It still doesn't make much sense; if the south stand is nearly empty that means surely that we haven't sold our own "home" allocation in spite of having sold more season tickets than at KR? Does this then mean that the casual / irregular support has dropped off significantly?
Lets face it, this is the first home game and also one of the big games of the season and whatever way it is described, you would have hoped for a sell out.

I know a lot of my dire mates are not going because they assumed rightly or wrongly that tickets were in short supply as the club had only been given 2500. I supsect if we had given them 4000-5000 they would have sold more than the just under 3000 that they have actually sold, (perhaps not all of them but more than ar present).

Quote Lord Tony Smith="Lord Tony Smith"Either way, we've done our bit: Link: www.saintsrlfc.com/news/page/531'" So what is the point of having the south stand almost empty?

Quote Lord Tony Smith="Lord Tony Smith"Either way, we've done our bit: Link: www.saintsrlfc.com/news/page/531'" So what is the point of having the south stand almost empty?

Don't ask me. Ask your club.

If you remember, Saints didn't release season tickets for the South Stand except right at the very end of the discount deal when they released just a few in one corner. They are also the most expensive tickets if you pay cash. So it is no surprise really that the South Stand will be empty. Saints will probably need to change their policy a bit in order to fill up the South Stand.

I understand that, but for this game, knowing that those season tickets haven't been sold, they could have allocated an extra 1000-2000 to dire at virtually no risk because they were hardly selling any tickets there anyway.
One of our biggest games of the season and an almost empty stand is a disgrace.

Whoever plans these things for saints (marketing dept?) wants to hang their heads in shame and deserve a good kick up the harris.

Thank god they are not in charge of the team!

It does seem rather foolish to have made no money and have a empty stand, when they could of give us a bigger allocation and then made more money.

Nothing to stop all these Wire fans buying tickets from Saints.

I do think the selling policy for the South stand was a bit poor, but maybe they are looking to make a big push for it at the new place rather than this year.

I think you have pretty much answered your own question there.

From looking at the online ticketing system, I compared the pre booked Quins tickets (before that option was withdrawn from the system) to those of the Wire game, and the North stand was pretty much full anyhow for that game, without people buying single match tickets.

I reckon Saints have probably only sold an extra 1000-1500 match day tickets for this clash, whereas normally they would have 5k turning up on spec. It will be interesting on Friday to see if there are many who just turn up without a ticket with the aim of paying on the day. I personally doubt it.

What it shows is that our hardcore fan base is around 6k to 7k. Made up mainly of season ticket holders and others who for personal reasons have chosen not to get a season ticket.
The less committed have simply taken the decision that getting to Widnes is too much hassle.
The worry is that having got out of the habit, these fans may be hard to win back when Saints move into the new ground.

2009 & 2010 were mate

choke....choke.

Isn't the South Stand the one opposite the TV cameras and also the biggest one? Will look poor on TV. Perhaps you should allow Widnes season ticket holders in to make up the numbers.

I believe the north stand is the biggest, but I could be wrong!

I wouldent go to any game unless I was a season ticket holder (which I am) the costs are stupid. £5 to get to Widnes is bad enough then I've got to spend £4 on buses in St Helens. If I had a family it would be far too expensive.

Pay day today so I'll be off my rocket hopefully! Come on you saints!!!!!