So let me get this straight, its a mixed stand of both sets of fans, unreserved seating etc but people will be stopped from going to sit in a certain are that, given its unreserved, means they should be allowed to ??? sounds like a recipe for some irate customers to me !!

Should i start a pre emptive thread on complaints about seating and segragation

yeah it does seem that its gonna be a recipe for unhappy customers given the reserved seats in an unreserved stand, i now hear that the bottom section is sold out so there wont be many spare seats going, im traveling with 8 and we were hoping to sit together.

what happens if we choose our seats and 2 mins before kick off 1 guy says 'you're in my seat'? - will the stewards insist that all 8 of us move?

Yes, if you are sitting on seats marked "Giants Reserved". A word of advice though, there are 4 sections in each half of the lower Riverside stand, it is very unlikely you will get 8 seats together in the two sections closest to half way, however if you enter by either of the two entrances closest to the traditional away end you will find very few if any "Giants Reserved" seats.

They are only allowed to sell a reduced number of tickets against actual seats (90% iirc), so even if you are late in you should be ok, albeit probably only low down right in the corner will be left.

As I say my advice is Leeds fans to not try and gain seats towards the centre and stick near the try line where it's less likely to find yourself being moved. And as Giantdee has said not occupy a seat stickered with "Giants reserved" even though everyone has unreserved tickets a season ticket holder can still have their seat if they can prove it's their normal seat.

Daz it'll be about controlling the area and no capacity issues, it probably won't work though but we can only try.

It'll be an on the day instruction tbh, though the general instruction will be leeds fans directed to the wings near the south stand especially given that the south end of riverside have the most Giants reserved stickered seats.

right, should be interesting in that area then come quarter past 2 if the Leeds fans dont want to sit there, after all it is unreserved

Every game is unreserved so it's no different to any other game just avoid the stickered seats.

Not sure what is so difficult with the concept that if you have an unreserved ticket you don't sit in a reserved seat? Is education really that poor in the City of Leeds?

From the club:-

'The stewards have clear instructions in both the DG South lower and BR South end as to where to put the Rhino supporters.' ..... 'There are plenty of seats in the blocks towards the JS end where they can sit which is where they will be directed on safety grounds.'

Not entirely sure how the stewards will be able to differentiate between Giants and Rhinos fans (unless wearing colours of course) and as the concourse is an open area for accessing the Britannia stand it might be fun...

Oh and over 10,000 now expected so let's hope the weather forecast doesn't stop the ombrophobes actually turning up..

I think the issue here is that once you make it unreserved the reserved seats then become invalid and therefore are available to anyone...Its basically saying its unreserved seating ie sit where you like but only in the seats you are told to ...which is confusing in my eyes never mind away fans.

Daz every game there's tickets sold which say unreserved ie those who buy at the discount rate but it's never a problem, I can't see it being confusing as it's the norm. Instead of issuing allocated seating to season ticket holders they just prove as in league games the seat is theirs which is basically the same as allocated seats.

@leedsrhinos We've sold 4,830 tickets for @TetleysChCup v Giants so far..

@leedsrhinos Couple of answers to some questions on twitter regarding tomorrow's game at Huddersfield that have cropped up on twitter...

@leedsrhinos We've sold tickets in John Smiths Stand (behind the posts), Direct Golf lower (side with tunnel) and Britannia Rescue (side opposite tunnel)

@leedsrhinos John Smiths Stand and Direct Golf Stand Lower are now sold out and you must have a ticket for these stands if you want to go in there

@leedsrhinos All seats unallocated so will be first come, first served where you sit in your stand, if you've a large group arrive early to get together

But the policy is no different from any Super League game at the John Smith's Stadium.

For example, if you buy a ticket in advance for our forthcoming League fixture against Leeds that ticket will be marked unreserved seating, it entitles you to sit in any unoccupied seat in the particular stand you have chosen other than a seat marked "Giants Reserved".

A ticket marked unreserved seating entitles you to sit in an unreserved seat, it really is that simple.

The arrangements for tomorrow are exactly the same as any normal SL fixture, the only difference being that the lower Direct Golf stand will be busier than normal.

The fact that Leeds have been sending out the wrong message by twitter does not help, that will certainly increase confusion. That is leeds Rhinos fault not Huddersfield Giants