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No takers 18:18 - Oct 8 with 1991 viewsArthurDaley

International Rugby league at Spotland, between two nobody teams on a Monday night at £20. No thank you.

A large VAT Dave

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No takers on 18:25 - Oct 8 with 1973 viewsisitme

Earlier in the Summer I watched Wigan versus Leeds in the Challenge Cup for £20 at Huddersfield and in a good seat. No wonder they cannot sell tickets for the same price watching Ireland play Fiji or whoever it is. Many of these players cannot/could not get into a Super League side.
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No takers on 18:34 - Oct 8 with 1946 viewsDaleAwaydayBot

I'm against all forms of Egg Chasing

After 3457 forum posts, 11 news comments & 1 match report....The Rochdale Information Robot were Born!!!

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No takers on 18:40 - Oct 8 with 1923 viewsisitme

No takers on 18:34 - Oct 8 by DaleAwaydayBot

I'm against all forms of Egg Chasing


Why?

Have you ever watched a game of Rugby League or Rugby Union?
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No takers on 18:40 - Oct 8 with 1922 viewsClivert

No takers on 18:34 - Oct 8 by DaleAwaydayBot

I'm against all forms of Egg Chasing


I agree Tazzy, rugby players are just fat blokes who were useless at football at school.
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No takers on 18:42 - Oct 8 with 1911 viewsD_Alien

No takers on 18:34 - Oct 8 by DaleAwaydayBot

I'm against all forms of Egg Chasing


You've no chance with girls then

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No takers on 18:47 - Oct 8 with 1895 viewsisitme

No takers on 18:40 - Oct 8 by Clivert

I agree Tazzy, rugby players are just fat blokes who were useless at football at school.


http://total-gains.com/2012/06/the-sonny-bill-williams-workout/

This guy would tend to disagree with you.
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No takers on 18:51 - Oct 8 with 1874 viewsClivert

No takers on 18:47 - Oct 8 by isitme

http://total-gains.com/2012/06/the-sonny-bill-williams-workout/

This guy would tend to disagree with you.


Fully grown men rolling about on top of each other in the mud just isn't for me.
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No takers on 18:51 - Oct 8 with 1873 viewsClivert

No takers on 18:47 - Oct 8 by isitme

http://total-gains.com/2012/06/the-sonny-bill-williams-workout/

This guy would tend to disagree with you.


Fully grown men rolling about on top of each other in the mud just isn't for me.
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No takers on 19:06 - Oct 8 with 1843 viewsBartRowou

No takers on 18:51 - Oct 8 by Clivert

Fully grown men rolling about on top of each other in the mud just isn't for me.


It's like that wrestling. Blokes in underpants and compromising positions.

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No takers on 19:11 - Oct 8 with 1827 viewsmacro

rugby league - no thanks
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No takers on 19:17 - Oct 8 with 1814 viewsColDale

the ticket prices sum up the naivety of those responsible for bringing the match to Spotland. There was genuine belief that hosting a RL World Cup game at Spotland (one of the preliminaries before the Australia v NZ final) would see the stadium packed and reinvigorate a love of RL within the town. If they struggle to get beyond 100 paying punters for a league game (after season tickets), they've no chance for a game involving two sides containing players that no one but the obsessive die hards will have heard of. I'm a RL fan and there's no chance at all of me watching this.

I can only hope that there is no financial implication for the football club via the Stadium Company in hosting this game.
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No takers on 19:39 - Oct 8 with 1772 viewsTVOS1907

No takers on 18:34 - Oct 8 by DaleAwaydayBot

I'm against all forms of Egg Chasing


Your best post ever, Taz.

When I was your age, I used to enjoy the odd game of tennis. Or was it golf?

