t-r-i-n-i-t-y wrote:
I know some of the RL press pack had a moan that Grand Final tickets were too cheap and we undersell our events, but (forgetting they don't have to pay) the prices for the RLWC will have brought people in who'd never pay some of the prices at other events will try charge. Whether they come back or not, I doubt many will have had a bad experience of the RLWC.
You could bemoan it all you want. But for all the people who doubted the RFL beforehand (myself included), they really have excelled, and learnt their lesson, they tried to branch out in 2000, if i've been informed correctly the tickets were more expensive, and as a result poor sales.
This time, they've branch out where they deemed appropriate, with great success in Bristol and France, albeit underwhelming in Wales and Ireland, but nevertheless a great effort, and broke stadium records throughout.
I'm proud of the way our sport has come across, pretty much my whole entire timeline (Liverpool is just a football town, the majority don't even know what RL is), was banging on about how amazing that game last week was, up against a Merseyside Derby. Sorry, this sounds like an attack on you, it really isn't, i'm agreeing!
My Only regret is, that i never took to it more in January when i bought my first batch of tickets, sat down 5 weeks ago watching England Vs. Australia, i ended up buying tickets to 7 more matches, introducing several new people to the game too, because the pricing was accessible. 500,000 will have attended the matches of this world cup, and millions more worldwide.
What an effort, and everyone down to the fans, should be proud of this world cup.
Carry on the legacy now!
