: Sat Apr 18, 2009 9:07 am  

ollie35 wrote:

Sold out nearly at Huddersfield tomorrow, oh how times changed since Bradford took the mick out of our crowds, its called a winning team lads so lets see you stick through thick and thin.

Some truth in what ollie35 says, and some wishful thinking. I remember seven or eight years ago a Bulls fan on this board trying to convince me that the 'people's team' had found a new way to attract fans and that crowds would stay up even if they had a poor patch. Clearly wrong - all clubs get boosted crowds with success, and lose them with failure. That's also the reason for the poor Wire turn out last night - you probably haven't noticed but home gates are well down at Wire, too, this season. As for Hudds, I'm pleased they are finally getting more than a couple of dozen speccies turning up in what is, after all, the 'home town' of rugby league. However, the time to gloat over Bulls fans is when you've averaged more than 10,000 per home game for more than ten years as Bradford have, not after half-a -dozen games in one season.

: Sat Apr 18, 2009 11:39 am  

rugbyreddog wrote:

And yet you still don't go to away matches.

i think hull kr fans and quins and wigan fans will vouch that we do go to away matches now (see my sig)

good luck trying to get the bandwagon brigade back

: Sat Apr 18, 2009 11:41 am  

Terry Monster wrote:

Like your lot do?

supported them through the bad times, remember the 80's?? the early years of super league? well we are still here, i doubt many bradford or indeed leeds or saints fans would stick with the club through bad times like we have.. see how bradford have "lost" 6,000 fans since they became crap?

: Sat Apr 18, 2009 11:46 am  

meast wrote:

i think hull kr fans and quins and wigan fans will vouch that we do go to away matches now (see my sig)

good luck trying to get the bandwagon brigade back

So what are these 'new' supporters at the Giants? Will they hang about when the Giants begin to slip down the table again? Whether that be this year.. or in 5 years time.

: Sat Apr 18, 2009 11:48 am  

Bully_Boxer wrote:

So what are these 'new' supporters at the Giants? Will they hang about when the Giants begin to slip down the table again? Whether that be this year.. or in 5 years time.

Bit like yours

: Sat Apr 18, 2009 11:49 am  

The Jigga Jigga wrote:

Bit like yours

That's sport mate. Every club has a fickle fans - those can claim they don't, are in denial.

: Sat Apr 18, 2009 12:25 pm  

Bully_Boxer wrote:

So what are these 'new' supporters at the Giants? Will they hang about when the Giants begin to slip down the table again? Whether that be this year.. or in 5 years time.

they are probably all the glory hunting fickle people of huddersfield who shunned their hometown club in search of gold who are feeling guilty

: Sat Apr 18, 2009 12:35 pm  

The Jigga Jigga wrote:

Bit like yours

Yes, glad you've understood my point.

: Sat Apr 18, 2009 1:57 pm  

ollie35 wrote:

Sold out nearly at Huddersfield tomorrow, oh how times changed since Bradford took the mick out of our crowds, its called a winning team lads so lets see you stick through thick and thin.

Where were you when you were sh.....?

: Sat Apr 18, 2009 2:00 pm  

ollie35 wrote:

Sold out nearly at Huddersfield tomorrow, oh how times changed since Bradford took the mick out of our crowds, its called a winning team lads so lets see you stick through thick and thin.

Tbf most of the people on here -me included- are the ones who do stick thorough thick and thin, so this is the wrong place to be spouting that sort of tripe.