Re: Wembley Stadium today.. : Sat Mar 31, 2012 5:22 pm  

Union is a fantastically well-run sport that unites businesses, media and the sporting public alike. I've no doubt most of those tickets were given away or sold very cheaply and that 95% of the crowd didn't care who won, but it doesn't matter, the PR bomb is delivered.

Re: Wembley Stadium today.. : Sat Mar 31, 2012 5:30 pm  

Tickets were £5, enough said!

Re: Wembley Stadium today.. : Sat Mar 31, 2012 5:33 pm  

The major difference between the two sports is RU fans back initiatives like this, RL fans p**s and moan.

Re: Wembley Stadium today.. : Sat Mar 31, 2012 5:34 pm  

Big Graeme wrote:

The major difference between the two sports is RU fans back initiatives like this, RL fans p**s and moan.

This. If the RFL announced such a match, people on this forum would be up in arms about how it's too far to travel, how it will look bad on TV etc. We had people complaining about the WC opening ceremony being hosted in a 70,000 seater stadium FFS.

Re: Wembley Stadium today.. : Sat Mar 31, 2012 5:36 pm  

The end up my post was meant to 'RFL Wake Up' by the way, nobody on here.

I think the ticket prices for the game were around the same level as a Super League game (£20 for adults and £10 for kids) with it being at Wembley, I wouldn't think that many free tickets would have been given out, as you say though, it is irrelevant, as its making all the right noises on Sky Sports News, Sky News etc with the 'World record club attendance....' tag line to the game.

Re: Wembley Stadium today.. : Sat Mar 31, 2012 5:39 pm  

Living in the south, I know loads of people who have gone to this with handfuls of free tickets. But it dosnt matter, 84,000 is 84,000. Job done. The Broncos give tickets away like confetti and no one seems to care, never mind turn up. Bit depressing really.

Re: Wembley Stadium today.. : Sat Mar 31, 2012 5:40 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

Union is a fantastically well-run sport that unites businesses, media and the sporting public alike. I've no doubt most of those tickets were given away or sold very cheaply and that 95% of the crowd didn't care who won, but it doesn't matter, the PR bomb is delivered.

You mean like the majority of SLE clubs are doing

Re: Wembley Stadium today.. : Sat Mar 31, 2012 5:40 pm  

ExceptOnTheWestCoast wrote:

The Broncos give tickets away like confetti

Really?

Re: Wembley Stadium today.. : Sat Mar 31, 2012 5:43 pm  

j.c wrote:

You mean like the majority of SLE clubs are doing

Nonsense.

Re: Wembley Stadium today.. : Sat Mar 31, 2012 5:46 pm  

£10 tickets were available to watch England v Aus, our fans still failed to turn out