The Virtual Terrace • Re: Challenge Cup 2020
MonkeyLover wrote:
You could advertise it as much as you like, that is not the issue. The majority of people in the UK who would go to the final will know exactly where and when it is on. The problem for them, in my opinion, is costs for travelling to London with a partner or family on top of doing Magic/Summer Bash/Catalan/Toulouse/Wankpack trips, something they didn't have to do in the 1990's when the Wembley final was the big event for them as fans and regardless of who was playing they would be there with their mates on organised trips or as a large group. Those sorts of trips are getting few and far between now, blokes tends to put family first and some of them have even started using hair product.
By putting Magic on at the same time in the same City it would create a reason for many more people to visit and as both are RFL events they can offer combo tickets and packages like never before.
When a fan of a club has 2 or 3 decent trips they can do to watch their own club, including one in France in the sun, they are going to put the CC to the bottom of the pile if their club does not make the final.
Advertising the final in London, Barnsley, Aberdeen or Serbia will not bring in any new fans. In the same way I do not go to watch the World Squash Championships when they visit Hull most years. I see the adverts and then carry on thinking about Kelly Brooks bangers. I have no interest in trying new sporting events.
Sorry but, it's the promotion and advertising of the event that would enable it to sell out.
As mentioned in a different post, IF women's football and strictly come dancing can become universally popular, then, I'm damn sure that a RL cup final can be too.
First of all it needs a decent spot in the calendar and it then needs some clever promotion work, especially in London and of course through the RL pyramid - those that sell most tickets getting preference / discount on future events etc or money being put back into the community game.
As I say, there are events far, far less appealing then a Challenge Cup final that are better attended, it's all about getting the promotion right.
Statistics: Posted by wrencat1873 — Tue Nov 26, 2019 3:43 pm