Attendances (Multiple Merged Threads)

[Stirlin]

5 hours ago, Hopping Mad said:

I've always found athletics track venues a killer for field sports, especially rugby league - where it's preferable to be close to the action, thereby able to appreciate the speed of the play, the skills under fire and the sheer physicality of the game.

Yep , never did take to our old ground at York with that running track , the open ends meant a freezing watch too in the winter/early spring months.

[idrewthehaggis]

6 hours ago, Bedfordshire Bronco said:

I've suggested New River as a ground share with Skolars in past....the stand would be plenty big enough currently. Just not great with the running track though 

 

This is where I think the RFL should have long stepped up and in.

It is in the games interest to promote London RL.

It does that from a position of weakness.

Thus you either rely wholly on local initiatives which is fine and apt, but in this case it also needs allround assistance.

In my opinion, the RFL should have or should be securing a partnership with local councils and sports facilities from which the two London clubs can play from. And then invest in as the London centre of excellence. 

Plough Lane would be marvellous for the Branson era London, or if the Broncos returned to SL. But now??

That leaves say the New River as a more reasonable venue in which the RFL should be working with to make it at least a 5-8K stade.

There is, for example,  this cute League Two football ground near me that cost a mere £5m to build a 5100 capacity stadium. That would do.

In the end it will pay for itself, no doubt.

Anyway the Cornwall attendance should be interesting. 

[johnh1]

5 hours ago, Chronicler of Chiswick said:

To drag this back on topic, the Crusaders attendance was 590 not 690.

My bad. My eyesight is getting worse in my old age!

[johnh1]

Apparently Saints have the highest average home attendance so far this year. Can’t be right, surely. Sir Kev keeps telling us that Leeds have the best attendances every week.

[Saint Toppy]

19 minutes ago, johnh1 said:

Apparently Saints have the highest average home attendance so far this year. Can’t be right, surely. Sir Kev keeps telling us that Leeds have the best attendances every week.

13,196 average for the 3 home games so far. With the GF Wigan game already sold out the average will be well over 14K after the Easter programme.

[Sir Kevin Sinfield]

21 minutes ago, johnh1 said:

Apparently Saints have the highest average home attendance so far this year. Can’t be right, surely. Sir Kev keeps telling us that Leeds have the best attendances every week.

Saints attendances so far are 13k, 10k, 16k, the 16k against Warrington is clearly skewing the data with only 3 home games so far. I’m sure Leeds will once again be the best supported club once all home games are played.

[Josef K]

It’ll be interesting what the gates will be for CC-QF matches, are the clubs making it a bit cheaper than a league fixture ?. 

[Just Browny]

1 hour ago, Sir Kevin Sinfield said:

Saints attendances so far are 13k, 10k, 16k, the 16k against Warrington is clearly skewing the data with only 3 home games so far. I’m sure Leeds will once again be the best supported club once all home games are played.

Isnt Saints' next home league game a sellout against the Pies? That'll be another outlier you will have to strip out.

[Wholly Trinity]

35 minutes ago, Josef K said:

It’ll be interesting what the gates will be for CC-QF matches, are the clubs making it a bit cheaper than a league fixture ?. 

£15 (£5 kids) for Trin v Pies on Sunday

 

https://trinity.mysportstickets.co.uk/events/home/Wigan_Warriors_967

 

[Saint Toppy]

32 minutes ago, Just Browny said:

Isnt Saints' next home league game a sellout against the Pies? That'll be another outlier you will have to strip out.

Sold out weeks ago

Good Friday now SOLD OUT! - St.Helens R.F.C. (saintsrlfc.com)

 

[Saint Toppy]

2 hours ago, Sir Kevin Sinfield said:

Saints attendances so far are 13k, 10k, 16k, the 16k against Warrington is clearly skewing the data with only 3 home games so far. I’m sure Leeds will once again be the best supported club once all home games are played.

So exactly how many did Leeds get for their home tie against Wire ??? (or does it only skew the data because Leeds didn't get 16K for the same home fixture  )

Saints have an 18K sell out on GF, Will Leeds manage an 18K crowd this year ???

[Josef K]

22 minutes ago, Wholly Trinity said:

£15 (£5 kids) for Trin v Pies on Sunday

 

https://trinity.mysportstickets.co.uk/events/home/Wigan_Warriors_967

 

That’s good work by Wakey, i just hope it’s not as windy or wet as it is now. 

