Re: Rip off Quins!!! : Thu Mar 25, 2010 8:20 pm  

gutterfax wrote:

I estimate there will be a record crowd there for a SL game in London so it makes no difference who pays on the gate or not......IMO that is

I personally think that the RFL should remove this game from the statistics, it is a fiddle, pure and simple, not even a manipulation.

Re: Rip off Quins!!! : Thu Mar 25, 2010 8:24 pm  

Dave Lister wrote:

I personally think that the RFL should remove this game from the statistics, it is a fiddle, pure and simple, not even a manipulation.

I don't count the 12k in the stats I hold on home attendances and I won't count this gate. 4,725 is the current average for a Saints gate and that is the figure that I will use unless the honest figure is announced.

The RFL on the other hand will count it as it will boost our average by 1k a game and make it easier to bin someone else rather than us. As I have very few morals according to some on here I really shouldn't see this as a problem....but I do

Re: Rip off Quins!!! : Thu Mar 25, 2010 8:54 pm  

Dave Lister wrote:

I wonder how many people that do not see this as a problem will be paying £25 on the day.

If the seating chart is anything to go by there won't be any pay on the day.

Re: Rip off Quins!!! : Thu Mar 25, 2010 9:12 pm  

Big Graeme wrote:

If the seating chart is anything to go by there won't be any pay on the day.

And staggeringly, the stand will be half empty, as usual.

Re: Rip off Quins!!! : Thu Mar 25, 2010 9:29 pm  

Tre Cool wrote:

Half the people on here dont even go to every home game, so who cares if they have to miss another one due to a severe case of tightarseitis?

To be fair that is a bit unfair. Its about what is fair and reasonable and some people miht not think its right or actually just may be not be in a position to fork out another £10 to support this event

Its a bit unfair to describe people as tight, the club need to ENcourage fans rather than DIScourage them at the end of the day

Will putting the price up £10 ENcourage them. I suspect the majority view would be no

Re: Rip off Quins!!! : Thu Mar 25, 2010 10:16 pm  

markrammond wrote:

I travel to every game, home and away, over 6500 miles a year to see my team. Many teams selfishly host the fixture on a Friday night, charge nearly £20 for a crumbling terrace, offer no adequate facilities for a beer and nothing after the match. I would say that £25 for a seat to watch two top level Rugby games, a live band, a good seat and decent people is a fair deal. Personally speaking you go to London and you pay London prices. A lot of floating away supporters have turned their back to go to France whereby £10 will not even get you two beers. These same whingers will then slag Quins off for low crowds. [b] It is five years since Sts took a big mob to our ground[/b]. I wouldn't like us to alienate either of the Hulls or Wigan as they bring 1000. But why should we let people pick and choose on a Rugby United day. Do these people write to Murrayfield asking for a special exemption? No, so pay up or stay in the Black Bull and enjoy the warm feeling of saving your tenner. Great supporters, only 5 times a year is it hard to get to the game and you don't bother. The ground will fill and better it be League than Union, but I don't care just don't hassle the club for your petty narrow minded selfish interests

I dont believe that to be true but its pretty ironic given the most you ever brought to our place was about 40 in the play offs. That is probably a generous estimate as well.

Re: Rip off Quins!!! : Thu Mar 25, 2010 10:22 pm  

Div wrote:

I dont believe that to be true but its pretty ironic given the most you ever brought to our place was about 40 in the play offs. That is probably a generous estimate as well.

Since you don't tell us, I'll have to assume that "our place" is Knowsley Road. If so, I was one of the "40" and your estimate is far from generous. Get your basic facts right before you post on here again please.

Re: Rip off Quins!!! : Fri Mar 26, 2010 12:37 am  

Dave Lister wrote: I personally think that the RFL should remove this game from the statistics, it is a fiddle, pure and simple, not even a manipulation. Faire enough. Over here the NRL do it with their "double headers". They are also known to inflate their attendance figures anyway. http://www.smh.com.au/news/lhqnews/ball ... 17589.html

Dave Lister wrote: I personally think that the RFL should remove this game from the statistics, it is a fiddle, pure and simple, not even a manipulation. Faire enough. Over here the NRL do it with their "double headers". They are also known to inflate their attendance figures anyway. http://www.smh.com.au/news/lhqnews/ball ... 17589.html

Re: Rip off Quins!!! : Fri Mar 26, 2010 2:38 am  

BroncOnIon wrote:

Since you don't tell us, I'll have to assume that "our place" is Knowsley Road. If so, I was one of the "40" and your estimate is far from generous. Get your basic facts right before you post on here again please.

I would say 400 easily...But this is the Saints calculator....you know, the one they use when getting under the cap

Re: Rip off Quins!!! : Fri Mar 26, 2010 8:05 am  

Bassbones wrote:

1. £25 is the normal fee for a Quins Union match so as a Union fan if you are prepared to hang about you get to see free superleague, if you aren't you pay exactly the same as you would week in week out.

As a season ticket holder i have already paid for my RL seat and i'm getting to see a Union game which would have cost me £25 for free !!!

I am being rewarded for my loyalty to the club - i can't see this as a negative in any way.

I'm going to Bradford tonight and if it is raining i will probably get a seat in the stands and will be looking at paying £25 for the privelidge. Odsal is not a patch on The Stoop for facilities, but that does not change the price of the seat. I fully agree with everything markrammond has said.