Re: Venues Announced for New Zealand Three Match Series : Fri Feb 27, 2015 8:20 pm  

Stratford isn't a great place to get to unless you are planning to park on the outskirts & get in by underground, it isn't as accessible as Wembley.

Re: Venues Announced for New Zealand Three Match Series : Fri Feb 27, 2015 8:25 pm  

ninearches wrote:

Stratford isn't a great place to get to unless you are planning to park on the outskirts & get in by underground, it isn't as accessible as Wembley.

Huge carpark at Westfield. Costs about £14.00 for 24 hrs. Excellent tube connections.

Re: Venues Announced for New Zealand Three Match Series : Fri Feb 27, 2015 11:36 pm  

Teessidewire wrote:

Surprised that you're even considering going to any of the games. Just three pointless friendly matches????

I like watching Aus or NZ now and again when I get the chance and Wigan is local. Never in a million years would I go to the Olympic Stadium to watch it though (and I've been there twice for athletics - during the Olympics itself then the first Anniversary Games).

I have half an interest because I'm from an RL town and therefore have a knowledge of and liking for the sport. Ganson's Optician genuinely believes the eyes of the sporting world should be on this series though as if it's the (football) World Cup, the Olympics and the Super Bowl all rolled into one.

Re: Venues Announced for New Zealand Three Match Series : Fri Feb 27, 2015 11:43 pm  

ninearches wrote:

Stratford isn't a great place to get to unless you are planning to park on the outskirts & get in by underground, it isn't as accessible as Wembley.

Train to Euston, walk to St Pancras, train to Stratford.

It's very easy to get to and the park was brilliant during the Olympics. Most of it was closed the second time I went, but the stadium was still great. No idea what it's like now though.

I see no reason to have a match in this series in London, but as a venue in general there's nothing wrong with the Olympic Park.

Re: Venues Announced for New Zealand Three Match Series : Sat Feb 28, 2015 2:16 am  

Dropkick Murphy wrote:

ninearches wrote:

Stratford isn't a great place to get to unless you are planning to park on the outskirts & get in by underground, it isn't as accessible as Wembley.

Train to Euston, walk to St Pancras, train to Stratford.

It's very easy to get to and the park was brilliant during the Olympics. Most of it was closed the second time I went, but the stadium was still great. No idea what it's like now though.

I see no reason to have a match in this series in London, but as a venue in general there's nothing wrong with the Olympic Park.

Yes it should be ok by train , i was meaning by driving there....rail would definitely be the best choice.

Re: Venues Announced for New Zealand Three Match Series : Sun Mar 01, 2015 3:53 pm  

What international test football does is put corporate interest into the sport, which tend to be blue chip business.
The global exposure is what attract these companies.

Test football represents a nation and therefore appeals to the masses who perhaps wouldn't normally give a shiny shat at club level.

Test football is the real growth area that union have grasped and League for perhaps the last 50 years have squandered.
I think this new guy from the FA at the RFL may have been instrumental force in lifting the profile of league internationally.

Tees or Yed? (sorry don't know which) said the other day that England RU is the only national team he doesn't support, I would hazard a safe bet because of the jealousy we have over the success international RU has and the bitterness we feel from our impression of the way RFU always seems to belittle League.
I think many of us share some of that reasoning for being anti England RU.

Putting that above reason for not watching RU aside I think if any of us had the opportunity to watch an international, we would and that is the whole point.

The game in London will certainly be the highest attended of the trio and I would guess the biggest part of that crowd won't be from the heartlands too.

For a player there is no other higher honour in the game than representative football.

Re: : Mon Mar 02, 2015 10:32 am  

i hate pies wrote:

I'm also not a fan of the running track, will be making the trip regardless

Re: Venues Announced for New Zealand Three Match Series : Mon Mar 02, 2015 11:01 am  

What we need to do is advertise this hugely. RU had RU World Cup ads on the tele as early as this time last year, possibly earlier.

I think it's a good idea to have a game in the Olympic Stadium, as long as it is properly advertised to entice the right sponsors and gets the right amount of people in. 54000 isn't too big. We sell out Old Trafford and don't do too badly at Wembley. both around 75000 attendances. We have had around 60000 going to the Etihad in the last few years too. So i don't see why we can't get around 40000 for this.

I think the people of Hull and Wigan (plus others obviously) will sell out their stadiums and as the Olympic Stadium game is Game2 so could be a bit of a decider. When i saw the three venues that is the one that immediately jumped out at me as the one i want to go to.

Really push this game in the south, get into schools, local rugby clubs (i remember Boots'n'all saying there were more local RL clubs in London than in Wigan and Leeds combined), get package deals on, family packages, tickets/travel/accomodation packages, let's get this well attended and a real booster for the sport

Re: Venues Announced for New Zealand Three Match Series : Mon Mar 02, 2015 11:22 am  

London East to West is the same distance as the HJ to Headingley, let that sink in and then you realise why London has more clubs.