Re: Will the stayaway Saints fans return in droves next year : Wed Jun 08, 2011 11:41 am  

Saints will average 12-13000 next year with band wagoners and away fans coming to our NEW stadium in the first year?
The problem will be in the second year keeping the intrest up?

A top signing in the mould of Newlove,Sculthorpe & Lyon would put bums on seats? Who i don't know?

Can't wait for next year already

Re: Will the stayaway Saints fans return in droves next year : Wed Jun 08, 2011 11:45 am  

Rommel wrote:

Saints will average 12-13000 next year with band wagoners and away fans coming to our NEW stadium in the first year?
The problem will be in the second year keeping the intrest up?

A top signing in the mould of Newlove,Sculthorpe & Lyon would put bums on seats? Who i don't know?

Can't wait for next year already

I think we'll average between 13-14k next season.

An extra 2-3k (we have been averaging c.11k at KR, I'm ignoring Widnes) from the new stadium is definitely achievable given the facilities and location.

Would be really interesting to know what crowds the club are budgeting for.

Re: Will the stayaway Saints fans return in droves next year : Wed Jun 08, 2011 12:59 pm  

If we're good, we'll get a good average. If we're as pants as this season we'll struggle. People in St Helens won't turn out to watch the team flail about in mid table.

Re: Will the stayaway Saints fans return in droves next year : Wed Jun 08, 2011 2:34 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

If we're as pants as this season we'll struggle.

Eh??? Pants this season?????

Re: Will the stayaway Saints fans return in droves next year : Wed Jun 08, 2011 2:38 pm  

It won't be as good an average as they would of had moving straight into the new stadium from KR.

No doubt the first league game should sell-out and then both the Warrington and Wigan games will sell-out with big crowd for Widnes and Leeds games. I reckon they should top 14k.

Re: Will the stayaway Saints fans return in droves next year : Wed Jun 08, 2011 2:41 pm  

Donkey OTay wrote:

Eh??? Pants this season?????

We lost to Warrington at home. We've not been this low for about 15 years.

No trophies for us again this year. What motivation is there to turn up if that is going to be the case again?

Re: Will the stayaway Saints fans return in droves next year : Wed Jun 08, 2011 4:08 pm  

We're two points off the top, that's not mid table. We're still in the cup. Some of the best Saints play for a long time was played in that last game against Leeds (you must have left at hlf time).

All we have to do is finish in the top four to have as much chance as anyone of being at Old Trafford and if we get a fit team together we'd beat anybody we meet there too.

Some of these youngsters coming through are very exciting to watch.

I think you and me are seeing two completely diferent teams.

Are you serious or are you pulling my leg and I've fallen for it?

Re: Will the stayaway Saints fans return in droves next year : Wed Jun 08, 2011 4:13 pm  

Donkey OTay wrote:

We're two points off the top, that's not mid table. We're still in the cup. Some of the best Saints play for a long time was played in that last game against Leeds (you must have left at hlf time).

All we have to do is finish in the top four to have as much chance as anyone of being at Old Trafford and if we get a fit team together we'd beat anybody we meet there too.

Some of these youngsters coming through are very exciting to watch.

I think you and me are seeing two completely diferent teams.

Are you serious or are you pulling my leg and I've fallen for it?

No, I agree with you in a way. We're doing fantastically for the squad we've got. I just feel we're 4 or 5 senior players short of where the likes of Wigan, Warrington and Huddersfield are this season. With Jammer leaving and us unlikely to have more coming in than leaving, that will still be the case next season.

Re: Will the stayaway Saints fans return in droves next year : Wed Jun 08, 2011 6:11 pm  

Donkey OTay wrote:

are you pulling my leg and I've fallen for it?

That would be the one.

Re: Will the stayaway Saints fans return in droves next year : Thu Jun 09, 2011 8:39 am  

The first few games will see a big increase from this season at the new ground, but I am not that certain if the attendance figures will compare with such as Wigan or Leeds after those first matches??