Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Wed Jul 10, 2013 11:26 am  

William Eve wrote:

Club... Games... 2013... 2012... %gain/loss
Widnes... 10... 62453... 62239... +0.34%
Wakefield... 9... 71131... 72094... -1.34%
Hull... 10... 118913... 121303... -1.97%
Leeds... 10... 148725... 153423... -3.06%
Catalan... 10... 82579... 86238... -4.24%
Warrington... 10... 108752... 114229... -4.79%
Hull KR... 11... 80807... 85413... -5.39%
Castleford... 10... 62549... 67127... -6.82%
Wigan... 9... 129871... 144221... -9.95%
St Helens... 10... 108638... 136162... -20.21%
Huddersfield... 10.. 62955... 79728... -21.04%
London... 11... 24385... 30905... -21.10%
Bradford... 9... 80060... 110348... -27.45%
Salford... 10... 31412... 53611... -41.41%
SUBTOTAL... 139... 1173230... 1317041... -10.92%

Magic Weekend... 7... 62042... 63716... -2.63%

TOTAL... 146... 1235272... 1380757... -10.54%

I cannot believe that. Is the new ground syndrome wearing off at Salford ? What is putting people off from going ? It must be a drop-off in away supporters IMO.

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Wed Jul 10, 2013 11:43 am  

Tigerade wrote:

I cannot believe that. Is the new ground syndrome wearing off at Salford ? What is putting people off from going ? It must be a drop-off in away supporters IMO.

I think it's the fact they nearly didn't have a 2013 season.

I'm sure a Salford fan will confirm/clarify but from what I remember reading, season tickets either didn't go on sale or were only available towards the end of January? That can't have helped.

I don't think it's away fans or new ground wearing off really.

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Thu Jul 11, 2013 11:02 pm  

LeedsDave wrote:

I think it's the fact they nearly didn't have a 2013 season.

I'm sure a Salford fan will confirm/clarify but from what I remember reading, season tickets either didn't go on sale or were only available towards the end of January? That can't have helped.

I don't think it's away fans or new ground wearing off really.

Good luck to the Dr for next year because it will take more than a handful of half decent players to get those lost fans back!

Going to games is habit that takes a few years to develop..........and getting back these lapsed supporters will be a real struggle for the marketing team there.

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sun Jul 21, 2013 5:21 pm  

UPDATE...
SL Round 22 attendances - comparison to same fixtures last year

Excellent positive news to note SL attendances flourishing as a result of the beautiful summer rugby weather...

Leeds V Wakefield in 2013 = 18,387
Leeds V Wakefield in 2012 = 12,272
% increase = +49.83%
WOW!

OH! HANG ON...

For those of an extremely insecure, "This is not a positive RL news item, you are making me feel uncomfortable, anyone highlighting negatives must really hate RL" nature or disposition, please look away NOW!!!

Bradford V Hull in 2013 = 7,914
Bradford V Hull in 2012 = 10,616
% decrease = -25.45%

Salford V Catalan in 2013 = 2,200
Salford V Catalan in 2012 = 5,841
% decrease = -62.34%

Widnes V London in 2013 = 4,870
Widnes V London in 2012 = 5,635
% decrease = -13.58%

Huddersfield V Castleford in 2013 = 5,733
Huddersfield V Castleford in 2012 = 6,928
% decrease = -17.25%

Warrington V Hull KR in 2013 = 9,838
Warrington V Hull KR in 2012 = 11,916
% decrease = -17.44%

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1 out of 6 fixtures in Round 22 have shown an increase in attendance compared to the same SL fixtures last year. 5 out of 6 fixtures in Round 22 have shown a decrease in attendance compared to the same SL fixtures last year.

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Out of 145 fixtures played thus far in 2013 (not including magic weekend fixtures), 37 out of 145 have shown an increase in attendance compared to the corresponding SL fixtures last year. 108 out of 145 fixtures have shown a decrease in attendance compared to the corresponding SL fixtures last year.

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sun Jul 21, 2013 5:41 pm  

William Eve wrote:

UPDATE...
SL Round 22 attendances - snip

Oh exciting, what with Widnes going into negative equity this week Wakey may go top of the league next week .

That’s if them pesky Loiners make the effort to watch the mighty Leeds play back to back against whipping boy rabble.

