Re: Opening weekend sees attendances soaring by 12.70% : Thu Feb 20, 2014 12:15 am  

ThePrinter wrote:

Just from SL years Halifax conceded 1227 in 2003 from 28 games which is the most total points during the SL era, at an average of 43.8 per game.
However Workington conceded 1021 in 1996 but that was only a 22 game season so have the higher average of 46.4 per game.

My main concern is that London Broncos points against column may well exhibit a number that is bigger than our lowest crowd this year. Looking at the Salford pack that will line up against us on Saturday, if they don't stick 70+ on us, Nobby should be fired.

London's average attendance this year will be way south of 2k........and for the first time in 12 years of defending the club, I suspect that of the 26k who to attend, the MAJORITY will be there to follow the visitors!

Re: Opening weekend sees attendances soaring by 12.70% : Fri Feb 21, 2014 10:26 am  

only 4,000 at Wakefield, 1st home game of the season against local opposition. Must have the same issue the Giants and Bradford had when their Season ticket prices went back up, ie no one wants want to/can't afford to pay the full price.
I know the capacity was reduced but that is shockingly low.
Least it will stop the Wildcats fans banging on about how great their crowds are now....

Re: Opening weekend sees attendances soaring by 12.70% : Fri Feb 21, 2014 10:35 am  

TBF Wakey is a bit of an exceptional case at the moment, due to the severe ground restrictions. Without those the attendance would obviously have been significantly bigger, it put a load of people off. I know several of 'em, that normally invariably go.

Re: Opening weekend sees attendances soaring by 12.70% : Fri Feb 21, 2014 11:31 am  

There’s a few factors which I assume affected the Wakefield attendance; firstly season ticket prices have gone back up to a respectable amount, the off season dramas of selling their best players, ground capacity restrictions and then there’s the Thursday night on Sky factor.

Re: Opening weekend sees attendances soaring by 12.70% : Fri Feb 21, 2014 11:34 am  

GIANT DAZ wrote:

only 4,000 at Wakefield, 1st home game of the season against local opposition. Must have the same issue the Giants and Bradford had when their Season ticket prices went back up, ie no one wants want to/can't afford to pay the full price.
I know the capacity was reduced but that is shockingly low.
Least it will stop the Wildcats fans banging on about how great their crowds are now....

The ground only has a 5,500 capacity this season I think.

Re: Opening weekend sees attendances soaring by 12.70% : Fri Feb 21, 2014 11:47 am  

GIANT DAZ wrote:

only 4,000 at Wakefield, 1st home game of the season against local opposition. Must have the same issue the Giants and Bradford had when their Season ticket prices went back up, ie no one wants want to/can't afford to pay the full price.
I know the capacity was reduced but that is shockingly low.
Least it will stop the Wildcats fans banging on about how great their crowds are now....

In mitigation...

Live Premier League Darts was on Sky.

Re: Opening weekend sees attendances soaring by 12.70% : Fri Feb 21, 2014 12:44 pm  

William Eve wrote:

In mitigation...

Live Premier League Darts was on Sky.

If you paid more attention in class, William, you'd have known the match itself was on said Sky

Re: Opening weekend sees attendances soaring by 12.70% : Fri Feb 21, 2014 2:39 pm  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

If you paid more attention in class, William, you'd have known the match itself was on said Sky

A majority of Super League and Premier League Darts fans share similar demographic profiles (The C2DE range according to the NRS classification) along with their associated boorish, drunken, loudmouth traits, therefore both sports are in direct competition with one another on Thursday evenings as a consequence of Sky Sports scheduling.

C2DE types were presented with the option of paying around £20 to attend the Wakey/Bulls game last night, or they could stay at home, sit in their armchair and watch both on Sky by channel flicking between the two or via Sky Go on a separate device. It is therefore not unreasonable to claim in mitigaton that last night's attendance at Belle Vue may have been adversely affected by the clash of live events.

Re: Opening weekend sees attendances soaring by 12.70% : Fri Feb 21, 2014 3:49 pm  

He shoots ...

he scores

Re: Opening weekend sees attendances soaring by 12.70% : Fri Feb 21, 2014 7:26 pm  

Charlie Sheen wrote:

The ground only has a 5,500 capacity this season I think.

Which
Make at the 1500 empty seats all the more puzzling. This was a very important game in the greater scheme for both clubs with one of them heading down with London.....