The Virtual Terrace • 2021 World Cup
Sir Kevin Sinfield wrote:
Do you think the 2021 format will beat the 16,374 average we achieved when we last hosted a World Cup?
Given I said 2013 would get 290,000 at best, I'll steer away from predicting specific crowd numbers if that's OK with you but it will take a huge effort to get 500,000 to games....let alone the revised and reduced target of 750,000 (down from the million we pledged to get the funding).....
Sir Kevin Sinfield wrote:
The group games will throw up very one sided fixtures with little interest in them.
RL fans will turn up to watch games regardless of the scenarios in play. Yes, England v Jamaica has only one result, but Scotland v Jamaica or Ireland v Jamaica or even Scotland v Ireland with a QF place at stake are no blow outs.......4 blow out games in 4 groups, but in your group A, would Aussie currently go in against Fiji as red hot?...I your 4th group, Franc, Canada and Wales would all go at it hard....and Samoa v PNG in group B would be a must see game (sponsored by an insurance company I'd hope....First Direct?)
The format isn't the issue, it's selling the games that matters. If we target 500,000 pre-sales before the start of 2021, with every school and amateur club paid 50% commission on sales, then yes, we can do it, but if we rely on grab0ne or other last minute offers, then we're screwed!
Statistics: Posted by Call Me God — Thu Nov 15, 2018 7:28 pm — Replies 24 — Views 961