To add to that... I’ve just read on FB ( not sure how true ) that all tickets that are being upgraded need to be collected from a ticket office at Wembley.

If that’s the case this could turn out to be quite a lot of people queuing to get their new tickets!

That’s not correct. If you originally asked for print at home tickets then the same applies. See below extract from e mail I received last night.

Please note:

As you previously requested Print At Home tickets, you will receive a new email with details of your replacement tickets which you will need to print out and bring to the stadium

As I stated, I’m not sure how true it was but I’m guessing this would apply for those that requested the tickets posted.

You might want to re-tune to Radio 2 - Steve Price is on with Chris Evans at 8:45am apparently

Sadly the RFL look to have spent their time repositioning RLfans who have already bought tickets, instead of trying to sell tickets to any of London’s 8.8 million residents

Maybe this final will be like the Spike Island gig, a never to be forgotten performance that goes down in legend, then in future 90,000 will be claiming they were there.

lol

It looks that way. I can imagine many people like me are severely ed off that they bought £50 tickets when people with £15 voucher site tickets will be sitting next to them.

I don't get this I paid £50 and he paid £15.
There's French paying four figures to watch it.

Just get there, don't care and love it.

At least he's someone that warrants respect unlike that group of hangers on who can always find time to go to Twickers and Wimbledon but never to the RL Cup Final.

Indeed. It seem like this is the only 'practical' thing found in Brian Barwick's famous 'contacts book'.

Got 4 seats together mate block 106

Adam Hills as well, granted its not a high ranking royal, but he's someone that deserves something like this as a thank you for his PDRL work.

He's up alongside AB I believe.

block 142 for us!

Wires71 seems like a man of class and manners and probably isn't thrilled about the prospect of being surrounded by a group of lads tanked up like they are on a stag do, acting like knobs, having paid less for the privilege than he has.

I've also had an upgrade so he might end up getting his view blocked by my "Bring Back Tony Smith" banner.

Correct. However, You'd think that Harry would have been involved in the final since taking over from Liz as the sports Royal representative. I don't think It's too much to ask. He's met with the England RL team before now and show some interest whether that be forced or not. For a bloke that's a pretty irrelevant member of the Royal Family you'd think he'd be keen to turn up to pretty much everything to give the official thumbs up.

Mmm I doubt you would be so sanguine if you bought something that someone else had been given for nothing.

It's not about the £ it's about how the RFL treats it's fans.

Luckily I'm right behind the sticks in the Wire end and it was pretty much sold out 3 weeks ago so hopefully I won't be sat with the characters Sally describes.

I am on the end of a row though so will get the pots running to the bog/bar all through the game.

Arh you see I bought row 01 behind our sticks and in the middle so I don't need to stand up.

Well the RFL are moving to Manchester soon so hopefully will get some closer ties!

BBC Sport are in Salford, not Manchester.

Good point Terry on your Greater Manchester knowledge but it's hardly 'Tipperary' I think that they had offices in Trafford previously, a short walk across the bridge from Media City which didn't seem to offer any traction

I think that the game as had a few plugs on the Beeb to be fair and I'm not going to stress about the attendance as long as we are well represented and get behind the team I do think that a change in date would help teams with SL play off ambitions and attracting neutrals

It's the date that is wrong, not the venue.

Totally agree, the only justification I can think off is that it's midway ish between Magic and the GF other than that there's not much to commend it

The 2007 final, Saints vs Catalans, was played on this weekend (25/8/2007) and attracted 84,241.

The reason the attendance is going to be low, in my opinion, is because the sport is losing it's appeal for a variety of reasons. This is why attendances are falling at club grounds too.