Quote: Iain "Will Salford host the smallest crowd of the tournament?
I've seen loads about how other host towns have embraced and pushed their game - anyone know what's going on in Salford (other than the offer to season ticket holders)?'"
I think the reports of 5K tickets already sold for USA v Cook Islands at Bristol show that, given the affordable tickets, if the event is properly publicised that you can generate interest even from non-RL supporters. The only publicity I've seen about the game at Salford from the council has been based on Twitter.
I too fear that we will end up with the lowest crowd of the tournament (although I believe ticket sales have been slow in Limerick so that may yet save us). Shame really as if the event had been pushed to the max by the council, SMC etc & could've attracted say an 8K crowd it would have been a real shot in the arm for the campaign to attract new support to Salford.