Should have them both played on the same day at the same place. Should be sortable!

Rock 'n' Roll.

I like the double-header idea, but what about the Etihad?

It's in the off-season for football, good ground, centrally located, already proven as a good venue for RL.

I think that a lot of the issue over poor atendences is because RL fans in general dont travel.

Yes, I know we have one of the largest, if not the largest, away set of fans, but even we only take a fraction of the fans who attend home games.

Other teams away support is absolutely laughable.

I reckon the fans that like going to away games will always go, some extras will go to a semi, but the majority only watch home games plus finals.

Sadly pal i think that it being on TV is a big contribution as to why fans give the semi a miss

and i do buy into the fact that people dont like spending over the cost of the season ticket, i certainly see it at Wigan, all those that regularly go to away games will agree that its always the same faces... a lot has changed since the days of the Regal trophy/Lancs cup et al and its just the way it is.

Be prepared for around 11k on saturday

Put it this way, they could have given us the 4139 on the touchline. and that still wouldnt be sold now. Top tier of the stand behind the sticks has not been opened at the minute.

We'll have around 6k at the game. Behind the sticks will be full.

We will not outnumber Leeds 5-1.

I'm pretty pleased with 6k considering we took a similar amount to wire for the semi last year. Had this game been at Langtree I think it would have seen a cracking crowd to be honest.

Maybe it's the fact you put so many passed us last time and some of our fans genuinely believe it's going to happen again?!
Holidays maybe?
Finances?
As much as the Keepmoat was awful last year I do think taking this game there may of been better.
At the moment we haven't sold the upper tier behind the sticks and I don't think they are bothering opening it.
Safe journey across.

I don't think you'll be far off though mate.

I can't see why Leeds fans wouldn't go just because they feared a beating. They surely know better then most that in big games their side shows up and theyll give us a cracking game.

As for our fans I'd be suprised if we took more then 5k. As much as it's a semi final a lot of people still seem to see them as regular away games and therefore won't travel.

Not even close.

The reason for the low gate IMO is the gap from the 1/4 final to the semi-final. It is just too much. Also the lack of marketing from the RFL.

A double-header is the way forward in my opinion. Etihad stadium push the tickets and I reckon 30k+ will go.

That's exactly what I've been saying for a good few weeks.
We've started to play a lot better in recent weeks I'd say, especially since the last time we played you at least.

Waiting nearly 3 weeks before putting the tickets on sale can't have helped either.

Thought it was crazy at the time.

If we have to start doing a double header for the semis then the cup's finished IMO. 30k at the Etihad still leaves 15k empty seats, and everyone wouldn't sit through both games anyway. The long gap between the rounds is stupid, but that surely shouldn't affect ticket sales?

We get this every year the gap is too long/too short between the rounds its not going to change so get on with it and support your team and get to Huddersfield on Saturday,the only way is if it went back to the 1st bank holiday in May but that wont change under the current tv deal.I cant wait for Saturday to come and a chance to win the cup back to back.

Let me just slap this down as total garbage. Outselling us 5 to 1 would over sell the entire ground for starters!