Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sun Mar 24, 2013 1:46 pm  

django wrote:

...but it is snowing where all the Bradford fans were coming from, disrupting flights from the airport.

Really? Thousands of Bradford Bulls fans were stranded at UK airports on Friday night and the early hours of Saturday morning were they? How odd considering 22.16% of those loyal Bradford Bulls supporters have disappeared completely this season compared to last year.

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sun Mar 24, 2013 2:03 pm  

Sal Paradise wrote:

Catalans played Bradford last year in round 27 - could be September is slightly more attractive for travel and watching than March - and here in lies one issue of comparing attendances

Is Round 11 in April in 2011 even more attractive given that the attendance at the Catalan V Bradford fixture on that occasion was 9,496 compared to yesterday's 6,813? Their home attendances are currently 20.27% down when compared to the same fixtures last year. There is a pattern emerging of significantly reduced attendances at Catalan home games this season compared to last year. Were those same fixtures last year all played at slightly more attractive times?

Catalan Home Games To Date
Fixture..... 2013..... 2012..... %fall
V Salford... 6872... 8158... -15.76%
V Wakey... 7191... 8842... -18.67%
V Widnes... 7357... 9156... -19.65%
V Bradford... 6813... 9254... -26.38%

TOTAL... 28233... 35410... -20.27%

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sun Mar 24, 2013 2:06 pm  

Hessle Roader wrote:

Guess what. We're experiencing the longest winter for 50 years. Compare this with March 2012 when we were all walking round in shirtsleeves. Surely everyone (perhaps even William and Bandit) can see this will have a detrimental effect on attendances. But there again, when you have an agenda you're blind to such things.

I'll add "fair weather SL supporter base" to the list of reasons why SL attendances are currently over 12% down compared to the same fixtures last year shall I? Despite the fact that all those same fixtures last year weren't all played in March 2012.

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sun Mar 24, 2013 8:44 pm  

Hessle Roader wrote:

Guess what. We're experiencing the longest winter for 50 years. Compare this with March 2012 when we were all walking round in shirtsleeves. Surely everyone (perhaps even William and Bandit) can see this will have a detrimental effect on attendances. But there again, when you have an agenda you're blind to such things.

I am in no way supporting young billy in his efforts here, but the weather, whilst terrible, didn't seem to stop the rahs turning out this weekend.....11,385 was their average over 6 games this weekend, over 60% better than the 7,036 that averaged out over 6 SL games this weekend.

As I say, I am not jumping on billy's bandwagon here, but I believe that might be close to the lowest weekends average since SL began.....and weather or not, that's a worry.

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sun Mar 24, 2013 8:56 pm  

SL Round 8 attendances - comparison to same fixtures last year

St Helens V Salford in 2013 = 5,348
St Helens V Salford in 2012 = 15,537
% decrease in attendance = -65.58%

Warrington V Huddersfield in 2013 = 9,797
Warrington V Huddersfield in 2012 = 10,550
% decrease in attendance = -7.14%

London V Hull in 2013 = 1,865
London V Hull in 2012 = 3,930
% decrease in attendance = -52.54%

Catalan V Bradford in 2013 = 6,813
Catalan V Bradford in 2012 = 9,254
% decrease in attendance = -26.38%

Wigan V Widnes in 2013 = 11,904
Wigan V Widnes in 2012 = 13,445
% decrease in attendance = -11.46%

Hull KR V Castleford in 2013 = 6,489
Hull KR V Castleford in 2012 = 7,312
% decrease in attendance = -11.26%

Total Attendance in SL Round 8 = 42,216
Total Attendance same fixtures last year = 60,028
% decrease in attendance = -29.67%

6 fixtures out of 6 in Round 8 this year have shown a decrease in attendance compared to the corresponding SL fixtures last year.

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Out of 54 SL fixtures played thus far in 2013, 12 out of 54 have shown an increase in attendance compared to the corresponding SL fixture last year. 42 out of 54 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 Mar 24, 2013 9:02 pm  

Round 1 Fixtures (7 in total)
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 (7 in total)
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 (7 in total)
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 (6 in total)
Total attendance in 2013 = 46,166 (Avg: 7,694)
Total attendance for same fixtures in 2012 = 55,477 (Avg: 9,246)
% decrease = -16.78%

Round 5 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2013 = 50,207 (Avg: 7,172)
Total attendance for same fixtures in 2012 = 57,593 (Avg: 8,228)
% decrease = -12.82%

