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  1. Should say 2022 for the Cas match Regardless, the attendances speak for themselves.
  2. I genuinely don't think price is the problem to be honest, we just don't have a massive culture of one off match ticket purchases, or latent unfulfilled demand.
  3. They used to add kids matches on when I was a junior member at the Rhinos, so there must be a system or formula in place. I also think there is going to be a move to change the Cup format too which will guarantee home cup games in the near future.
  4. I'm not sure how many members the Rhinos have currently, but between the larger attendance and higher (I believe) prices for the league game, it could be that it is not that much of a difference financially. Plus I'd wager corporate was significantly higher in the League match too.
  5. 7108 Over 15k literally a week before. If that doesn't show the impact of not being included on Season tickets I don't know what will.
  6. On the open draw of the cup too, for a fair few lower division clubs, playing in a half full SL ground is better for them financially than playing at home because of the revenue split rules. Take Wigan vs Sheffield last weekend, whilst it was a pretty low attendance for the former, for the latter, it was one of the biggest attendances they'll play in front of all year, and is nearly double the capacity of their current home ground. For the likes of Sheffield etc, the financial reward is worth even giving up home advantage.
  7. He is immensely risk averse, which to be fair has served him well. Teams go far in tournaments by not losing and he is clearly a fan of playing the percentages at the international level. Tactically I think he is very limited, though arguably that is the nature of international football vs club football with the amount of time a coach has with his players. He clearly is defensively minded. I do find it very frustrating that we can have some incredibly talented players like Bellingham, Grealish and Foden, an embarassment of riches most countries would want, that appear to consistently be stunted by the style of play. I don't blame him for being loyal to the players he has been loyal to, they have served him well and are his men. He's clearly also a man who understands that the best on field 11 players or best 24 for a squad don't necessarily equate to most success. He's picked "good tourists" and dumped those who have stepped outside of that - Ben White for example. Talent isn't everything to him, and it has made the England team feel much more likeable than it has appeared in the past 2 decades or so. Its been more successful than any approach before or since (save one tournament in 1966 or maybe Italia 90). In 2018 he had the benefit of low expectations. In 2020(1) we reached the final and got beat by a similarly defensively minded side, 2022 we only just got beat by arguably the best squad in the world. We also won a penalty shoot out in 2018 - so he's doing something right. Its difficult to say what happens next really. England are one of the best in Europe and the World, certainly good enough to win international tournaments. Southgate's style seems to get us to these big games, but I'm not convinced it allows us to win them.
  8. Saints are good, but not unbeatably so. We had/have a passive structure in defence, under Smith since his first full preseason, it seems to be one of his philosophies. It did get less passive last season as it went on.
  9. A yanks take... https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGe5UYg8k/
  10. Still nothing announced from Leeds vs Saints.
  11. In the late 19th century and 20th century, Knockout Cup competitions were the money spinners; its why we ended up with so many of them in loads of sports. Things are different now it seems.
  12. Totally agree, the situation is really poor atm and it looks naff.
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