Rogues Gallery wrote:
Probably a question that Leyther_Matt is better qualified to answer, but I'll hazard a guess that the RFL and Wigans e-ticketing systems are from a different software supplier and are not compatible.
Synchronising databases is not easy at the best of times let alone with different software packages.
Maybe this is part of the reason the RFL wanted complete control of the ticket sales.
Indeed. It'd cost tens of thousands to have the two systems synchronized and working 'live' - any situation where the same seat is sold twice would actually be a breach of the stadium's safety certificate so it isn't something taken lightly, nor is it a case of deliberately obstructing people who want to pay cash. Fact is, the RFL employ a lot of folk for their 'events management' and quite simply can't justify handing over 25% of their events to someone else (ie Wigan/the stadium).
An example of the above by the way is to note the phone number on the poster as it is the RFL's ticket office and not the DW.
