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Post by jim on Apr 30, 2008 23:20:38 GMT 10
OK so just put a bit of a poll up. So what are people's thoughs, will the crowds be better than last year? I personally think they will and i personally love the concept that is millenium magic.
I'm going to say 90,000 to 110,000 so thats 45,000 to 55,000 a day. Might be a bit high but hopefully plenty of people get there.
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Post by Druzik on Apr 30, 2008 23:30:03 GMT 10
I think it'll be between 30-35k per day so 60-70k overall, which will be not too shabby I think
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Post by Marv on Apr 30, 2008 23:34:01 GMT 10
I think it'll be between 30-35k per day so 60-70k overall, which will be not too shabby I think I was hoping 35-40 that would work out at 70-80k Wowo me being more optimistic than druzik  |
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Post by jim on Apr 30, 2008 23:34:07 GMT 10
I think it'll be between 30-35k per day so 60-70k overall, which will be not too shabby I think Yeh not too shabby at all, I would be happy with 60,000 overall. Maybe in a couple years time we could realistically put option 8 as the outcome... Let's hope so anyway. |
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Post by jim on Apr 30, 2008 23:36:06 GMT 10
I think it'll be between 30-35k per day so 60-70k overall, which will be not too shabby I think I was hoping 35-40 that would work out at 70-80k Wowo me being more optimistic than druzik I've still got you covered though  ;D |
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Post by Druzik on Apr 30, 2008 23:39:26 GMT 10
I think it'll be between 30-35k per day so 60-70k overall, which will be not too shabby I think I was hoping 35-40 that would work out at 70-80k Wowo me being more optimistic than druzik FEK! 150000 sell out with 4 billion watching!  .... and Lyon for the Championships title next year. |
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Post by Kiwi fan on May 1, 2008 9:05:34 GMT 10
How many can the stadium fit? I went 70,000-90,000.
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Post by jim on May 1, 2008 14:48:17 GMT 10
How many can the stadium fit? I went 70,000-90,000. 75,000 capacity I'm pretty sure. So a maximum of 150,000 for both days. |
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Post by jim on May 4, 2008 23:10:59 GMT 10
www.superleague.co.uk/article.php?id=10444OK so these are the results after day 1: Warrington 36 def Huddersfield 34 Wakefield 54 def Castleford 16 Leeds 40 def Bradford 26 Crowd: 30,628 So looks like druzik was on track for the crowds, maybe they will be bigger on day 2.
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Post by jim on May 4, 2008 23:21:08 GMT 10
Just thinking about Millennium magic, i love the concept but do people think it will be long term? Seriously I would love it to stay but what happens if the game does get big in wales, do you keep it in wales or re-locate it? Maybe have another event the same in another city, maybe moscow, dublin, glasgow, rome etc. etc. I would love for the NRL to adopt something similar, the problem is where, nothing really near by, sure there is NZ but they have an NRL team and the country isn't that big. PNG, well i doubt PNG have a 25,000+ seat stadium let alone 70,000+ which would be nesessary. Maybe USA? I know I'm thinking to far ahead here, seem to do that alot lately  |
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Post by Druzik on May 5, 2008 17:04:49 GMT 10
Just thinking about Millennium magic, i love the concept but do people think it will be long term? Seriously I would love it to stay but what happens if the game does get big in wales, do you keep it in wales or re-locate it? Maybe have another event the same in another city, maybe moscow, dublin, glasgow, rome etc. etc. I would love for the NRL to adopt something similar, the problem is where, nothing really near by, sure there is NZ but they have an NRL team and the country isn't that big. PNG, well i doubt PNG have a 25,000+ seat stadium let alone 70,000+ which would be nesessary. Maybe USA? I know I'm thinking to far ahead here, seem to do that alot lately MM will be persisted with for a few years yeat, once the Welsh crowds get up and running in about 5 years time for it it can be taken somewhere else... but at the moment RFL needs to persist with it as it is... MM needs to become an event on the RL calendar. |
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Post by jim on May 5, 2008 22:08:23 GMT 10
