Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sun Feb 24, 2013 12:06 am  

Out of interest has anyone ever seen Jeff and Eric Olthwaite in the same room or outside the Town Hall for that matter?

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Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sun Feb 24, 2013 10:29 am  

RLBandit wrote:

Out of interest, are Sunday afternoon games statistically better attended? If so, it begs the question....

Huddersfield games on a sunday are much better attended. Official figures from the club show that when games are moved from a sunday to other days 40% of Giants season ticket holders do not attend

Huddersfield are a sunday club without a doubt. Evening KOs are worse. Moving the Wigan game to the saturday cost about 1000 to 1500 of the gate

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sun Feb 24, 2013 10:36 am  

And the club tried 5pm on Sundays and that killed support too

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sun Feb 24, 2013 1:51 pm  

The one certainty is that if games are spread over 4 days Friday - Monday, it will have a detremental effect on attendances as it make it far more difficult to plan ahead.
If teams have a fixed time and day for their home matches, the supporters can sort out their weekly routine and plan in advance but, as we are beholden to Sky, we have to dance to their tune and lets be honest, Sky couldn't give a damn whether matchday attendances go up or down, although near full grounds do create a better atmoshphere for the TV.
Most sports will suffer an overall drop in spectators over the next couple of years as food on the table is more important that watching live sport and the country is skint !

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sun Feb 24, 2013 4:54 pm  

Wigan v London down by 1,000.

12,600 last year vs 11,500 this year. Garbage game as well.

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sun Feb 24, 2013 6:12 pm  

Championship ave again 1,100 this week

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sun Feb 24, 2013 10:25 pm  

SL Round 4 attendances - comparison to same fixtures last year

Bradford V St Helens in 2013 = 8,203
Bradford V St Helens in 2012 = 11,360
Percentage drop in attendance = -27.80%

Hull V Warrington in 2013 = 10,712
Hull V Warrington in 2012 = 12,710
Percentage drop in attendance = -15.72%

Wigan V London in 2013 = 11,590
Wigan V London in 2012 = 12,608
Percentage drop in attendance = -8.07%

Castleford V Catalan in 2013 = 5,205
Castleford V Catalan in 2012 = 5,005
Percentage Increase in attendance = +4.00%

Wakefield V Huddersfield in 2013 = 8,467
Wakefield V Huddersfield in 2012 = 8,794
Percentage drop in attendance = -3.72%

Salford V Hull KR in 2013 = 1,989
Salford V Hull KR in 2012 = 5,000
Percentage drop in attendance = -60.22%

Total Attendance in SL Round 4= 46,166
Total Attendance same fixtures last year = 55,477
Percentage drop in attendance = -16.78%

Five fixtures out of six in Round 4 this year have shown a decrease in attendance compared to the corresponding SL fixtures last year.

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Out of 27 SL fixtures played thus far in 2013, 7 out of 27 have shown an increase in attendance compared to the corresponding SL fixture last year. 20 out of 27 fixtures have shown a decrease in attendance compared to the corresponding SL fixture last year.

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sun Feb 24, 2013 10:31 pm  

Round 1 Fixtures
Total attendance in 2013 = 64,387 (Avg: 9,198)
Total attendance for same fixtures in 2012 = 63,376 (Avg: 9,054)
% increase = +1.59%

Round 2 Fixtures
Total attendance in 2013 = 69,809 (Avg: 9,973)
Total attendance for same fixtures in 2012 = 71,989 (Avg: 10,284)
% decrease = -3.03%

Round 3 Fixtures
Total attendance in 2013 = 58,711 (Avg: 8,387)
Total attendance for same fixtures in 2012 = 71,246 (Avg: 10,178)
% decrease = -17.59%

Round 4 Fixtures
Total attendance in 2013 = 46,166 (Avg: 7,694)
Total attendance for same fixtures in 2012 = 55,477 (Avg: 9,246)
% decrease = -16.78%

Rounds 1 to 4 Fixtures
Total attendance in 2013 = 239,073 (Avg: 8,855)
Total attendance for same fixtures in 2012 = 262,088 (Avg: 9,707)
% decrease = -8.78%

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sun Feb 24, 2013 10:31 pm  

Less than 2,000 at Salford for the visit of Hull KR.

I don't care if it was on TV and played on Sunday evening. That attendance is shocking.

Economic reality starting to hit home?

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sun Feb 24, 2013 10:45 pm  

William Eve wrote:

SL Round 4 attendances - comparison to same fixtures last year

Bradford V St Helens in 2013 = 8,203
Bradford V St Helens in 2012 = 11,360
Percentage drop in attendance = -27.80%

Hull V Warrington in 2013 = 10,712
Hull V Warrington in 2012 = 12,710
Percentage drop in attendance = -15.72%

Wigan V London in 2013 = 11,590
Wigan V London in 2012 = 12,608
Percentage drop in attendance = -8.07%

Castleford V Catalan in 2013 = 5,205
Castleford V Catalan in 2012 = 5,005
Percentage Increase in attendance = +4.00%

Wakefield V Huddersfield in 2013 = 8,467
Wakefield V Huddersfield in 2012 = 8,794
Percentage drop in attendance = -3.72%

Salford V Hull KR in 2013 = 1,989
Salford V Hull KR in 2012 = 5,000
Percentage drop in attendance = -60.22%

Total Attendance in SL Round 4= 46,166
Total Attendance same fixtures last year = 55,477
Percentage drop in attendance = -16.78%

Five fixtures out of six in Round 4 this year have shown a decrease in attendance compared to the corresponding SL fixtures last year.

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Out of 27 SL fixtures played thus far in 2013, 7 out of 27 have shown an increase in attendance compared to the corresponding SL fixture last year. 20 out of 27 fixtures have shown a decrease in attendance compared to the corresponding SL fixture last year.

I do believe the Hull v Wire game was not on TV on a Saturday evening last season which would account for the 2,000 difference on that crowd.

And with Bradford City being in the Final this Weekend would imagine many Bulls/City fans were in London making a weekend of it.

The Salford v KR match is a cause for concern.No Super League game should be attended by less than 2k fans.