Post subject: Re: How many fans you take to away games will be the real test
Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 6:56 pm
Dico
Player Coach
Joined: Oct 30 2005 Posts: 6268 Location: Warrington UK
You got about 14,000. Not really losing money there are you. Great effort, if clubs cant get their own fans through the door they shouldnt be in Super League, you obviously can, so dont moan
Post subject: Re: How many fans you take to away games will be the real test
Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 7:11 pm
Starbug
International Chairman
Joined: Mar 09 2004 Posts: 33944 Location: watching out for low flying geese
Dico wrote:You got about 14,000. Not really losing money there are you. Great effort, if clubs cant get their own fans through the door they shouldnt be in Super League, you obviously can, so dont moan
So just to confirm it , according to the Warrington Board , Paul Wood did not get a full GB cap , so the last GB international produced by Warrington is the now retired Estyn Harris and before him , the now retired Paul Sculthorpe , what a wonderful contribution from one of our supposed top clubs
I'll leave it there
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Post subject: Re: How many fans you take to away games will be the real test
Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 8:04 pm
Dico
Player Coach
Joined: Oct 30 2005 Posts: 6268 Location: Warrington UK
I never said otherwise, I don't see how this is relavant. We have produced some decent players, don't forget how good Nigel Vagana went on to become after we picked him up off a field in New Zealand, Kohe Love's another imo international quality player.
It's completely irrelavant. Who claimed Warrington had produced them? Night night starbug, lights out soon in the home
Post subject: Re: How many fans you take to away games will be the real test
Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 11:23 pm
gutterfax
Club Owner
Joined: Aug 13 2003 Posts: 20966 Location: The Shaky Isles
Pugsley Snr wrote:Back on topic .......... there were about 10 away fans at Wigan last night. Compare that with Widnes or Leigh who would bring 1500-2000 fans. Expansion is a wonderful idea, but can clubs afford to miss out on vital income year on year.
Castleford, Salford, Hudds and Catalans were responsible for the 4 lowest gates at the DW Stadium last year.....it's got less to do with expansion and more to do with how each club market each game. IIRC, Heinz block booked a stand for the Quins Game...giving you your 3rd highest gate of the season. For people to blame Celtic/London/French fans for attendances is just stupid. The Home team have a responsibility to try and fill their ground....it is not the responsibility of the visiting club.
dally messenger wrote:was watching an nfl doco. on one of their teams and they used the term bomb to describe those long high passes from quaterback to running back and i think gibson took that idea, realized you cant throw the ball forward in RL and adapted it to a "bomb" kick we have
eels fan wrote:You poor poor obsessed fat ex vichyballin potato thieving stoaway.
Post subject: Re: How many fans you take to away games will be the real test
Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 12:12 am
Starbug
International Chairman
Joined: Mar 09 2004 Posts: 33944 Location: watching out for low flying geese
gutterfax wrote:Castleford, Salford, Hudds and Catalans were responsible for the 4 lowest gates at the DW Stadium last year.....it's got less to do with expansion and more to do with how each club market each game. IIRC, Heinz block booked a stand for the Quins Game...giving you your 3rd highest gate of the season. For people to blame Celtic/London/French fans for attendances is just stupid. The Home team have a responsibility to try and fill their ground....it is not the responsibility of the visiting club.
So whats quins excuse then
kcab sfrawdder
Luck is a combination of preparation and opportunity
Just to avoid confusion Starbug is the username of Steven Pike
SOMEBODY SAID that it couldn’t be done But he with a chuckle replied That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried. So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin On his face. If he worried he hid it. He started to sing as he tackled the thing That couldn’t be done, and he did it!
Post subject: Re: How many fans you take to away games will be the real test
Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 3:44 am
gutterfax
Club Owner
Joined: Aug 13 2003 Posts: 20966 Location: The Shaky Isles
Starbug wrote:So whats quins excuse then
my thoughts on this particular subject are well documented.....quins failed on pretty much every level last year and to be fair, they have admitted as much. The RFL have slapped them on the wrists and they are under no illusions as to what is expected......anyway, back on thread.....Away fans don't count on a licence application.......
dally messenger wrote:was watching an nfl doco. on one of their teams and they used the term bomb to describe those long high passes from quaterback to running back and i think gibson took that idea, realized you cant throw the ball forward in RL and adapted it to a "bomb" kick we have
eels fan wrote:You poor poor obsessed fat ex vichyballin potato thieving stoaway.
Post subject: Re: How many fans you take to away games will be the real test
Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 8:44 pm
gutterfax
Club Owner
Joined: Aug 13 2003 Posts: 20966 Location: The Shaky Isles
gutterfax wrote:Castleford, Salford, Hudds and Catalans were responsible for the 4 lowest gates at the DW Stadium last year.....it's got less to do with expansion and more to do with how each club market each game. IIRC, Heinz block booked a stand for the Quins Game...giving you your 3rd highest gate of the season. For people to blame Celtic/London/French fans for attendances is just stupid. The Home team have a responsibility to try and fill their ground....it is not the responsibility of the visiting club.
Warrington are to applauded for their crowd today. Just shy of 12k....the only game last year to attract more fans was Saints....again disproving the original tw@s theory that expansionist teams cost clubs money. I bet the few Londoners that made the journey enjoyed Jedwood more than they did the game
dally messenger wrote:was watching an nfl doco. on one of their teams and they used the term bomb to describe those long high passes from quaterback to running back and i think gibson took that idea, realized you cant throw the ball forward in RL and adapted it to a "bomb" kick we have
eels fan wrote:You poor poor obsessed fat ex vichyballin potato thieving stoaway.
Post subject: Re: How many fans you take to away games will be the real test
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 12:24 pm
dids858
Club Coach
Joined: Nov 19 2004 Posts: 2453 Location: London Village & Yorks
Pugsley Snr wrote:Back on topic .......... there were about 10 away fans at Wigan last night. Compare that with Widnes or Leigh who would bring 1500-2000 fans. Expansion is a wonderful idea, but can clubs afford to miss out on vital income year on year.
Windes and Leigh - If we still have P&R neither of these would be in Super League.
Last season it would have been Salford and this year Barrow.
Post subject: Re: How many fans you take to away games will be the real test
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 9:17 am
Roofaldo
Club Owner
Joined: Dec 06 2003 Posts: 8224 Location: The Long, Dark Teatime of the Soul
Pete_Zatoppin wrote:Of how well the Crusaders are supported.
Fairly easy to get 10,500 along to your first home match when you factor in offers on tickets, first home game for new club, Super League champions visiting, freebie tickets (oh sorry...apparently there were NO freebie tickets given out to anyone according to 'Traffic' although I know of several Scarlets RU squad players who would disagree with you )
The real acid test of how much support Crusaders have will be when we see how many supporters they attract to their away games.
When Celtic crusaders have played at the KC stadium in the past you could easily fit their away fans in a phone box.
Worst. Attempt. At Trolling. Ever.
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