Re: World Club Challenge - Wigan v Penrith : Fri Jan 12, 2024 12:14 pm  

It's in SARL so it must be true https://www.seriousaboutrl.com/penrith- ... tp0TLOAHYM

It's in SARL so it must be true https://www.seriousaboutrl.com/penrith- ... tp0TLOAHYM

Re: World Club Challenge - Wigan v Penrith : Fri Jan 12, 2024 5:32 pm  

St Helens Down Under-History Makers,I think it should really read,St Helens Down Under -History Makers after Wigan Warriors of course.

Re: World Club Challenge - Wigan v Penrith : Fri Jan 12, 2024 8:42 pm  

So people have received tickets emailed to them? Yesterday? I've bought a ticket (or, at least, I thought I had), but I'm not seeing any email.

Re: World Club Challenge - Wigan v Penrith : Fri Jan 12, 2024 10:54 pm  

Jason65 wrote:

St Helens Down Under-History Makers,I think it should really read,St Helens Down Under -History Makers after Wigan Warriors of course.

That punctuation and grammar made my eyes bleed! Jesus. Did you even go to school?

Re: World Club Challenge - Wigan v Penrith : Fri Jan 12, 2024 11:10 pm  

Looking at the ticket map, there can’t be more than 600/700 left for this. Singles only in everything bar the North stand and the North has filled up rapidly this past week.

A great night awaits.

Re: World Club Challenge - Wigan v Penrith : Fri Jan 12, 2024 11:28 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

Looking at the ticket map, there can’t be more than 600/700 left for this. Singles only in everything bar the North stand and the North has filled up rapidly this past week.

A great night awaits.

With hindsight could there be an argument for a larger stadium? Downsides would be giving up home advantage, the potential costs of hiring another stadium and the risk of empty seats. But in an ideal world the fixture would gain some momentum in the coming years and bigger stages are considered (ala Leeds at Elland Road for a few years).

I asked the question previously but no-one seems to know how the revenue is distributed.

Re: World Club Challenge - Wigan v Penrith : Fri Jan 12, 2024 11:54 pm  

MadDogg wrote:

With hindsight could there be an argument for a larger stadium? Downsides would be giving up home advantage, the potential costs of hiring another stadium and the risk of empty seats. But in an ideal world the fixture would gain some momentum in the coming years and bigger stages are considered (ala Leeds at Elland Road for a few years).

I asked the question previously but no-one seems to know how the revenue is distributed.

Short answer. IMO, No

Re: World Club Challenge - Wigan v Penrith : Sat Jan 13, 2024 12:12 am  

MadDogg wrote:

With hindsight could there be an argument for a larger stadium? Downsides would be giving up home advantage, the potential costs of hiring another stadium and the risk of empty seats. But in an ideal world the fixture would gain some momentum in the coming years and bigger stages are considered (ala Leeds at Elland Road for a few years).

I asked the question previously but no-one seems to know how the revenue is distributed.

Tough to say really but I’m not sure we’d have seen this sort of snowball effect had we taken the game to the Etihad for example. The game sold 10,000 tickets on Day One and that has just got peoples backsides in gear. I got them towards the end of that first week because of the strong sales or else I probably wouldn’t have bothered yet. Had the game been at the Etihad, I think you then run a risk of not building up the sort of momentum you have by having a limit of 23/24k and as weeks go by people can find excuses not to go.

When all comes to all I think pretty much everyone desperate to be there will be. Had we taken it to the Etihad, I think we might’ve managed around 30k but it’s a costly exercise and the empty seats aren’t a great look on TV.

Re: World Club Challenge - Wigan v Penrith : Sat Jan 13, 2024 9:23 am  

MadDogg wrote:

With hindsight could there be an argument for a larger stadium? Downsides would be giving up home advantage, the potential costs of hiring another stadium and the risk of empty seats. But in an ideal world the fixture would gain some momentum in the coming years and bigger stages are considered (ala Leeds at Elland Road for a few years).

I asked the question previously but no-one seems to know how the revenue is distributed.

Think a lot of the fan base are more likely to go with it being at the familiar DW and in the town of Wigan.

I kind of like the idea that some people will miss out on tickets. Asking mates for any spares, maybe even touts haha.

Makes it an occasion

Re: World Club Challenge - Wigan v Penrith : Sat Jan 13, 2024 11:05 am  

NickyKiss wrote:

Looking at the ticket map, there can’t be more than 600/700 left for this. Singles only in everything bar the North stand and the North has filled up rapidly this past week.

A great night awaits.

Pity the stadium has a reduced capacity as I feel we could have achieved full 25k sellout.