Quote: JonM "Put the double header on the first saturday of October half-term. Free ticket for every child + teacher that took part in Powergen Champion schools comp, but they have to buy tickets for at least 2 accompanying adults, to show they're actually going to use the tickets. Schools have to sort out the transport themselves. Works for the FA...
It was easy for me to drag along a dozen mates from Devon in the 90s when GB played Aus at Wembley, none of whom had a clue about RL. We don't have events like that any more.
Millennium seems to make more sense in terms of cost to hire the ground and by virtue of Wales being in it, but Wales will be playing union autumn internationals as well as world cup qualifiers in football, so dates might be interesting.'"
Double-header, opening fixture, both on beeb, saturday afternoon, wembley, awesome!!
With decent ticket pricing and plenty of marketing, filling the stadium is doable.
I'd go, more of my RL following friends would go than the usual couple, and I'm sure a load of newbies to the game would be very tempted as well.
Wembley this season is the only way to build towards making the WC a proper success.
A double header there would be immense!