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No takers on 19:54 - Oct 8 with 1738 viewsClivert

No takers on 19:17 - Oct 8 by ColDale

the ticket prices sum up the naivety of those responsible for bringing the match to Spotland. There was genuine belief that hosting a RL World Cup game at Spotland (one of the preliminaries before the Australia v NZ final) would see the stadium packed and reinvigorate a love of RL within the town. If they struggle to get beyond 100 paying punters for a league game (after season tickets), they've no chance for a game involving two sides containing players that no one but the obsessive die hards will have heard of. I'm a RL fan and there's no chance at all of me watching this.

I can only hope that there is no financial implication for the football club via the Stadium Company in hosting this game.


Come on Col I'm pretty sure that the people of Rochdale's famous 'Little Fiji' district will turn out in full force for the fixture.
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No takers on 20:28 - Oct 8 with 1673 viewsharoldo

No takers on 18:51 - Oct 8 by Clivert

Fully grown men rolling about on top of each other in the mud just isn't for me.


watching overpaid south americans rolling over when they haven't been touched is a lot worse!
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No takers on 21:49 - Oct 8 with 1609 viewsTVOS1907

No takers on 20:28 - Oct 8 by haroldo

watching overpaid south americans rolling over when they haven't been touched is a lot worse!


You don't see many of them at Spotland.

When I was your age, I used to enjoy the odd game of tennis. Or was it golf?

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No takers on 22:05 - Oct 8 with 1596 viewsdownunder

No takers on 18:47 - Oct 8 by isitme

http://total-gains.com/2012/06/the-sonny-bill-williams-workout/

This guy would tend to disagree with you.


Sonny Bill. Also heavyweight boxing champion of NZ. Dont argue with him.
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No takers on 22:10 - Oct 8 with 1587 viewsphomem

No takers on 20:28 - Oct 8 by haroldo

watching overpaid south americans rolling over when they haven't been touched is a lot worse!


Youll get Ricardo going at people taking a dive
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No takers on 23:11 - Oct 8 with 1530 viewsThreeLions

I like my Rugby but wont be attending that game im afraid, too expensive.
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No takers on 23:48 - Oct 8 with 1512 viewsDiddyDave

No takers on 22:05 - Oct 8 by downunder

Sonny Bill. Also heavyweight boxing champion of NZ. Dont argue with him.


That`s cos he`s only fought bums,blokes who are stuffed after half a dozen rounds and he wouldn`t last five minutes against the likes of Shane Cameron or David Tua.
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No takers on 00:06 - Oct 9 with 1504 viewsDiddyDave

Well,it`s pretty obvious the round ball followers won`t be going to any league games at Spotland ever,so it wouldn`t matter if they let people in for free,they still wouldn`t darken the gates. Is twenty quid excessive over there? I guess it is if you`re not an afficionado,but bet it`s still cheaper than spending the same amount of time in the boozer with your missus and a couple of mates. For those who love their league they might give it a go even if both sides could hardly be called top liners,though no doubt the Fijians will have some first team NRL and Super League players in their side. It`s just a game that`s part of a tournament that we all know will be an Australia/NZ,or Australia/England final,but for some they might say in later years,"Yes,I went to a game in Rochdale that was part of the 2013 Rugby League World Cup".
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No takers on 07:44 - Oct 9 with 1444 viewsdownunder

No takers on 23:48 - Oct 8 by DiddyDave

That`s cos he`s only fought bums,blokes who are stuffed after half a dozen rounds and he wouldn`t last five minutes against the likes of Shane Cameron or David Tua.


Agreed. But would you take a punch from him?
Top notch athlete, pity his agent has made him into such a mercenary.
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No takers on 15:58 - Oct 9 with 1294 viewspioneer

No takers on 19:17 - Oct 8 by ColDale

the ticket prices sum up the naivety of those responsible for bringing the match to Spotland. There was genuine belief that hosting a RL World Cup game at Spotland (one of the preliminaries before the Australia v NZ final) would see the stadium packed and reinvigorate a love of RL within the town. If they struggle to get beyond 100 paying punters for a league game (after season tickets), they've no chance for a game involving two sides containing players that no one but the obsessive die hards will have heard of. I'm a RL fan and there's no chance at all of me watching this.

