: Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:41 am  

The Penguin wrote:

:lol:

£70 a ticket for Twickenham says otherwise

You checked the top prices for our showpiece games?

: Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:42 am  

The Penguin wrote:

:lol:

£70 a ticket for Twickenham says otherwise

I paid more than £60 for my CCF ticket last season. I would not describe any of the people in the same seating section as "toffs".
(Except for myself of course. )

[brian2]

: Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:48 am  

Stupid and old fashioned stereotypes about toffs and differences between RU/RFL should be confined to the 1930's and i am appalled at Lister and anyone else saying they "dont want the wrong type of fan" coming along and spoiling our nice cosy 3,000. a while back people said they did not want those nasty and very quiet Aussie fans coming to our ganmes.

Get real - we need to grow our crowds to 5,000 and beyond i dont care if they come from Mars are deaf mutes and dont understand the rules. If they pay for their ticket, buy some bear and food the club will become a success and they will learn the rules, the ability to sing and shout at the referee and love the game.

Lets all get a grip of this. Really good to see some quins RU fans are coming and enjoying. I love rugby, was a season ticket holder for both codes for a while and get to see the Quins RU now on a regular basis - good luck to us both.

Mark Evans - has done wonders at Quins RU, we need some drive good move.End of story

: Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:50 am  

there are lot of idiots on here!

: Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:52 am  

Chelsea charge £95 for some tickets......are they toffs.
This us and them b0ll0x is stupid. WE ARE HARLEQUINS RUGBY LEAGUE and will by association be lumped together with the other bigger more successful side of the club. So what? I don't go to their Union games, they (in the main) don't come to ours and never the twain shall meet. Suits me fine.
We have a certain level of stability at the moment that I can't recall since I started watching and for that I will be eternally grateful to IL, DH and the guys at Harlequins Union.

: Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:53 am  

As anybody who's read my posts over the years would know, I do not like rugby union, and that's an understatement.

However, I don't understand any antipathy to the rumoured appointment of Mark Evans as CEO or similar of Quins RL. He has been supportive of this venture ever since it started and since then it has been hinted that the two organisations might at some stage, like after about 3 years, come closer together. Evans runs a very successful organisation at present and, with his track record, should be welcomed.

BTW, he's already "on board" quite literally, he sits on the Quins RL board in an advisory capacity.

: Tue Mar 17, 2009 11:09 am  

BroncOnIon wrote:

As anybody who's read my posts over the years would know, I do not like rugby union, and that's an understatement.

However, I don't understand any antipathy to the rumoured appointment of Mark Evans as CEO or similar of Quins RL. He has been supportive of this venture ever since it started and since then it has been hinted that the two organisations might at some stage, like after about 3 years, come closer together. Evans runs a very successful organisation at present and, with his track record, should be welcomed.

BTW, he's already "on board" quite literally, he sits on the Quins RL board in an advisory capacity.

I agree. People are whining because it was suggested that people don't want their RL club to turn into a RU club, a totally different entity. Nobody said it was going to happen, yet some kneejerkers took it that way

: Tue Mar 17, 2009 11:12 am  

Plus, the attitudes of the majority of Union fans towards RL, and vice-versa, suggests that there is an element of "us vs them". But hey, keep those blinkers on if you like and pretend we can all live as 1 club. We can't. It will never happen. I can't stand rugby union and all that it stands for and how it operates and I hope our match days are never turned into anything like that.

BUT JUST TO REMIND THOSE PEOPLE ALREADY STEAMING AT READING THIS

I believe Evans IS indeed a shrewd businessman and can use his skills on our product too.

: Tue Mar 17, 2009 11:15 am  

Big Graeme wrote:

You checked the top prices for our showpiece games?

£50 is the top price for our top international game this season. You can also obtain tickets for £20. Tell me where I can get a Six Nations ticket at Twickers for £20 and we'll talk.

: Tue Mar 17, 2009 11:16 am  

BroncOnIon wrote:

As anybody who's read my posts over the years would know, I do not like rugby union, and that's an understatement.

However, I don't understand any antipathy to the rumoured appointment of Mark Evans as CEO or similar of Quins RL. He has been supportive of this venture ever since it started and since then it has been hinted that the two organisations might at some stage, like after about 3 years, come closer together. Evans runs a very successful organisation at present and, with his track record, should be welcomed.

BTW, he's already "on board" quite literally, he sits on the Quins RL board in an advisory capacity.

First and foremost, Mark Evans is a business man. If it is his appointment to some sort of overlord position that is the announcement (any one seen anything official yet???), then it is because he can see the potential in the RL club and we can see his undoubtedly successful track record.
To be hoest, those people who stopped supporting the club when it became quins RL are no loss and neither are those that have said they will stop coming if we strengthen the ties.