: Sat Jun 06, 2009 6:18 pm  

Starbug wrote:

No lottery win then I take it

No - gutted, although - no-one else won so it's gone up to £50m for next week. So, now i'm going for Toa Kohe Love AND Iain Morrison for next year and a bit of buntin on the stand roofs why the hell not

: Sat Jun 06, 2009 6:27 pm  

littlerich wrote:

1,763

You're right - miles off Super League standard.

You cannot compare SL to Championship crowds as ON AVERAGE the away team take 1k plus its the pinnacle of RL in this country (allegedly) with all the coverage etc... that brings. Like it or not its the SL people want to watch other than diehard fans like us!
Also remember Celtic Crusaders brought all of 20 fans.
I keep saying it but when the East Stand is finished we will get more fans as it will be a much better experience for those who will use it and it will make the Shay feel like a proper stadium rather thna the depressing sight it has been for 8 years.

: Sat Jun 06, 2009 6:29 pm  

Fax4Life wrote:

it will make the Shay feel like a proper stadium rather thna the depressing sight it has been for 8 years.

Oh i don't know. It's picked up a bit of character over the years don't ya think? It's poetically battle scarred. Come on, where's your imagination?

: Sat Jun 06, 2009 6:59 pm  

Fax4Life wrote:

You cannot compare SL to Championship crowds as ON AVERAGE the away team take 1k plus its the pinnacle of RL in this country (allegedly) with all the coverage etc... that brings. Like it or not its the SL people want to watch other than diehard fans like us!
Also remember Celtic Crusaders brought all of 20 fans.
I keep saying it but when the East Stand is finished we will get more fans as it will be a much better experience for those who will use it and it will make the Shay feel like a proper stadium rather thna the depressing sight it has been for 8 years.

One things for sure . We should get at least 2,000 more in than there is now.

: Sat Jun 06, 2009 11:16 pm  

johnny freeman fan club wrote:

No it darned well is`nt right but they have never played fair havn`t the big clubs

How about denying a whole school- kids, parents and staff - the chance to have professional sports players and a popular mascot at their gala because they happen to come from a few miles down the road. Is that playing fair?

: Sat Jun 06, 2009 11:37 pm  

af wrote:

How about denying a whole school- kids, parents and staff - the chance to have professional sports players and a popular mascot at their gala because they happen to come from a few miles down the road. Is that playing fair?

Got to say - this whole idea of going into other areas for promotions and "tapping up" fans is totally fair in my opinion. Sorry JFFC but it's a free market, if the Bulls or the Giants want to come into Calderdale to do their stuff then so be it. Instead of hand wringing - we are totally free to do the same ourselves. It's a dog eat dog free market economy and it 's boundaries don't stop at the gates of Rugby League.

: Sat Jun 06, 2009 11:39 pm  

The Lucky Black Cat wrote:

What about a Sports parade in Halifax where ALL Sports clubs in Calderdale are invited to join. Fax could sponsor it alongside the Courier, Halifax, Calderdale Council. Could march through the town and end at the Shay. Each U16s/Youth that joins in is giving a free ticket to the next home game as a reward for joining in the parade. Would not cost too much and would get Fax amongst others involved more in the community. Also a Photo session could be done where youngsters can get their photo with any of the Fax players and a stall selling Fax merchandise and AFC Town, Courier, Calderdale Council could have stalls alongside face painting and bouncy castle etc.

WHY NOT DO IT THE EASY WAY AND MAKE OUR CLUB a centre piece OF NEXT WEEK'S GALA PROCESSION
ps sorry about the "caps2

: Sun Jun 07, 2009 8:19 am  

I agree that it is a free market in terms of each club needs to do what it can to boost it's own crowds, but I'm sure that what JFFC is referring to is that there was some rule/agreement that clubs wouldn't poach in other clubs areas, for the good of the game, but the big ger clubs do it anyway.

Well soon it will be payback time and Fax should be going into Queensbury, Clayton, Wibsey etc and poaching some back.

: Sun Jun 07, 2009 9:26 am  

Flippin' 'eck! You can tell I haven't been on for a few days.

: Sun Jun 07, 2009 9:27 am  

Fax4Life wrote:

You cannot compare SL to Championship crowds as ON AVERAGE the away team take 1k plus its the pinnacle of RL in this country (allegedly) with all the coverage etc... that brings. Like it or not its the SL people want to watch other than diehard fans like us!
Also remember Celtic Crusaders brought all of 20 fans.
I keep saying it but when the East Stand is finished we will get more fans as it will be a much better experience for those who will use it and it will make the Shay feel like a proper stadium rather thna the depressing sight it has been for 8 years.

Why not? We are comparing Quins crowd against a team that doesnt bring more than 20 away fans, to our attendence against the same team. I would suggest that the Quins fans who attend now are just as die hard as us who go to the Shay. I think all this talk about attendences for Quins and Celtic are pointless (even though i have commented on it!! ) I think we need them in the top league. I would even go so far as getting the RLF to fund them centrally and get rid of the owners that could at any minute chose to close em down.. Take some money off the other SL clubs and put it towards them both. We need to keep developing the kids from these areas to make the game stronger nationaly.