This is a great thread and the feedback from those who really know what's needed, the fans, is brilliant and the club could do a lot worse than to read it. It's certainly not that we don't love the club or have fallen out of love with them because we know that's not possible they are always your club. For me there is another dimension though which is harder to fathom because there is the demeanour apathy and discontent of the public to consider particularly across the sort.



All Clubs are struggling to maintain levels of attendance year on year so what is the first thing the game must address? I would say it is restricting the amount of exposure on TV to get the interested to live games, look at football no games to be televised at 3-00 on a Saturday. So what do we as a game do ?? We change the tv deal to ensure that every game is televised so anyone who is disillusioned with their own clubs performances and efforts can sit at home and watch there.



Once you get out of going and other things take the place of doing that it very often never comes back. I know from experience because with illness, my own issues and family circumstances I don't go to away games anymore when for dozens of seasons I did that every game and miss quite a lot of home ones. I'll always pay for our two season tickets, I'm on my 63 and do it however hard it is, because the club has given me a great life and indeed the best day of my life, because that's my commitment to them and I feel better watching on TV when I do that. But everyone isn't as well placed as I am and I get it exactly when you not only see your team being stripped of its assets year after year but when you consider across the game the state of the officials the play acting and dare I say even at times the cheating that goes on, then its so easy to get disillusioned, and sadly I get that so well. So for me it's much more than just game days and pricing but across the game that certainly aint helping either however I hoped that IMG would be the answer but they have done nothing really besides restructuring the game again!! One things for certain though once you stop attending although you think its just for a short while it is often the end.

Who cares what the stand is called or whether there are a few pictures of tigers around? I don't believe anyone doesn't go to games due to that. Get thenproduct right on the pitch and people will come to watch. I've enjoyed the last few games, plenty of effort and commitment and the crowd has responded.



Talk of our own stadium is nonsense

To me it’s a whole host of things that need to be done to attract fans back many have been said already.



Personally, think it ultimately comes down to ‘Value For Money’. This is something we’ve not had as fans since 2018.



The disconnect from the club certainly hasn’t helped as it’s created a feeling of been taken advantage of to an extent, sort of a cash cow, match day ticket prices, constant sell sell sell of club merch again just add fuel to that fire.



The product has been poor and we as fans have been paying top dollar for a poundland product.



Like Wilf and Davey41 have said I have a pass and have missed a number of games as I no longer have the mindset of ‘got to go’ arranging everything around rugby to now doing whatever gives me enjoyment as the priority. If I’m not the only one that feels that way it’ll be a hard task to get people back but not impossible.



The match day experience is one that is frankly awful, outdated with little if any real thought gone in to it and kills the atmosphere rather than building it.



Match days I’ll admit I was a staunch Sunday afternoon fan but since moving from Friday nights, lockdown etc the loss of weekends to rugby particularly for the poop shows we’ve had I’d rather go back to Fridays and keep my weekends free to enjoy with friends, family and other interests I have, which to be honest I have done the past season and a half. If it was a choice between something enjoyable or trudging to and from the stadium the former wins.



I think a team that wins at home more often than not would certainly help but we also need some star quality/names. Let’s be honest the last real big name players we signed were Ellis & Pritchard, maybe Manu Mau. Clubs need at least one or two talisman but we have had non of note since 2018.



A real reconnect with the fans and a couple of star signings would certainly help short term going in to 2025 then add a brand of effort & entertaining and winning rugby would continue to build on growing the crowds.

Obviously nothing to do why people don't go to games.It's an example of our lack of status at our "home" ground when one of City's players is honoured and our greatest player isn't.

We also didn't fork out towards the £1m+ for a new pitch but no one seems up in arms about that

Don't get the comparison.

Super league peaked as a product in the mid 2000s, and has been on a gradual decline of the since, the loss of Bradford Bulls, the retirement of Eddie and Steveo, less memorable household names like Farrell, Sculthorpe, Long etc, Magic moving to Elland road, have been reflected in apathy from the fans...I don't know if it's just me but games across super league don't feel like big events anymore...tonight's game is a prime example, low crowd, low quality, I'm not really paying attention to it, where's years ago I'd want to watch every minute of every game. Was hoping IMG would be the answer, but as Wilf said, we've seen very little from them so far apart from a league restructure that effectively made SL an 11 team competition this year

Because they foot the bills, run the stadium so get to decide what the stands are called?

Fully agree. The product is awful. Sometimes I can't even be bothered to watch one of the 3 games generally on each friday

I personally think it's way too expensive. £30 a ticket is ridiculous. For like for like seats at Hull City it's £20. £10 cheaper. If they reduced the ticket price it would make it hell of a lot more affordable.



Also put offers on for kids. When I was younger it was £28 for a season ticket for FC. That also builds future support for the game.

£32 for a seat in e6 for city v Bristol 1st game of the season but I agree ours are way too exp3nsive

wont be many there either Jake given whats going on