1863rd season ticket sold yesterday. Suspect there will be a bit of a surge in sales next few weeks with people buying as Xmas presents. Not sure if we'll reach the 4k target but I expect us to comfortably get past 3k now.

Probably so mat. And let's not forget we're still in the middle of a long and lingering depression, so I'm sure there are plenty more who simply can't afford to lay out so much cash but who will pay on the gate come the start of the season. I think we'll be OK.

Great effort from the club and fans. Got to remember we don't have the early bird so there is no rush to buy tickets. We've been relegated and there has been a price increase and we're still getting decent season ticket sales so far.

3k would be a great result and if you can get 5k average you will have done very well

We bought our season tickets almost two weeks ago now, and we were told by the person in the ticket office that we were past 2k season tickets sold back then.

I don't begrudge them for doing it by any means, but I suspect this whole '1863rd member' malarky may just be a bit of good old fashioned promoting. The fact that it's a kid who won it just confirms my beliefs.

Either way it's great news.

I suspect they will hold back on the numbers announced so they can say the figure is going up each month. There will be many people who are holding back till January as there is no point paying now.
I fully expect our average gates will match last year when we are playing winning rugby against teams we haven't played for years. I can't wait for some of those west Yorkshire derbies. It doesn't matter who we play as long as I enjoy the game which is why I am looking forward to this season more than for many a season recently gone.

Agree Woolly. We've been kicked in the teeth so many times over recent seasons but I'm allowing myself to be more optimistic this time. Miracles I don't expect, a nice bit of boring, conventional, steady as we go will do me nicely for the management side of things. My one hope is that all the headlines are made on the paddock!

yes, B and W. Management seem to have the best grasp on what needs to be done, and then do it. first part of the season is good prep for the super 8s, and I would expect to see plenty of rotation during then, to minimise injuries before and to ensure that injuries during the S8s have replacements that have game plan experience. So I expect a lot of wins, but not easy ones. And the rotation adds a bit of interest to things too, being able to see if the players can show us the skills that Jimmy and Steve saw in them.

Fully agree with that Martin.

Given the size of the squad, 29 I think, I'm assuming Jimmy is in the same mind. If he'd intended to simply pick his top 17 each week [subject to fitness during the early qualifying games I think it would have made more sense to put more money into a top 24 or 25 rather than the big squad we have, so I'm expecting him to ring the changes if anyone isn't 100%.

To be honest, and I don't want to be disrespectful, but we are playing most of our early games against part-timers, so there is no need to risk anyone and, in any case, if players aren't on he field carrying injuries in the early games it increases the chances of them being fully fit for the 'business end'.

Hate to rain on your parade Nothus but now I've seen what the 1863 membership is about, I can honestly say the season ticket is excellent value given that belonging to the Membership also has benefits in over 70 outlets in our areas with some impressive discounts at each outlet featured.

The value is in every benefit, besides which we can look forward to seeing everything that JL delivers with our new team next year...so I'm pleased to say that if it's a 'malarky' as you say, I'm glad to be part of it!!!

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I think you might have misinterpreted my post here. I was referring to an article wherein the club presented a special prize to the 1863rd person to buy a season ticket. They then did the same thing with the 2000th member (with a quick promotion of their tailoring business).

I was merely being my usual cynical self and implying that these were ways of drumming up good press. I wasn't having a go, and I certainly wasn't bagging the entire 1863 Members Club. I think it's a great idea and the welcome pack is fantastic. The scarf in particular is brilliant and will be getting plenty of use by yours truly, just as soon as it drops cold enough

There's not enough cynicism in my book. It saves a lot of heartache in life. The world can't hurt us if we expect the worst.