Eddie

I don’t even think we’re miles behind RU at club level, considering the level of investment and media coverage and the population in their heartlands their crowds are only around 50% higher than ours on average in the top flight, and in the second and third tiers our crowds dwarf theirs.

We do amazingly, what other regional sport in Europe gets 8k average crowds in their top division and can draw 70k+ for a cup final? If you consider that the population of the heartlands is say 5m it’s incredible.

If you stuck them all in the stand opposite the camera and behind the sticks on rows 5-25 everyone would be saying how amazing it looks.

Looks like Cornish Pirates might be reverting to semi-pro, can’t be bad for Cornwall RL https://www.rugbypass.com/news/cornish-pirates-issue-statement-after-newspaper-report-on-status/?fbclid=IwAR0N9o2ThW6Oyx-V87oPf4tLq7gjzyTPil9_pHCzmVhpygyVNXt6JN6OA1U

Maybe their attendances would be worse if they hadn’t had those games in town. Though as Meast, Daz & Co correctly point out, their attendances aren’t that bad.

On the contrary mate, you didn’t say for SL and saying ‘is what it is’ isn’t clear at all, when you’re continually berating Huddersfield for having a ground that’s too big for them. Yes keep me on mute, we can’t have people questioning what you mean or your contradictions on a forum

I don’t think it is irrelevant. Shropshire Bull is saying Huddersfield’s ground is too big, yet considers York and Newcastle’s grounds to be appropriate, when as a percentage of capacity their attendances are around the same (York) or much smaller (Newcastle) as Huddersfield’s. I was asking him why he thinks that, hope that’s ok with you.

Yes but it’s a town which apparently lots of people have heard of so Huddersfield should be kicked out and Newcastle brought in. Cas out for York too as their stadium is better and more people have heard of York.

I’ve asked you a number of times recently but don’t think you’ve answered, what do you think the solution to your issue of Huddersfield games not looking good on tv be? Also do you think York and Newcastle games look good with their too big grounds? I see you’ve listed them as appropriately sized.

I do think some of the obsession with football is to do with marketing yes. Don’t get me wrong I’m a fan (had a Season ticket at a league club for 20 years) but the majority of games are actually quite dull, yet Sky particularly know how to talk them up into an event. Rugby league doesn’t have that.

No they sell out because football is a global behemoth which is enormously well marketed and publicised. Nice cherry picking of teams there though btw (though Sunderland’s 30k average isn’t 80% of their 48k capacity, and I can’t be bothered to check the others). How about the other 60+ league teams?

Does anyone know how many were at Widnes last night?

And football clubs outside the Premier League.

Representing a city of 700k people rather than a town of 40k helps too.

What standard do you mean, all SL clubs should be expected to reduce their average attendance by over 25% in the next four years?

Do you know if that’s a normal crowd for St Gaudens? I imagine it’s a fair slog there from Albi.

Love the home shirt, and agree with others that the away would be much better without Conwy Castle. I thought alcohol sponsorship was banned, maybe that’s just England though.

Not particularly good figures, but ok given it’s Thursday/Friday nights and the weather isn’t great.

I really liked the Leeds kit tonight, something different but strangely not garish despite the colours.

Are you confident that the Hurricaines will be better than Cornwall? Must admit I don’t know much about your team this year, has it changed much from last season?

Maybe he’s John Bateman’s brother instead?

Anyone know when Sheffield‘s new ground will be ready?

He’s 33, has played for them for the last couple of years. No coaching experience mentioned on Wikipedia though of course that’s not to say he hasn’t any.

Absolutely. Once they can treble it they’ll be on a par with Salford and can start to think about being a well supported SL team.

I was saying it within the wider context of Shropshire Bull frequently saying York should be given a place in SL.