Re: World cc : Sun Feb 19, 2017 2:51 pm  

Would we have sold out or got close?...maybe as a 1st time we would have shifted a few,as for the game...Broncos used it as a training game and it showed,as for Warrington,they have looked good for the last 5 seasons but are bottlers when it matters,forget the hubcap as that's a joke trophy and lets face it....it wont make a difference if we win both games as the Aussies will just batter us again

Re: World cc : Sun Feb 19, 2017 3:01 pm  

odd shaped balls wrote:

Would we have sold out or got close?...maybe as a 1st time we would have shifted a few,as for the game...Broncos used it as a training game and it showed,as for Warrington,they have looked good for the last 5 seasons but are bottlers when it matters,forget the hubcap as that's a joke trophy and lets face it....it wont make a difference if we win both games as the Aussies will just batter us again

To be fair I thought the broncos took it pretty serious. Maybe meant more to wire to win but any Wayne Bennett team is always up for any competitive match. Thought wire was outstanding and beat them playing a s.l style game and not trying to simply match them set for set like we seem to do at international level. 100% completion in 1st half is unbelievable considering the rugby they played. Credit were it's due they did super league proud imho

Re: World cc : Sun Feb 19, 2017 3:54 pm  

threepennystander wrote:

To be fair I thought the broncos took it pretty serious. Maybe meant more to wire to win but any Wayne Bennett team is always up for any competitive match. Thought wire was outstanding and beat them playing a s.l style game and not trying to simply match them set for set like we seem to do at international level. 100% completion in 1st half is unbelievable considering the rugby they played. Credit were it's due they did super league proud imho

Good point about SL style rugby and off the cuff....been saying it for ages,thats the way to beat the Aussies,they are superb for plan A but knock them off it and they struggle.Kiwis have proved it.

Re: World cc : Mon Feb 20, 2017 12:11 am  

Probably also worth mentioning the prices were hiked fairly significantly for this. The north seated stand along the side was priced at £45 per ticket for the central four blocks, then £35 (or £40 I can't remember which), for the blocks closest to the try line. Other stands except for the normal standing away end were also increased by at least 10%.

I know plenty of people who decided to stay at home on the back of these prices.

That said I wouldn't have missed it for the world, a great night which will no doubt be long remembered in Warrington.

I hope the concept sticks, and hope FC get a chance to be part of it next year, as long as your playing on the Saturday, and we're playing on the Sunday!!

Re: World cc : Tue Feb 21, 2017 9:37 am  

12,000 for a "Friendly" ain't bad. Considering its not included on a season ticket either it's quite a decent crowd. Problem is the cameras face the wrong stand. If they faced the South stand if would have looked rammed.