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Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 9:28 am

Rughead

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Joined: Jan 29 2007
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Location: Wigan, unfortunately.

Absolutely shocking draw, the worst we could have had. It'll be a cack final now with Leeds or Saints not being there.

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Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 9:31 am

Rughead

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Location: Wigan, unfortunately.

And just our luck Wigan have got Barrow.

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Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 9:44 am

Rogues Gallery

International Chairman

Joined: Oct 17 2002
Posts: 32358

Saints fans think they have a problem with tickets.

Barrows capacity is 6,500.

Wigan have around 10,000 season ticket holders.

I guess the powers that be didn't really think this out too well did they.

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For sale full Saints kit (circa 1989). Shirts in pristine condition, but shorts badly soiled.

For 27 - 0 you get a trophy
For 75 - 0 you get sod all.

Wigan had eight in a row
Saints have five in a row

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Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 9:48 am

Rogues Gallery

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Saint Simon wrote:this could be a financial disaster for leeds, they have to pay police, stewards, hospitality staff for a capacity crowd, but cannot sell 1 ticket incase all the season ticket holders turn up! Potentially they could loose tens of thousands of pounds and then get knocked out.

It's also a problem for Saints.

The Challenge Cup is a split gate after costs have been taken.

So assuming some fans do pay, then that will be taken up by stewarding etc (Heathrington will give you nothing).

So 50% of zero is ermm 0

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Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 9:53 am

Supreme Sydney2002

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Have to feel for Leed's, another year without a trip to Wembley. Never make it as an "elite" club will they, poor folks.

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Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 9:57 am

Tony Soprano

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Location: N/A

~ No1 Saints Fan ~ wrote:Absolutely shocking draw, the worst we could have had. It'll be a cack final now with Leeds or Saints not being there.

Why will Leeds or Saints not make the final?

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Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 9:59 am

Supreme Sydney2002

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Tony Soprano wrote:Why will Leeds or Saints not make the final?

Becasue Leeds will be knocked out by Saints... no idea why saints wont be there, maybe our coach gets a pucnture and we miss kick off, resulting in Celtic getting the win.

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Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 9:59 am

ArcticGorilla

Player Coach

Joined: Dec 14 2008
Posts: 939
Location: Auckland

~ No1 Saints Fan ~ wrote:And just our luck Wigan have got Barrow.

boohoo, cry me a river :cry:

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Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 10:06 am

Saint Simon

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Rogues Gallery wrote:It's also a problem for Saints.

The Challenge Cup is a split gate after costs have been taken.

So assuming some fans do pay, then that will be taken up by stewarding etc (Heathrington will give you nothing).

So 50% of zero is ermm 0

At least we wont be in minus figures.

Alternatively, do the host club sell the allocation to the visiting team? If so both teams loose as they have to give away the tickets they have paid for, as you said it hasn't been thought through! Unless of course you are barrow and you sell wigan a couple of thousand tickets you were unlikely to have sold anyway!

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