Why does the RFL need to sell it? A final sells itself.

Do you work for the BBC secretly? As yes maybe fewer will tune in to watch Ray 'he's going for the liiiiine' French. Gutted about that.

Does anyone have the figures of the amount of tickets sold for Wembley so far?

they only went on sale today for wire n giants so i dont think they will say anything til tomorrow

We have sold close to 8k in one day, but alot of neutrals will already have tickets no idea about them.

It sells itself to the fans of the clubs there and the ones who go year in year out no matter who is there it doesn't sell itself to the others though.

Is the allocation for each team that reaches the final still 10,000 or has it gone up to more?

Sure I heard 14k but im really not sure.

How many do saints and Leeds normally take to finals?

How many did we take in 2004?

The points made about Rugby League's profile down in the south are spot on.
Living in London, and with friends working in the media, RL has about the same profile, unfortunately, as international tiddlywinks.
I was going to say badminton, but in today's Times and on BBC sport there is more info on badminton.
Apart from its football supplement the Times has 12 pages of sport. RL has a 1 column 19 line side box to report the entire semi final round.
When I used to tell people I'm from Wigan peole used to talk about Rugby. Now I get "haven't the football team done well!"
When Shaun Edwards gets a mention it's ALWAYS as a Rugby Union coach; his Wigan glory days are not on the radar.
Unfortunately it doesn't seem to matter who is playing in the final, to the madia down here it's a non event.
The matter of how a great product got into this condition is another story.

Rugby league - The best kept secret in British sport

One of those "Hollywood" actors is a washed up old has-been who really ISN'T famous any more living in the past......................... All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up.

An honest view would be that it's good for the game [iwhichever [/iof this year's finalists win, as neither has been Cup holder for so long. Then again, you are a Wiganer, so sad, obsessive bias is to be expected.