Re: 2nd Test Tickets England v New Zealand : Sun Nov 01, 2015 12:12 pm
bewareshadows wrote:
This series is looking very much on the money. I know people are now back seat driving and in hindsight suggesting that we should be aiming even bigger. But it's not like we've actually sold these venues out weeks in advance.
With still a few hundred left to sell for tomorrow, in say a 40,000 seater we'd be saying there are going to be alot of empty seats on show.
30,000 at Hull in the heartlands, is quite different to say 40,000 or 50,000 in a weaker base of RL support.
It's a good turn out and I've just got my tickets for Wigan, but if we want to move to bigger stadia, I'd suggest taking it step by step as we all know people both in and out of RL are quick to jump on any perceived failings. A few people not being able to book this year will certainly help to generate that impulse for people to book earlier next year.
RU managed to sell France v Romania at the Olympic park and got 50k there. When we can fill 50,000 ahead of the game day, then we can start talking about moving games to bigger venues.
With still a few hundred left to sell for tomorrow, in say a 40,000 seater we'd be saying there are going to be alot of empty seats on show.
30,000 at Hull in the heartlands, is quite different to say 40,000 or 50,000 in a weaker base of RL support.
It's a good turn out and I've just got my tickets for Wigan, but if we want to move to bigger stadia, I'd suggest taking it step by step as we all know people both in and out of RL are quick to jump on any perceived failings. A few people not being able to book this year will certainly help to generate that impulse for people to book earlier next year.
RU managed to sell France v Romania at the Olympic park and got 50k there. When we can fill 50,000 ahead of the game day, then we can start talking about moving games to bigger venues.
Agree with this. I think some people are getting carried away. I think the powers that be have recognised the importance of having a presence in London which is great, and the Olympic Stadium is an ideal base for us there. It's significantly smaller than Wembley but still a national stadium.
I'd be tempted to maybe try and use somewhere like the Etihad in addition to the Olympic Stadium. I think bigger stadiums draw a bigger crowd but there's definitely a limit to that draw and we shouldn't get carried away. This has to be a gradual process. Getting our games on the BBC and a game at a national stadium in London are 2 excellent moves but we can't move too quickly yet. We have to build and establish ourselves and that takes time.
