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AB Knight

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  1. 14 minutes ago, The storm said:

    My 14 team super league prediction in no particular order

     

    St helens.... Nailed on

     

    Warrington. Nailed on

    Wigan... Nailed on

    Catalan dragons.... Nailed on

    London broncos

    Newcastle thunder

    York

    Toulouse

    Hull

    Hull kr

    Bradford bulls

    Huddersfield giants

    Leigh leopards

    Salford red devils

    Castleford tigers..... Who are totally at risk

    Interesting 14 team league that actually has 15 teams in.

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  2. I’ve played a few gigs in my 16 year music career (1045 gigs if you’re taking notes), early on I was in a few original bands and most gigs were unpaid. The worst gigs for me were in named venues, where you’d be told you could only get a booking if you sold so many tickets - somewhere like Leeds Cockpit (long gone) you’d be given tickets to sell and you’d get a £1 a ticket only if you sold a minimum of 20 tickets. Pretty ###### really - you’re providing the music, bringing 20 mates who are combined putting a couple of hundred pounds behind the bar and for that you’d get £20 between you to cover petrol, string/drumstick breaks etc. Some London venues were even worse saying you’d only get the gig if you promised to sell 50 tickets, any less and you’d have to pay a fee. Also known as pay to play. A lot of unknown bands actually buy their support slot on a named bands tour.
     

    As an aside I have a mate who supported Bon Jovi at I believe Milton Keynes Bowl and got nothing. 
     

    I don’t know if it’s any different nowadays, I’m now in a few covers bands earning fairly decent money, but occasionally we have a young originals band supporting us who are genuinely surprised (in a good way) when we split the money with them.

    As for Salford, you’d think they could budget a few hundred quid. 

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  3. Attendance given as 1525. Not the best but a few mitigating factors - the Heworth game will have knocked it down, it was live on Our League plus (and this isn’t a dig at Barrow as we aren’t blessed with the biggest away support ourselves) probably the lowest away turn out at LNER apart from when we’ve played London.

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  4. 2 hours ago, Expatknight said:

    Not surprised The Bulls beat Toulouse on their joke of a pitch, especially with the guys out for Toulouse and the Leeds players brought in by the Bulls, I think it may be a bit different on the return fixture. There will be a few strange results this season.

    I believe only one Leeds player featured. I’m no Bradford fan but credit where it’s due, that’s the first time Toulouse have lost away from home in a championship league fixture since 2019.

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  5. 1 hour ago, Stirlin said:

    From Neil , our General Manager

    'We are currently confirming the attendances for matches on the day after games which means that some news outlets are able and some unable to report on them.

     Against Widnes our crowd was at 2117 and yesterdays attendance was 2381. We understand fans have an interest in the crowd numbers however as a club we have made a decision to verify attendances before confirming them with the media which leads to the delay.'

    He’s a good guy is Neil and good to get some clarity, I don’t mind waiting until the day after matches as long as it’s consistent. Saying that I’m not doing bad if attendances are my only gripe!

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  6. With the music, I could understand if it was music to make you feel pumped up or like the other guy said songs that matches up with the game - stuff like Eye of the Tiger, or We’re Gonna Win (Bryan Adams). When it’s some bubblegum pop dross that has no relevance to the match I don’t see how it adds to the event. Thankfully we’ve stopped playing ‘Red Light Spells Danger’ at the end of the match which was such an odd choice. Oh well, I’m starting to sound like my grandad now!

    The brass band is a good addition, if they return hopefully they could play a few songs the York fans already sing - felt strange them starting with Sweet Caroline while we drowned them out with ‘When The Knights.’

    Overall it’s a much more positive match experience anyway 

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  7. 4 hours ago, J Phil Loxton said:

    Say owt wrong about Fev and that's par for the course I' m afraid🤣🤣🤣 (Fev fan ) Now that Coolies gone to wacky warehouse land it's up to us Fev fans to keep these posts alive😮

    Typo corrected.

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  8. 1 hour ago, YCKonstantine said:

    Strange decision to post a video with that of a random knock on..

    People kick off about Leigh’s social media but ours is rather shoddy atm.

    It needs a lot of work, and it’s been that way even before the recent departures. I read an interview with Clint that says we now have I believe 12 office staff (I’m prepared to be corrected), surely/Shirley just one could answer the handful of daily questions on social media - comments like ‘can we pay on the day’ (posted before the Batley game was called off) really shouldn’t be ignored. Communication is so important. As a club we can be better than that. 

