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[Wendall]

I think next year we will see a big boom in SL crowds at most clubs.

Wigan should be getting nearly 20,000 a game being champions and the feel good factor of winning the league and 3 top class NRL signings.

Leeds should get more than this years dissapointing crowds and with the South Stand finished off a bigger capacity for the ground.

Hull should get over 15,000 a game if they can perform consistently better than last year and play well under Long (need injury free season).

Hull KR with the Mason Factor alone should be nearly up to the magic 10,000.

Wire may increase slightly with the signing of Hodgson and the feel good Wembley factor still looming, it all depends on whether the Tories put a lot more people in the town out of work as thgis could effect ST sales. Hopefully we should get 12,000 and put pressure on the powers that be to increase the ground capacity.

Catalans can't do worse than last year on the pitch and this will mean the fans will come back in droves and the new ground extension should get more fans along. Back to 8,000 +.

Saints may see a bit of a dip with many of the bin dippers not forking out for transport to Widnes. All depends though if they take the big glam matches on the road to Anfield and Goodison and pull in 20K plus crowds.

Bradford should be well up with nearly 11,000 ST holders and cheap entry fees. I would say 13,000 average.

Huddersfield should pull in more punters in 2011 on the back of a lot of tourists from England team and renewed optimism.

Quins - They cant do worse can they? If they dont rise upwards crowd wise questions must be asked.

Crusaders???? Not sure they will top last seasons average, need a big blockbusting opener.

Salford - Should rise. New players to boost team and last year at the Willows should see one sell out for final ever game.

Wakefield - No change in crowd averages with poor facilities.

Cas - more of the same, ###### ground won't see many more fans coming through but loss of key players might see a dip.

Thoughts?

[Jill Halfpenny fan]

Wire may increase slightly with the signing of Hodgson and the feel good Wembley factor still looming, it all depends on whether the Tories put a lot more people in the town out of work as thgis could effect ST sales. Hopefully we should get 12,000 and put pressure on the powers that be to increase the ground capacity.

Richie Myler, about to become the only man in Warrington with a full time job.

[ParisSurtout]

I think next year we will see a big boom in SL crowds at most clubs.

Catalans can't do worse than last year on the pitch and this will mean the fans will come back in droves and the new ground extension should get more fans along. Back to 8,000 +.

Thoughts?

If Trent Robinson can get decent results (and that means winning more games than they lose) and 80% success at home, then expect the 11,000 capacity stadium (as of April) to be full for all big games, with 8,500 Catalan fans in every week, and the big touring teams like Wigan, Leeds and Warrington filling the ground to capacity.

[Rioman]

I think next year we will see a big boom in SL crowds at most clubs.

Wigan should be getting nearly 20,000 a game being champions and the feel good factor of winning the league and 3 top class NRL signings.

Leeds should get more than this years dissapointing crowds and with the South Stand finished off a bigger capacity for the ground.

Hull should get over 15,000 a game if they can perform consistently better than last year and play well under Long (need injury free season).

Hull KR with the Mason Factor alone should be nearly up to the magic 10,000.

Wire may increase slightly with the signing of Hodgson and the feel good Wembley factor still looming, it all depends on whether the Tories put a lot more people in the town out of work as thgis could effect ST sales. Hopefully we should get 12,000 and put pressure on the powers that be to increase the ground capacity.

Catalans can't do worse than last year on the pitch and this will mean the fans will come back in droves and the new ground extension should get more fans along. Back to 8,000 +.

Saints may see a bit of a dip with many of the bin dippers not forking out for transport to Widnes. All depends though if they take the big glam matches on the road to Anfield and Goodison and pull in 20K plus crowds.

Bradford should be well up with nearly 11,000 ST holders and cheap entry fees. I would say 13,000 average.

Huddersfield should pull in more punters in 2011 on the back of a lot of tourists from England team and renewed optimism.

Quins - They cant do worse can they? If they dont rise upwards crowd wise questions must be asked.

Crusaders???? Not sure they will top last seasons average, need a big blockbusting opener.

Salford - Should rise. New players to boost team and last year at the Willows should see one sell out for final ever game.

Wakefield - No change in crowd averages with poor facilities.

Cas - more of the same, ###### ground won't see many more fans coming through but loss of key players might see a dip.

Thoughts?

It's also Wakefield's last year at Belle Vue so they should, like Salford get a sell out for the final game at Belle Vue. I'm no fan of Cas but their ground is no worse than Salford's. And as for your comment about Warrington and the Tories putting people out of work, that applies to every club listed.
The list seems to refelect you likes and dislikes rather than an assessment of potential crowds.

