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| Quote: Saint Simon "I guess you mean us?
If you're getting into that debate, I think one of Wakey/Cas should go, there are far too many West yorks teams in the comp as it is. I think top flight RL in London is vital for the game, but £25 to watch a union game that you'll miss anyway is just daft.'"
It has been done wrong Saint Simon I don't argue that, but remember you can pay £24 for a stand seat at Knowsley Road, is that just daft for any away supporters? it is only £1 CHEAPER than everyone is complaining about? - we Quins RL have not won over many Quins RU supporters, I wonder in fact if the name has in fact damaged us, while London Broncos was a more general name for a Capital club, I just think the complaints have been a little OTT about a £1 dearer stand seat.
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| Quote: jaybs "Quote: jaybs "I guess you mean us?
If you're getting into that debate, I think one of Wakey/Cas should go, there are far too many West yorks teams in the comp as it is. I think top flight RL in London is vital for the game, but £25 to watch a union game that you'll miss anyway is just daft.'"
It has been done wrong Saint Simon I don't argue that, but remember you can pay £24 for a stand seat at Knowsley Road, is that just daft for any away supporters? it is only £1 CHEAPER than everyone is complaining about? - we Quins RL have not won over many Quins RU supporters, I wonder in fact if the name has in fact damaged us, while London Broncos was a more general name for a Capital club, I just think the complaints have been a little OTT about a £1 dearer stand seat.'"
I think you're missing the point of the complaint to be honest.
Every other SL side's supporters will be paying £15 at the Stoop. Saints fans will be paying £25 to include a match they won't even be there to see, and a sport that most actively dislike for well documented reasons.
How much the tickets cost in relation to Saints tickets is irrelevant, it's the fact that Saints fans are being asked to pay two thirds more than every other away fan will, to miss a game of rugby union.
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| Quote: Pie Eyed "So would you be "happy" if Saints told you that they were going to host St Helens Town FC a couple of hours before the Wigan match on Good Friday, and that you will have to pay £10 more on top of your seat price, whether you want to watch the football or not?'"
If it meant watching Saints then I would do it, yes, and without whinging. I'd wonder at it, obviously, but I hate soccer with a passion so I would probably wonder about it more than most. But I wouldn't moan about it. I want to support Saints and so that is what I would do.
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| Quote: FearTheVee "How much the tickets cost in relation to Saints tickets is irrelevant, it's the fact that Saints fans are being asked to pay two thirds more than every other away fan will, to miss a game of rugby union.'"
So all this whinging is about a principle? That's even worse! Saints supporters cancel their hotel bookings, choose not to support their team, write 'snotty of St Helens' emails to QuinsRL and berate Quins supporters over a bleedin principle?
Spare me.
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| im going to london to watch a rl game, i should not have to pay more than any other team supporters for this game. other fans have only had to pay 15 pound to watch there team play. you talk stupid whwn you say you dont have to go. we have paid for the weekend so we have to go, otherwise i would cancel.
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| Quote: SaintsFan "So all this whinging is about a principle? That's even worse! Saints supporters cancel their hotel bookings, choose not to support their team, write 'snotty of St Helens' emails to QuinsRL and berate Quins supporters over a bleedin principle?
Spare me.
Depends whether you think "bleedin principles" are important I guess. I do, a few others seem to think that way too. You're very much entitled to think differently, so consider yourself spared as requested. Its not just Saints fans though, Quins RL fans are being asked to pay extra too remember and a fair few are equally miffed.
My gripe is why should RL fans (Saints AND Quins) have to pay an extra £10 for a union game they will in all likelihood not get to see even if they wanted to due to coach times etc? Especially since union fans get an extra game at no additional cost to their usual ticket? Do you not see why that might annoy some people to the point that they want to voice their displeasure?
You claim that you wouldn't be miffed if Saints ramped up prices by a tenner and put a union game on before a RL game - fair play. I find that exceedingly hard to believe, but I have no reason to doubt you. I know I'd be very miffed indeed.
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| Quote: FearTheVee "I think you're missing the point of the complaint to be honest.
Every other SL side's supporters will be paying £15 at the Stoop. Saints fans will be paying £25 to include a match they won't even be there to see.
How much the tickets cost in relation to Saints tickets is irrelevant.'"
Why am I missing the point when I have clearly said I agree, it is just that I think it is all getting a little OTT, it is relevant the price of tickets at Knowlsey Road, it is too expensive for a rugby league match!
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| Quote: SaintsFan "So all this whinging is about a principle? That's even worse! Saints supporters cancel their hotel bookings, choose not to support their team, write 'snotty of St Helens' emails to QuinsRL and berate Quins supporters over a bleedin principle?
Spare me.
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| Quote: Judder Man "where as the minority like yourself don,t seem to show any back bone.'"
So tell me. How is whining and berating people on RLFans message board showing backbone exactly?
If I have a problem, I go to the source of the problem. That isn't me or Quins fans or Saints fans or the Saints club. Or indeed anyone that you or I have any influence over whatsoever.
It's easy really. Either those who were planning to go continue to go so as to support the Saints and just make the financial adjustment accordingly, or they don't. I personally see it as spineless and childish to cancel hotel bookings and go off on tantrums over a tenner or a fiver or whatever it is. Bloody ridiculous in fact.
Sure, that's just me and maybe I am in a minority or maybe the majority is a silent one, who knows? But the reaction on this board and the Quins board from Saints fans is just OTT and that's pretty much all I have left to say on the matter.
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| It seems bizarre that London RL (I have a problem calling them Quins) have done this, especially as their tickets are usually such good value. I appreciate they may have been forced into it because they ground share (god knows ground sharing affected us in the past!!) but it's also not the first time prices have been jacked up. The grass car park next door put their prices up last year, just because there was a game on at Twickenham the same day. Sure, London RL probably have no jurisdiction over that either, but it does expose the fan to profiteering outside the control of the club.
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| As a Saints fan .....I never cease to be amazed at how small minded and fickle some of our so called supporters are. I tell you....if Saints had a couple of bad seasons.....half the people commentating on this issue....wouldn't even go to the home matches. If they are not moaning about Edinburgh...they now moan abouta clever suggestion from Harlequins to have a double header.
I look at the smaller football clubs fans travelling 300 miles to watch a low level of football and you sometimes cannot get our supporters to travel 20 miles.
I treat rugby league as a crusade and fully support any effort by Harlequins to increase their attandance and revenue. I do not like rugby union,but, what do I know.....I've never seen a live match. So 5 of us are going on the 10th April to watch both matches.....not to ridicule a game I've never seen live.....and perhaps chat to the union supporters and try to encourage them to stay for the league match
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| Never ceases to amaze me how people can completely miss the point.
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| Never ceases to amaze me the fuss caused over a fiver.
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