Even if it is 'sold out', I expect a few empty seats.

I'll be there. Won't get home until 6.30am but heck, so what.

That's the spirit!

True dedication, that's what I like to see.

NRC Ticket Update

At close of business on Friday there were just 150 tickets remaining for the Northern Rail Cup Final against Barrow.

The game takes place at Bloomfield Road, Blackpool on Sunday 12th July and the remaining tickets are for the uncovered seating in the East Stand priced £12 adults and £5 concessions.

The ticket office at the Club is open tomorrow between 10am and 12noon with the Club taking telephone bookings from 9am on Monday subject to availability of tickets.

Why--just because it doesnt fit in with your arrangements?? I found myself in exactly the same situation but accepted the situation and just got on with it. Its been one ticket per season ticket holder for a long time.

I dont think one of these finals has ever sold out and after last years poor crowd they didnt want the same thing to happen again. In hindsight the RFL probably neednt have worried but they organised the 9's which has been well publicised--no excuse for not knowing it was on.

However I think the RFL will have egg on their faces as come 5.15 only the fans of the 2 sides in the final will be there and lots of empty spaces will have appeared.

Widnes have just 90 tickets left for next month's Northern Rail Cup Final against Barrow at Bloomfield Road, Blackpool. All tickets are for Block S and sales wll resume at 9.30am on Monday morning with telephone bookings also available. www.widnesvikings.co.uk

Widnes have just 90 tickets left for next month's Northern Rail Cup Final against Barrow at Bloomfield Road, Blackpool. All tickets are for Block S and sales wll resume at 9.30am on Monday morning with telephone bookings also available. www.widnesvikings.co.uk

So we've sold about 3,700 so far then. I believe the RFL have agreed to send another batch of tickets when we have sold out. So I would expect us to have around 4,000 there this year. Not as good as the 5,000+ we had in 2007, but I suppose there's still time.

Well why else would I take issue with it? I'm sure I'm not alone on this issue.



And I got one with it too. I just don't think it makes sense to limit it to 1 per ticket holder. I as a season ticket holder was not able to take advantage because two in my party don't have season tickets. 2 per ticket holder would have been better.

I think the idea therefore is to encourage those in your party that don't have a season ticket to get one?

For clubs with lower attendances they can probably offer two final tickets for one season ticket but we are in the favourable position I guess that demand outstrips supply.

I hope you / have got sorted mate. I am off in Dubrovnik for the final My season ticket was given to one of my mates who hasn't got one otherwise I would have offered on here.

I understand what you are saying but, our initial allocation was only something like 2,800 apparantly we've still got about 2,000 season ticket holders - if everyone wanted 2 tickets we would have needed 4,000 tickets, which we just don't have.

So yes I agree about it being frustrating, I was in the same situation as both you and John S. So that all three of us, maybe prooves it not exactly perfect, but whats the alternative if there simply aren't enough tickets to go around?

I'm not un-sympathetic with your plight mate.. quite the opposite. My dad doesn't get a season ticket either and for the 2007 GF at Headingly I got one with my season ticket and then waited to see whether we could get one for my old man.
That is quite different to this as I appreciate that was standing and so there wasn't quite the importance of having to get tickets together etc..

If I could go to Blackpool then I would be in exactly the same boat as you and your lot.

As I said mate.. I hope you have got sorted or do get sorted and you have a great day out.

As an aside.. if you have already got married then congratulations and if you are yet to get married.. all the best.. my wedding day in 2008 was one of the best days of my life.. along with a few other Widnes related days too.

Cheers, had a great afternoon at the Stobart on my wedding day, we got tickets in the end, I think a change of venue is needed if it was held at a ground like JJB or Glapharm then i reckon there would be no ticket issues