Re: Rip off Quins!!! : Tue Mar 23, 2010 5:05 pm  

The fact of the matter is that Quins RU or RL are using all means at their disposal to try and persuade Quins RL and Saints RFL fans to part with more money than they need to in order to watch a Superleague fixture.
Why? No idea! but it smacks of desperation

Re: Rip off Quins!!! : Tue Mar 23, 2010 5:10 pm  

Hear Ye! wrote:

In all honesty there also seems to be some underlying Union hatred on this thread.

Yup, and the joke of it is, that when the subject of getting more bums on seats raises it's head once in a while everybody always goes on about the Union supporters and why don't they want to experience a League match, but, god forbid many League supporters will actively think about going the other way and experiencing a Union game at the same club.

Sometimes you really do despair of this sport and some of it's supporters, and we wonder why it never gets better exposure than it does and struggles to get known outside of any heartlands area.

Re: Rip off Quins!!! : Tue Mar 23, 2010 5:57 pm  

Had a look at the seating arrangement for this game and is very nearly a sell out in 3 stands. Lets say Leeds bring a couple of hundred and Saints a Thousand then the ground will be full. I really hope the club rl are heavily marketing to the Union crowd on the deal and be very imaginative for once.

Re: Rip off Quins!!! : Tue Mar 23, 2010 7:57 pm  

windy one 2010 wrote:

I really hope the club rl are heavily marketing to the Union crowd on the deal and be very imaginative for once.

.....and do you think the will

Re: Rip off Quins!!! : Tue Mar 23, 2010 8:05 pm  

errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr probably not but I live in hope that one day a breakthrough can be made.

Re: Rip off Quins!!! : Tue Mar 23, 2010 8:33 pm  

Homer wrote:

Yup, and the joke of it is, that when the subject of getting more bums on seats raises it's head once in a while everybody always goes on about the Union supporters and why don't they want to experience a League match, but, god forbid many League supporters will actively think about going the other way and experiencing a Union game at the same club.

Not quite "at the same club" but only just over the road, I'll have you know I've actually paid to go and watch a union match at Twickers. Won't do it again because the game is of no interest to me and I don't expect union supporters to come and watch us if they've no interest either.

Above referenced Union match involved Steele-Bodger's XV and was in 1960 (+/- 1 year).

Re: Rip off Quins!!! : Tue Mar 23, 2010 10:39 pm  

Homer wrote:

which is true in the respect that the majority will be Union supporters who appear to pay that price every week, so in effect they are getting a free RL game.

Anybody remember how they worked it out for the Huddersfield double header?

I tried looking at the news archive and the articles relating to this couldn't be found - other stuff could

Re: Rip off Quins!!! : Tue Mar 23, 2010 10:59 pm  

Paddock Punter wrote:

I tried looking at the news archive and the articles relating to this couldn't be found - other stuff could

Was it something to do with the availability of the then-new west stand? I know that I got a seat in there and was able to look across at my existing ST seat in the east stand. So maybe the west stand became available right at the end of the union season and so wasn't used by union supporters and hence was all available to us?

Or maybe I'm mis-remembering as usual.

Re: Rip off Quins!!! : Wed Mar 24, 2010 12:22 am  

Can't be bothered replying to messages right now but I have recieved a reply from the club, our esteemed GM will be releasing a statement with regards to this. Look forward to seeing it.

Re: Rip off Quins!!! : Wed Mar 24, 2010 12:32 am  

In fact the e-mail I have recieved in "reply" to my message is pathetic and has addressed nothing that I queried. Perhaps they have their hands tied and are unable to express any thoughts on the matter, which is even worse because I suppose the Union lot have effectively told them to shut up. If any other club did this there would be uproar, alas some people on here are STILL thinking it is acceptable. I'm starting to shift more towards the views of rupe1 right now, as Harlequins Rugby United or whatever it is called is the most one sided, embarrassing, and disrespectful thing I have experienced supporting RL in the South. If anyone wants to go to the RU game and whistle at their goal kicks, inform their players at their lack of skill and relay our feelings towards their fanbase, then PM me.

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