The Virtual Terrace • Challenge Cup 2020
wrencat1873 wrote:
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.
Since when did women's football get crowds that would fill Wembley?
And what has a tv show got to do with a final of a cup competition in a minority sport?
You're kidding yourself if you think anyone in London other than a couple of thousand people give a toss about rugby league. Trust me, I spend an awful lot of time there and speak to cabbies, people in pubs, even Broncos fans who can't get a mate to come. Nobody cares.
You think a bit of advertising on the tube will make people pay to go to Wembley to watch a sport they don't care about or want to understand? They can watch top flight football, international rugby union, see amazing west end shows, eat in world class resteraunts and you think they will suddenly decide to waste a day going to watch Rugby League because the RFL have put some posters up or took some adverts on Heart Radio?
As for people having a competition to sell tickets this is already happening. Every club is FORCED to buy so many tickets and many don't sell them all. Amateur clubs try and sell tickets for reward and cannot sell them.
Think about that. RUGBY LEAGUE clubs cannot sell their tickets to their own RUGBY LEAGUE supporting fans and members.
The game has a small number of fans spread across the North of England. The only way you will get Wembley full is to either give people value for money by making their trip to London a combination of events that are saving them cash elsewhere in the year or paying them to go.
Not my opinion, cold hard facts, people have stopped going due to financial reasons. If this was not the case you wouldn't be needing to advertise. You didn't need to advertise in 1985, it would have sold itself.
Statistics: Posted by MonkeyLover — Tue Nov 26, 2019 11:29 pm — Replies 78 — Views 3046