: Wed Jun 17, 2009 9:43 pm  

faxtastic wrote:

so just to confirm this game will be all ticket if we get there.

you cant pay on the gate.

In previous years they have sold tickets on the day when it hasnt sold out

: Wed Jun 17, 2009 9:46 pm  

littlerich wrote:

Yeah, but it's not going to be a Fax - Widnes final. Hence, it won't sell out.

Don't be so sure. I think Fev and Barrow would snap up a 2,000 allocation in no time. If Barrow get there, Blackpool is closer to Barrow than any other pro RL stadium. Of the 6,500 that wathced the Wigan CC match, almost 5,000 were Barrow fans. Barrow AFC took 7,000 to The Riverside for this years FA Cup match, so the public of Barrow really do turn up for the big games.

If you add-on the 'neutrals' who are making a weekend of it having watched the 9's, under 10,000 doesn't seem to big.

By no way am I (or any other Barrow fan) counting our chickens. I feel pretty nervous about tomorrow and think it'll be REALLY close.

It would just be surreal watching Barrow in a cup final. It just seems too good to be true !

: Wed Jun 17, 2009 9:47 pm  

SRC wrote:

It would just be surreal watching Barrow in a cup final. It just seems too good to be true !

Funny really, how in the past 5 years or so you've managed to be promoted twice, but given how RL works its a bit strange you've managed to avoid a final of any sorts.

: Wed Jun 17, 2009 9:51 pm  

SRC wrote:

It would just be surreal watching Barrow in a cup final. It just seems too good to be true !

It would be a refreshing change.

: Thu Jun 18, 2009 9:41 am  

littlerich wrote:

Season ticket holders have first dabs on an approximate initial allocation of 2,000. I imagine those will be sold. We/Widnes will then get a second allocation of unsold tickets. I'd be surprised if it was a sell out. Capacity is 9,650.

That's what I thought initially but I reckon the town could turn out. I've spoken to a few people that haven't been in years but are off to Blackpool should we make it. Plus with the footy team going t!ts up and having a naff reformation season it'd be good for local sport as whole. Which reminds me, has anyone told that set of moaning Town fans how nice the pitch is looking?

: Thu Jun 18, 2009 11:08 am  

None of the northern rail cup final games have sold out - can't see it being a problem this year either.

There was 6000 odd there for Salford against Doncaster last year. I'd expect any combination of this years four semi-finalists to top that, though.

: Thu Jun 18, 2009 12:20 pm  

JonM wrote:

None of the northern rail cup final games have sold out - can't see it being a problem this year either.

There was 6000 odd there for Salford against Doncaster last year. I'd expect any combination of this years four semi-finalists to top that, though.

What not even when Hull KR took millions???

: Thu Jun 18, 2009 12:24 pm  

These are the past cup finals - 2005 was first NRC one.

2002 Huddersfield Giants 32 - 6 Hull Kingston Rovers Chris Moyles Stadium, Featherstone 4,352
2003 Salford City Reds 36 - 19 Leigh Centurions Spotland, Rochdale 6,486
2004 Leigh Centurions 42 - 14 Hull Kingston Rovers Spotland, Rochdale 4,383
2005 Hull Kingston Rovers 18 - 16 Castleford Tigers Bloomfield Road, Blackpool 9,400
2006 Leigh Centurions 22 - 18 Hull Kingston Rovers Bloomfield Road, Blackpool 7,547
2007 Widnes Vikings 54 - 6 Whitehaven Bloomfield Road, Blackpool 8,326
2008 Salford City Reds 60 - 0 Doncaster RLFC Bloomfield Road, Blackpool 6,328

: Thu Jun 18, 2009 1:18 pm  

Brew wrote:

Funny really, how in the past 5 years or so you've managed to be promoted twice, but given how RL works its a bit strange you've managed to avoid a final of any sorts.

We've done really well to avoid a final for 26 years !!!

(Where a 2nd Division Barrow beat a very good Widnes team in the 1983 Lancashire Cup ..... happy days !!!)

: Thu Jun 18, 2009 1:32 pm  

billyfax wrote:

These are the past cup finals - 2005 was first NRC one.

2002 Huddersfield Giants 32 - 6 Hull Kingston Rovers Chris Moyles Stadium, Featherstone 4,352
2003 Salford City Reds 36 - 19 Leigh Centurions Spotland, Rochdale 6,486
2004 Leigh Centurions 42 - 14 Hull Kingston Rovers Spotland, Rochdale 4,383
2005 Hull Kingston Rovers 18 - 16 Castleford Tigers Bloomfield Road, Blackpool 9,400
2006 Leigh Centurions 22 - 18 Hull Kingston Rovers Bloomfield Road, Blackpool 7,547
2007 Widnes Vikings 54 - 6 Whitehaven Bloomfield Road, Blackpool 8,326
2008 Salford City Reds 60 - 0 Doncaster RLFC Bloomfield Road, Blackpool 6,328

given the last two years results i predict this years will be a very tight one