: Wed Jul 08, 2009 8:04 am  

Starbug wrote:

Are you sure ?

Could be right. Just looked at the RFL hand out. Games on Sunday Ko at 10.30. Ticket office opens at Bloomfield rd. at 12.00,for exchangeing tickets, on a first come first served basis.

: Wed Jul 08, 2009 10:27 am  

Cassandra wrote:

Could be right. Just looked at the RFL hand out. Games on Sunday Ko at 10.30. Ticket office opens at Bloomfield rd. at 12.00,for exchangeing tickets, on a first come first served basis.

What a b****y farce! Only the RFL could come up with that system.

: Wed Jul 08, 2009 1:51 pm  

Fax Machine wrote:

What a b****y farce! Only the RFL could come up with that system.

It is a farce , when I bought my tickets some time since we were told you got free upgrades with the 9s tickets if your team got to the final at Bloomfield Rd but if they were not in the final you paid £5 to upgrade.
Upon hearing it was almost full I rang the RFL yesterday for clarification on the availibility of upgraded of tickets if your team was not in the final.To begin with she told me we could only upgrade if there was availibility even if we got through to the final as they were nearly sold out. So I said "hang on you are telling people they will have free upgrade with these tickets if their team gets to the final so you`d better be saving tickets" She confered with someone else and said "yes your right but we are only saving tickets for the teams in final. All others it`s if there is availibility so to be sure of seats at the final I have had to book them on the phone with the RFL they arrived in the post today.
So if we get to the final I have wasted money on tickets , they should have done the 9s all at Fylde on one day and the other finals the day after. But as usual everything has to be as complicated as possible for anyone to attend.You see the ticket office opens at 12 pm sun at Broomfield rd and the 9s are playing Sun morning at Fylde can see it being a right farce.

: Wed Jul 08, 2009 2:17 pm  

surprised they not using edinburgh and cardiff on same day with their previous form.
another comedy at the RFL

: Wed Jul 08, 2009 2:32 pm  

if we had of beaten widnes you wouldn't be having this problem

: Wed Jul 08, 2009 2:58 pm  

johnny freeman fan club wrote:

It is a farce , when I bought my tickets some time since we were told you got free upgrades with the 9s tickets if your team got to the final at Bloomfield Rd but if they were not in the final you paid £5 to upgrade.
Upon hearing it was almost full I rang the RFL yesterday for clarification on the availibility of upgraded of tickets if your team was not in the final.To begin with she told me we could only upgrade if there was availibility even if we got through to the final as they were nearly sold out. So I said "hang on you are telling people they will have free upgrade with these tickets if their team gets to the final so you`d better be saving tickets" She confered with someone else and said "yes your right but we are only saving tickets for the teams in final. All others it`s if there is availibility so to be sure of seats at the final I have had to book them on the phone with the RFL they arrived in the post today.
So if we get to the final I have wasted money on tickets , they should have done the 9s all at Fylde on one day and the other finals the day after. But as usual everything has to be as complicated as possible for anyone to attend.You see the ticket office opens at 12 pm sun at Broomfield rd and the 9s are playing Sun morning at Fylde can see it being a right farce.

Yes but , let's face it, the one and only reason for this pointless 9's competition is to artificially boost the attendance at Bloomfield Road for the final.

That's not to say Widnes, Barrow or whoever else had got there wouldn't have sold it out anyway but this way guarantees it. It could even mean that some of the supporters of the NRC finalists won't be able to get tickets.

: Wed Jul 08, 2009 3:53 pm  

Fax Machine wrote:

Yes but , let's face it, the one and only reason for this pointless 9's competition is to artificially boost the attendance at Bloomfield Road for the final.

That's not to say Widnes, Barrow or whoever else had got there wouldn't have sold it out anyway but this way guarantees it. It could even mean that some of the supporters of the NRC finalists won't be able to get tickets.

Well I did realise this, my point is it is making it so dificult geting tickets plus the swoping of venues it`s like your having to jump over hurdles one by one just to go and support your team in whatever way at Blackpool.

: Wed Jul 08, 2009 3:56 pm  

Soldier-Daz wrote:

if we had of beaten widnes you wouldn't be having this problem

I`ll make sure our players know it`s there fault then.

: Wed Jul 08, 2009 5:44 pm  

The whole thing is a complete waste of time especially with the france trip the week after.

: Wed Jul 08, 2009 6:13 pm  

johnny freeman fan club wrote:

It is a farce , when I bought my tickets some time since we were told you got free upgrades with the 9s tickets if your team got to the final at Bloomfield Rd but if they were not in the final you paid £5 to upgrade.
Upon hearing it was almost full I rang the RFL yesterday for clarification on the availibility of upgraded of tickets if your team was not in the final.To begin with she told me we could only upgrade if there was availibility even if we got through to the final as they were nearly sold out. So I said "hang on you are telling people they will have free upgrade with these tickets if their team gets to the final so you`d better be saving tickets" She confered with someone else and said "yes your right but we are only saving tickets for the teams in final. All others it`s if there is availibility so to be sure of seats at the final I have had to book them on the phone with the RFL they arrived in the post today.
So if we get to the final I have wasted money on tickets , they should have done the 9s all at Fylde on one day and the other finals the day after. But as usual everything has to be as complicated as possible for anyone to attend.You see the ticket office opens at 12 pm sun at Broomfield rd and the 9s are playing Sun morning at Fylde can see it being a right farce.

Do your tickets actually say Halifax/Batley et al on them ?

If they dont what's to stop fans of other clubs claiming to be supporters of a finalist and getting tickets that you want/need

The matches on Sunday will be knock out so the first teams knocked out could nip over to Bloomfield rd and nick tickets earmarked for other clubs fans

I can see a dozen or so potentially very unhappy fans on Sunday