Two new Fixtures
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Two new Fixtures
https://www.leicestertigers.com/news/23 ... et-weekend
One new home and one new away game to replace the other missed home game from season tickets.
The home game for us is a day after the Exeter game, will get miles into our wider squad in the build up to any knockouts.
One new home and one new away game to replace the other missed home game from season tickets.
The home game for us is a day after the Exeter game, will get miles into our wider squad in the build up to any knockouts.
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Re: Two new Fixtures
I was hoping for a WC warm up match against a decent side. Unfortunately not living within easy distance of
Leicester these offers are no good to me.
Disappointing
Leicester these offers are no good to me.
Disappointing
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Same here. My son and I have a season ticket and we travel an hour and a half each way. I won’t be doing it twice in such quick succession. Shame.TiltonTiger wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 8:40 pm I was hoping for a WC warm up match against a decent side. Unfortunately not living within easy distance of
Leicester these offers are no good to me.
Disappointing
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Timing does seem a bit ridiculous.
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Those that don't like the timing please suggest when. A warm up game against a World Cup squad? We will have our own international players away so our youngsters on whom we will depend for the early part of the season risk injury against a full international team? not wise in my opinion. The club have come up with something, not necessarily the ideal answer but something, well done to them there was never an easy solution.
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not for me as i travel a couple of hours
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Really disappointed with this.
As per others we travel about an hour. Don't mind doing this twice in two days but on a midweek night its almost impossible for me to get to a 7pm KO with work
Also, others got the Baabas, we get a second string Italy and a under 20's saints fixture.....
As per others we travel about an hour. Don't mind doing this twice in two days but on a midweek night its almost impossible for me to get to a 7pm KO with work
Also, others got the Baabas, we get a second string Italy and a under 20's saints fixture.....
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IIRC the others managed to get the Baabaas due to the timing of their cancelled fixtures with Wasps/Wuss - they had a few weeks to get something sorted. Tigers cancellations were at shorter (almost instant?) notice.watsonjm wrote: ↑Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:01 am Really disappointed with this.
As per others we travel about an hour. Don't mind doing this twice in two days but on a midweek night its almost impossible for me to get to a 7pm KO with work
Also, others got the Baabas, we get a second string Italy and a under 20's saints fixture.....
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Think there's a difference in how much the likes of Quins shelled out to get the Baabaa's, vs us getting Italy. When we had the Italy game we had just lost 2 match day revenues in quick succession and probably needed a game where we didn't have to pay the opposition muchwatsonjm wrote: ↑Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:01 am Really disappointed with this.
As per others we travel about an hour. Don't mind doing this twice in two days but on a midweek night its almost impossible for me to get to a 7pm KO with work
Also, others got the Baabas, we get a second string Italy and a under 20's saints fixture.....
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Just to put it into perspective, I got told booking the Baabaas is about £500k, so they don't come cheap. Sarries played Scarlets on Friday night as a similar type of fixture. Saints got the Baabaas then us, we've done an Italy Select XV & Saints. It's tough to get these type of fixtures sorted tbh and make income on them - the booking costs on the big games are pretty high. Nightmare situation where no one really wins from it all and no one really comes out happy.
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There are two extra games; they are free to season ticket holders. I have no doubt the club has done its best in challenging circumstances.
Depending where I am in the country, I either have a 90 to 120 min journey each way or 4 hours each way. I wont make these games but I don't begrudge those who can and I applaud the effort of the club.
Depending where I am in the country, I either have a 90 to 120 min journey each way or 4 hours each way. I wont make these games but I don't begrudge those who can and I applaud the effort of the club.
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Re: Two new Fixtures
These games have been arranged to help the club get out of its perilous cash flow position. Exotic opposition probably would have been more exciting (personally, I'd love to see a southern hemisphere team at Welford Rd), but I imagine this is a compromise in cost vs. benefit.
I'd encourage the club to be innovative with this game, to make it more enticing. A two-legged tie? A penalty shoot-out at the end? Mic up the coaching teams and add it to the RefLink feed?
I'd encourage the club to be innovative with this game, to make it more enticing. A two-legged tie? A penalty shoot-out at the end? Mic up the coaching teams and add it to the RefLink feed?