Attendances (Multiple Merged Threads)

[gingerjon]

8 hours ago, Eddie said:

Have you lucky sods in the NW actually had some rain?

Out at a concert on the pier with Little Ginger last night.

No roof and a bit exposed.

It started to rain. The only complaints from anyone arrived when it stopped about five minutes later.

The grass is yellow.

[Eddie]

11 minutes ago, gingerjon said:

Out at a concert on the pier with Little Ginger last night.

No roof and a bit exposed.

It started to rain. The only complaints from anyone arrived when it stopped about five minutes later.

The grass is yellow.

Where are you mate? When it starts raining here I’ll be right out for a walk in it. 

[Harry Stottle]

Out of interest what was the attendances at Hull FC and Warrington last night, is the form the teams are exhibiting impacting through the gates?

[Chrispmartha]

On 22/07/2022 at 07:43, meast said:

Leeds v Wigan SHOULD be pulling in 13k every time to be fair.

Play that game on a Friday and its 15k plus IMO

[Bring back GB]

1 hour ago, Harry Stottle said:

Out of interest what was the attendances at Hull FC and Warrington last night, is the form the teams are exhibiting impacting through the gates?

Think I heard 9500 announced at Hull

[gingerjon]

3 hours ago, Eddie said:

Where are you mate? When it starts raining here I’ll be right out for a walk in it. 

Hastings. No rain in the past few weeks, none in the forecast.

[Gomersall]

 

[GUBRATS]

2 minutes ago, ShropshireBull said:

Cornwall are ridiculous.  Getting 1000 whilst getting pumped.  Imagine if they are in contention next season. 

Unfortunately it doesn't always work like that , sometimes you have the number and that's it , win or lose 

But a 1000+ is good to see 

[idrewthehaggis]

1000 at Cornwall. Tier three and pretty much being hammered most weeks. 

Come on if here was somewhere that would benefit from some SL and RFL largesse surely it should be here.

 

[Leyther_Matt]

15 minutes ago, idrewthehaggis said:

1000 at Cornwall. Tier three and pretty much being hammered most weeks. 

Come on if here was somewhere that would benefit from some SL and RFL largesse surely it should be here.

 

They seem to be doing well enough without that lot bumbling their way in and cocking it up for them!

[meast]

2 hours ago, ShropshireBull said:

Cornwall are ridiculous.  Getting 1000 whilst getting pumped.  Imagine if they are in contention next season. 

I would imagine there's quite a few exiles and genuine RL fans around the South West that are just glad to be able to watch live RL.

It's not always just about the results.

[Eddie]

10 hours ago, ShropshireBull said:

True but if their floor is 1000 despite losing week on week you can see there is a market for the game there.  Think they could get a few more if making a playoff run next season. 

And to think many on this forum thought the Cornwall idea was ridiculous. 

[GUBRATS]

1 minute ago, Eddie said:

And to think many on this forum thought the Cornwall idea was ridiculous. 

It has its issues as any club does that is a long distance from the majority of the other teams , just how they cope with the traveling every other week as part time players Christ knows , Swinton went down on Friday and return this afternoon , ok once or twice a season but hard every other week 

[Eddie]

25 minutes ago, GUBRATS said:

It has its issues as any club does that is a long distance from the majority of the other teams , just how they cope with the traveling every other week as part time players Christ knows , Swinton went down on Friday and return this afternoon , ok once or twice a season but hard every other week 

No different to football though, some of their part time players cover huge distances too. Eg Banbury and Blyth are both in the conference North, and when Lowestoft where in it they had to travel to Workington etc. 

[GUBRATS]

Just now, Eddie said:

No different to football though, some of their part time players cover huge distances too. Eg Banbury and Blyth are both in the conference North, and when Lowestoft where in it they had to travel to Workington etc. 

So it is an issue 

[Eddie]

30 minutes ago, GUBRATS said:

So it is an issue 

Yes it is, but not an insurmountable one. It’s only in heartlands rugby league where people tremble at the thought of having to travel more than 75 miles to play a game. 

[GUBRATS]

2 minutes ago, Eddie said:

Yes it is, but not an insurmountable one. It’s only in heartlands rugby league where people tremble at the thought of having to travel more than 75 miles to play a game. 

Obviously not insurmountable as Cornwall have to do it every other week 

[Ragingbull]

Great to see a non heartland club less than a year old pullling in good numbers.  Bigger crowds than many  clubs who have been around for more than  a hundred years.   Just shows what  can be done with a bit of effort rather than just plodding along being happy to survive

[Tommygilf]

2 minutes ago, Ragingbull said:

Great to see a non heartland club less than a year old pullling in good numbers.  Bigger crowds than many  clubs who have been around for more than  a hundred years.   Just shows what  can be done with a bit of effort rather than just plodding along being happy to survive

Also what can be done without the "weight of history".

[Dave T]

Let's just allow Cornwall to continue to develop roots and become a strong club and see what they can do before even mentioning things like SL.

But they must be pleased with the start they have made with crowds. As an aside, what is their operation like? Do they have decent merchandise, sales etc? 

[Toby Chopra]

10 minutes ago, ShropshireBull said:

100 % in New markets league can be whatever it wants. 

I knew this could be done in places where there's no real rugby tradition - see Toronto - but it's remarkable what Cornwell are achieving in an area where union is so steeped in the sporting culture. Perhaps because union in Cornwall isn't so class-based as it is much of the rest of England? Or perhaps, ironically, league has fallen so far off people's radar in the south that much of the old perception/prejudice has faded? A clean slate. 

I still think they're going to have to go full time - or at least hybrid - in the next couple of years, as they'll never become competitive just with local players. And then of course there's the question of the ground if they want to push on. 

But a great start so far and a good news story. 

[Josef K]

What was the attendance at Wakey ?. 

[fighting irish]

On 23/07/2022 at 11:41, gingerjon said:

Hastings. No rain in the past few weeks, none in the forecast.

Well well, my wife's taken a job in Bodiam (not far from you). Is there any Rugby League down that way?

[gingerjon]

24 minutes ago, fighting irish said:

Well well, my wife's taken a job in Bodiam (not far from you). Is there any Rugby League down that way?

Medway and Invicta are probably the nearest but they’re not exactly close. There is some activity in Brighton too.

[fevtom]

20 hours ago, Josef K said:

What was the attendance at Wakey ?. 

4162

 

considering the rain and the lack of cover I think it’s fair to say a few walk ups might have been put off.