Re: World Cup Ticket Sales : Fri Sep 06, 2013 10:45 pm  

headhunter wrote:

I think the Huddersfield game is selling pretty well, the entire lower bowl seems to be open but they just haven't updated the website for some reason. If the Hull forum is anything to go by, the Fiji game will be lucky to get 10k because it seems like the people of Hull would rather sit at home and complain about somehow being 'shafted' despite being the only city to receive three (strong) matches.

I hope your going to eat humble pie after that statement. Hull is the hotbed for our sport, and the public will support the 3 games in great numbers. Craven park will sell out for both games, and I expect no less then 15,000 at the KC for the England game. Wait and see eh, but apart from slagging the good folk of Hull off, why try not to be a bit more positive eh!!

Re: World Cup Ticket Sales : Fri Sep 06, 2013 10:47 pm  

Hessle rover wrote: I hope your going to eat humble pie after that statement. Hull is the hotbed for our sport, and the public will support the 3 games in great numbers. Craven park will sell out for both games, and I expect no less then 15,000 at the KC for the England game. Wait and see eh, but apart from slagging the good folk of Hull off, why try not to be a bit more positive eh!! I'm just judging from this: http://forums.rlfans.com/viewtopic.php? ... 1378507607 Hopefully I am wrong and Hull does attract good crowds.

Hessle rover wrote: I hope your going to eat humble pie after that statement. Hull is the hotbed for our sport, and the public will support the 3 games in great numbers. Craven park will sell out for both games, and I expect no less then 15,000 at the KC for the England game. Wait and see eh, but apart from slagging the good folk of Hull off, why try not to be a bit more positive eh!! I'm just judging from this: http://forums.rlfans.com/viewtopic.php? ... 1378507607 Hopefully I am wrong and Hull does attract good crowds.

Re: World Cup Ticket Sales : Fri Sep 06, 2013 10:51 pm  

Read what you want. I expect Humble pie to be eaten when the attendances are announced after the games have been played in Hull. But you have a point. Why we were never given a quarter final game baffles me.

Re: World Cup Ticket Sales : Sat Sep 07, 2013 12:41 am  

Sorry but 15k at the KC for the England game would be a disaster. 20k should be the absolute minimum.

Re: World Cup Ticket Sales : Sat Sep 07, 2013 12:44 am  

Orrell Lad wrote:

Sorry but 15k at the KC for the England game would be a disaster. 20k should be the absolute minimum.

Although it features England it is probably a less attractive game than the png games which will be blood and thunder affairs. Hopefully the low ticket cost will attract people but I would agree it will likely draw 15-18000.

Re: World Cup Ticket Sales : Sat Sep 07, 2013 1:20 am  

JB Down Under wrote:

Although it features England it is probably a less attractive game than the png games which will be blood and thunder affairs. Hopefully the low ticket cost will attract people but I would agree it will likely draw 15-18000.

it'll take more than that.

8k for both Caravan Park games and 16,500 for the KC....the organisers have dropped their drawers instead of creating demand.

delighted to be proven wrong BTW..

Re: World Cup Ticket Sales : Sat Sep 07, 2013 6:20 am  

I wouldn't consider 16500 v Fiji a disaster.

Re: World Cup Ticket Sales : Sat Sep 07, 2013 8:23 am  

JB Down Under wrote:

Although it features England it is probably a less attractive game than the png games which will be blood and thunder affairs.

People should probably wise up a bit. Fiji will be a good side and will give it to England. I fully expect us to win but it won't be a non-contest with most of the Fiji side playing in the NRL.

Re: World Cup Ticket Sales : Sat Sep 07, 2013 10:28 am  

I fully expect over twenty thousand to be at the KC for the Fiji game. Hull folk are notorious for buying tickets last minute, but rest assured they will. With the new stand at Craven park pushing the capacity well over eleven thousand, expect over forty thousand attending the three games in Hull.

Re: World Cup Ticket Sales : Sat Sep 07, 2013 10:38 am  

JB Down Under wrote:

I wouldn't consider 16500 v Fiji a disaster.

the way the KC's designed (with the upper tier not facing the camera's) 16500 would look almost full for the TV.

that said, all of the internationals at the KC so far have been 20K+ crowds, and I think people will buy later than for the 'marquee' events such as the Opening Ceremony and Semi Finals.

Good to see that i've again got an e-mail from Orange marketing the event, you can't say the RFL aren't trying this time.