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CC final sold out.
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 12:13 pm
by GeoffN
http://www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... L_Cup.html
Next Saturday's Carnegie Challenge Cup final between Leeds and Warrington at Wembley is a sell-out, with the last remaining tickets now snapped up.
Although the national stadium has a capacity of 90,000, Club Wembley seats account for nearly 18,000 and the Rugby Football League have quickly sold their allocation of 72,000
Re: CC final sold out.
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 7:28 pm
by KOOCH
Could not be arsed! Two teams that I hate.
Re: CC final sold out.
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 9:14 pm
by georgeorwell
Shame we're not there but a sell-out is great news for the game, especially after last years poor turnout. Just goes to show that it's the big teams that are the draw!
Re: CC final sold out.
Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 12:54 pm
by NathanCroucher
Why is there not allowed to be full capacity?
Re: CC final sold out.
Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 1:16 pm
by Kittwazzer
NathanCroucher wrote:Why is there not allowed to be full capacity?
It is full capacity the way I read it. 72,000 sold by the RL, 18,000 Club Wembley. Presumably those tickets will be for the Great and the Good!
IE. Hangers on who'll turn up to any old freebie if there's a chance of getting their mugs on TV alongside the great unwashed!
Re: CC final sold out.
Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 1:33 pm
by gpartin
Kittwazzer wrote:NathanCroucher wrote:Why is there not allowed to be full capacity?
It is full capacity the way I read it. 72,000 sold by the RL, 18,000 Club Wembley. Presumably those tickets will be for the Great and the Good!
IE. Hangers on who'll turn up to any old freebie if there's a chance of getting their mugs on TV alongside the great unwashed!
ie empty seats right opposite the main camera. Great planning.
Re: CC final sold out.
Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 3:07 pm
by georgeorwell
What do you expect GP? This is the RFL remember!! Couldn't organise the proverbial in a brewery.
Re: CC final sold out.
Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 4:32 pm
by GeoffN
georgeorwell wrote:What do you expect GP? This is the RFL remember!! Couldn't organise the proverbial in a brewery.
Nothing to do with the RFL - the Club Wembley seats are the equivalent of season tickets but covering lots of different events:
All England senior home games
The FA Cup Final
Both FA Cup Semi Finals
The FA Community Shield
The Football League Cup Final and
The Rugby League Challenge Cup Final
(plus options for all other evnts, including concerts)
http://www.wembleystadium.com/Templates ... =Guest#EMA
Re: CC final sold out.
Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 4:37 pm
by gpartin
yeah and all they needed was a system in place where people who have the tickets have to confirm their attendance in order to prevent them being resold. Not rocket science surely.
Re: CC final sold out.
Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 11:02 am
by GeoffN
gpartin wrote:yeah and all they needed was a system in place where people who have the tickets have to confirm their attendance in order to prevent them being resold. Not rocket science surely.
Agreed! My point is that it's not the RFL's fault (for once!).