I can only hope that there is no financial implication for the football club via the Stadium Company in hosting this game.


I have been saying since the application that the deal struck should be transparent. Each applicant had to make a financial guarantee to the organisers. We do not know what that guarantee was and who is on the hook for it (though I strongly suspect its Rochdale taxpayers). The organisers must have thought how the hell are we going to sell Ireland v Fiji on a Monday night - I know - get Rochdale to host it!

As for the Fijian community I wonder if there will be any 'special arrangments' for their tickets? Id love to see the entire arrangements independently audited.

I have bought a ticket for the double header semi finals at Wembley and the final at Old Trafford for 25 quid each, oh and they threw in a world cup beanie for free!

No interest in watching nobodies (or more to the point, players who aren't good enpough to play for Eng?aus/NZ but find some long lost roots to qualify for these teams). If you bother to follow the build up you will probably find that these teams have to wait to name their squads until after England/Australia/New Zealnad name theirs in order to be able to select the leftovers.
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No takers on 18:16 - Oct 9 with 1215 viewsArthurDaley

Pugwash got the prices wrong.

Many apologies folks!

I was comletely wrong about the prices, those I quoted were only for the main stand. Pearl St tickets are £15 and £7.50 and Sandy Lane terraced tickets are £10 and £5.00. The Willbuts St stand is not quoted as yet and will probably be used only if the other tickets sales are suggesting it's necassary

A large VAT Dave

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No takers on 19:37 - Oct 9 with 1186 viewsDiddyDave

No takers on 15:58 - Oct 9 by pioneer

I have been saying since the application that the deal struck should be transparent. Each applicant had to make a financial guarantee to the organisers. We do not know what that guarantee was and who is on the hook for it (though I strongly suspect its Rochdale taxpayers). The organisers must have thought how the hell are we going to sell Ireland v Fiji on a Monday night - I know - get Rochdale to host it!

As for the Fijian community I wonder if there will be any 'special arrangments' for their tickets? Id love to see the entire arrangements independently audited.

I have bought a ticket for the double header semi finals at Wembley and the final at Old Trafford for 25 quid each, oh and they threw in a world cup beanie for free!

No interest in watching nobodies (or more to the point, players who aren't good enpough to play for Eng?aus/NZ but find some long lost roots to qualify for these teams). If you bother to follow the build up you will probably find that these teams have to wait to name their squads until after England/Australia/New Zealnad name theirs in order to be able to select the leftovers.


Yes,I agree with your comments about these nobody countries who have to rummage through ancestry.com in order to field a team,but that`s because they call it the "RL World Cup" when we know there`s only half a dozen countries at most who actually play the game in a competetive way. My point is that to me,it`s an honour for Spotland Stadium to be hosting a game,though I do concede that Fiji v Ireland is hardly a headline fixture. But then again,I`m sure both teams will be going all out to win and I can recall quite a few games in the last World Cup,out here in Australia,that produced cracking games amongst the minnows,and as a League fan,I`d certainly be going along.
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No takers on 21:58 - Oct 9 with 1114 viewsphomem

No takers on 19:37 - Oct 9 by DiddyDave

Yes,I agree with your comments about these nobody countries who have to rummage through ancestry.com in order to field a team,but that`s because they call it the "RL World Cup" when we know there`s only half a dozen countries at most who actually play the game in a competetive way. My point is that to me,it`s an honour for Spotland Stadium to be hosting a game,though I do concede that Fiji v Ireland is hardly a headline fixture. But then again,I`m sure both teams will be going all out to win and I can recall quite a few games in the last World Cup,out here in Australia,that produced cracking games amongst the minnows,and as a League fan,I`d certainly be going along.


Bet it won't sell out
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