Re: Gary Fawcett's Dodgy Statistics : Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:02 pm  

aj cougar wrote:

It took us one succesful season, not 5.

We had big crowds towards the end of the 92/93 season, which was our first decent season.

Seem to remember that critical game against Batley in the rain having a huge crowd. I'm sure Mick O'Neil said we squeezed that many in they didn't actually know the true crowd.

Re: Gary Fawcett's Dodgy Statistics : Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:46 pm  

The crowd was somewhere over 5,200.

A brilliant, but wet night. Didn't think we had a chance after 'Big Joe' (Grima) was sent off for 'stiff-arming' Grayshon in the first 5 minutes but then we showed our real character!

To win with only 12 men for over 75 minutes really is something both then and now. I can still see Joe's expression on his face when we were presented with the trophy and how he must have felt at letting-down his team-mates!

A video of the game should be shown to the curent squad so that they know what 'Cougarmania' was actually like and how they must perform to rekindle it!

Re: Gary Fawcett's Dodgy Statistics : Thu Mar 08, 2012 9:22 pm  

666 wrote:

The crowd was somewhere over 5,200.

The implication from Mick was that the true figure was quite a bit more!

Re: Gary Fawcett's Dodgy Statistics : Thu Mar 08, 2012 9:44 pm  

aj cougar wrote:

He's trying market the club to the casual supporter, as opposed to preaching to the converted.

I can't see much of a problem with that.

I have no problem with him targeting casual supporters. Every club should be doing that.

I do have a problem with the way he's trying. The soundbytes he's coming out with are just starting to sound daft now. "We're going for a Super League licence" "We're going to Fax and win by 20 points" and now apparently we're going to some how more than double our attendance in a week? It seems he wants to sell the club to the wider general public by making wild assumptions.

What's wrong with something a long the lines of - "We're playing the current Championship title holders Featherstone, who are favourites to win the title. In the close season our head coach JD has done an amazing job to put together one of the best squads we've had in years with some great signings and I think we've got a good chance of beating them if we play to our potential. With lots of talented players on show, it bears all the hallmarks for being a really great game and a good advertisement for Championship Rugby League. Featherstone have a reputation for bring a large away following which will make for a tremendous atmosphere at Cougar Park. So come on down and sample some of the rebirth of Cougarmania."?

Re: Gary Fawcett's Dodgy Statistics : Thu Mar 08, 2012 9:52 pm  

Stealth Comic wrote:

I have no problem with him targeting casual supporters. Every club should be doing that.

I do have a problem with the way he's trying. The soundbytes he's coming out with are just starting to sound daft now. "We're going for a Super League licence" "We're going to Fax and win by 20 points" and now apparently we're going to some how more than double our attendance in a week? It seems he wants to sell the club to the wider general public by making wild assumptions.

What's wrong with something a long the lines of - "We're playing the current Championship title holders Featherstone, who are favourites to win the title. In the close season our head coach JD has done an amazing job to put together one of the best squads we've had in years with some great signings and I think we've got a good chance of beating them if we play to our potential. With lots of talented players on show, it bears all the hallmarks for being a really great game and a good advertisement for Championship Rugby League. Featherstone have a reputation for bring a large away following which will make for a tremendous atmosphere at Cougar Park. So come on down and sample some of the rebirth of Cougarmania."?

You're being far too sensible now. This is Cougars we are talking about - jump on the roller coaster and hang on

Re: Gary Fawcett's Dodgy Statistics : Fri Mar 09, 2012 7:36 am  

Message to Gary Fawcett,I have a tin hat and some sand bags I can lend you it looks like its open season on you.Come on Cougar fans we all think we know how the club should be run(me included)but we cant all be right and fair play to anyone who takes on that role.Anyone who knows me(not exactly hiding my identity)will know I have had my problems with a previous chairman but I always excepted that its a job that your on a hiding to nothing with,we are after all Rugby League fans and we are never happier than when we are moaning.

Re: Gary Fawcett's Dodgy Statistics : Fri Mar 09, 2012 10:05 am  

shaunw78 wrote:

Message to Gary Fawcett,I have a tin hat and some sand bags I can lend you it looks like its open season on you.Come on Cougar fans we all think we know how the club should be run(me included)but we cant all be right and fair play to anyone who takes on that role.Anyone who knows me(not exactly hiding my identity)will know I have had my problems with a previous chairman but I always excepted that its a job that your on a hiding to nothing with,we are after all Rugby League fans and we are never happier than when we are moaning.

To be fair Shaun it's only some Cougar fans who seem to have rather large dull axes

I don't agree with all his statements, but at least he is giving it a go. Every time I've been to the club during the day he's been there, so he's not exactly shirking.

Re: Gary Fawcett's Dodgy Statistics : Fri Mar 09, 2012 4:07 pm  

Point taken Dreamer,the fans with the dull axes are few in numbers.Anyway as I said we all like a good moan me included.
On a more serious note I am hoping Rugby League pulls together this weekend and shows support and respect for the 6 soldiers killed this week.I note all were from famous Rugby League playing towns,It would be a nice gesture down at Cougars on Sunday if the local Cadets could lead the teams out and lead a minutes silence.

Re: Gary Fawcett's Dodgy Statistics : Fri Mar 09, 2012 4:24 pm  

shaunw78 wrote:

Point taken Dreamer,the fans with the dull axes are few in numbers.Anyway as I said we all like a good moan me included.
On a more serious note I am hoping Rugby League pulls together this weekend and shows support and respect for the 6 soldiers killed this week.I note all were from famous Rugby League playing towns,It would be a nice gesture down at Cougars on Sunday if the local Cadets could lead the teams out and lead a minutes silence.

It would be nice to see some sort of a tribute to those soldiers.

I would have thought we would have already been holding a minutes silence for former player Michael Land who passed away suddenly during the week aged 28. No age.

Re: Gary Fawcett's Dodgy Statistics : Fri Mar 09, 2012 8:02 pm  

If Leeds game is used as an example, we should be doing that tribute