Round 6 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2013 = 67,079 (Avg: 9,583)
Total attendance for same fixtures in 2012 = 71,439 (Avg: 10,206)
% decrease = -6.10%

Round 7 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2013 = 57,048 (Avg: 8,150)
Total attendance for same fixtures in 2012 = 69,941 (Avg: 9,992)
% decrease = -18.43%

Round 8 Fixtures (6 in total)
Total attendance in 2013 = 42,216 (Avg: 7,036)
Total attendance for same fixtures in 2012 = 60,028 (Avg: 10,005)
% decrease = -29.67%

Rounds 1 to 8 Fixtures (54 in total)
Total attendance for 54 fixtures in 2013 = 455,623 (Avg: 8,437)
Total attendance for same 54 fixtures in 2012 = 521,089 (Avg: 9,650)
% decrease = -12.56%

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sun Mar 24, 2013 9:09 pm  

Total home attendances per SL club in 2013 compared to same fixtures in 2012

Club... Games... 2013... 2012... %loss/gain
Leeds... 4... 58392... 59852... -2.44%
Wigan... 4... 55693... 61784... -9.86%
Warrington... 4... 43914... 46648... -5.86%
St Helens... 5... 52941... 71117... -25.56%
Hull... 3... 33516... 35990... -6.87%
Huddersfield... 4... 26448... 33569... -21.21%
Hull KR... 4... 29046... 29538... -1.67%
Bradford... 4... 34033... 43719... -22.16%
Catalan... 4... 28233... 35410... -20.27%
Wakefield... 3... 24690... 24154... +2.22%
Castleford... 4... 26911... 27547... -2.31%
Widnes... 3... 19724... 17718... +11.32%
London... 4... 8445... 10840... -22.09%
Salford... 4... 13637... 23203... -41.23%

TOTAL... 54... 455623... 521089... -12.56%

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sun Mar 24, 2013 9:15 pm  

During the current franchised, 14 club, top 8 play-off system SL era... the total attendances in SL to date are the lowest we have ever witnessed! Not even the replacement of the poorly-supported Crusaders with the better-supported Widnes or the establishment of 2 new stadia can prevent the 2013 SL attendances from being the worst on record so far.

SL Rounds 1 to 8 total attendances comparison (2009 to 2013)
SL 2013 - 455,623 from 54 fixtures.
SL 2012 - 521,089 from the same 54 fixtures.
SL 2011 - 486,812 from the same 54 fixtures, except replace Widnes with Crusaders.
SL 2010 - 477,001 from the same 54 fixtures, except replace Widnes with Crusaders.
SL 2009 - 475,544 from the same 54 fixtures, except replace Widnes with Crusaders.

SL 2013 % decrease in attendances
V SL 2012 = -12.56%
V SL 2011 = -6.41%
V SL 2010 = -4.49%
V SL 2009 = -4.19%

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sun Mar 24, 2013 9:16 pm  

gutterfax wrote:

I am in no way supporting young billy in his efforts here, but the weather, whilst terrible, didn't seem to stop the rahs turning out this weekend.....11,385 was their average over 6 games this weekend, over 60% better than the 7,036 that averaged out over 6 SL games this weekend.

Where were the games played? Only certain areas of the country had snow problems.

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sun Mar 24, 2013 9:22 pm  

William Eve wrote:

During the current franchised, 14 club, top 8 play-off system SL era... the total attendances in SL to date are the lowest we have ever witnessed! Not even the replacement of the poorly-supported Crusaders with the better-supported Widnes or the establishment of 2 new stadia can prevent the 2013 SL attendances from being the worst on record so far.

SL Rounds 1 to 8 total attendances comparison (2009 to 2013)
SL 2013 - 455,623 from 54 fixtures.
SL 2012 - 521,089 from the same 54 fixtures.
SL 2011 - 486,812 from the same 54 fixtures, except replace Widnes with Crusaders.
SL 2010 - 477,001 from the same 54 fixtures, except replace Widnes with Crusaders.
SL 2009 - 475,544 from the same 54 fixtures, except replace Widnes with Crusaders.

SL 2013 % decrease in attendances
V SL 2012 = -12.56%
V SL 2011 = -6.41%
V SL 2010 = -4.49%
V SL 2009 = -4.19%

So the question is, if we want good attendances, what was so good about last season?

Cheap tickets?

What's wrong with this season?

Weather?

All those figures suggest to me is don't panic the sun will come!