    Anyway rant over, in more positive news on Twitter the scorers have been given as: ‘Andrew Fitzsimmons Conor got another one from Dummy half and played well! Brown x 2, Antrobus, Towse, Marsh, Glover got the others’

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  9. 2 hours ago, Puk said:

    Picked up my knights shirt last week and hopefully this week more merchandise will be available to buy from the club shop,ticket prices for season tickets and match day have been out for ages and certainly we are still short of a recognised centre,but did read that we have spent more money on the squad than last season.

    Most of that is true however match day ticket prices haven’t been out for ages, there’s been no mention of match day price, nothing on the website (the only individual match ticket you can buy is for the Batley friendly) and I’ve not seen anything in the media either. 
     

    There’s so much good stuff being done at YCK I just feel our communication needs to improve, and I’ve felt that way for a few years now (not just since Joe left). 
     

    Onwards and upwards 🙂

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  10. 12 minutes ago, POR said:

    Some other posted odds AB


    Featherstone Rovers – 13/8
    Toulouse Olympique – 15/8
    Bradford Bulls – 11/1
    Halifax Panthers – 11/1
    Keighley Cougars – 12/1
    Widnes Vikings – 16/1
    York RLFC – 20/1
    Barrow Raiders – 25/1
    Batley Bulldogs – 25/1
    London Broncos – 40/1
    Newcastle Thunder – 66/1
    Whitehaven – 100/1
    Swinton Lions – 100/1   

    Cheers, they’ve missed out Sheffield who are my tip for dark horses this season.

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  11. I’m surprised Keighley are being tipped so highly, I think they’ll have a good season and maybe get the last playoff spot but joint 3rd?

    Likewise Bradford ahead of Batley and Barrow? Then again there’s that old phrase about never seeing a poor bookmaker....

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    2023 Championship odds

    Featherstone Rovers – 6/4

    Toulouse Olympique – 2/1

    Halifax Panthers – 12/1

    Keighley Cougars – 12/1

    Bradford Bulls – 14/1

    Widnes Vikings – 16/1

    York – 16/1

    Batley Bulldogs – 20/1

    Barrow Raiders – 25/1

    Sheffield – 40/1

    London Broncos – 50/1

    Newcastle Thunder – 66/1

    Swinton Lions – 100/1

    Whitehaven – 125/1

  12. Full list of attendances for Knights home league matches in 2022:

    Featherstone 3602

    Dewsbury 1562

    Leigh 2069

    Widnes 2156

    Newcastle 1445

    Whitehaven 1449

    Halifax 2056

    London 1572

    Barrow 1686

    Batley 2158

    Bradford 1958

    Sheffield 1598

    Workington 2484

     

    Looking through all the clubs, there’s some shocking crowds - Newcastle and Sheffield both posting 300 ish crowds.

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  13. 22 minutes ago, DEANO said:

    How would we know

    Crowds are now on the Wikipedia page for the 2022 championship season. I have a vague recollection of someone saying every attendance is in the end of year Rothman guide so looks like someone has kindly added them. 
     

    The average for the season for York is indeed 1984.

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  14. 22 hours ago, Les Tonks Sidestep said:

    Are you suggesting that the York club are running the Bash and not the RFL? Surely the RFL have rented the ground from the council/stadium Co for the weekend?

    Good point although I expect the club would assist if asked. Something the club really need to work on is the social media interaction with fans, not just our own fans but opposing teams who ask questions about the weekend. 

  15. I’m sure once the dust settles people will enjoy the day/weekend here, I think it will be a success if the club (and council) plan it properly.

    Some of the comments have been ridiculous though - I’ve read some people say it should’ve been taken to Fleetwood (2672 seats) or Morecambe (2173 seats). A lot seem to think the LNER is miles away from the city centre, it’s 2.5 miles away, not a bad walk with pubs along the way and there’s buses every 10 minutes. I even read one Castleford fan say there’s nothing for kids to do around the ground! There’s lots of parking, which I’m sure can be pre booked or plenty of free spaces in the local area. Yes, York isn’t cheap and it’s race weekend so rooms will be snapped up but there’s lots of accommodation in the wider area. 
     

    What were the alternatives apart from scrapping it which wasn’t really going to happen - I’ve seen people suggest it being tied in with Magic weekend and played at Manchester City with the SL teams playing at the main ground and championship teams at the reserve/women’s ground (1.9 miles from Manchester centre) or the same setup at Newcastle with championship teams playing out of Kingston Park (about 5 miles from the centre). 

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  16. 7 minutes ago, Chris22 said:

    Semi final at York looked excellent tonight. A near full house at York is a massive step forward.

    Yep, almost double the previous highest RL attendance at the stadium, and only a few hundred off the record (set by York City in their promotion playoff final last season). I’m convinced with some clever planning and working with partners the championship summer bash in 2023 there can be a success.

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