: Tue Jun 30, 2009 9:19 pm  

littlerich wrote:

Dunno, but they missed off "garden hoses" from your interests.

That's the gardeners job normally

I only get involved with the big ones

: Tue Jun 30, 2009 9:29 pm  

Pepe wrote: That’s the capacity yes. The Castleford v Hull KR final (2005) has the record attendance of 9,400. Not quite full, but near as damn it. The East stand is included in that figure, it holds 1,700 and will be open on the day. Widnes have been allotted some sections of it. The rest may be earmarked for the x9's tickets. Barrow has been given 3,500 max by the RFL, Widnes 3,700 max. That’s 7,200 from both. This leaves. 2,400 tickets left, and that’s only if Barrow sell their entire quota. 1000 tickets would be an over generous figure for Sponsors freebies and neutral fans (including the 9’s tickets) imo. That leaves at least 1,400 empty spaces on the day and I’ll tell you where they’ll most likely be. There are a small square section of seats above the tunnel on the halfway line. (Grey area on seat plan marked section ‘M’) This is where the Northern Rail put their freebie clients, competition winners and RFL officials etc. I don’t think I’ve seen this full yet. There are slightly larger blocks either side of this that actually drop down to the touch line either side of the tunnel. (Pink sections L & N) This tends to be where they put the majority of the neutrals and this is where most of the x9’s tickets will go. (some neutrals seem to like to get in amongst the partisan fans. I saw around a dozen or so in Leigh and Wigan tops in the Widnes sections near me in 2007). This is also usually sparsely populated, and is probably the reason the Cas HKR game was 200 shy of being actually full. These and areas of the open East Stand will probably look emptiest. If Barrow sells their allotted quota the rest should be full. http://www.superleague.co.uk/tickets_event.php?id=18 Barrow is allotted: A/B/C/D & PQR Sections of the ground. Widnes have been allotted: E/F/G/H/J/K & ,as far as I’m aware, X/Y/Z in the East Stand. Most of these clubs don’t even take a coach load to league games away from home never mind a meaningless pre match warm up for the NRC. If you get half that number I’ll be amazed. I think 200-300 would be a more realistic guess. If you read what I have written above, they could give us another 1,000 and still have room for more. Last point, as we clearly don;t agree on this point, which is fair enough, my figures were based on sales from the RFL. They have been selling these tickets for the last 6 months, so there may be some from there already gone. Somebody on here recknoed that Widnes had 3,900 sold due to this. Aside from the ticketing issue, I'm really not sure why people are so upset by the 9's tournament. If people don't want to go, don't go. Like I said earlier, it was going to get me to go, and I will be going to the Floodlit 9's, which clubs are signing up to voluntarily, so it would surprise me if everybody hates it and they have all been forced.

Pepe wrote: That’s the capacity yes. The Castleford v Hull KR final (2005) has the record attendance of 9,400. Not quite full, but near as damn it. The East stand is included in that figure, it holds 1,700 and will be open on the day. Widnes have been allotted some sections of it. The rest may be earmarked for the x9's tickets. Barrow has been given 3,500 max by the RFL, Widnes 3,700 max. That’s 7,200 from both. This leaves. 2,400 tickets left, and that’s only if Barrow sell their entire quota. 1000 tickets would be an over generous figure for Sponsors freebies and neutral fans (including the 9’s tickets) imo. That leaves at least 1,400 empty spaces on the day and I’ll tell you where they’ll most likely be. There are a small square section of seats above the tunnel on the halfway line. (Grey area on seat plan marked section ‘M’) This is where the Northern Rail put their freebie clients, competition winners and RFL officials etc. I don’t think I’ve seen this full yet. There are slightly larger blocks either side of this that actually drop down to the touch line either side of the tunnel. (Pink sections L & N) This tends to be where they put the majority of the neutrals and this is where most of the x9’s tickets will go. (some neutrals seem to like to get in amongst the partisan fans. I saw around a dozen or so in Leigh and Wigan tops in the Widnes sections near me in 2007). This is also usually sparsely populated, and is probably the reason the Cas HKR game was 200 shy of being actually full. These and areas of the open East Stand will probably look emptiest. If Barrow sells their allotted quota the rest should be full. http://www.superleague.co.uk/tickets_event.php?id=18 Barrow is allotted: A/B/C/D & PQR Sections of the ground. Widnes have been allotted: E/F/G/H/J/K & ,as far as I’m aware, X/Y/Z in the East Stand. Most of these clubs don’t even take a coach load to league games away from home never mind a meaningless pre match warm up for the NRC. If you get half that number I’ll be amazed. I think 200-300 would be a more realistic guess. If you read what I have written above, they could give us another 1,000 and still have room for more. Last point, as we clearly don;t agree on this point, which is fair enough, my figures were based on sales from the RFL. They have been selling these tickets for the last 6 months, so there may be some from there already gone. Somebody on here recknoed that Widnes had 3,900 sold due to this. Aside from the ticketing issue, I'm really not sure why people are so upset by the 9's tournament. If people don't want to go, don't go. Like I said earlier, it was going to get me to go, and I will be going to the Floodlit 9's, which clubs are signing up to voluntarily, so it would surprise me if everybody hates it and they have all been forced.

