Re: Challenge Cup Draw: Barrow (Home) - THIS THREAD ONLY : Sun Mar 20, 2011 11:51 pm  

I'd imagine that the requirement to collect a printed ticket has something to do with the RFL wanting to know how many STHs take up the offer and attend the games (to determine whether it is worth continuing the scheme).

Finding out from each club how many free tickets were claimed from their ticket offices is probably easier than asking how many went through the turnstiles and then trying to find out and then subtract the number of paying match ticket holders from each club from the attendance figure.

Re: Challenge Cup Draw: Barrow (Home) - THIS THREAD ONLY : Mon Mar 21, 2011 1:01 am  

barrowtilidie wrote:

i reckon 3 1/2 thousand,
and imo, giving tickets to season ticket holders is good, we wouldnt get a big crowd there if it didnt happen imo.

3,500 hahahaha you cant even get 2,000 at home, dont be daft

Re: Challenge Cup Draw: Barrow (Home) - THIS THREAD ONLY : Mon Mar 21, 2011 7:13 am  

The town's football club (Barrow AFC) average about 1,200. Last season when they played Sunderland away in the FA Cup, 8,000 fans made the trip over to the North East. The Barrow fans turn up in numbers for the big occasions. Even in the 2009 Championship Grand Final, Barrow fans easily outnumbered the Fax fans (the 2009 Final against Fax attracted 2,000 more fans than the 2010 final between Fax and Featherstone).

Should be a good occasion.

Re: Challenge Cup Draw: Barrow (Home) - THIS THREAD ONLY : Mon Mar 21, 2011 10:54 am  

wiganermike wrote:

I'd imagine that the requirement to collect a printed ticket has something to do with the RFL wanting to know how many STHs take up the offer and attend the games (to determine whether it is worth continuing the scheme).

Finding out from each club how many free tickets were claimed from their ticket offices is probably easier than asking how many went through the turnstiles and then trying to find out and then subtract the number of paying match ticket holders from each club from the attendance figure.

Exactly. The RFL pay a levy to the visiting club to make up for the loss of gate receipts and the bean counters at Red Hall wouldn't be too keen on paying out on the ones that don't attend (there are a suprisingly high number of season tickets that don't get used each week with people working etc).

Re: Challenge Cup Draw: Barrow (Home) - THIS THREAD ONLY : Mon Mar 21, 2011 11:03 am  

im glad we got a home tie for a change

Re: Challenge Cup Draw: Barrow (Home) - THIS THREAD ONLY : Mon Mar 21, 2011 1:30 pm  

FAXE LUCAS wrote:

im glad we got a home tie for a change

Would rather have got a home tie in the later rounds when we have to play the bigger teams.

With it being free tickets I would have rather had an away day!

Re: Challenge Cup Draw: Barrow (Home) - THIS THREAD ONLY : Mon Mar 21, 2011 3:19 pm  

CAN YOU use your season card for this game

Re: Challenge Cup Draw: Barrow (Home) - THIS THREAD ONLY : Mon Mar 21, 2011 3:27 pm  

No See leythermatt post above.

Re: Challenge Cup Draw: Barrow (Home) - THIS THREAD ONLY : Mon Mar 21, 2011 10:26 pm  

What is the likley day of the game as the tics are away fri/sun think it should be sunday to encorage more barrow fans to turn up and charge a flate rate of £10 enterance and £5 kids.

Re: Challenge Cup Draw: Barrow (Home) - THIS THREAD ONLY : Tue Mar 22, 2011 8:39 am  

those were the days wrote:

What is the likley day of the game as the tics are away fri/sun think it should be sunday to encorage more barrow fans to turn up and charge a flate rate of £10 enterance and £5 kids.

Fingers crossed for a Saturday 5pm kick off would be ideal but I doubt it!!!