Buying tickets for the RLWC

[Tommygilf]

1 minute ago, graveyard johnny said:

 i know i am making the point to its extreme obviously - but sometimes on these forums you have to do just that

But for most games in this world cup it just isn't true pal? 

[gingerjon]

Just now, graveyard johnny said:

 i know i am making the point to its extreme obviously - but sometimes on these forums you have to do just that

Your point appears to be that, uniquely, rugby league's older fans are so mind meltingly stupid that they cannot buy tickets on an app, unlike supporters of football, cricket, union etc etc.

I have a higher opinion of them.

[gingerjon]

4 minutes ago, Tommygilf said:

That's just to Nigeria though right?

"Mr Gingerjon, I have a rare and exciting opportunity for you ..."

[graveyard johnny]

11 minutes ago, gingerjon said:

I'm told that the safest way to pay for anything is through your banking app or contactless via your phone.

pulling the exact change out of a tight fist for a pint of mild is far safer

 

 

[Tommygilf]

5 minutes ago, gingerjon said:

"Mr Gingerjon, I have a rare and exciting opportunity for you ..."

Its when they start using my pseudonyms that I get really worried I've been hacked

[fighting irish]

2 hours ago, GUBRATS said:

All tickets one price , sell the best view first , sorted 

If like me you'll only be sorting it out a month or two before , you get what's left 

You owe me a pint, for stirring it all up in your name. Lol. 

Answer me this, if you ended up with a poor seat/standing position would you consider buying earlier next time, if it didn't cost you any more money?

[graveyard johnny]

12 minutes ago, gingerjon said:

Your point appears to be that, uniquely, rugby league's older fans are so mind meltingly stupid that they cannot buy tickets on an app, unlike supporters of football, cricket, union etc etc.

I have a higher opinion of them.

So because most people will be brainwashed in to having to use an app to go the toilet within in a few years it makes the ones who resist this nonsense stupid? i would say quite the opposite

[Tommygilf]

7 minutes ago, fighting irish said:

You owe me a pint, for stirring it all up in your name. Lol. 

Answer me this, if you ended up with a poor seat/standing position would you consider buying earlier next time, if it didn't cost you any more money?

No, because I quite like watching Rugby from the ends, I'd just be peeved that I'd had to pay significantly extra for the pleasure.

[GUBRATS]

1 hour ago, Tommygilf said:

No, says every sporting event, theatrical, concert and show since Shakespeare's globe was constructed in the 16th Century that doesn't charge a flat rate between the royal box and the seats in the gods...

I can think of a game actually that did do what you suggest actually last year. LUFC sold out a Tuesday night game against Crewe in the League cup. The seats me and my family were sat in would normally be worth £47.00 each for a normal matchday, so roughly £150.00 altogether. We actually paid £45.00 for all of our tickets, slashing prices to a third of their actual value (and we were the equivalent of category B).

This is the sort of ticket price cutting you are advocating for in every game of the RLWC. As this is the sort of slashing of prices you have to go to.

If you're stupid enough to pay 15 quid to watch Leeds United , why am I even discussing this with you ?

[Dave T]

1 hour ago, fighting irish said:

Dave, no-one is claiming this is a method to sell out all the available seating. It's a lever and a very attractive lever to get people to buy early. If early on, the seats are selling like hot cakes then we can broadcast that information providing a further lever for people to get on the bandwagon, because it's filling up quick. All those are positives from a business, cash flow and ''perceived-value'' perspective. The people who wait ''might'' miss out, or have to pay more than they used to (under the old system) for the poorer seats - You could argue, it serves them right.

As it is now we are all cringing because the purchases are so late that we fear empty terraces on our premium televised games.

If it doesn't sell those 30k empty seats (or at least some of them) then why do it? 

And Gubrats did mention selling out. 

[Dave T]

43 minutes ago, gingerjon said:

Your point appears to be that, uniquely, rugby league's older fans are so mind meltingly stupid that they cannot buy tickets on an app, unlike supporters of football, cricket, union etc etc.

I have a higher opinion of them.

 

28 minutes ago, graveyard johnny said:

So because most people will be brainwashed in to having to use an app to go the toilet within in a few years it makes the ones who resist this nonsense stupid? i would say quite the opposite

Because we always have so many empty seats, it is generally possible to buy tickets from a window in person on the day. 

Surely everyone is happy? 

[Dave T]

1 hour ago, fighting irish said:

I said that hours ago, but I didn't notice your acknowledgement.

It's a fast moving thread. 

And don't be so needy

[GUBRATS]

50 minutes ago, gingerjon said:

Your point appears to be that, uniquely, rugby league's older fans are so mind meltingly stupid that they cannot buy tickets on an app, unlike supporters of football, cricket, union etc etc.

I have a higher opinion of them.

What's an ' app ' ?

[Tommygilf]

10 minutes ago, GUBRATS said:

If you're stupid enough to pay 15 quid to watch Leeds United , why am I even discussing this with you ?

