Re: Opening weekend sees attendances soaring by 12.70% : Wed Apr 23, 2014 8:19 am  

Wooden Stand wrote:

That's why the Sky money's going to be divi'd up a bit more fairly in future.

I wouldn't say it's being split more fairly since the vast majority of tv money is for the rights to broadcast SL.
But I would say it's being split in a better way for the good of the game.

Re: Opening weekend sees attendances soaring by 12.70% : Wed Apr 23, 2014 8:22 am  

Him wrote:

I wouldn't say it's being split more fairly since the vast majority of tv money is for the rights to broadcast SL.
But I would say it's being split in a better way for the good of the game.

I wouldnt. I think paying more to part-time players, who invariably werent good enough or are too old, to become full-time is among the worst things we could do with that money.

We would have been far better taking that money and ploughing it in to development officers, youth RL and amateur facilities.

Re: Opening weekend sees attendances soaring by 12.70% : Wed Apr 23, 2014 11:29 am  

SmokeyTA wrote:

Well its pretty easy actually. The system is being sold on the basis that more ‘jeopardy’ will increase crowds throughout the leagues. That’s what it needs to do. If it doesn’t it is a failure. The new system needs to increase crowds from top to bottom so that overall more people are watching pro and semi-pro RL.

My expectation is that the very top of SL will increase quite a bit. The middle and lower will fall quite a bit. The top of the championships will rise but not by as much as the fall in the lower and middle SL sides. The other leagues will largely stay the same.

I think with your breakdown there you have exposed what I mean.

If crowds across the leagues are up in general, but down in some area's. ie teir 1 up, teir 2 up, teir 2 down.

Everyone can argue success and failure. If crowds are up in general, but down in teir 2 and 3, it's the same issue.

People will argue the average is skewed as the most widely supported clubs will play each other more often. Wigan Saints 4 times a year will boost the average. Also knocking out (London Saints will boost that average).

The World Cup showed how everyone can argue everything with the same data.

Re: Opening weekend sees attendances soaring by 12.70% : Sun May 04, 2014 5:10 pm  

Ok so whose turn is it this week???

Re: Opening weekend sees attendances soaring by 12.70% : Sun May 04, 2014 5:23 pm  

Saints v London 2014 = 9408 Saints v London 2013 = 9926 -5.3% Leeds v Wigan 2014 = 18139 Leeds v Wigan 2013 = 15524 +14% Catalan v Salford 2014 = 7862 Catalan v Salford 2013 = 6872 +13% Hull FC v Wakey 2014 = 10088 Hull FC v Wakey 2013 =10000???? +1% Hull KR v Widnes 2014 = 7007 Hull KR v Widnes 2013 = 7247 -3.3% Huddersfield v Cas 2014 = 7195 Huddersfield v Cas 2013 = 5733 +20.3% Bradford v Warrington 2014 = 6173 Bradford v Warrington 2013 = 8485 -27.2% 2014 figures http://www.superleague.co.uk/matchday/results 2013 figures http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seaso ... mmary.html It's a starter for 10, make of them what you will. Rounds 1 to 11 Fixtures (76 in total) Total attendance for 76 fixtures in 2014 = 660000 (Avg: 8,684.21) Total attendance for same 76 fixtures in 2013 = 665777 (Avg: 8,760.22) Cumulative attendance loss = -5777 % decrease = -0.87% The whole fixtures figures, I took from Williams last post then added the figures from this round to the total. That's about as good as I get. Anything more and the experts need to take over.

Saints v London 2014 = 9408 Saints v London 2013 = 9926 -5.3% Leeds v Wigan 2014 = 18139 Leeds v Wigan 2013 = 15524 +14% Catalan v Salford 2014 = 7862 Catalan v Salford 2013 = 6872 +13% Hull FC v Wakey 2014 = 10088 Hull FC v Wakey 2013 =10000???? +1% Hull KR v Widnes 2014 = 7007 Hull KR v Widnes 2013 = 7247 -3.3% Huddersfield v Cas 2014 = 7195 Huddersfield v Cas 2013 = 5733 +20.3% Bradford v Warrington 2014 = 6173 Bradford v Warrington 2013 = 8485 -27.2% 2014 figures http://www.superleague.co.uk/matchday/results 2013 figures http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seaso ... mmary.html It's a starter for 10, make of them what you will. Rounds 1 to 11 Fixtures (76 in total) Total attendance for 76 fixtures in 2014 = 660000 (Avg: 8,684.21) Total attendance for same 76 fixtures in 2013 = 665777 (Avg: 8,760.22) Cumulative attendance loss = -5777 % decrease = -0.87% The whole fixtures figures, I took from Williams last post then added the figures from this round to the total. That's about as good as I get. Anything more and the experts need to take over.

