Post subject: Re: World Club Challenge - Wigan v Penrith
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2024 6:32 pm
MadDogg
Club Coach
Joined: Feb 21 2005 Posts: 9451 Location: Leeds
On the rare occasions the stadium is filled, I always think the club needs to find ways of trying to capitalise and attract some of the casual fans back. Maybe hand out some flyers for a ticket deal for the next home game around the stadium or some season ticket info etc.
Post subject: Re: World Club Challenge - Wigan v Penrith
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2024 7:39 pm
NickyKiss
International Board Member
Joined: Nov 08 2004 Posts: 29586 Location: WIGAN
MadDogg wrote:On the rare occasions the stadium is filled, I always think the club needs to find ways of trying to capitalise and attract some of the casual fans back. Maybe hand out some flyers for a ticket deal for the next home game around the stadium or some season ticket info etc.
We play Huddersfield the week after, so that would be ideal because we’re likely to go from 24,000 to around half that without a fair push.
Post subject: Re: World Club Challenge - Wigan v Penrith
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2024 9:05 pm
Stu M
First Team Player
Joined: Feb 22 2022 Posts: 1167
It would be very interesting to know how many neutrals are attending (or non Wigan fans I should say)
To see a side like Penrith live and in the flesh is a big draw for a lot of RL fans so I would imagine there’s a decent amount.
I saw a Saints fan on Twitter that said he personally knew 21 other people going to the game who aren’t Wigan fans. FTV is another example bringing 5 mates with him.
Post subject: Re: World Club Challenge - Wigan v Penrith
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2024 9:16 pm
MadDogg
Club Coach
Joined: Feb 21 2005 Posts: 9451 Location: Leeds
Stu M wrote:It would be very interesting to know how many neutrals are attending (or non Wigan fans I should say)
To see a side like Penrith live and in the flesh is a big draw for a lot of RL fans so I would imagine there’s a decent amount.
I saw a Saints fan on Twitter that said he personally knew 21 other people going to the game who aren’t Wigan fans. FTV is another example bringing 5 mates with him.
A fair chunk would be neutrals I'd imagine. The demand for tickets has been unprecedented in the history of the fixture (for games not involving the larger city of Leeds).
Post subject: Re: World Club Challenge - Wigan v Penrith
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2024 9:25 pm
NickyKiss
International Board Member
Joined: Nov 08 2004 Posts: 29586 Location: WIGAN
Really tough to put a number on it but when we play Saints on a Good Friday, that brings out lots of casual fans but even then, it’ll only sell out in the week of the game and with 5,000-6,000 Saints fans helping. I do know a few casual Wigan fans who are going who don’t even bother with Good Friday/Grand Finals, so there’s clearly a big appetite for it in the town. I’d imagine there will be a couple of thousand neutrals in the ground on the night.
Post subject: Re: World Club Challenge - Wigan v Penrith
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2024 1:59 pm
apollosghost
Player Coach
Joined: Feb 01 2010 Posts: 2946 Location: Under New Springs bridge wit' rest of trolls
JIMMY MAGNETS wrote:Does anyone know what the capacity has been set at for the Penrith game?
The end blocks of E/W never went on sale, can't see they'd be where they put corporate guests and likewise with the bottom 1/3rd of N1/S1. taking a guess I reckon 23.7k
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