Just thinking about Millennium magic, i love the concept but do people think it will be long term? Seriously I would love it to stay but what happens if the game does get big in wales, do you keep it in wales or re-locate it? Maybe have another event the same in another city, maybe moscow, dublin, glasgow, rome etc. etc. I would love for the NRL to adopt something similar, the problem is where, nothing really near by, sure there is NZ but they have an NRL team and the country isn't that big. PNG, well i doubt PNG have a 25,000+ seat stadium let alone 70,000+ which would be nesessary. Maybe USA? I know I'm thinking to far ahead here, seem to do that alot lately MM will be persisted with for a few years yeat, once the Welsh crowds get up and running in about 5 years time for it it can be taken somewhere else... but at the moment RFL needs to persist with it as it is... MM needs to become an event on the RL calendar. Yeh I know, until we can sell it out and Celtic can get 10,000 to games i think it shoulkd stay in Wales. Where next though, Ireland, Scotland, Russia? I'm not sure, I would like to see it in a big country like Russia, Italy, Germany etc. but then again less englishmen would turn out because it's further away and the initial crowds may be p*ss poor... BTW 63,000 or there abouts on the weekend. So looks like you wre right dan, i was way off  |
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Post by Druzik on May 5, 2008 22:12:49 GMT 10
Small steps.
I think it will be persisted with in wales for another few years, but them it could become something like a road show.
One year in Ireland, next in Scotland, then back to Wales, in England, France and then Germany maybe... or stay on the home nations.
It will give fans each year a new place to go and explore... venues or cities may want to bid for the right to host it and get money from it that way.
Russia wont happen just from a visa point of view let alone a logistical one!
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Post by jim on May 5, 2008 22:20:59 GMT 10
Small steps. I think it will be persisted with in wales for another few years, but them it could become something like a road show. One year in Ireland, next in Scotland, then back to Wales, in England, France and then Germany maybe... or stay on the home nations. It will give fans each year a new place to go and explore... venues or cities may want to bid for the right to host it and get money from it that way. Russia wont happen just from a visa point of view let alone a logistical one! Yeh I don't mind that idea, the problem i see is the effects it had in year 1 may be lost by the next time it comes around. Maybe even have 2 a year? maybe... not sure. I would love to see the NRL do something like MM but where, NZ i suppose would be the best bet, PNG are no chance, I would love for them to take games to USA but it isn't really logical, I mean the MM is logical because it isn't far to travel for pommies. |
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Post by Druzik on May 5, 2008 23:33:32 GMT 10
Small steps. I think it will be persisted with in wales for another few years, but them it could become something like a road show. One year in Ireland, next in Scotland, then back to Wales, in England, France and then Germany maybe... or stay on the home nations. It will give fans each year a new place to go and explore... venues or cities may want to bid for the right to host it and get money from it that way. Russia wont happen just from a visa point of view let alone a logistical one! Yeh I don't mind that idea, the problem i see is the effects it had in year 1 may be lost by the next time it comes around. Maybe even have 2 a year? maybe... not sure. I would love to see the NRL do something like MM but where, NZ i suppose would be the best bet, PNG are no chance, I would love for them to take games to USA but it isn't really logical, I mean the MM is logical because it isn't far to travel for pommies. Nah, too many teams in Oz, particularly if the next expansion goes to 18 teams! 14 in ESL will be tops for MM, if they go to 16 it will be a tough to do. Also in Oz like you say, * OK NZ is a possibility but what Can MM do what a good international series and the Warriors or Future orcas can't do? * PNG are already sold on RL just need to get more interaction between their national team and ours and others nations. *USA or HK etc the distances and logistics involved are just too great. Many teams would not afford it. I think the Aus day challenge and WCC are where it needs to be targeted at. |
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