The Virtual Terrace • Semi Finals as a Double Header
I remember the RFL justifying the decision to do the semis as a double header as they wanted to "tap into the event market". Well, make an event out of it for crying out loud.
Wiith the best will in the world, Bolton is not an event destination. Nobody wants to spend their Saturday afternoons on a retail park in a pretty unimpressive northern town.
And what was there to make it an 'event'? Where were the fan parks, where was the sales push? I completely agree with the previous comments - someone who is on the RFL database should be getting a constant stream of content promoting the event, but I got nothing.
If the RFL wants to use the semi double header to tap into the event market, it needs to make it an event. As it stands, it looks like nothing more than a cost-cutting effort to save on the costs of hiring a second venue. It's a pathetic way to run a sport.
I didn't agree with the concept of a double-header because I believe that we should be able to sell out two small to medium-sized football grounds for the last four of a knock-out competition. I was, however, prepared to give the RFL the benefit of the doubt. But after two years, it's plainly obvious that the RFL hasn't made the effort to turn this into the event that they told us they wanted it to be.
Wiith the best will in the world, Bolton is not an event destination. Nobody wants to spend their Saturday afternoons on a retail park in a pretty unimpressive northern town.
And what was there to make it an 'event'? Where were the fan parks, where was the sales push? I completely agree with the previous comments - someone who is on the RFL database should be getting a constant stream of content promoting the event, but I got nothing.
If the RFL wants to use the semi double header to tap into the event market, it needs to make it an event. As it stands, it looks like nothing more than a cost-cutting effort to save on the costs of hiring a second venue. It's a pathetic way to run a sport.
I didn't agree with the concept of a double-header because I believe that we should be able to sell out two small to medium-sized football grounds for the last four of a knock-out competition. I was, however, prepared to give the RFL the benefit of the doubt. But after two years, it's plainly obvious that the RFL hasn't made the effort to turn this into the event that they told us they wanted it to be.
Statistics: Posted by bramleyrhino — Sun Jul 28, 2019 3:42 pm — Replies 16 — Views 783