Re: Crowd : Mon Apr 04, 2022 3:36 pm  

Divdav77 wrote:

RL is in demise generally. Rugby is still not and should never be a summer sport. Grassroots and amateur rugby has suffered because of this. How many teams take part these days? That's why the numbers are down across the board. I'll be honest I don't get to as many games as I would like but that's because of where I live, not that I don't want to go every week.

Apart from Football, most sport is struggling.

Cricket teams are disappearing fast and the bottom line is that kid's generally just dont want to commit to training and playing, plus a whole myriad of other reasons.
As for summer rugby, although we all turned up in winter and stood in the freezing cold and rain etc, it's certainly a more enjoyable watch with the sun on your face.

The big down side is holiday disruption especially for some kids and families etc.

Re: Crowd : Mon Apr 04, 2022 3:38 pm  

Divdav77 wrote:

RL is in demise generally. Rugby is still not and should never be a summer sport. Grassroots and amateur rugby has suffered because of this. How many teams take part these days? That's why the numbers are down across the board. I'll be honest I don't get to as many games as I would like but that's because of where I live, not that I don't want to go every week.

If RL had stayed as a winter sport it would no longer exist, it saved the sport imo.

Re: Crowd : Mon Apr 04, 2022 3:39 pm  

lampyboy wrote:

I visited Cas Market last week and was surprised how many stall holders promote the Tigers.
Unless the council can improve the Wakefield centre it will always fall short of what's going on in and around Cas.
I must have seen at least 20 people in Cas shirts and loads of cars parked up with stickers in them.
The club need to find a way of generating that level of interest and improving on it year after year.
Feeling part of the club goes a long way to achieving good community relations.

Excuse my ignorance on the subject, but in what way do the stall holders at Cas promote the tigers?.
And out of interest just what have Wakefield council got to do to bring the city centre up to the standards of Cas vegas and everything it encompasses.
I dare bet if you go into Wakey there will be plenty of replica shirts on show as well, although most Wakey fans would be at work during the day when the market is open.
You set off by criticising Wakefield council for they're alleged lack of foresight in bringing the city up to the exulting standards of Cas, and then finish by complaining that the club need to do more to improve the level of interest, is that club business, or council business, somehow I don't think giving the fans a car sticker will cut it.

Re: Crowd : Mon Apr 04, 2022 3:42 pm  

FIL wrote:

There was a good turnout of Saints fans amongst them though, PT.

All rugby fans never the less

Re: Crowd : Mon Apr 04, 2022 3:46 pm  

The other code survives playing in Winter and so do the NRL. We only switched for Sky not the supporters, plus less distractions and calls on people’s income in Winter. I don’t know if switching to the so called Summer season saved the sport, no one knows but if they do what are the lottery numbers for Wednesday.

Re: Crowd : Mon Apr 04, 2022 4:00 pm  

I'm simply reporting what I saw while visiting Cas market
Chissitt I do excuse your ignorance but take a visit and make your own observations rather than implying that Cas folk don't work.
Now regarding the council I would say that Cas have received a very good level of investment over the past few years resulting in a lively escape and town area

I don't particularly care what you think but the Cas public have embrased the club and town

Re: Crowd : Mon Apr 04, 2022 4:39 pm  

Scarlet Pimpernell wrote:

The other code survives playing in Winter and so do the NRL. We only switched for Sky not the supporters, plus less distractions and calls on people’s income in Winter. I don’t know if switching to the so called Summer season saved the sport, no one knows but if they do what are the lottery numbers for Wednesday.

Well you’ve answered your own question but you’re far to opposed to common sense that you won’t get it.

[PopTart]

Re: Crowd : Mon Apr 04, 2022 4:40 pm  

Scarlet Pimpernell wrote:

The other code survives playing in Winter and so do the NRL. We only switched for Sky not the supporters, plus less distractions and calls on people’s income in Winter. I don’t know if switching to the so called Summer season saved the sport, no one knows but if they do what are the lottery numbers for Wednesday.

Apart from football and rugby union
Union doesn't rely quite as much on attendance as we do as the RFU is far richer because of corporate funding.
And I'm no expert but I don't think NRL Winter is quite the same as ours.
Also, less games cancelled because of the weather in summer.

Re: Crowd : Mon Apr 04, 2022 4:41 pm  

lampyboy wrote:

I'm simply reporting what I saw while visiting Cas market
Chissitt I do excuse your ignorance but take a visit and make your own observations rather than implying that Cas folk don't work.
Now regarding the council I would say that Cas have received a very good level of investment over the past few years resulting in a lively escape and town area

I don't particularly care what you think but the Cas public have embrased the club and town

Cas are wonderful, I can only dream.

Re: Crowd : Mon Apr 04, 2022 4:45 pm  

PopTart wrote:

Apart from football and rugby union
Union doesn't rely quite as much on attendance as we do as the RFU is far richer because of corporate funding.
And I'm no expert but I don't think NRL Winter is quite the same as ours.
Also, less games cancelled because of the weather in summer.

Correct. When we played RL in winter club RU was a joke, not even semi pro. Now club RU is bigger than RL. If we shared the same season I seriously doubt we’d get any kind of TV deal. Hence the sport would be at best semi pro at worst swallowed up by RU or at least all its players would be.

Of course we went to summer for SKY, there was no option