NB. Bradford don't as yet have 11000 season ticket holders, they have 11000 pledges. Time will tell if every pledge turns into a sale. If they do all credit to Bradford for a brave piece of marketing.

Edited by Rioman, 18 October 2010 - 07:33 PM.

[hindle xiii]

Richie Myler, about to become the only man in Warrington with a full time job.

[skep155]

I predict slight increases for most clubs.

[Padge]

Wigan should be getting nearly 20,000 a game.

Utter nonesense.

[hindle xiii]

Utter nonesense.

I think he meant before the Wigan walk!

[Padge]

I think he meant before the Wigan walk!

Do you think its nonesense or not.

[hindle xiii]

Do you think its nonesense or not.

I think everything Wendy says is nonesense!

[Tommy The C5t]

Bradford should be well up with nearly 11,000 ST holders and cheap entry fees. I would say 13,000 average.

Thoughts?

What cheap entry fees?

It's still going to cost supporters £20 to get in for each game, hence why some away supporters of Leeds, Huddersfield etc are getting a £60 season ticket as they then only need to watch two other games to break even.

With over 11,000 pledges and with the U16's and U8's not included I think the 11,000 mark will be way off.

We have sold over 5,000 and still have 25 days to go, with most people getting paid at the end of the month I expect the 10,000 figure to go.

That's three month before the season starts and although the £60 season tickets will go up to £100 (still good value), I expect people to snap them up at the price so we could be looking at 14,000/15,000 season ticket holders once the children have been included.

[Tommy The C5t]

It's also Wakefield's last year at Belle Vue so they should, like Salford get a sell out for the final game at Belle Vue. I'm no fan of Cas but their ground is no worse than Salford's. And as for your comment about Warrington and the Tories putting people out of work, that applies to every club listed.
The list seems to refelect you likes and dislikes rather than an assessment of potential crowds.

NB. Bradford don't as yet have 11000 season ticket holders, they have 11000 pledges. Time will tell if every pledge turns into a sale. If they do all credit to Bradford for a brave piece of marketing.

We are 46% there

[dallymessenger]

I think next year we will see a big boom in SL crowds at most clubs.

Wigan should be getting nearly 20,000 a game being champions and the feel good factor of winning the league and 3 top class NRL signings.

Leeds should get more than this years dissapointing crowds and with the South Stand finished off a bigger capacity for the ground.

Hull should get over 15,000 a game if they can perform consistently better than last year and play well under Long (need injury free season).

Hull KR with the Mason Factor alone should be nearly up to the magic 10,000.

Wire may increase slightly with the signing of Hodgson and the feel good Wembley factor still looming, it all depends on whether the Tories put a lot more people in the town out of work as thgis could effect ST sales. Hopefully we should get 12,000 and put pressure on the powers that be to increase the ground capacity.

Catalans can't do worse than last year on the pitch and this will mean the fans will come back in droves and the new ground extension should get more fans along. Back to 8,000 +.

Saints may see a bit of a dip with many of the bin dippers not forking out for transport to Widnes. All depends though if they take the big glam matches on the road to Anfield and Goodison and pull in 20K plus crowds.

Bradford should be well up with nearly 11,000 ST holders and cheap entry fees. I would say 13,000 average.

Huddersfield should pull in more punters in 2011 on the back of a lot of tourists from England team and renewed optimism.

Quins - They cant do worse can they? If they dont rise upwards crowd wise questions must be asked.

Crusaders???? Not sure they will top last seasons average, need a big blockbusting opener.

Salford - Should rise. New players to boost team and last year at the Willows should see one sell out for final ever game.

Wakefield - No change in crowd averages with poor facilities.

Cas - more of the same, ###### ground won't see many more fans coming through but loss of key players might see a dip.

Thoughts?

good post.

[thirteenthman]

Wire may increase slightly with the signing of Hodgson and the feel good Wembley factor still looming, it all depends on whether the Tories put a lot more people in the town out of work as thgis could effect ST sales. Hopefully we should get 12,000 and put pressure on the powers that be to increase the ground capacity.

You really must be an optimist if you think season ticket sales will rise on the back of signing Brett Hodgson! And is the government spending review only going to affect Warrington, as the same argument could be used for 12 other teams in SL.

[fieldofclothofgold]

Idont think there will be a significant increase in crowds at Headingley till the new south stand is ready ,that will be startof 2012 season

[Blind side johnny]

I was reading in the newspaper about some sort of recession and some cutbacks in somebody's spending. I don't believe that this will have any impact upon the average person's spending though as it all seems to be happening to someone else so, yes, a massive increase in attendances, obviously.

[Doolittle]

edit, double post

Edited by Doolittle, 19 October 2010 - 10:27 AM.