[bratman]

2 hours ago, Wholly Trinity said:

£15 (£5 kids) for Trin v Pies on Sunday

 

https://trinity.mysportstickets.co.uk/events/home/Wigan_Warriors_967

 

Leeds did that in the last round but only got 5k. Hopefully the Wakefield public are more receptive!

[Eddie]

5 hours ago, Sir Kevin Sinfield said:

Saints attendances so far are 13k, 10k, 16k, the 16k against Warrington is clearly skewing the data with only 3 home games so far. I’m sure Leeds will once again be the best supported club once all home games are played.

You were sure that Leeds would have the highest attendance of the weekend a few weeks back when Saints got about 5k more than you. 

[Eddie]

2 hours ago, Saint Toppy said:

So exactly how many did Leeds get for their home tie against Wire ??? (or does it only skew the data because Leeds didn't get 16K for the same home fixture  )

Saints have an 18K sell out on GF, Will Leeds manage an 18K crowd this year ???

Will they even manage a 14k crowd? Of course not, it’s because of the stadium redevelopment  

[M j M]

1 hour ago, Eddie said:

Will they even manage a 14k crowd? Of course not, it’s because of the stadium redevelopment  

They managed it literally six days ago.

[langpark]

 

Even though there are only 200 seats at the ground, still good news and hopefully will encourage the "borderline" fans to attend.

[Eddie]

25 minutes ago, langpark said:

 

Even though there are only 200 seats at the ground, still good news and hopefully will encourage the "borderline" fans to attend.

I’m sure someone on here said they’d sold 1,000 tickets already a few days ago. Hope it will be a cracking match so they want to come back. 

[Eddie]

32 minutes ago, M j M said:

They managed it literally six days ago.

Oh yeah good point (though it was due to Saints fans travelling in big numbers). 

[meast]

6 hours ago, Josef K said:

It’ll be interesting what the gates will be for CC-QF matches, are the clubs making it a bit cheaper than a league fixture ?. 

Hull wanted to charge £25

Huddersfield said no, make it £15

Hull wouldn't agree to that and insisted on £25, which is £4 more than a regular Giants home game.

Eventually it was the RFL who set the £18 price.

Ticket sales apparently not good.

[M j M]

16 minutes ago, Eddie said:

Oh yeah good point (though it was due to Saints fans travelling in big numbers). 

If by that you mean around a tenth of the crowd were from St Helens then yes, you could interpret it that way if you wanted to.

[EggFace]

On 06/04/2022 at 20:53, johnh1 said:

My bad. My eyesight is getting worse in my old age!

Should of went to Specsavers.

[Hull Kingston Bronco]

On 05/04/2022 at 12:37, gingerjon said:

Crowds at Plough Lane appear to be about 1/3 of Ealing crowds.

But it's fine because plenty of people who aren't Broncos fans told us that it's what was needed.

Everything, literally everything, that happened since the move was announced was predictable and predicted.

Yup, spot on, it’s played out exactly as we predicted. Where’s Man of Kent? 

[Anita Bath]

2 hours ago, meast said:

Hull wanted to charge £25

Huddersfield said no, make it £15

Hull wouldn't agree to that and insisted on £25, which is £4 more than a regular Giants home game.

Eventually it was the RFL who set the £18 price.

Ticket sales apparently not good.

Sad reflection on our game when folks are put off by 18quid admission price for QF of our world famous Cup competition.

 

Problem is once teams do discounted prices for the cup it becomes expected/the norm. We are now in a downward spiral for cup prices . . . well done RFL. 

[theswanmcr]

2 minutes ago, Anita Bath said:

Sad reflection on our game when folks are put off by 18quid admission price for QF of our world famous Cup competition.

 

Problem is once teams do discounted prices for the cup it becomes expected/the norm. We are now in a downward spiral for cup prices . . . well done RFL. 

God the RFL get it in the neck with everything. They’ve tried to be the neutral ref here and appease both clubs (who couldn’t agree between them), while also trying to incentivise crowd numbers. You’re criticising them for setting a reduced price, others will criticise them for not insisting on the cheapest. They really can’t win here.