The fact is, the RFL have given you an allocation, which you have sold out. If there are any spare closer to the time, they will release them. The 9's thing is an unknown so they may be playing it safe in terms of holding tickets back, as some clubs may get behind it and sell a couple of hundred each, we'll see.



This game will sell out (or you will be given more tickets).



I also agree about this game being a chance to get new fans in (or old ones back) and have made the same point in discussions about the semi, but ultimately, this isn't the RFL's main concern. They need a full house for all those things you listed, and had Widnes not got there, it would have been very tough for them. Unfortunately for you gys now it makes getting tickets more difficult for those armchair fans, but hey that's life.

It will be interesting to see how many 1 st team players the 6 SL clubs have in their squads for the Carnegie 9 's comp



The NRC 9 's is just an afterthought attempt to give the Championship clubs a second rate ' Magic ' weekend , unlike the MM weekend though it is a worthless badly timed totally unnessesary competition , but the clubs are expected to field full strength squads



Bloody crazy

I agree and i doubt that any clubs will risk playing there big name players as every club has ambitions for the season whether its play offs or avoiding relegation

it would be very funny if a very small attedance figure shows up for the nines as this shows another rfl failure



because lets face it if we hadn't of beat halifax, i personnaly wouldnt have give a toss

The RFL have told all clubs they must field full strength squads , all except Toulouse of course , they get the weekend off

Or perhaps it would be great if it sold out and was a great event that provided all fans with a weekend away in a decent town.



Why on earth would you want something to fail, just so you can thn have a moan at the RFL?



One of the reasons I have followed the ticket sales is because I was interested in attending this event. I was going to go to the 9's and then stay over and go to the final, however I can't get a ticket, and as it turns out we play Saints on the Saturday.

It isn't really.



There is something called market research. Contrary to what the RFL usually does, it involves going out there and asking the fans what they want and what they're prepared to do.



Had they gauged the fans reaction to the 9s they'd know by now it isn't a big deal and wont be a big issue if people miss out on tickets. It's like having a kids tournament before the FA cup final and giving them 20% of the seat allocation because people might want to turn up for it. Not the point even if they could sell that allocation out - its unimportant and should not impact the tickets available for the main event.

Maybe, or perhaps they looked at the Floodlit 9's last year and saw that it got a couple of thousand on a midweek, and have tried to tie it in as a Magic Weekend type event.



Standing out in the sun having a few beers watching 9's sounds pretty good to me tbh (hence looking for tickets).



I can understand people being disappointed that tickets are hard to come by, but the 9's looks quite a good event, although it will be interesting to see how it goes in it's first year.

Or win the chance to get PROMOTED to SL



It is in the biggest dump in the NW of England



Totally stupid idea

Not keen on it then Starbug

It shows does it

It might sound sweet to you but its patently obvious it doesn't have the interest the RFL thinks it will, which is the point.



if it is as appealing to you and others as you're making out, it could hold its own as a seperate event.



As it is, the ground chosen for the NRC final is too small already without having to share with another event.



They;ve dropped the ball, big time.

Just a little