Eddie Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 50 minutes ago, yipyee said: Actually marketing the games would be a start. Making it more than just about the rugby would help also, Bradford did this well at the start of super league. For example look up jaxon de ville and compare that to SL equivilant Bradford were miles off 25k crowds. How would you market them to grow attendances by such a huge amount? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubby Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 5 minutes ago, Eddie said: Bradford were miles off 25k crowds. How would you market them to grow attendances by such a huge amount? They had a few crowds over 20k including 24k v Leeds in 1999 and 23k a couple of years later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 14 minutes ago, Scubby said: They had a few crowds over 20k including 24k v Leeds in 1999 and 23k a couple of years later. Was their average ever anywhere near 20k though, let alone 25. Iirc it was more like 15k at the peak? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padge Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 4 hours ago, shrek said: I'm fairly certain that the ownership was placed with Wigan Athletic because it had an on paper value of £27.9 million in the last set of accounts and Whelan was desperate to sell up so needed to include the assets. Nobody would take the football club without it. That 27.9 million wasn't so accurate when they came to test the market though! This ^^^ Visit my photography site www.padge.smugmug.com Radio 5 Live: Saturday 14 April 2007 Dave Whelan "In Wigan rugby will always be king" This country's wealth was created by men in overalls, it was destroyed by men in suits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubby Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 33 minutes ago, Eddie said: Was their average ever anywhere near 20k though, let alone 25. Iirc it was more like 15k at the peak? Averages require high crowds and lower crowds hence the word average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 9 minutes ago, Scubby said: Averages require high crowds and lower crowds hence the word average. Not sure what point you’re trying to make here, it’s certainly not that Bradford’s excellent marketing in the 90s gave them 25k crowds, but it’s probably best if we leave it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Frisky Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 24 minutes ago, Eddie said: Not sure what point you’re trying to make here, it’s certainly not that Bradford’s excellent marketing in the 90s gave them 25k crowds, but it’s probably best if we leave it. A bit like 20,000 Bradford fans did.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellsy4HullFC Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 2 hours ago, yipyee said: Now now lets not be silly Because setting a goal of more than double the current average isn't being silly... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellsy4HullFC Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 2 hours ago, yipyee said: Now now lets not be silly Because setting a goal of more than double the current average isn't being silly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnoco Posted October 20 Share Posted October 20 12 hours ago, Mr Frisky said: A bit like 20,000 Bradford fans did.... Tis better to have had 20000 fans, and lost them, than to never get there at all. (William Shakespeare - 1895) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Posted October 20 Share Posted October 20 I remember Lenegan setting a goal of a 20k average some years ago and me saying that it was never going to be achieved. Until attendances are raised across the board, significantly, then no club would get such averages. For every 25k sellout against Saints you need to be getting at least 15k against Wakefield or Hull FC on possibly a Thursday night. Whilst I certainly don't buy the away fans argument when it comes to what clubs bring to the table, the levels that are often cited are usually too low to materially matter and there are other variables at play, you would need every away club to be bringing at least 4k fans consistently to even get close to a 20k average then still have several 25k sellouts a year. The game is no where near strong enough to get close to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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