sweaty craiq Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 John Woods statue unveiling at 12.30 followed by Leigh v Batley at 3pm, 8000 tickets already gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrywebbisgod Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Whatever the attendance,it won't be enough for some! Thank you for your valuable contribution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiled Wiganer Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 If they got 50k we'd still have a thread knocking it. It is wonderful to see them back in the top flight - I hope all do their fans cherish these times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepimp007 Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 8000 tickets gone because they are free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubby Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 8000 tickets gone because they are free ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southerner Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 8,000 is good on with five days left but if it doesn't sell out 12,000 then you'd have to say it would be disappointing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulwalker71 Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 8000 tickets gone because they are free Not exactly. That 8000 will include ST holders who have already paid in advance. Personally, I think its a great gesture. I hope the place is packed - they deserve to have a party! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryO Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 ? Mr Beaumont is opening the gates for anyone who cares to turn up, he has already apologised to the season ticket holders but says he wants the whole town to celebrate, and hopes that they understand his sentiments. "If Rugby League had never been Invented, today we would only have Rugby League" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryO Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Club Statement Leigh Centurions are celebrating their return to Super League, and as a huge 'Thank You' to the Legions of Leigh fans, Club Owner Derek Beaumont has announced that entry to the last home game of the season with Batley Bulldogs this Saturday will be free of charge, subject to availability. The aim is fill the Leigh Sports Village Stadium to capacity and mark the achievements of Neil Jukes' Leigh Centurions side in fitting style as a celebration for the people of Leigh and surrounding areas on the Club's return to Super League. Leigh Centurions can confirm that this offer is being extended to supporters of Batley Bulldogs, and indeed all supporters of the Greatest Game Of All. At this stage, the arrangements to facilitate this are being made, and ticket 'sales' are suspended. A further press release will be made with full details once everything is in place. In the meantime, please bear with us, and save yourself a trip to the ticket office or a phone call, as tickets are not yet available. Season Ticket holders are unaffected, and will be able to use their season tickets as normal. "If Rugby League had never been Invented, today we would only have Rugby League" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweaty craiq Posted September 12, 2016 Author Share Posted September 12, 2016 Ticket office opened at 2pm for these and closes each day at 7pm until sold out. Which looks like being tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Good idea that. Hope they get a full house. Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jannerboyuk Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Great stuff, well done Leigh. Clever way to get people in and sell them season tickets for super league. Actual promotional effort, hope everyone has a great time PROUD TO BE A MEMBER OF http://www.rugbyleaguecares.org/ and http://www.walesrugbyleague.co.uk/article/8790/join-team-wales-for-2013 Predictions for the future - Crusaders RL to get a franchise for 2012 onwards -WRONG Widnes Vikings also to get a franchise - RIGHT Crusaders RL to do the double over Widnes and finish five places ahead of them -WRONG Widnes Vikings NOT to dominate rugby league in years to come! STILL TO COME http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/cardiffdemonsrlfc/ http://www.walesrugbyleague.co.uk/ I promise to pay �10 to the charity of Bomb Jacks choice if Widnes Millionaires finish above the battling underdogs Crusaders RL. I OWE A TENNER! http://www.jaxaxe.co...89/Default.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweaty craiq Posted September 12, 2016 Author Share Posted September 12, 2016 Virtually sold out now, great marketing with SL season tickets on sale next week and a marquee signing also tba that will rock SL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Virtually sold out now, great marketing with SL season tickets on sale next week and a marquee signing also tba that will rock SL Not a televised match, as far as I can see, but I'll look forward to seeing the highlights footage, just to catch a bit of the atmosphere. Anyone who's going, enjoy the day! Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odsal Outlaw Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Great move by Leigh. If they can afford it, which they clearly can, then what better way to get people on board with SL 2017 than watching them get a (very likely) win and celebrating promotion as a town. Good on them. I'm sure the bar takings will be a bonus as well!! Nottingham Outlaws Rugby League Harry Jepson Winners 2008 RLC Midlands Premier Champions 2006 & 2008 East Midlands Challenge Cup Winners 2005, 2006, 2007 & 2008 Rotterdam International 9's Cup Winners 2005 RLC North Midlands Champions 2003 & 2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meast Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Good gesture by the owner, how many were allocated to Batley out of interest? Huddersfield Giants Supporters Association Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartholemew Smythe Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Good gesture by the owner, how many were allocated to Batley out of interest? As many as they want I`d presume.Kevin Nicholas the Batley chairman posts on the Batley forum I`m sure he`ll know how many theyv`e requested. We`re on a road to Nowhere....................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adelaide Tiger Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 What the hell is going on! I find it absolutely disgusting that the Leigh club is using the last game of a season when they have achieved promotion to the SL to promote the club in such an outlandish and sorrowful way. Surely the RFL, SL, Esther Rantzen, Watchdog and Donal McIntryre should investigate this abhorrent celebration that involves the club wanting to share the success with existing supporers and potential supporters and to attract more sponsors ..... More sponsors? Surely Uncle Joes Mint Balls and the local Fish and Chip shop give enough already. Greedy, that is what I say. AND I don't think Leigh have thought this through at all. Surely the plethora of motor vehicles driving towards the stadium will stop kids from playing hopscotch on the road; and how do they expect the local butcher to supply the extra pies; Also Now that the stadium is covered who will retrieve all the flat caps that will get stuck in the roof when chaps throw them up in air to celebrate when the team comes out? No, no, no NO! This is Rugby League, not some other johnny go lately sport that wants to celebrate their sport! What I suggest is that the club charge £200 per person so that only 50 people turn up and we can sit back knowing that all is well in the sport. P.S. Well done Leigh. I hope the venture brings in new season ticket holders next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryO Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Couldn't get there, contacted the club at 18:45 last night to be informed all the tickets have gone in the North Stand where I go to each game - missed one all season, and only two away, also the West stand fully allocated there are some still available in the East and they are saving the South till they receive the numbers required from Batley, then will release the remainder. For those who know the ground the North Stand is the popular noisy end, with the West stand being the one opposite the TV cameras, I am sure you can work out the rest. "If Rugby League had never been Invented, today we would only have Rugby League" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionelHurst Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Good update GaryO this should be a superb day of celebration and great that famous old Batley will be part of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuffer Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 8,000 is good on with five days left but if it doesn't sell out 12,000 then you'd have to say it would be disappointing? ....and there it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweaty craiq Posted September 13, 2016 Author Share Posted September 13, 2016 Online ticketing crashed over night with demand from those unable or unwilling to buy before 7pm when the ticket office closed, another interesting day in prospect, with the South stand expected to be open soon to meet demand. 9500 tickets were made available yesterday with not many left Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepimp007 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Not exactly. That 8000 will include ST holders who have already paid in advance. Personally, I think its a great gesture. I hope the place is packed - they deserve to have a party! Totally agree i'm chuffed for them to be fair they have the resources to make a real fist of SL too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweaty craiq Posted September 13, 2016 Author Share Posted September 13, 2016 The south stand is open and filling up with 2 sections already sold, the North completely sold out (3300), about 10 odd single tickets scattered about the West (3000) and 200 left in the East (3400) - so well over 10k now gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Browny Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 It is a good idea, well done. I can confirm 30+ less sales for Scotland vs Italy at Workington, after this afternoons test purchase for the Tonga match, £7.50 is extremely reasonable, however a £2.50 'delivery' fee for a walk in purchase is beyond taking the mickey, good luck with that, it's cheaper on the telly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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