Passing in and out of MM : Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:45 am  

Are they allowing it this year as even the most die hard fan will find it hard on the Sunday to stay watching 4 games of rugby league for that long.

I hope so.

: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:04 am  

The stadium is a fair way from anything tbh, they provide wristabands to go in and out with (or they did last year)

: Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:30 am  

I was hoping the website would have had all this infirmation on it. It's a bit rubbish though.

: Thu Apr 23, 2009 11:13 am  

Hopefully they have a smart event manager running the show...

If there is nothing around the stadium, surely temporary bars, food stalls and a general entertainment precinct has been set up?

: Thu Apr 23, 2009 11:25 am  

hindyscrack wrote:

Hopefully they have a smart event manager running the show...

If there is nothing around the stadium, surely temporary bars, food stalls and a general entertainment precinct has been set up?

Its not Glastonbury you know?

: Thu Apr 23, 2009 11:28 am  

The Roseburn & Murrayfield Bars plus several hotels are only 5mins walk from the stadium, so as long as they let us out it shouldn't be a problem.

: Thu Apr 23, 2009 11:35 am  

Maybe it is all set up to keep fans in the stadium for most of the games unlike the last two years.

If they haven't got fan entertainment and I mean adult fan entertainment(pubs, food etc - just thought I'd point out what was meant ) then it is going to backfire big style as a lot will shoot off back to the centre after their match.

Hopefully all will be revealed before we head off to the land of the mince filled sheep stomach.

: Thu Apr 23, 2009 11:36 am  

Therailwayendisuponus. wrote:

Its not Glastonbury you know?

If they want to be pulling non fans to this event, they need more then just 7 games of rugby to gain the attention of the locals.

Sports fans may attend, but creating a real 'event' feel to the weekend will attract many more through the gates. I doubt they would have thought about this angle.

: Thu Apr 23, 2009 11:40 am  

hindyscrack wrote:

If they want to be pulling non fans to this event, they need more then just 7 games of rugby to gain the attention of the locals.

Sports fans may attend, but creating a real 'event' feel to the weekend will attract many more through the gates. I doubt they would have thought about this angle.

Yep, they confirmed a good while ago that they will be creating a fan village outside the stadium, including refreshment areas and an entertainment venue.

: Thu Apr 23, 2009 11:41 am  

hindyscrack wrote:

If they want to be pulling non fans to this event, they need more then just 7 games of rugby to gain the attention of the locals.

Sports fans may attend, but creating a real 'event' feel to the weekend will attract many more through the gates. I doubt they would have thought about this angle.

I agree, but this is the RFL mate.