Question : Sun Nov 08, 2015 3:53 pm  

How can a crowd of 44,000 plus attend an international game in London (England played like the Broncos yesterday) and our club are lucky if the attendance is 400?

Re: Question : Sun Nov 08, 2015 4:56 pm  

Quite probably several reasons, how many kiwis made up that 44000 why would they cone watch broncos. ? How many curious neutrals were at that games were there, eg ru fans why would they watch week in week out? How many, wigan Warrington, Leeds Bradford, saints fans were there? Why would they come to watch broncos.?

Look at our crowds before we dropped into championship they were never that good, take into account reduction in away fans that does not help.
Our last season in SL we won one game, only die hard fans keep coming.

Besides you are not really comparing like for like are you?

Did u go yesterday?

Re: Question : Sun Nov 08, 2015 6:27 pm  

Because it's a big event. London RL games aren't. The RU world cup sold out numerous games in London. Nearly all their pro team have moved out of London for similar reasons. Also the abysmal mis-management and marketing of London RL off the pitch has stuffed up what chance it had of working sadly.

Re: Question : Sun Nov 08, 2015 6:29 pm  

And what he said

Re: Question : Sun Nov 08, 2015 7:13 pm  

No way was there 44,000 bums on seats.

I'd estimate the crowd was circa 30,000.

& does anyone really need an explanation as to why Broncos can't draw flies.

Re: Question : Sun Nov 08, 2015 9:17 pm  

I took two RL newbies, one a curious RU fan and another a skeptical football fan. Both enjoyed the event (shame about the game itself) but would never be likely to go to a Broncos game.

Re: Question : Sun Nov 08, 2015 10:01 pm  

Cowgirl Nostalgist wrote:

No way was there 44,000 bums on seats.

I'd estimate the crowd was circa 30,000.

& does anyone really need an explanation as to why Broncos can't draw flies.

Interesting - I've read a lot of comment on yeaterday's game and you are the first person to doubt that there were over 40k there - what inside information do you have that no one else does? Or you just making it up?

Re: Question : Sun Nov 08, 2015 10:18 pm  

Yeah, I made up the ground being a quarter empty.

Re: Question : Sun Nov 08, 2015 10:27 pm  

Believe the ground can hold 54,000. If around a quarter empty then 40,500. Doubt 44,000 (20% empty) would look that much different to the naked eye.

Re: Question : Sun Nov 08, 2015 10:55 pm  

The west side of the ground was very sparsely populated.

Looked like some hospitality & not much else.

Not sure why anyone's irked at my estimate.

Circa 30,000 for League in London is good regardless.