Davo5 Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 4 minutes ago, hunsletgreenandgold said: I reckon there's over 10k there Seems to have grown since KO,I’d say 8kish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bratman Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 I'm guessing 6k. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RL Sutton Coldfield Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 It's a 32k seater stadium. I'm here and I'd say it's about 8-10k. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintspete83 Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 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. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave T Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 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. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bratman Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 How much were tickets for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave T Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 33 minutes ago, bratman said: How much were tickets for this? £25 to £75 iirc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spidey Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bratman Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Good crowd in the end, must admit didn't look 10k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ste93 Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Wouldn't be surprised if the weather put off a fair few. 4th best attended game so far I think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrispmartha Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 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 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bratman Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RL Tragic Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JefferyLFC Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie Gordon Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Another creative attendance. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunsletgreenandgold Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 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. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie Gordon Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 (edited) 3 minutes ago, hunsletgreenandgold said: 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. To assume 10k, you would have to look at that crowd and say there were only 2 empty seats for every 1 taken. In most parts of the ground it was 6 or 7 to 1. Edited October 21, 2022 by Archie Gordon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin James Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 The attendance is ok for what was always going to be a non-contest. Presumably Coventry was chosen before the Bears gave up on it and couldn't be changed. Would the commonwealth stadium have been available/suitable? The Hurricanes are supposed to be playing there next year so it would have been a good way to bring in potential new fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrispmartha Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 10 minutes ago, Archie Gordon said: To assume 10k, you would have to look at that crowd and say there were only 2 empty seats for every 1 taken. In most parts of the ground it was 6 or 7 to 1. Did you count empty seats or something? RL fans are bizarre sometimes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 So it got 25 percent more than NZ v Sco? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie Gordon Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 2 minutes ago, Chrispmartha said: Did you count empty seats or something? RL fans are bizarre sometimes. Why are you so bothered? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommygilf Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 1 hour ago, saintspete83 said: 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. I believe Coventry and Boro paid for "marquee fixtures". Not England games, but otherwise marquee. So Kangaroos and Tonga it seems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrispmartha Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 7 minutes ago, Archie Gordon said: Why are you so bothered? Bothered about what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Tommygilf said: I believe Coventry and Boro paid for "marquee fixtures". Not England games, but otherwise marquee. So Kangaroos and Tonga it seems I've never heard that but it makes sense and I don't doubt it. They were robbed though and never got marquee fixtures, they each got 1 marquee team and a mismatch. Edited October 21, 2022 by Damien 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie Gordon Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Just now, Chrispmartha said: Bothered about what? My view of the attendance, obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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