Oh totally. I'm fine with the fact there'd be a fair usage policy. I'd just like to know what specifically it was before I made my decision.

Cos I deem 10 whole cakes as 'fair'.

Yep, despite it being much further away I'd be more likely to go to Wembley for this game than to say Wigan or Hull.

Really? Sitting miles away from the action in an unproven stadium atmosphere wise? No thanks.

They near enough fill Wembley for club Rugby Union games.

How do they do this? By GIVING MOST OF THE TICKETS AWAY.

Unless the RL Marketing Dept is going to carpet-bomb London schools/bars/restaurants with promotional tickets the way the RU do then there's going to be a lot of empty seats. Of course if they do then there's going to be a lot of grumbling Northerners.

There will be anyway, have you any idea how much a pint costs in London?

Yup, there will be a lot of grumbling Northern (geographical, not Bradford) fans who don't support the game then bemoan the lack of an attendance.

If we want international RL in this country to be successful (off the field) it is in our hands. Get to the game.

I think potentially this could be a disaster half empty stadium for the TV cameras. However that said, if marketed correctly as some have said should be aiming for at least 60k. And i personally would be more willing to attend wembley for the game as appose to say Hull.

The only way to stop it being a disaster is get our collective fingers out and go. Wembley is a fantastic stadium and we get to watch 2 fantastic top level international games.

Go watch it, get your mates to come, organise something through your amateur club. You will have a great time.

I'm going, let's fill the ground with 90000 baying british rugby league fans and scare the hell out of those aussies, bring your friends, it's a lot easier to sell internationals to non rugby league fans than those that go to games regularly

leeds got nearly fourty thousand for a WCC, wigan got over 20 thousand, combine those and we are well on the way! bit strange that we still dont know if or when the game will be at wembley, much easier to plan for it that way. I want to buy my tickets now

although i'm sure there will be plenty of excuses banded out, kickoff at wrong time, live on tv, too far to go, too expensive, england will lose what's the point etc

Massive disaster waiting to happen! It will look terrible on TV!

I also believe Wembley should be for cup finals only, not a run of the mill Rugby League international!

And please, Wembley stadium was so last Sunday!

We're trying to get a coach load together from Nottm

What date is this likely to be?

Would be pretty inspirational if we all just decided to really, REALLY go for it. Market the game ourselves, really get a push on making up numbers.

I'd be impressed if we managed to fill Wembley. It wouldn't do the game that we all love any harm whatsoever either.

Until next year of course, when they hire Wembley again and only 1 man and his dog (or sheep, Sorry!!) turn up.

Slight problem with that theory...

I reckon 50k of said 60k fans were within a £2 bus ride to the stadiums. Theres no reason why it cant be marketed down there though and they get a load of locals. Also, why not give a load of tickets away to London School children if they are struggling. Not only will it start to fill the stadium but these kids may actually like the sport.

Wembley always makes the headlines in the papers with it being the national stadium, so the two games will get far more coverage than they would do normally.

Lets fill the place, make some noise about it being filled and then build on that success for the 2013 World Cup.


How much does it cost to charter a train? Run a couple from Manchester and Leeds, and reach out to absolutely everyone that has ever expressed an interest in the sport before. Affordable tickets and affordable travel are the two key elements to having 90 000 rather than 40 000 people there. Someone at Red Hall seems to have gotten their act together recently so hopefully this will be sorted and the Wembley Double Header will be a success.