Re: Opening weekend sees attendances soaring by 12.70% : Sat Mar 08, 2014 2:39 pm  

still not a great crowd for the hudds v leeds game considering how close the two places are!

Re: Opening weekend sees attendances soaring by 12.70% : Sat Mar 08, 2014 3:09 pm  

number 6 wrote:

still not a great crowd for the hudds v leeds game considering how close the two places are!

Huddersfield crowds are always poor when they don't play on Sundays

Re: Opening weekend sees attendances soaring by 12.70% : Sat Mar 08, 2014 4:37 pm  

[quote="UllFC"]Huddersfield crowds are always poor when they don't play on Sundays


why? do they all have to be in bed after tea!?

Re: Opening weekend sees attendances soaring by 12.70% : Sun Mar 09, 2014 12:13 am  

UllFC wrote:

Huddersfield crowds are always poor when they don't play on Sundays

They're also poor when they do

Re: Opening weekend sees attendances soaring by 12.70% : Sun Mar 09, 2014 3:36 am  

roofaldo2 wrote:

They're also poor when they do

Unlike Bradford bills fans who turn up in droves no matter...........lol

Re: Opening weekend sees attendances soaring by 12.70% : Sun Mar 09, 2014 3:46 pm  

JB Down Under wrote:

Good to see last years downward trend being reversed eh William?

It is good news.

Last season's disastrous double digit percentage decrease required immediate action.

Thankfully, the failed franchising experiment will be read it's last rites at the end of this season.

Attendance figures will be very interesting to monitor next season with the new system in place.

Re: Opening weekend sees attendances soaring by 12.70% : Sun Mar 09, 2014 5:59 pm  

SL Round 4 attendances - comparison to same fixtures last year


Widnes V Salford in 2014 = 5,291
Widnes V Salford in 2013 = 5,562
% decrease = -4.87%

Huddersfield V Leeds in 2014 = 8,759
Huddersfield V Leeds in 2013 = 7,756
% increase = +12.93%

Hull V Bradford in 2014 = 11,307
Hull V Bradford in 2013 = 10,952
% increase = +3.24%

St Helens V Hull KR in 2014 = 11,818
St Helens V Hull KR in 2013 = 10,820
% increase = +9.22%

London V Warrington in 2014 = 1,377
London V Warrington in 2013 = 3,041 *AT GILLINGHAM*
% decrease = -54.72%

Wakefield V Catalans in 2014 = 4,190
Wakefield V Catalans in 2013 = 6,125
% decrease = -31.59%

Castleford V Wigan in 2014 = 8,504
Castleford V Wigan in 2013 = 7,852
% increase = +8.30%


Total Attendance in SL Round 4 = 51,246 (Avg: 7,321)
Total Attendance same fixtures last year = 52,108 (Avg: 7,444)
% decrease = -1.65%

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4 out of 7 fixtures in Round 4 have shown an increase in attendance compared to the same SL fixtures last year.

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Championship Round 4 attendances - comparison to same fixtures last year


Batley V Doncaster in 2014 = 691
Batley V Doncaster in 2013 = 601
% increase = +14.98%

Barrow V Workington in 2014 = 1,512
Barrow V Workington in 2013 = 1,157
% increase = +30.68%

Dewsbury V Whitehaven in 2014 = 903
Dewsbury V Whitehaven in 2013 = 813
% increase = +11.07%

Featherstone V Rochdale in 2014 = 2,323
Featherstone V Rochdale in 2013 = N/A

Halifax V Sheffield in 2014 = 1,327
Halifax V Sheffield in 2013 = 1,553
% decrease = -14.55%

Keighley V Leigh in 2014 = 1,309
Keighley V Leigh in 2013 = 859
% increase = +52.39%

Swinton V Crusaders in 2014 = 587
Swinton V Crusaders in 2013 = N/A


Total Attendance for comparable games in Championship Round 4 = 5,742 (Avg: 1,148)
Total Attendance same fixtures last year = 4,983 (Avg: 997)
% increase = +15.15%

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4 out of 5 comparable fixtures in Round 4 have shown an increase in attendance compared to the same Championship fixtures last year.

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Championship 1 Round 2 attendances - comparison to same fixtures last year


Gateshead V Oxford in 2014 = 254
Gateshead V Oxford in 2013 = 121
% increase = +109.92%

Gloucestershire V South Wales in 2014 = 186
Gloucestershire V South Wales in 2013 = 113
% increase = +64.60%

Hunslet V York in 2014 = 409
Hunslet V York in 2013 = N/A (this fixture took place in the tier above in 2013, thus is not a fair comparison)

Oldham V Hemel in 2014 = 508
Oldham V Hemel in 2013 = 428
% increase = +18.69%

Total Attendance for comparable games in Championship 1 Round 2 = 948 (Avg: 316)
Total Attendance same fixtures last year = 662 (Avg: 221)
% increase = +42.99%


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3 out of 3 comparable fixtures in Round 2 have shown an increase in attendance compared to the same Championship 1 fixtures last year.

So far, every comparable fixture in the Championship 1 has shown an increase in attendance compared to the same fixtures last year.

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Total Attendance for comparable games in SL and Championships Round 4 = 57,936 (Avg: 3,862)
Total Attendance same fixtures last year = 57,753 (Avg: 3,850)
% increase = +0.31%

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Re: Opening weekend sees attendances soaring by 12.70% : Sun Mar 09, 2014 6:08 pm  

SL Attendances

Round 1 - 8.52% increase
Round 2 - 0.28% decrease
Round 3 - 3.35% increase
Round 4 - 1.65% decrease

Total
2014 - 225,022
2013 - 218,604
% increase = +2.94%

Championship Attendances

Round 1 - 39.67% increase
Round 2 - 11.41% decrease
Round 3 - 1.66% increase
Round 4 - 15.15% increase

Total (for comparable fixtures only)
2014 - 25,415
2013 - 23,014
% increase = +10.43%

Championship 1 Attendances

Round 1 - 39.25% increase
Round 2 - 42.99% increase

Total (for comparable fixtures only)
2014 - 1,841
2013 - 1,304
% increase = +41.18%


Total (for comparable fixtures only)

2014 - 252,278
2013 - 242,922
% increase = +3.85%

Re: Opening weekend sees attendances soaring by 12.70% : Sun Mar 09, 2014 7:08 pm  

JonB95 wrote:

SL Attendances

Total
2014 - 225,022
2013 - 218,604
% increase = +2.94%

Your attendance for Catalans V Leeds in Round 3 remains as questionable as it did last week.

Having said that, I don't believe Catalans home attendances are to be trusted anyhow. I had doubts about some of them last season.

Pleasing to note you've amended the dodgy Hull V Catalans attendance from Round 1 though.

Re: Opening weekend sees attendances soaring by 12.70% : Sun Mar 09, 2014 7:28 pm  

William Eve wrote:

Your attendance for Catalans V Leeds in Round 3 remains as questionable as it did last week.

Having said that, I don't believe Catalans home attendances are to be trusted anyhow. I had doubts about some of them last season.

Pleasing to note you've amended the dodgy Hull V Catalans attendance from Round 1 though.

Ultimately I have 2 dodgy attendances to choose from, thus chose the one that A) looked most likely from the crowd pictures, and B) came from the club itself. I would prefer a definitive figure of course.