Only 687 more to come? That's a shame as the interest has been through the roof. Hopefully more will become available in the coming week. Will be great if we can get another 5000 plus down to Blackpool

Missed out on the covered stand by about three places in the queue. Got my tickets reserved for the other stand anyway.

Good news on the ticket sales, we know what having a big following did at Halifax, hope to make this even better with hopefully around 4.5k Widnes fans.

Tickets will be made available, the ground is a Championship football ground now so it has to hold quite a few, and it's very rare this final is sold out.

Only holds c9,000 but the problem is with the RFL holding back tickets for the dozens of people going to the Nines



As far as I'm aware, it's only been a complete sell out when Cas played Hull KR.

I fear that if it is declared sold out until the week leading up to the final when a couple of thousand tickets are made available again, we will once again see empty seats despite demand outstripping supply.

That's not the RFL we know and love...

sorted ours this morning, was becoming a bit fearful but all sorted, it won't be a sell out

So, if they release a couple of thousand tickets a week before the game, would the scheduled rail service - that would run from Bank quay station Warrington - be able to cope with even half that number and during the busy summer period, with day trippers and holiday makers also going to Blackpool?

To make things worse, there doesn't even seem to be a special laid on from Widnes to alleviate the problem.

Piss up in a brewery by the RFL.

It's a e ground to host a final and an even more stupid time to hold it. Ok so it's a day out in Blackpool but it's not even fully built. Seriously, it could be done a hell of a lot better than this.

It's difficult really as the whole package needs looking at when picking a venue. Sure it could be moved to somewhere like Doncaster or Warrington etc but that would be boring, i think overall including the day out Blackpool is a decent venue. The ground on the other hand is a little poor, once they get that stand finished behind the post it will increase to ver 13,000 which will be big enough and it will look pretty decent.


Without sounding big headed i bet the RFL are chuffed to bits Widnes are in the final, they know it will guarantee a good crowd on TV and the Vikings always travel in big numbers.


Lets invade Blackpool and make it Widnes for the day just like Halifax.

Widnes have just 200 tickets left for next month's Northern Rail Cup Final against Barrow following a busy day at the Stobart Stadium Halton. The RFL have also arranged for an additional batch of 185 tickets to be delivered tomorrow morning and all these tickets are for the uncovered stand priced £12 and £5. The ticket office will be open tomorrow from 9.30am to 5pm and Saturday from 10am to 12noon for purchases. www.widnesvikings.co.uk

Widnes have just 200 tickets left for next month's Northern Rail Cup Final against Barrow following a busy day at the Stobart Stadium Halton. The RFL have also arranged for an additional batch of 185 tickets to be delivered tomorrow morning and all these tickets are for the uncovered stand priced £12 and £5. The ticket office will be open tomorrow from 9.30am to 5pm and Saturday from 10am to 12noon for purchases. www.widnesvikings.co.uk

I wouldn't be so sure.

Barrow RL are estimating 3,500 as already about 2,500 have been sold through Barrow Rugby Shop. The club are desparately trying to get more tickets due to demand. I also know that a lot booked tickets on the Thursday night after we beat Fev via the RFL website (prior to the shop sales).

Add on the Widnes fans neutrals and you're pretty much at the 9,000-odd capacity.

Should be a cracking atmosphere.

That's a fantastic effort by the Barrow fans. It should provide a brilliant atmosphere.

Well done Barrow.

We will have well over 3000 rabid widnes fans cheering on the vikings. Let's do this for TC!

Remember the Leigh HKR Final Matt ?

Leigh sold 200 according to Stevo, whilst HKR sold near 20000!!



Attendance around 7500!!

It will be a sell out, cracking day and hopefully good viewing for every RL supporter outside SL.

Widnes by 10.

I can well believe that.

20,000 seems like a low figure, but then, the stadium was small. If they'd just held it at the millennium it would have been a bloody 70,000 sell out easily but noooo.

Even if it is 'sold out', I expect a few empty seats.

I'll be there. Won't get home until 6.30am but heck, so what.

That's the spirit!

True dedication, that's what I like to see.

NRC Ticket Update

At close of business on Friday there were just 150 tickets remaining for the Northern Rail Cup Final against Barrow.

The game takes place at Bloomfield Road, Blackpool on Sunday 12th July and the remaining tickets are for the uncovered seating in the East Stand priced £12 adults and £5 concessions.

The ticket office at the Club is open tomorrow between 10am and 12noon with the Club taking telephone bookings from 9am on Monday subject to availability of tickets.

Why--just because it doesnt fit in with your arrangements?? I found myself in exactly the same situation but accepted the situation and just got on with it. Its been one ticket per season ticket holder for a long time.

I dont think one of these finals has ever sold out and after last years poor crowd they didnt want the same thing to happen again. In hindsight the RFL probably neednt have worried but they organised the 9's which has been well publicised--no excuse for not knowing it was on.

However I think the RFL will have egg on their faces as come 5.15 only the fans of the 2 sides in the final will be there and lots of empty spaces will have appeared.

Widnes have just 90 tickets left for next month's Northern Rail Cup Final against Barrow at Bloomfield Road, Blackpool. All tickets are for Block S and sales wll resume at 9.30am on Monday morning with telephone bookings also available. www.widnesvikings.co.uk

Widnes have just 90 tickets left for next month's Northern Rail Cup Final against Barrow at Bloomfield Road, Blackpool. All tickets are for Block S and sales wll resume at 9.30am on Monday morning with telephone bookings also available. www.widnesvikings.co.uk

So we've sold about 3,700 so far then. I believe the RFL have agreed to send another batch of tickets when we have sold out. So I would expect us to have around 4,000 there this year. Not as good as the 5,000+ we had in 2007, but I suppose there's still time.

Well why else would I take issue with it? I'm sure I'm not alone on this issue.



And I got one with it too. I just don't think it makes sense to limit it to 1 per ticket holder. I as a season ticket holder was not able to take advantage because two in my party don't have season tickets. 2 per ticket holder would have been better.

I think the idea therefore is to encourage those in your party that don't have a season ticket to get one?

For clubs with lower attendances they can probably offer two final tickets for one season ticket but we are in the favourable position I guess that demand outstrips supply.

I hope you / have got sorted mate. I am off in Dubrovnik for the final

My season ticket was given to one of my mates who hasn't got one otherwise I would have offered on here.