[Doolittle]

I think next year we will see a big boom in SL crowds at most clubs.

Wigan should be getting nearly 20,000 a game being champions and the feel good factor of winning the league and 3 top class NRL signings. Average will be around 16,000

Leeds should get more than this years dissapointing crowds and with the South Stand finished off a bigger capacity for the ground. Leeds will be approx the same as 2010, perhaps a little lower if anything.

Hull should get over 15,000 a game if they can perform consistently better than last year and play well under Long (need injury free season). Not a chance of this. A healthy 13,000+ yes, but as long as Agar remains performances will not improve and gates will be static.

Hull KR with the Mason Factor alone should be nearly up to the magic 10,000. Ground developments will hold back the average, although I do think an increase back above 8,500 is within easy reach.

Wire may increase slightly with the signing of Hodgson and the feel good Wembley factor still looming, it all depends on whether the Tories put a lot more people in the town out of work as thgis could effect ST sales. Hopefully we should get 12,000 and put pressure on the powers that be to increase the ground capacity. Its interesting to know that the spending review will only be focussed on Warrington. God bless the tories for leaving the rest of England alone.

Catalans can't do worse than last year on the pitch and this will mean the fans will come back in droves and the new ground extension should get more fans along. Back to 8,000 +. A better ground will see improved gates, but they need to get the team back into play off contension. 8,000 should be about right.

Saints may see a bit of a dip with many of the bin dippers not forking out for transport to Widnes. All depends though if they take the big glam matches on the road to Anfield and Goodison and pull in 20K plus crowds. A full season at Widnes will see average gates slump to around 8,500, but away support may increase with better facilities.

Bradford should be well up with nearly 11,000 ST holders and cheap entry fees. I would say 13,000 average. I would expect an average of 11-12,000. Not all pledges will turn up every game unless they improve dramatically on the pitch.
Huddersfield should pull in more punters in 2011 on the back of a lot of tourists from England team and renewed optimism. Huddersfield finished 3rd in 2009 and made Wembley. Result? Gates went down by an average of 700. The town needs to rally round, as they have a great stadium and a very good team who deserve better support. 7,500 - 8,500 next season.
Quins - They cant do worse can they? If they dont rise upwards crowd wise questions must be asked. Maybe they can do worse? I certainly don't have any grounds for optimism, another season around 3,000 I suspect.

Crusaders???? Not sure they will top last seasons average, need a big blockbusting opener. Without the opening fanfare of a 10,000+ gate, average will be 4,500 ish next season. Wrexham is a nice little set up and a good day out for visiting fans, if the word spreads, maybe greater numbers will travel?
Salford - Should rise. New players to boost team and last year at the Willows should see one sell out for final ever game. Agreed, to a certain extent. They should be more competitive and this may see a small increase. 4,300 average.

Wakefield - No change in crowd averages with poor facilities. We finally agree on something. The team appears to be geared up for a Championship campaign, not impressed with the signings at all. 5,000 ish average.

Cas - more of the same, ###### ground won't see many more fans coming through but loss of key players might see a dip. Cas fans are very consistent in their support and I expect next season to be very similar gate wise. 7,000.

Thoughts?

[Wendall]

You really must be an optimist if you think season ticket sales will rise on the back of signing Brett Hodgson! And is the government spending review only going to affect Warrington, as the same argument could be used for 12 other teams in SL.

I do on the back of two double Challenge Cup wins and a top 3 finish for the first time. Wire will be focused on SL next year and many fans sense that Smith wants to win the SL and we may have to sacrifice the cup to do so.

The Spending Review will hit Warrington harder than most because of its industries and strong public sector base (NWDA, Environment Agency,Work and Pensions etc) shedding many jobs - this will have a knock on effect. It could also impact on other areas just as much, thats why the bargain deals from the Bulls and Giants on season passes could be winners. Wire's have gone up a bit due to the fact we have won honours the last few seasons I think.

[Kenilworth Tiger]

What cheap entry fees?

It's still going to cost supporters £20 to get in for each game, hence why some away supporters of Leeds, Huddersfield etc are getting a £60 season ticket as they then only need to watch two other games to break even.

With over 11,000 pledges and with the U16's and U8's not included I think the 11,000 mark will be way off.

We have sold over 5,000 and still have 25 days to go, with most people getting paid at the end of the month I expect the 10,000 figure to go.

That's three month before the season starts and although the £60 season tickets will go up to £100 (still good value), I expect people to snap them up at the price so we could be looking at 14,000/15,000 season ticket holders once the children have been included.

You kep telling me a pledge is legally binding so surely the amount of pledges should be equal to the amount of season tickets (less my 11)

Or are you lying again?