Yeah. no problem for me. We have been using Elland Road for our player of the year awards for the last couple of years now so I see putting on a home game at Elland Road as the next step to this. Works for me.

It was great event. There’s no reason why it shouldn’t happen a couple of times a year between a few of the bigger derby games.

Next season a Cas home game should be at Elland Rd against Leeds. One year a Saints home game against Wigan should be at Anfield and the following year a Wigan home game against Saints at the Etihad.

I’m just watching Saracens v Harlequins for the only London derby left in Union at the Olympic Stadium and there are 57000 there.

I reckon you could have got a good few thousand more Cas fans in there last night. They filled the away end and had fans in the home end too. If 13000 Saints fans and 3000 Wigan fans can run up to Langtree and 19000 Wigan fans and 5000 Saints fans can turn up to the DW, there’s no reason why at least 15000 of each cant turn up at Anfield or the Etihad.

As for Hearn/Marchroom; I’m ing dreading the day they turn up in our sport as we have midweek press conferences with LMS and Fifita smashing those fake WWE chairs over each other in the week before the game. But our big finals, the Magic Weekend, games like last night and even the 2013 World Cup show that when we put effort into things they are excellent. We just need to be sensible when it comes to Hearn. Hopefully he keeps us classy and his biggest contribution is the enticement of bigger sponsors

Yeah. Newcastle falcons are playing their game at St James' park this weekend. I believe they're looking at 28k or so for that. Worth bearing in mind that a normal home crowd for them would be maybe 7-8000. So while last night was good to see there's more that could be done IMO.

No problem at all. Alternate each season, can't see why it wouldn't work.

There are reasons, unless there's a chance of having a big up. Northern based RL fans for the most part don't 'travel' in numbers.
To expect 30,000 fans from just Wigan and St.helens to turn at either ground is pie in the sky. St.helens fans are rubbish, remember when Langtree was being built, they couldn't even be bothered to support their club despite the 'home' ground being less than 7 miles away at Widnes.
Even high flying teams rarely take more than 1500-2000 fans away.

I'm nt saying don't do it, but the expectation that 15k from each club would turn up is IMO way off the mark.

Matchroom Sport is a sport event promotions company led by the founder and owner English entrepreneur Barry Hearn and his son Eddie. It first came to attention in the sports of snooker and boxing and is also involved in pool, bowling, golf, fishing, darts, ping pong, and poker and as of late 2016 gymnastics. The company is based in Essex
Recently they also began sponsoring the football ground of Leyton Orient. Previously called Brisbane Road, it has now been renamed the Matchroom Stadium.

Eddie is a multi millionaire ,he is obviously a very good promoter . If he chooses to become involved in our sport it can only be for the better .

If successful he could possibly purchase a home in Carcassonne......

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The Reason

Can you honestly see the likes of association football, rugby union, basketball or cricket get involved with a pub games promoter? You know, proper sports? No, neither can I.

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King James

Rugby union have shown hosting regular league games at large stadium can be very successful. I’d like to see all clubs take part in this, maybe with the exception of the Hull clubs.

Leeds, Cas and Wakefield could take home games to Elland Road. Wigan and Salford could use Etihad. Warrington, Widnes and Saints could play home fixtures at Anfield.

Rugby union have shown, a club’s regular home attendance is irrelevant if you market the game as a big one off event.

Why not? We can beat you at any ground. Except Old Trafford. And Wembley.

I would happily take a home game to Elland Road vs Leeds. Issue is the crowd wouldn't be as big so may be a bit pointless. Leeds fans would have to pay full price for the away end. Cas fans which there aren't as many as Leeds would not go in mass numbers like Leeds did.

However if they made it so all Season ticket holders from both teams and not 1 team got in for free. Then the crowd would be clocking on over 25k easy. Could reach 30k.

Table Tennis

You forgot the Keepmoat Stadium Doncaster

That would be the best way to build up the crowd to be huge.
Could even do it twice so no one loses out. Charge slightly more on the season ticket for the extra game you get per year and your got guaranteed money.

Only way you could replicate this in Hull is if Rovers opted to play the derby at the KCOM, which they would most likely never do.

Boxing isn't a proper sport?

As for cricket, I guess getting into bed with fraudulent criminals such as Allen Stanford is way better than Eddie Hearn.