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I am hence looking at the flagship event which is the main event , sorry for you that that is difficult to understand

Ok but the flagship event got no where near , which is really where the main focus should lie without wishing to sound insensetive

Probably because they are relatively new conceots , the flagship event is really important to focus upon

His point is totally valid , when people realise how we can simply improve things by doing the fundamentals we will be able to move forward in step with other sports and not go backwards as we are.

Thats a pretty sad assesment Dave but that is the reality of the situation, people who think that it was a success need to really look at the whole picture rather than focussing on free TV and inclusivity

Is it not a positive thread to shout it from the rooftops that you made a profit and what you are going to do with the proceeds to grow the game ? If we did or do make a profit surely its in the games intrest to say so and put out positive statements to the public, media and sponsors ?

Sèems like the organisers messed up alot of the fundamentals of running a World cup ! People should really take note of what went wrong not because its been negative but these crucial things people were paid very well to deliver ; which they clearly did not.

Lets be honest here , it cant be that difficult to target supporters of the clubs where the games are taking place or clubs in general ?

Another point I would like to make is that ive been a supporter of RL for 40 years now and I have never recieved one email from anyone inviting me to a world cuo game ! Im a Leeds RL supporter but due to moving to the Nkrth West ive mostly gone to Saints to watch nuetral games over the last 20 years, Saints send me mails about various things but they never sent one email about the World cup to me . That feels to me that no one is trying to do the right thing in working together to target supporters

Yes it can , but we should clearly know the value of our product ! They dont seem to know that

You have to be able to adapt in business, having rigid plans kills alot of companies

Can you really get the pricing wrong ? Surely thats a fundamental issue ? The narrative on social media was the tickets were too expensive and the perception in peoples minds was set , that is unacceptable in my opinion . It means the organisers were wrong and we should not be blindly patting them on the back

I doubt there will be a fanfare

I will be surprised to see these figures published anytime soon

There has to be surely a clear understanding of what an RL fan will pay ? It surely cant be that difficult do do the financials to work out what figure is required to create a profit or loss ? Sell the tickets according to that plan

If i paid 20 quid for a ticket i would rather sit in a full stadium that sold the rest of the tickets cheaper to fill it up , it would create a better overall experience for me and others and generate greater revenue and credibility for the game in so many ways. People need to view a bigger overall picture

No i dont anymore

I did but i admit that i cant access BBC very easily these days and I have to rely on youtube highlights and reading texts, please look how had the offical youtube highlights are ( hopefully you will find it totally unacceptable)

From who ? If the tournament breaks even who pays ?

It would bring in more revenue and look better for the game so not really devaluing

What is the figure they are guaranteec ?

Who are they guaranteed a payout from? Yes only one game but i must add i have to rely on highlights of some games ( have you seen the official highlights on youtube ) They must be the worst highlights package put out in professional sport.

Then why dont the organisers react with deals ? 2 for 1 , kids free, pay what you can ? Etc etc

As much as there has been a few positives this to me is the most accurate reflection of events, we as a game still dont understand how important it is to do the small things correctly and I feel that RL fans accept absolute rubbish. We are going to be lucky to break even so even if we attract a few more to our sport we will have no additiinal finances to help them progress, maybe we should all hang our heads in shame that we as a sport did not get behind the tournament by getting to more matches but the powers that be are meant to lead that side of things by inspiring us with marketing ideas that entice people who are new , exisisting or lost from the game. Missing the target audience attendance by nearly 50% is incredible and because we are starved of RL on terrestrial tv we just accept it , there was really only one great match and we missed out on the alot of the top teams playing each other by having emerging nations playing. Been inclusive etc maybe great in some eyes but we have to focus on the pinnacle of the game to inspire the future generations .

C