RLWC Attendance-O-Meter

[Just Browny]

A fair few have come in since the anthems... but it's not 10k's worth.

[Dave T]

2 minutes ago, Just Browny said:

A fair few have come in since the anthems... but it's not 10k's worth.

One of the problems we have is that they clearly felt we would get big crowds and opened whole grounds. Had everyone been sat facing the cameras together it would probably enhance the experience for everyone. 

[Gerrumonside ref]

Come on Scotland you are better than this 

[N2022]

Never a great attendance when you can read the wording the contrast colour seats spell out - odd to note it's Wasps down one side.

[Damien]

It's a big ground, I think it's a decent effort for a game like this.

[N2022]

3 minutes ago, Damien said:

It's a big ground, I think it's a decent effort for a game like this.

I appreciate your positivity, Damien, but do wonder whether they've really made as much they could have of this fixture - it's the nearly always champions against a home nation. Would a venue closer to the border and a weekend afternoon have enabled more Scots to travel?

[hunsletgreenandgold]

40 minutes ago, WN83 said:

I think somebody has been telling porkies on the 10k plus sold. Looks about 3-4,000 max. 

Not a chance - most people are down the side we can't see on camera.

[hunsletgreenandgold]

I reckon there's over 10k there

 

[Archie Gordon]

4 minutes ago, hunsletgreenandgold said:

I reckon there's over 10k there

 

That would be just 2 blue seats to every 1 with a person in.

[Davo5]

4 minutes ago, hunsletgreenandgold said:

I reckon there's over 10k there

 

Seems to have grown since KO,I’d say 8kish.

[bratman]

I'm guessing 6k.

[RL Sutton Coldfield]

It's a 32k seater stadium. I'm here and I'd say it's about 8-10k. 

[saintspete83]

This type of fixture should never have been played there. It's as simple as that. I'd love to know (but can suspect) what due diligence was done for places like this and Boro. 

I just do not get it. Image is a big thing in sport and ours is taking a beating. 

[Dave T]

38 minutes ago, N2022 said:

I appreciate your positivity, Damien, but do wonder whether they've really made as much they could have of this fixture - it's the nearly always champions against a home nation. Would a venue closer to the border and a weekend afternoon have enabled more Scots to travel?

Kingston Park with a 10k capacity was the ground for this. 

[bratman]

How much were tickets for this?

[Dave T]

33 minutes ago, bratman said:

How much were tickets for this?

£25 to £75 iirc

[Spidey]

 

[bratman]

Good crowd in the end, must admit didn't look 10k.

[Ste93]

Wouldn't be surprised if the weather put off a fair few. 4th best attended game so far I think?

[Chrispmartha]

2 minutes ago, bratman said:

Good crowd in the end, must admit didn't look 10k.

It’s a big (impressive) stadium id say 10k was about right and a good crowd for what was always a forgone conclusion 

[bratman]

It's a shame some of close games between more evenly matched teams aren't getting bigger crowds, those matches have been much better to watch.

[RL Tragic]

chief executive Jon Dutton acknowledged on Thursday that hindsight might have yielded a different model to confront the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.

However, he also defended the decision.

"We have made some mistakes and we hold our hands up when we make mistakes," said Dutton.

"It we had the opportunity to do this all over again, having gone through the pandemic, would we price stuff differently?

 

[JefferyLFC]

No way it looked like a crowd of 10k there tonight. Tickets have been on sale now long enough and we get less than a third of the capacity. Would have been great to hold the game in the area in a smaller ground, sadly the interest in an RL world cup is not there.

[Archie Gordon]

Another creative attendance.

[hunsletgreenandgold]

2 minutes ago, Archie Gordon said:

Another creative attendance.

Did you count them? I'd suggest your perception of what 10 thousand people looks like in a 32,000 stadium is a little off.