60K at Wembley would look just fine. Would probably look something like the crowds at recent England soccer internationals. And you won't get many of the "Club" seats filled for RL so you can forget them.

Look, why don't you give it a rest? We know you're like the local End Of The World Sandwich Board man, you don't have to flog it to death. Surely even you can agree the RL marketing in 2011 is a different kettle of fish to 2000? The multi-final ticket initiative for one? The huge success of the inaugural Exiles game, that nobody was predicted to attend, for another?

OK - YOU can't see "more than 30K" turning up. Great! Your random figure is noted but it is just your pessimistic guess. Some people are making more optimistic guesses but they are just that, guesses.

I don't find the delay "ridiculous", no doubt they had to tie Aus in particular down to agree the dates, and don't think the timescale is as big a deal as you're trying to make out. Everyone knew there would be a 4N and everyone knew the exact window it would be in so it seems to me you are just making a song and dance over nothing.

What else will be done marketing-wise for the CCF and SLGF I don't know but I do know these have already been superbly marketed, it's been all over the place. You're trying to imply they haven't started yet and it will all be at the same time, which is just rubbish.

And you seem to ignore that there simply IS no other window to play the 4N. Unless you want it as a pre-season warm-up in January?

Last, you say "unless they employ..." etc - isn't it blindingly obvious that they already ARE employing a decent marketing agency?

Surely it should be if you love the game of SL then get to Wembley, unless something changes the unity and passion shown at some recentish Wembley RL internationals will be very sadly missing and the crowd will reflect that. That well known website has some great clips on it of Wembley early 90's, awesome atmosphere when the game was united.

How I'd sell it out:

Pro clubs get tickets for 75% of cover price, they keep the other 25% as profit. This would encourage them to market and sell directly to their own membership and fans.

Amateur clubs get 13 tickets for the price of 10. This allows them to keep the money from the sale of 3 of the tickets, again encouraging them to sell as many as possible.

Every Jnr RL player in the country can apply for a discounted family ticket of 2 adults and up to 3 kids for 50pound and get a free England supporters pack with the family ticket (some cheap sponsored stuff they can wave at the game)

Schools/jnr clubs can get a 40% discount for booking a block of 20 or more tickets

All tickets bought from the London area enter a draw for an all expenses trip for two to the 2012 NRL Grand final


Advertise and hype the blooming thing!