5,000 would be embarrassing. You got over 8K for your last home game, and over 8K for Wigan's last visit, and Wigan will travel in large numbers. As Grimmy said, for the hard core it doesn't matter if its £10 or £25 or on TV - they will be there, and as Wigan's hard core is around 6000 for home games, then I would expect at least 1500-2000 of them will make the 40 mile journey up the M62.

I'd be hoping for a 7,500+ crowd at those prices, even if the game itself means little as to who will make the GF - all things being equal, we'll be seeing Giants v Warriors again in a couple of weeks!

I'd love to be there but I can't make Thursdays. We would be going if it we Friday/Sat/Sunday

our average is just over 6,000 so why would 5,000 be embarrassing? 7,500 would be 30% above our average gate,the same for wigan would be around 23,000 which im fairly sure would no happen.
the last game was a sunday and with our first piece of major silverware in the SL era at stake.
the previous home game v wigan was 3pm on a Saturday, bit of a difference from 8pm on a Thursday when a lot of our supporters with young families and elder supporters wont be coming.

Agreed, Thursday night is a crap time but we know Sky are not interested in the supporters who attend games, the more people they force to watch from the armchair or pub, the happier they are and the people who run our game will not stand up to them. I am going to make it just, hopefully get home from work on time and fortunately I am half way there, just on the right side of the Pennines

if it would have been Hull no chance, not sure how many we will bring, nice surprise the £10 effort, a bit of common sense at last.

Bought my tickets this morning as i'm a glutton for punishment.

I hope we win on Thursday...after paying for a ticket and travelling to Hudders I would be quite annoyed if we threw the game on purpose...

We haven't thrown a game. Ever.

bad turn of phrase by myself. I Just meant not play as well as possible or resting vital players that would help us get a win.

Can't see us doing that in the play offs mate

only going off what I've been hearing in other places about us possibly loosing to Huddersfield so they get a pick and then they pick us again... but I cant see this happening either. Really looking forward to the game!

If we win I'd expect:

Week 1
Huddersfield v Wigan
Warrington v Leeds - ?
St Helens v Hull KR
Hull FC v Catalans - ?

Week 2
Huddersfield v Hull FC/Catalans
Warrington/Leeds v St Helens

Week 3
Warrington/Leeds v Warrington/Leeds
Wigan v Huddersfield

and if we lose I reckon:

Week 1
Huddersfield v Wigan
Warrington v Leeds - ?
St Helens v Hull KR
Hull FC v Catalans - ?

Week 2
Wigan v St Helens
Warrington/Leeds v Hull FC/Les Catalans

Week 3
Huddersfield v Wigan
Warrington/Leeds v Warrington/Leeds

So basically I expect us to play Huddersfield in week 3 either way. The difference is we get a week off and home advantage if we win, if we lose we're away and have a tricky derby against Saints first. To my knowledge no coach has ever deliberately weakened his team for the play offs and I can't see it starting now.