I bet the Huddersfield board must be scratching their heads, what more do they have to do to get a decent turnout, maybe this afternoons excuse is the golf’s on.

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sun Jul 21, 2013 6:00 pm  

The Devil's Advocate wrote:

Oh exciting, what with Widnes going into negative equity this week Wakey may go top of the league next week

Indeed, Widnes home attendances are currently down by -0.81% compared to last year but the Loiners attendances are now astonishingly up by +0.86% after Friday night's whopping home attendance and they are now at the top that league. I'm not aware of any cheapo/freebie offers this season from that parsimonious CEO of theirs either.

The Devil's Advocate wrote:

That’s if them pesky Loiners make the effort to watch the mighty Leeds play back to back against whipping boy rabble.

Wakefield will require a home attendance against those pesky Loiners of not less than 11,217 in order to top the SL Attendance Percentage League.

The Devil's Advocate wrote:

I bet the Huddersfield board must be scratching their heads, what more do they have to do to get a decent turnout, maybe this afternoons excuse is the golf’s on.

The only positive about Huddersfield's home attendance this weekend is the overall improvement from 21.04% down on last season to it's current level of 20.73% down on last season, courtesy of today's improved home attendance which was only 17.25% down on last season

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Mon Jul 22, 2013 3:56 am  

So that's why we are relegating two teams next year, London and Salford down, big announcement in 2015 that avg attendances in SL are significantly higher and it was the right thing to reduce SL and bring back relegation!

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Mon Jul 22, 2013 2:59 pm  

Huddersfield at the moment and Wigan when they were c**p are just two examples which lead me to believe we actually don't have much of a clue as to what specifically attracts/drives away fans. You could, at a stretch, use the above two examples to support a 'playoffs and lack of P&R are devaluing comp' argument. ( i.e. Wigan were in genuine jeopardy, and Huddersfield fans don't care all that much about the hubcap ) ... but it's not a slamdunk argument by any means. What I really want to know is who is putting the effort to find these things out, and how are they doing it?

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Mon Jul 22, 2013 9:11 pm  

Lol at Eddie Hemmings on sky tonight

"Come on Huddersfield fans, get down and support your team. Its pathetic top of the superleague can only get 5k"

Even sky are trolling their support now!

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Mon Jul 22, 2013 9:25 pm  

SL Round 22 attendances - comparison to same fixtures last year

Bradford V Hull in 2013 = 7,914
Bradford V Hull in 2012 = 10,616
% decrease = -25.45%

Leeds V Wakefield in 2013 = 18,387
Leeds V Wakefield in 2012 = 12,272
% increase = +49.83%

Salford V Catalan in 2013 = 2,200
Salford V Catalan in 2012 = 5,841
% decrease = -62.34%

Widnes V London in 2013 = 4,870
Widnes V London in 2012 = 5,635
% decrease = -13.58%

Huddersfield V Castleford in 2013 = 5,733
Huddersfield V Castleford in 2012 = 6,928
% decrease = -17.25%

Warrington V Hull KR in 2013 = 9,838
Warrington V Hull KR in 2012 = 11,916
% decrease = -17.44%

St Helens V Wigan in 2013 = 14,204
St Helens V Wigan in 2012 = 17,980
% decrease = -21.00%

Total Attendance in SL Round 22 = 63,146 (Avg: 9,021)
Total Attendance same fixtures last year = 71,188 (Avg: 10,170)
% decrease = -11.30%

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The SL attendances in Round 22 were bailed out by the astonishing attendance of 18,387 at Headingley on Friday night for the Leeds V Wakefield fixture. Nevertheless, SL attendances were still 11.30% down compared to the same fixtures played last season. Had it not been for the attendance at Headingley, the total SL attendances this round would have been down by over 24%, despite the beautiful weather.

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1 out of 7 fixtures in Round 22 have shown an increase in attendance compared to the same SL fixtures last year. 6 out of 7 fixtures in Round 21 have shown a decrease in attendance compared to the same SL fixtures last year.

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Out of 146 fixtures played thus far in 2013 (not including magic weekend fixtures), 37 out of 146 have shown an increase in attendance compared to the corresponding SL fixtures last year. 109 out of 146 fixtures have shown a decrease in attendance compared to the corresponding SL fixtures last year.