Re: World Cup Ticket Sales : Thu Nov 14, 2013 2:46 pm  

9.26 billion watched the game in Singapore

Re: World Cup Ticket Sales : Thu Nov 14, 2013 2:50 pm  

SmokeyTA wrote:

William Eve says that this is terrible because 2 million watched the same game on a freezing cold boxing day in 1953, unfortunatley no records of this survive but he has had a look at a picture and tried to count them so this is certainly true.

Gutterfax would like to point out that most of that million came in groups and most had attended an RL game before so that 1 million should actually be counted as 25026 which is terrible because 8 billion of the worlds 7 billion population attended the RU World Cup game between Somalia and Mongolia played in Singapore.

Who is William Eve?

[JTB]

Re: World Cup Ticket Sales : Thu Nov 14, 2013 2:58 pm  

Bobbyrlfc wrote:

What is the 'Ticket + Bar' though? Is there actually any benefit, as there is nothing on the website for it's specification!

You basically get access to one of the bar lounges before, during and after match although there's no freebie food or drinks thrown in.

Re: World Cup Ticket Sales : Thu Nov 14, 2013 3:05 pm  

JTB wrote:

You basically get access to one of the bar lounges before, during and after match although there's no freebie food or drinks thrown in.

good job it's not thrown in, I prefer mine in a glass and on a plate

Re: World Cup Ticket Sales : Thu Nov 14, 2013 5:55 pm  

Sorry I got a little silly there.

Consider myself warned.

[JTB]

Re: World Cup Ticket Sales : Thu Nov 14, 2013 6:00 pm  

JTB wrote:

You basically get access to one of the bar lounges before, during and after match although there's no freebie food or drinks thrown in.

@RLWC2013: Some of these tickets include bar access and a Q&A with Andrew Johns and Brad Fittler.

Re: World Cup Ticket Sales : Thu Nov 14, 2013 6:29 pm  

A QandA is a bit better than just bar access

Re: World Cup Ticket Sales : Thu Nov 14, 2013 6:33 pm  

Sal Paradise wrote:

You have been listening to Phil Gould to much - he seems to think SOO is played by super-humans - the defence in SOO is no more intense than you see in games in the NRL between the top sides. Many of the world's best players are ineligible for SOO e.g. SBW so the concept that it is the next best thing to a test match is flawed.

the last 3 years i think SOO has been a let down. now with players worrying about being banned there will be less biff and the neutrals who watch the game for the biff wont bother.

Re: World Cup Ticket Sales : Thu Nov 14, 2013 7:25 pm  

SmokeyTA wrote:

William Eve says that this is terrible because 2 million watched the same game on a freezing cold boxing day in 1953, unfortunatley no records of this survive but he has had a look at a picture and tried to count them so this is certainly true.

Was it a double header though?

Re: World Cup Ticket Sales : Thu Nov 14, 2013 7:32 pm  

SmokeyTA wrote:

Gutterfax would like to point out that most of that million came in groups and most had attended an RL game before so that 1 million should actually be counted as 25026 which is terrible because 8 billion of the worlds 7 billion population attended the RU World Cup game between Somalia and Mongolia played in Singapore.

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1. counting the same people twice smacks of desperation....what is it you are trying to emulate?
2. Union....ah, you're trying to emulate Union......note that you brought Union to the debate BTW.
3.....I'd give up trying to compare this RLWC to union, stick to counting people once and don't give up your day job, because humour and you aren't compatible bedfellows.