J O N N Y wrote:
Fair enough, and i guess that the attendences of Halifax in 2002 and 2003 were well above the 6351 and 5272 that celtic have had this season.
Just noticed this from a post that I started - oops.
Anyway its unfair to compare our 2002 and 2003 seasons crowds with Celtic Crusaders this seasons (so far) as it is their FIRST ever season at SL level and they have had nothing but success in their short history which is all down to them being allowed a team full of Aussies and being the darlings of the RFL. Lets be honest if a 'new' club cannot get fans in at the start they never will as the novelty wears off after a few years plus you get loads of 'spin' from the media for being new.
Add to this that we had a policy then of only declaring the true attendance over this period and did not include any non attending season ticket holders or send out freebies galore like I am sure Celtic Crusaders are doing I bet.
2003 was the season from hell and 2002 was not great we struggled and did not have a lot to shout about.
Take a look at the crowd for the Harlequins game on Saturday - less then 2K. Terrible and yet in the RL press they are blaming the Grand National and the fact that the RU club had a game on Sky at the same time.
Excuses.
Yer Catalans crowds are decent but they are a 'heartland' club - only in France.
The argument that we 'have to have another French team because we need two French teams in SL' is total tosh. Why? To prop up their game and prop up Catalans?
I never heard this argument before Hull KR went up to SL, rather the opposite, like people keep saying they cannot see yet another West Yorkshire club getting into SL.
Why not, another derby game.
