We won the Challenge Cup 8 years ago.

Fair enough. I just can't get into a game that is so slow (IMO of course). For me, the ball is never in the field of play enough for any momentum to build in the match. I just find myself thinking why doesn't a bloke with a bit of pace just burn half the team on the wing because everyone is so compacted in the middle of the pitch or around the ruck where a player has been tackled.

I've had Union fans admit to me that the regular rounds of Rugby Union is poor, but the international game is meant to be fantastic - can you vouch for this?

Going back on topic (or has the title changed to "Rugby Union is crud so there"icon_wink.gif? Less than 3K tickets left which means over 15.5K in attendance for tomorrow nights game. Can believe the club hasn't issued the customary "less than 500 tickets left for the south stand" notice. Assuming we get 16K what would that take our average to?

It would make me smile if we got a bigger attendance tomorrow than Saints get for their final League game at Knowsley Road on Saturday.

It shouldn't happen, but you never know.

I have absolutely no interest at all in domestic rugby union, but watch most of the game in the 6 nations or WC etc etc. From what i've seen the better international sides just play at a much higher intensity and a quicker pace, compared to the slow, forward dominated domestic games.

An I'm sure you'll be the first to point it out to them if it does indeed happen.

Hmm I wonder why?

You probably will as lots of fans who have bought tickets now can't go because SKY have changed the date. No doubt if we have to play Wire at home in the play-offs we will have a full house or there abouts. All you wigan fans have to go to the match to be able to see the gleam of silverware for a change.

I know that Union got a massive boost after all the media attention surrounding England's world cup win but that can't be the only reason that their club game attendances have shot up so much. How are the Union teams getting more people through the gates than League teams. This is something that the clubs and the RFL should seriously be looking into. We have the better product yet they seem to be selling it far better these days.

South Stand now sold out for tonight.

Are you allowed to tell us what has actually been sold?

I understand the "Just because there shows only "X" amount left it doesn't mean the others have been sold" Argument.

So just wondered if you knew the "Sold" Figure?

bugger!! my lad has a season ticket in the south and i buy per game as i can't make them all because of work, i'm going to have to buy 2 in another stand now