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[DeadShotKeen]

You reckon. I guess we don't include Championship finals? Sums you up really.

I'd say today is a bigger one-off occasion, certainly in terms of testing latent fanbase. A rare occasion to pit their wits against SL opposition, and against their most fierce local rival to boot. Whether you like it or not, today's attendance must be a big factor in how serious any SL application of theirs can be. We got over 7K when we beat Wire back in 06, for example, which was I think a watershed moment for our realisation that we could both get into and compete in SL.

[Matt J]

I cant understand how youve been allowed to create a new account Paris....

[DeadShotKeen]

I cant understand how youve been allowed to create a new account Paris....

*world's biggest yawn*

Don't you have me on "ignore" anyway? That was just a ruse? Say it ain't so!

[Matt J]

*world's biggest yawn*

Don't you have me on "ignore" anyway? That was just a ruse? Say it ain't so!

In all honesty... I couldn‘t find the ignore button...

But funnily enough, the reaction I get from reading wat you put also puts me to sleep.

Small clubs arent worthy of top flight, bore bore bore

[l'angelo mysterioso]

Sportinglife says 4,165

Seems low, not sure if it's correct.

it is correct dave

[l'angelo mysterioso]

I feel like I'm 21 again

[barrowraiderskid]

The crowd is smaller than what I expected but I don't think that should take anything away from a great victory for Featherstone. Tremendous effort from all 17 players. Good luck to Fev in the next round.

[Steve Slater]

4,100 isn't a good crowd for Fev v Cas.

The Widnes crowd isn't good.

The Leeds v Wakey crowd wasn't good.

As long as clubs blindly charge over the odds for these early rounds then this will continue.

So many clubs are offering cheap season tickets, and free tickets for league games, so the people only willing to come if it's cheap are more likely to watch it on TV. Attendance figures can't be massaged for cup games.

[Ponterover]

Poor turn out from the Cas fans, it's about 3 miles away and I reckon only about 600-800 could be bothered to make the trip.

[Kenilworth Tiger]

Poor turn out from the Cas fans, it's about 3 miles away and I reckon only about 600-800 could be bothered to make the trip.

And how come Fev didn't sell all theirs then? For 'destination superlague' it wasn't the greatest turn out from you lot

[Ponterover]

And how come Fev didn't sell all theirs then? For 'destination superlague' it wasn't the greatest turn out from you lot

True, I was suprised we didn't pack more in. There was some confusion about it being all ticket (it wasn't), which might have put some off.

We did however, get double our normal crowd, you have to remember that we are just at the start of the journey. Today's result will hopefully convince some more of the lapsed and part time Cappers to come more often.

[petesmithfan]

And how come Fev didn't sell all theirs then? For 'destination superlague' it wasn't the greatest turn out from you lot

some one else can do the math but I would say it was 1/3 cas two thirds fev. cas had rail way end which they filled apart from bits at both ends and on 1/3 of family stand which did not have many in at all no more than 50. The Main stand 2/3 or familly stand, post office road end and both corners.

[Saint Billinge]

It was a gutsy performance from Fev so well done.

[Mark T]

Shocking support from Cas today, should have outnumbered us 2to1 based on their normal attendance. Although in fairness many did state they were not attending. The rovers support was our extra man today. Brilliant..

Don't think they want a SL team in all honesty if they can't travel 3miles to support their team!

[Kenilworth Tiger]

Shocking support from Cas today, should have outnumbered us 2to1 based on their normal attendance. Although in fairness many did state they were not attending. The rovers support was our extra man today. Brilliant..

Don't think they want a SL team in all honesty if they can't travel 3miles to support their team!

For a team wanting to be in superleague how come you only sold about 3,500 tickets?

[Mark T]

For a team wanting to be in superleague how come you only sold about 3,500 tickets?

Yes its a fair point. If you look at where our crowd levels are coming from there is an improvement, we just need to build on today and encourage those lapsed supporters to come back after giving up on the game post SL. It has always been an issue at the Rovers and thought the game would have attracted a few more, I suspect that last weeks weird result, the Grand National and most rovers supporters expecting a defeat may have put a few off. As I said Cas's support was shocking, realistically would have expected at least 2,500 / 3,000. All the best for the remainder of your season.

[Kenilworth Tiger]

Yes its a fair point. If you look at where our crowd levels are coming from there is an improvement, we just need to build on today and encourage those lapsed supporters to come back after giving up on the game post SL. It has always been an issue at the Rovers and thought the game would have attracted a few more, I suspect that last weeks weird result, the Grand National and most rovers supporters expecting a defeat may have put a few off. As I said Cas's support was shocking, realistically would have expected at least 2,500 / 3,000. All the best for the remainder of your season.

So both teams following was poor then?

Good luck in the next round mate - just text Poskitt to say I ope you get a money spinner

[Lobbygobbler]

For a team wanting to be in superleague how come you only sold about 3,500 tickets?

Perhaps because we feel weve got no chance due to poor ref calls etc (ref Leigh v Wigan QF in 2001 with appalling pro Wigan calls in the second half).
Your stupid league team also had a poor away following

[Terry Mullaney]

I'd say today is a bigger one-off occasion, certainly in terms of testing latent fanbase. A rare occasion to pit their wits against SL opposition, and against their most fierce local rival to boot. Whether you like it or not, today's attendance must be a big factor in how serious any SL application of theirs can be. We got over 7K when we beat Wire back in 06, for example, which was I think a watershed moment for our realisation that we could both get into and compete in SL.

Cas sold 981 tickets and that's official. So what does that say about the SL credentials of a club which has been in SL for several years? I was told on here by Parky that our crowd would be swelled today by the attendance of several thousand Cas fans. Not so, it was a poor effort from the local SL club. If they had sold as many as Fev then it would have been a full house. Do we also need to apply a like for like comparison and seriously look at whether the RFL should award a license next time to Widnes and Saints based on yesterdays pathetic attendance of 3000? Wasn't that a SL derby between fierce rivals? Looks to me as though a Championship club performed much better than Widnes in attracting a crowd.

As for the performance? Cas were out coached and outplayed by a far more skilful side and couldn't cope with the expansive Championship style of play. Instead of the SL way of five drives and a kick Rovers caught them on the edges time after time in that first half and they'd no answer to it. Rangi Chase was left to run up his own backside and was totally ineffective. A magnificent day not only for Featherstone Rovers but for Rugby League and the Challenge Cup.

Edited by Terry Mullaney, 15 April 2012 - 06:47 AM.

[Saintslass]

A magnificent day not only for Featherstone Rovers but for Rugby League and the Challenge Cup.

I agree with that. I thought the Fev-Cas game was everything a Challenge Cup match should be.