I don't get this stigma that comes with free tickets. Sure, a club can't survive if they're giving away all the tickets to the game, but if a club like Widnes is going to have empty seats, then why not look at giving away a few free tickets? Especially if you do something like giving free kids tickets out at schools. Even if they're in free, there's a chance to make some cash off them with food and drink sales. Plus, if you give them a show, who's to say they won't come back next week and pay to get in?

If you participated in the world record attempt in the daytime at the stadium you were entitled to a free ticket. I actually know a lot of people (tight gets ) who normally go the game anyway but for this day only got a freebie.

I think the attendance without the free tickets would have been around 6500-7000. I'm glad Widnes are trying to boost attendances and General consensus from the rugby league community on this is positive. Hopefully continue to do it throughout the year again and attract the future generation of Widnes Vikings fans.

What was the attendance at Saints last night ? Obviously minimal to 0 Catalans fans. Seemed to be pretty busy to me.

Free tickets should be aimed at the kids as they're your next generation of lifelong supporters. I got a free season ticket at Salford at the age of 11 as I went to the high school up the road. I didn't even know Salford had a rugby team (cue comments that we still don't! ) as I was a big Utd fan growing up! 5 years of freebies watching (what I didn't realise at the time!) a sh*t team has had me hooked for the last 25 years! Charge the parent/accompanying adult and let the kid in free.

11,864 on at Warrington today.

Up 1700 on last seasons game.

Came to see Toddy Carney.


Pitty he is still suffering from detrusor instability.


Came to see Todd Carney


The phoney frenchman aside. Good to see another increase from Warrington today.

In the interests of fairness Saints also had a promo on: £10 Dad and lad tickets for the schools, which is why there were fans in the East Stand. We don't normally open the East Stand for the Dragons games. However on this occasion the club decided to but because there are no away fans they put on an offer instead. It looked quite busy in there so hopefully some of those people will come back again and pay full price next time.

Castleford V Wakefield heading for the sold out category.

Wakefield have sold 1,500 tickets for the game with quite a few Trinity supporters now expressing their disappointment that they can't get a ticket for the game now!

That's ideal.
Surely they can pop down to Cas and get a ticket, or is it actually sold out now?

Brilliant start for crowds. Widnes not only got a record crowd & some new fans with their promo idea, but plenty if press coverage too.
Decent crowd at Saints, Wire good and loads of Salford fans there too.
Cas, HullKR sold out.
Leigh v Bradford sold 4-5k. Expecting 7k

Apparently they can but there's not that many so Cas are advising "come early, or risk being disappointed"

please stop this nonsense immediately.....its starting to sound positive on here.