Re: rugby league world cup : Thu Oct 10, 2013 7:34 am  

SaintsFan wrote:

I'm loving the run up to the world cup. So far I have tickets for Cardiff, Wembley, LP, HJ and LSV. Since I have had to buy all my tickets at once due to recent unemployment I can't afford any further games but if money is available on pay day I will look at going to more matches.

There's a big buzz about the world cup if you hang out on forums/Twitter, etc where there are rugby league fans (as opposed to Saints only fans).

Saints as per usual are not marketing the world cup match at LP at all. They deserve what they get then in terms of turn out.

Marketing in what way? So far I've seen promotions on the official site, our Facebook page and on twitter.
What more do you feel the club should be doing?

Re: rugby league world cup : Thu Oct 10, 2013 7:34 am  

Magic Superbeetle wrote:

Surely the rfl should be the ones marketing the game not saints? They also don't do any marketing for Liverpool u21s to my knowledge, they are just renting the stadium out ...

The club promotes the U21 games on the website as well as Facebook and Twitter.

Re: rugby league world cup : Thu Oct 10, 2013 12:03 pm  

The Yellow Giraffe wrote:

The club promotes the U21 games on the website as well as Facebook and Twitter.

Can't speak for social media stuff but the saints website gives as much time to the World Cup as it does Liverpool u21s? i still don't see why it's saints responsibility to advertise an rfl event ...

Re: rugby league world cup : Thu Oct 10, 2013 12:17 pm  

Magic Superbeetle wrote:

Ci still don't see why it's saints responsibility to advertise an rfl event ...

Because I think it was part of the "host city" tender commitment.

Re: rugby league world cup : Thu Oct 10, 2013 12:37 pm  

FearTheVee wrote:

Because I think it was part of the "host city" tender commitment.

Fair play, then I retract my previous comments, if that's the case then the advertising should be similar to a saints game as opposed a Liverpool 21s game

Does anyone know how ticket sales are going for the lp game?

Re: rugby league world cup : Thu Oct 10, 2013 3:18 pm  

The Huddersfield game is looking like a sell out now.

Although some sections are not showing as sold out if you try to click on some sections it will not let you, so they must be full, but it probably needs a manual change to change the colour to purple sold out.

But more than that, there are no middle sections on any side where you can get 4 seats together.

I think once this game has sold out, Saints may see an uptake in their own game.

Saints have been landed with a game on the same day with England. So it's a tougher sell. I know you can get back, but if people want to have a drink, it's less likely that they will tramp across for a second game.

I think 10k would be a good turn out for Saints.

Re: rugby league world cup : Thu Oct 10, 2013 6:17 pm  

Got tickets for the quarter final at the JJB and going to Australia Vs Fiji at Langtree Park. Might get tickets for the final too.

Re: rugby league world cup : Thu Oct 10, 2013 7:31 pm  

The Yellow Giraffe wrote:

Marketing in what way? So far I've seen promotions on the official site, our Facebook page and on twitter.
What more do you feel the club should be doing?

Oh, they could be doing all sorts of things. They could be using the players to promote it. They could have had events before the season ended to promote it, when people were congregated at the stadium. They could be going round schools, playing Australia verses Fiji games. All sorts really.

Promoting the game was part of the bid put in jointly with the Council. The Council have been just as bad as Saints. Neither has organised anything to promote the game or world cup anywhere in the town. Therefore they are effectively in breach of their bid commitment. Saints will be lucky to get another international, especially if they do sod all at the match (which I am expecting them to do). I doubt there will be a good crowd at LP but you never know. My guess is that Saints assume the fact that we are hosting Australia is enough to pull in the crowds and they can just do nothing.

Re: rugby league world cup : Thu Oct 10, 2013 7:34 pm  

bewareshadows wrote:

Saints have been landed with a game on the same day with England. So it's a tougher sell.

Which is why you'd think they'd be working hard to promote it, trying to enthuse locals who wouldn't travel to Hudds.

I'd be very surprised if Saints got 10,000 to the game. In fact, we could be the competition's embarrassment.

Re: rugby league world cup : Thu Oct 10, 2013 8:57 pm  

From what I've seen Saints are one of the only ones clearly advertising their game on their website.