Actually I paid £15 to watch Crewe

[GUBRATS]

1 hour ago, Tommygilf said:

Traditionally Irish I was taught that estimations were the advantageous way of discussing a topic in general terms. Given that the figures being dealt with in the specific example of a random group game I picked (Ireland vs Jamaica) were £66 highest, £35 category B, and £20 everywhere else I would think that halving would be good for a poster who likes to use "simples" or "simple as" as justification for points made.

Incidentally I didn't choose the other fixtures at Headingley which have the above pricepoints at £84, £55 and £25 respectively as I didn't want to make his point too embarrassing to justify with 60% and 35% decreases (mental maths calculation) to account for further. Also I think for smaller grounds like Doncaster potentially having a much broader swathe of pricing, i.e. just sides and ends, could have some merit. Though it would signify that the RLWC team didn't think they could sell out those grounds, which would be immensely disappointing (if not unexpected).

Naughty , naughty Tommy , you e already stated that Headingleys pricing for standing is all the same , and I stated that obviously standing would be priced differently to seated , so what have you put the terrace prices in with the different seated prices ? , Just to try to make a ' point ' , poor form old chap , poor form 

So in the first game it's between 66 and 35 , but I'd guess there's a lot more 35 s than 66 s , so the ' equal price might be 45 

On your second example it's 84 and 55 , so again probably more 55s than 84s so a split price of maybe 65 

Don't try to be clever Tommy 

[GUBRATS]

59 minutes ago, Tommygilf said:

But for most games in this world cup it just isn't true pal? 

You just used the ' extreme ' quite unfairly in your Headingley examples 

[Tommygilf]

1 minute ago, GUBRATS said:

Naughty , naughty Tommy , you e already stated that Headingleys pricing for standing is all the same , and I stated that obviously standing would be priced differently to seated , so what have you put the terrace prices in with the different seated prices ? , Just to try to make a ' point ' , poor form old chap , poor form 

So in the first game it's between 66 and 35 , but I'd guess there's a lot more 35 s than 66 s , so the ' equal price might be 45 

On your second example it's 84 and 55 , so again probably more 55s than 84s so a split price of maybe 65 

Don't try to be clever Tommy 

So we're guaranteed to be only losing 10 and 30 quid (x2) per seated ticket each game? Alongside the number of people who wouldn't pay £35 to stand? And remember this is just 3 games Headingley. 

Its clear that you do struggle when obvious flaws are pointed out to you with your simple solutions. Perhaps think them out a bit more first pal.

[GUBRATS]

53 minutes ago, fighting irish said:

You owe me a pint, for stirring it all up in your name. Lol. 

Answer me this, if you ended up with a poor seat/standing position would you consider buying earlier next time, if it didn't cost you any more money?

Obviously 

Me , thee n Johnny puttin world to reets for all these young UN's who know nowt

[GUBRATS]

48 minutes ago, Tommygilf said:

No, because I quite like watching Rugby from the ends, I'd just be peeved that I'd had to pay significantly extra for the pleasure.

So it's personal ,thats what all the discussion has been about ? , So where do you stand at Headingley ? , The Mish mash stadium of SL , an updated version of Belle Vue 

[GUBRATS]

25 minutes ago, Dave T said:

If it doesn't sell those 30k empty seats (or at least some of them) then why do it? 

And Gubrats did mention selling out. 

Isn't that the aim ? , As I explained earlier , I'd expect the organisers to have projected attendances for every game , not necessarily sell outs 

[Dunbar]

1 hour ago, fighting irish said:

I can remember a much kinder time, when people were more respectful of peoples heartfelt opinions and Dixon of Dock Green didn't need a tazer, CS spray, a 3 foot long baton and a stab-proof vest.

You must be delighted that violent crime in England and Wales has fallen by almost three-quarters (72%) in the last 25 years.

[Tommygilf]

Just now, GUBRATS said:

So it's personal ,thats what all the discussion has been about ? , So where do you stand at Headingley ? , The Mish mash stadium of SL , an updated version of Belle Vue 

If you think that my posting on this thread is personal and then, I think, proceed to attempt an insult towards me based on the stadium of the team I support, then it reflects more on you than me, mate.

[GUBRATS]

17 minutes ago, Tommygilf said:

Actually I paid £15 to watch Crewe

Not all bad then 

[Tommygilf]

Just now, GUBRATS said:

Not all bad then 

It wasn't, they lost 3 nil which was great

[GUBRATS]

7 minutes ago, Tommygilf said:

So we're guaranteed to be only losing 10 and 30 quid (x2) per seated ticket each game? Alongside the number of people who wouldn't pay £35 to stand? And remember this is just 3 games Headingley. 

Its clear that you do struggle when obvious flaws are pointed out to you with your simple solutions. Perhaps think them out a bit more first pal.

I'd assumed the lowest prices were for standing , so they don't change , as I put are there equal numbers of the most expensive and the least expensive seats ? , I'd guess not 

If the projected attendance is reached , then the same amount of money is made , what we are trying to achieve here is getting more people to buy tickets earlier