBC got two decent ties in theory, perhaps they haven't realised yet at the Beeb how boring SL sides promote our game with their "completed sets" and "must get to the half way line to get a decent kick on the last tackle" !!!
I bet the last thing they were expecting was 2nd bottom side in the NL scoring 34 points against a SL side, or a bell-ringer for the first collision of the match.......

Re: Free tickets in the CC worked then? : Sat May 14, 2011 10:00 am  

I agree that while They have the free ticket system in that you will not get the big guns being paired together in the 4th round I bet before long they will even do what they do with the Amature teams in the 3rd round and put us in different pots. Does anyone know if we got any TV money from the BBC?

Re: Free tickets in the CC worked then? : Sat May 14, 2011 10:35 am  

2 for 1 tickets is the way forward as its indiscriminate

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