Well thats silly then, I didnt buy a ticket due to lack of funds at the time, and now I have spent what I had thinking it would have sold out and I wouldnt be able to get a ticket

Wakefield the following week is a far more important game. Cant get excited about the MM cup any more since the advent of the GF, its nothing more thans a nice day out in london.

A run beyond this round would also interfere with the build up to the play offs and hopefully OT. Id like to see Leeds use the MM in the same way PL clubs use the League cup to blood youngsters.

Maybe the system needs to be reformed, Personally i would love for the CC to stay in its current format but it isnt working. It obviously does not generate interest anymore, as attendances have been dropping for a while. It could be time to ditch the lower league clubs to have less rounds.

The games could be double headers I.e Bradford v Wakefield+Leeds v Cas at the Galpharm with tickets at £10-15

This would make room in the calendar for extra games such as the much touted England vs Australian Tourists game or Lancs vs Yorkshire

this is a big match, weather is only wigan and only leeds at only the qf of only the challenge cup,

if only we had more games only this big (sigh)

Damo..........is that you?

no i'm new here, wigan supporter obviously

Why do you feel the need to say 'only' every 2 words or so?

That is shocking if its the case. We should be getting more than that. So I guess all the fair weather fans aren't turning up. The only excuse I can think is that when they announced there was only 10000 tickets people couldnt be bothered making an effort to get any

Just a joke mate

Think I will stand in the South Stand, seeing as there will be hardly any of you men in there

Quite simply, people don't go because they have to pay for tickets, which most don't week on week. It's exactly the same with the FA Cup.

How well publised is the " All Ticket" event. Not all fans log on to this site nor will they the clubs site.

As far as all ticket goes bad weather = no cricket which in turn = pay on the day.

We had more than 4500 for Blackpool, so oh mighty of wigan work that one out

They might be wise to wait until Saturday to start bleating on about the crowd. Especially as they haven't sold their own allocation yet, for a game which most of them are wetting themselves over.

that was much cheaper to get in for

well, I was being sarcastic, just trying to say that to say that this isn't a big game is just wrong.

No you wont I will be there looking out for you .


Then again you could keep me company.
Looks like none of the other b*ggars are going.

I said once and I say it again. I wasn't bleating about anything. I just was surprised at the low sales your end but this thread has explained a lot, which is fine.

Restricting ticket availability on account of a cricket match was hardly a marketing masterstroke.

Not embarrassing at all.

I won't devalue the CC. It's a prestigious event and is one of only two major trophies to aim for. I'd love us to win it.

This is a major tie regardless of the attendance.

However, you need a dose of reality. It is a trend throughout the game at EVERY club that paid for cup ties attract low crowds and much lower than league averages. Nothing at all for Leeds fans to be embarrassed about but something that the league needs to consider carefully. Hence the decision to make the 1st round games free at EVERY CLUB because EVERY CLUB was suffering dire attendances.

Whilst you've been at pains to pretend you weren't trolling you were trying to score some points but you've failed miserably I am afraid.

PS, I won't be there. I am away for the day. Had I not been i would've bought a ticket and been there. Is that OK?

I wasn't trolling. I've never trolled in about 12 years on these forums.

And I know crowds are generally lower for cup. Maybe Leeds fans will turn out on the day, we'll see. I just expected this game to be near sell out now both at Leeds and Wigan considering it's all ticket. I suppose I'm just galled that this is our third cup trip to Leeds in four years whilst at Wigan we've not had a big home cup tie in 11 years since we left Central Park.

I'm just really surprised that having not won the cup since 1999 that no one on here seems bothered about winning it. Clearly the lack of excitement shown in this thread proves that. In Wigan I reckon quite a few fans would take the cup before the league. Interesting contrast.

I think a lot of people like to play it cool over the cup a little and pretend they're not really too fussed, because they know it hinders our attempts to get to the Grand Final, and relinquishing the Super League Trophy is going to be hard to swallow when it happens. But deep down I think everyone would love to win the CC. I know I would, and if I could be there on Saturday I would be. It does surprise me that more people haven't bought tickets as yet.

Furry Muff

I expected a gate of about 10,000 based upon your last two visits here in the cup. Would I prefer a gate like we got last year against Saints (when it was free)? God yes. But there's an issue with the cup rounds and the league needs to get to the bottom of it. Would it be different if the tie was at your place? I suspect not to be honest.

I am desperate for us to win it. the players and the club are desperate to win it. Some on here may pretend they're not bothered but it's bravado. However, the consensus is that it is less significant that winning the Grand Final which is an interesting contrast. Perhaps it's because, historically, we had a decent cup record and an abysmal championship record and now we're addressing that. Also, from my point of view, i like that we're creating a bit of history and I hope we go on to win a 4th. IMO, and it's just MO, each of our Grand Final wins is worth two to three of your titles in your glory days given the level playing field we now operate in so we're etching our name in folklore. That's why, if I had to choose, I'd take another GF win in a heartbeat. But if I was being greedy, I'd quite like both.

Hope that rambling stuff helps explain the prevailing attitude a bit.

GTFO.

I would agree with this comment

It does a bit yeah. A sense that the cup distracts from the league. But again interesting that the current league table hasn't changed that view.