Re: stay away fans ? : Tue Aug 31, 2021 2:25 pm  

You can bet your life on it Fordy. I'm not the best at on line stuff and generally prefer to do things in person.
I couldn't find junior tickets so asked my daughter to check.
When I looked on the Leeds ticket site you could buy junior tickets.

Re: stay away fans ? : Tue Aug 31, 2021 3:42 pm  

The good news is that the boxes and corporate were sold out, this is a good earner for the club. The team responsible for corporate sales do a fantastic job. If by some miracle we ever get a stand upgrade or new stand then looking after the corporate sector must be the main priority and increasing the number of corporate guests we can cater for is essential . I don't know how the club is supposed to survive if all anybody wants is cheap tickets, special offers etc etc, £ 25 represents good value.

Re: stay away fans ? : Tue Aug 31, 2021 4:22 pm  

The problem is you are dealing with the fickle Wakefield public who couldn't give a damn about live sport.
No doubt some will come out of the woodwork if we get the stadium sorted (Big If!) but generally the Wakefield public would not support Man
Utd if they played at BV!

Re: stay away fans ? : Tue Aug 31, 2021 4:51 pm  

8 can think of loads that stay away for verious reasons, when you add the people who used to stand near me the number doubles to at least 20.
Maybe the club should concentrate on trying to get new supporters through the gates next season.
I'm 100% convinced a winning team would see a significant increase in attendance.

Re: stay away fans ? : Tue Aug 31, 2021 5:50 pm  

wrencat1873 wrote:

Yes, I suppose everything now has to be towards next season.
Have to say ,I didn't know that you cant buy junior tickets on line. Certainly something that needs looking at.
The £25 is a tough high but with all that's been going on, it's just great to have some quality live sport to watch.

Fingers crossed there will be no more disruptions from COVID come next season. A good structured marketing approach complimented by some non-rugby attractions will hopefully bring in an extra couple of hundred through the gate.

Not seen it in a while but what happened to the u19’s playing before the first team, would often go down to watch some of the younger lads play and I’m sure it was only an extra quid,

Re: stay away fans ? : Tue Aug 31, 2021 7:12 pm  

6 again is a cracking rule, can’t understand why fans don’t like it.

Speeds the game up.

Stops penalties stopping and taking the momentum out of the game.

The strip rule needs looking at as it’s a mess I agree and I’d like to see scrums back.

I like the idea too of the 7 tackle set for hoofing the ball into touch to slow the game down. Think they will be a very good addition if we do it here.

Rewarding negative play should not be encouraged.

If we didn’t as a sport tinker with the rules we would still be watching rugby union.

I sometimes we get it wrong, sometimes we get it right. Generally when we get it wrong we change it back pretty quickly.

Re: stay away fans ? : Tue Aug 31, 2021 7:38 pm  

jonh wrote:

6 again is a cracking rule, can’t understand why fans don’t like it.

Really? It's because it's not black and white and teams are totally at the mercy of arbitrary decisions from the likes of Kendal and Child.

Re: stay away fans ? : Tue Aug 31, 2021 8:20 pm  

jonh wrote:

6 again is a cracking rule, can’t understand why fans don’t like it.

Speeds the game up.

Stops penalties stopping and taking the momentum out of the game.

The strip rule needs looking at as it’s a mess I agree and I’d like to see scrums back.

I like the idea too of the 7 tackle set for hoofing the ball into touch to slow the game down. Think they will be a very good addition if we do it here.

Rewarding negative play should not be encouraged.

If we didn’t as a sport tinker with the rules we would still be watching rugby union.

I sometimes we get it wrong, sometimes we get it right. Generally when we get it wrong we change it back pretty quickly.

It's a poor rule I would really like to see the stats behind it I e. Which tackle each team concedes a six again and where. I watched us get caned at HKR on Thursday in our 30m area. The first one we got was after the first tackle on our 20 what's the advantage with that over a penalty.

Perhaps it should still be a penalty when interference takes place in your own half

Re: stay away fans ? : Tue Aug 31, 2021 11:10 pm  

REDWHITEANDBLUE wrote:

It's a poor rule I would really like to see the stats behind it I e. Which tackle each team concedes a six again and where. I watched us get caned at HKR on Thursday in our 30m area. The first one we got was after the first tackle on our 20 what's the advantage with that over a penalty.

Perhaps it should still be a penalty when interference takes place in your own half

Should be a pen on the 1st tackle anywhere on the field.
Defending team aren't penalised for slowing the game down by giving "6 again" away. Just allows them to reset.

Re: stay away fans ? : Wed Sep 01, 2021 4:34 am  

Stripping the ball needs sacking off ASAP as very hard to police ,6 again not fussed as we get our fair share but I’m really not bothered if scrums in their last format we’re resigned to the history books as they have become a laughing stock .Get it back to a contested scrum ,one where the ball get fed in straight and not into the second row .We seemed to have coped well without the scrums as in fitness ,and has certainly speeded the game up .IMO COVID has played a huge role in hammering the game both on the fans and players front ,games called off ,sky putting games on when and where they want ,fear of contracting COVID all have and will have for quite some time have a huge effect on our game and attendances. But after watching a footy game ( under duress may I add) I still say we have by far the best sporting product on the field ,we just need to get the people who run our great game to step up to the plate and sell it to the public any way they can ,because get a newbie to a game like our last one and they’ll be hooked .Lions led by donkeys springs to mind ,and if the powers that be can’t get the game back on its feet ,they need to step aside and let someone else have a go . It’s very hard to sell a crap product ,but we have one of the very best ,so why are we struggling in the game as a whole to attract investors and fans ,IMO they should be knocking the door down to get a piece of the action.