Re: Opening weekend sees attendances soaring by 12.70% : Sun May 04, 2014 5:40 pm  

bewareshadows wrote:

Ok so whose turn is it this week???

Well, the O.P’s sacked it off & William’s still sulking because the nasty mods locked his thread.

Hopefully he’ll have a change of heart & let us know the state of play, league table & all.

Come on Salford, hang in there.

Re: Opening weekend sees attendances soaring by 12.70% : Sun May 04, 2014 9:31 pm  

bewareshadows wrote: Saints v London 2014 = 9408 Saints v London 2013 = 9926 Leeds v Wigan 2014 = 18139 Leeds v Wigan 2013 = 15524 Catalan v Salford 2014 = 7862 Catalan v Salford 2013 = 6872 Hull FC v Wakey 2014 = 10088 Hull FC v Wakey 2013 =10000???? Hull KR v Widnes 2014 = 7247 Hull KR v Widnes 2013 = 7007 Huddersfield v Cas 2014 = 7195 Huddersfield v Cas 2013 = 5733 Bradford v Warrington 2014 = 6173 Bradford v Warrington 2013 = 8485 2014 figures http://www.superleague.co.uk/matchday/results 2013 figures http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seaso ... mmary.html It's a starter for 10, make of them what you will. Hull KR figures are the wrong way around. impressive crowd at Headingley - a full house everywhere but the uncovered terrace from what I could see. Only the usual suspects Bradford suffering significant drops.

bewareshadows wrote: Saints v London 2014 = 9408 Saints v London 2013 = 9926 Leeds v Wigan 2014 = 18139 Leeds v Wigan 2013 = 15524 Catalan v Salford 2014 = 7862 Catalan v Salford 2013 = 6872 Hull FC v Wakey 2014 = 10088 Hull FC v Wakey 2013 =10000???? Hull KR v Widnes 2014 = 7247 Hull KR v Widnes 2013 = 7007 Huddersfield v Cas 2014 = 7195 Huddersfield v Cas 2013 = 5733 Bradford v Warrington 2014 = 6173 Bradford v Warrington 2013 = 8485 2014 figures http://www.superleague.co.uk/matchday/results 2013 figures http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seaso ... mmary.html It's a starter for 10, make of them what you will. Hull KR figures are the wrong way around. impressive crowd at Headingley - a full house everywhere but the uncovered terrace from what I could see. Only the usual suspects Bradford suffering significant drops.

Re: Opening weekend sees attendances soaring by 12.70% : Mon May 05, 2014 4:09 am  

JonB95 wrote:

Hull KR figures are the wrong way around.

impressive crowd at Headingley - a full house everywhere but the uncovered terrace from what I could see. Only the usual suspects Bradford suffering significant drops.

Glad you're feeling better.....any danger of you updating the thread you started with the figures for the last few weeks, or is it only positive weeks you can be arsed posting for?

Re: Opening weekend sees attendances soaring by 12.70% : Mon May 05, 2014 6:22 am  

gutterfax wrote:

Glad you're feeling better.....any danger of you updating the thread you started with the figures for the last few weeks, or is it only positive weeks you can be arsed posting for?

You're one to talk, since you only poked your slimy nose into this thread when attendances were slacking. After one week I had no replies for over a week.. the straw that broke the camels back. RL Fans is only interested if it's negative.

Re: Opening weekend sees attendances soaring by 12.70% : Mon May 05, 2014 7:01 am  

JonB95 wrote:

Hull KR figures are the wrong way around.

impressive crowd at Headingley - a full house everywhere but the uncovered terrace from what I could see. Only the usual suspects Bradford suffering significant drops.

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