Well be fair. The NRC Final potential attendance comes nowhere close to those two Finals.

Suppose we got to the NRC Final. I still think our club would make more money' now that I know how much it costs for the Finalists to play at Blackpool.

This of course is in response to Glow's post.

I wasn't trying to imply the crowd was anything like those, (even though the cost maybe similar per head?) I was simply asking who pays the bill, the teams playing or the RFL?

So how much did Blackpool FC charge ?

I'm surprised Championship clubs was unable to make money on taking upwards of 3,000 fans from each club paying a average of £10.00 ?
Throw in the SKY TV money from the event, not to mention any prize money and then add in the fact it raises your profile as the chance of getting lapsed fans back and it does seem strange clubs have lost money here ?

I'd say our club didn't do much in terms of add on sales that you can make a profit and increase your brand awareness on when reaching a final (T'shirts, Hats, Flags, Scarves etc - the things all the football clubs do very well at) but I thought when we made the final at Blackpool it was seen as a huge relief and a help to our finances as wasn't it around the time AT's money had gone ?

So what was the loss Leigh incurred on reaching the final at Blackpool and giving over 3,000 of our fans a damn good weekend out ?

Sorry did not make my post clear enough. Just as an example I should have said gate receipts at the Grand Final would be in excess of £1million the cost of playing at Old Trafford pales into insignificance as a % of gate receipts as opposed to the cost of staging the NRC Final at Blackpool which is £50k.

Re the Wembley Final I am sure I read that the RFL take all the gate receipts.

Grand Final gate receipts are split between all of the clubs participating in the play offs, so the RFL must pay for that one.

Challenge Cup Final gate receipts are split between the RFL and the finalists.

Clubs retain all of their own ticket sales for the Magic Weekend.

Bit of a pattern here.

I thought a Rail Final is a special day out and a good Piss up in Blackpool.Won't be the same atmosphere at Halifax.

Also half the fans won't attend, can't see more then 4000 fans for this event

The RFL wont save £50,000...............just more money for the SL clubs and a step nearer to the lower leagues becoming a feeder comp IMO. They will get their way and turn into into a mirror image of the NRL and be a closed shop, just look at the duel fiasco......exactly how the NRL works by sending players to the feeder clubs to regain fitness/match practice.

Thanks Matt, kind of how I thought it was.

Lynda just in case you’re wondering even if we get to the final this year and I’m not on holiday, I wont be needing a coach.

Your coach load in 2011 are exactly the type I've been thinking of glow who have been knocked off the crowd in an instant.

I seem to remember out of the 54 people on our coach it was something like less than half could be classed as regulars, over half (including one or two of the regulars) had never been to a RL final before and about a dozen had never even been to a game.

Your just upset cos you've no reason to get the charabanc out the shed now

If we get there, we will be lucky to take more then 3 coaches I reckon.
Unless theres sponsers from Fax willing to subsdise the cost.
Come on fax you know it make sense.