: Tue Jun 30, 2009 9:46 pm  

Dave T wrote:

Last point, as we clearly don;t agree on this point, which is fair enough, my figures were based on sales from the RFL. They have been selling these tickets for the last 6 months, so there may be some from there already gone. Somebody on here recknoed that Widnes had 3,900 sold due to this.

Aside from the ticketing issue, I'm really not sure why people are so upset by the 9's tournament. If people don't want to go, don't go. Like I said earlier, it was going to get me to go, and I will be going to the Floodlit 9's, which clubs are signing up to voluntarily, so it would surprise me if everybody hates it and they have all been forced.

My argument is not wether the fans want or dont want to go

It is the clubs that have the problem , If it had been voluntary fine , but it isn't

Just the usual lack of consideration by the RFL , " It's only the Championships , not a real RL competition is it is it "

: Tue Jun 30, 2009 9:54 pm  

Starbug wrote:

My argument is not wether the fans want or dont want to go

It is the clubs that have the problem , If it had been voluntary fine , but it isn't

Just the usual lack of consideration by the RFL , " It's only the Championships , not a real RL competition is it is it "

Do all 18 clubs have an issue?

: Tue Jun 30, 2009 10:00 pm  

Dave T wrote:

Do all 18 clubs have an issue?

Halifax don't. We've put this comp on the front burner. Sack the NRC - what a tin pot cup that is. No, it's yer nines that king. The winners will get to take on a load of SL ego's at Headingley. I can't go cos i'm busy that day but my club is wholeheartedly 120% behind the concept. That's why we threw the match against Widnes. It's all for the greater good. Nines is the future man. It's Rugby League's answer to "twenny twenny".

: Tue Jun 30, 2009 10:07 pm  

Dave T wrote:

Do all 18 clubs have an issue?

I dont know , we will only find out when they announce their squads

Would Tony be happy having to play 15 1 st team players in a 2 day event like this mid season ?

Especially if you still had relegation from SL and you were sat in the bottom 3 with 2 to go down ?

: Tue Jun 30, 2009 10:09 pm  

Starbug wrote:

I dont know , we will only find out when they announce their squads

Would Tony be happy having to play 15 1 st team players in a 2 day event like this mid season ?

Especially if you still had relegation from SL and you were sat in the bottom 3 with 2 to go down ?

Why not just treat it as a training session? It's only tag rugby when all said and done.

: Tue Jun 30, 2009 10:20 pm  

littlerich wrote:

Why not just treat it as a training session? It's only tag rugby when all said and done.

You'll have a training session on friday

Our tackling is ' tag ' style

: Tue Jun 30, 2009 10:21 pm  

Starbug wrote:

You'll have a training session on friday

We'll get battered. Basil's got a live Skype link up to Rowleys ear socket. He's going to direct his troops from 12,000 miles away.

: Tue Jun 30, 2009 10:43 pm  

littlerich wrote:

We'll get battered. Basil's got a live Skype link up to Rowleys ear socket. He's going to direct his troops from 12,000 miles away.

You sound like some of the nutters on our site