The crowd will be sparse at the beginning but come the second half it will build and by the end you’d think a good few thousand will be on. If they play it as a stand-alone fixture they’d probably get 1,000-1,500 on, as they have in the past at places like Leigh.
I agree it’s tough on the Saints fans having to pay full whack. You wonder if there’s any way they could offer them tickets at a reduced price to just watch the academy game then leave. It’s probably logistically impossible but it would certainly tempt plenty more over for it.