jonny the leyther wrote:
I do wish France had been given their group games at home though, three guarenteed sell out gates without hardly any marketing money having to be put into it. Maybe even a quarter final too.
I don't agree. If we want to be a strong international sport we have to prove we can get good crowds for our premier competition wherever the location. To have games as far apart as Cumbria and Perpignan would look silly in my opinion. As long as clubs are involved in selling tickets and the fixtures are confirmed in plenty of time then we have a great chance to pull in the speccies.
The RFL need to offer incentives to clubs from amateur to Super League for selling tickets. At Championship and SL leverl that could be points towards a SL licence and at amateur and conference level it could mean equipment and grants to be put towards refurbishing clubhouses, transport etc.