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Author:  Barry_McKenzie [ Wed May 26, 2010 7:12 am ]
Post subject:  Just 6075 saw Crusaders v Wigan at Wrexham
Disgusting seeing as the game wasnt even televised

So much for this 'sell out 12k' crowd eh?


Why so few people to see arguably the best team in England??
Author:  chubbs1981 [ Wed May 26, 2010 11:06 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Just 6075 saw Crusaders v Wigan at Wrexham
Both teams have fans so why didn't you put this up on the wigan board?
Author:  Barry_McKenzie [ Wed May 26, 2010 11:14 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Just 6075 saw Crusaders v Wigan at Wrexham
chubbs1981 wrote:Both teams have fans so why didn't you put this up on the wigan board?



Because the game was held in Wrexham

And I was browsing through the posts on here that said that this one would be a 12k sell out
Author:  Brasshat [ Wed May 26, 2010 4:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Just 6075 saw Crusaders v Wigan at Wrexham
Barry_McKenzie wrote:Because the game was held in Wrexham

And I was browsing through the posts on here that said that this one would be a 12k sell out


Firstly you shouldn't believe everything you read. The present capacity is less than 10,500 anyway.

Regarding the turn-out, I was expecting around 7,000 - 8,000 myself, so, yes I was a tad disappointed. I guess that the beautiful weekend weather didn't help matters. That afternoon the supermarkets did a roaring trade selling barbecue food etc. and on my way into town you could smell barbecue smoke in the air. I wouldn't be at all surprised if many people who had intended to pay on the day decided to chill out with a few beers in the garden.

Without wanting to make excuses, you have to remember that many Crusaders home fans are pretty new to rugby league, so the tradition of turning out come rain or shine etc. etc. hasn't taken a grip yet. With luck, the numbers should hover around the 7,000+ for the rest of the season.
Author:  Barry_McKenzie [ Wed May 26, 2010 4:36 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Just 6075 saw Crusaders v Wigan at Wrexham
Brasshat wrote:Firstly you shouldn't believe everything you read. The present capacity is less than 10,500 anyway.

Regarding the turn-out, I was expecting around 7,000 - 8,000 myself, so, yes I was a tad disappointed. I guess that the beautiful weekend weather didn't help matters. That afternoon the supermarkets did a roaring trade selling barbecue food etc. and on my way into town you could smell barbecue smoke in the air. I wouldn't be at all surprised if many people who had intended to pay on the day decided to chill out with a few beers in the garden.

Without wanting to make excuses, you have to remember that many Crusaders home fans are pretty new to rugby league, so the tradition of turning out come rain or shine etc. etc. hasn't taken a grip yet. With luck, the numbers should hover around the 7,000+ for the rest of the season.



But if the club can only get 6k for the visit of arguably one of the biggest names in British RL...a club who are currently top of SL... then how many will turn up for sides like Castleford??
Author:  Crufan94 [ Wed May 26, 2010 4:59 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Just 6075 saw Crusaders v Wigan at Wrexham
New club= Smaller Fan base
You will have to give the crusaders time to establish themselves in wrexham so they can increase their fanbase. To expect a team that is playing a sport that has never been professionally played in wrexham to have sellout games when it is still a predominantly a footballing area AND on the nicest weekend of the year is ludicrous. Give it time and the crusaders will start to attract new fans and grow in North Wales. Hate to use the old cliche But Rome wasn't built in a day
Author:  Brasshat [ Wed May 26, 2010 5:24 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Just 6075 saw Crusaders v Wigan at Wrexham
Barry_McKenzie wrote:But if the club can only get 6k for the visit of arguably one of the biggest names in British RL...a club who are currently top of SL... then how many will turn up for sides like Castleford??


As has been mentioned, many Crusaders fans are new to the sport and as such are supporting their home team. So, whilst Wigan are a big team, the name doesn't mean a lot to many people new to the sport.
Author:  Barry_McKenzie [ Wed May 26, 2010 5:54 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Just 6075 saw Crusaders v Wigan at Wrexham
Brasshat wrote:As has been mentioned, many Crusaders fans are new to the sport and as such are supporting their home team. So, whilst Wigan are a big team, the name doesn't mean a lot to many people new to the sport.


I would suggest that there are as yet undiscovered tribes in the Amazonian rainforest who know Wigan play Rugby league
Author:  Traffic [ Wed May 26, 2010 6:00 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Just 6075 saw Crusaders v Wigan at Wrexham
Brasshat and Crufan - please do not feed the trolls it only encourages them ;)
Author:  Barry_McKenzie [ Wed May 26, 2010 6:04 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Just 6075 saw Crusaders v Wigan at Wrexham
Barry_McKenzie wrote:I would suggest that there are as yet undiscovered tribes in the Amazonian rainforest who know Wigan play Rugby league



How is politely pointing out that only 6 thousand people bothered turning up to a game (figures gained from the Superleague website) that by most accounts was going to be a sell out 'trolling'???

Oh.. it's one of these 'I have no case to argue so ill call him a troll' type of responses eh Traffy??


Anyone know how many of the 6k were Wigan fans?
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