I know what you mean but that shouldn't happen considering 6 teams won't get that game!

They should have all agreed to charge £10 per ticket all round the board. Because if their are games to entice fans into the game - play off games are it!

I'm glad they didn't tonight - no-one would go back!!

Sort of knocks the theory that people don't go in the regular season because they view it as a succession of friendlies into a cocked hat, eh?

They need to do something to help get more in thats for sure!

Well the whole weekend has been an anti-climax so far.

No Bulls, no fun.

classy cas are in town

Well that's funny because Cas's Commercial Manager, Craig Poskitt, told me the complete opposite yesterday. In fact, we've sold 13 coaches via various outlets (5 from club, 3 from Early Bath/5 from Boot Room or vice versa).

You also have to take into account that they are 3 well supported clubs missing from this years play offs in Hull FC, Warrington and Bradford (Would certainley attract more then 4000 ffs). There is Catalans who won't bring much support which in play off terms can take upto 1-2000 off an attendance.

Then I would imagine most Saints and Leeds fans are saving for old trafford. In defence of Leeds and Saints they have seen and done this all before, the novelty is probably wearing thin on them.

I agree its worrying to see such low attendances for our end of season showpiece, I reckon the final eliminators will be a different story though.

So tight fisted are those Yorkshire folk that they sold more tickets for their game than the two Saturday games added together

Do you feel a bit stupid now ?

Wigan have always pulled in big crowds in the playoffs at home. Watch us get 8k tonight

Out of interest do the SL set the admission prices for play off games? If not and clubs aren't getting the proceeds why don't they set the tickets at 1/2 normal price and rake in some money from the bars and food for a bigger crowd? They don't lose anything as the gate money is going in the SL pot?

Leeds playoff crowds will, as usual, be down on their regular season attendances but they will still be better than other teams as we've seen this week, especially with the awful attendance at Saints.

The RFL have to realise that Rugby league fans pockets are only so deep. We're not even one pay packet away from the CC final which many will have attended. We're one pay packet away from the Grand Final and one pay packet away from the start of the Four Nations games.

This in the midst of a recession which has seen virtually all clubs suffer a decline in attendances.

Finally. factor in that the games between the top four were rendered fairly meaningless thanks to the new playoff format and Leeds attendance, when viewed in cotext with the rest of the playoff games, was actually pretty good.