Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sat Mar 30, 2013 6:42 pm  

Wellsy13 wrote:

Come on, it was hardly this bad was it!

One or two weeks of poor weather at the start of the season tops.
I remember reading that on March 28th last year it was 22°C. I think the highest the wearher's been this month is about 8°C! It has been far colder for far longer than I can remember.

Has it been far colder for far longer in the south of France too? Reason I ask is that Catalan home attendances are currently down by over 20% compared to last season, mirroring the 20%+ decline in attendances at 5 other SL clubs. My opinion is that the major reasons for decline lie elsewhere.

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sat Mar 30, 2013 7:28 pm  

William Eve wrote:

You clearly were otherwise you wouldn't have made reference to it in the first place

Making reference is not the same as comparing.

William Eve wrote:

It's a cup game in another sport where it's pay-on-the-gate or pay for an individual ticket. What are the equivalent SL play-off game attendances or Challenge Cup fixtures like where people pay-on-the-gate or have to pay for an individual ticket? And how do they compare to the attendances for regular season-ticketed SL games? I'll give you a clue... they are pisspoor comparatively speaking.

See, it's YOU who keeps comparing them to RL games not me.

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sat Mar 30, 2013 8:14 pm  

McClennan wrote:

Making reference is not the same as comparing.

See, it's YOU who keeps comparing them to RL games not me.

I've made no attendance references or comparisons with regard to other sports like soccer or Rugby Union on a thread which is about SL attendances. Nor have I produced any attendance figures from an FA Cup soccer game either. You did that! Found any evidence yet of me dismissing the current economic climate as a factor in declining SL attendances which you suggested I was guilty of earlier?

No?

Thought not.

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Mon Apr 01, 2013 7:19 pm  

SL Round 10 attendances - comparison to same fixtures last year

Bradford V Salford in 2013 = 7,503
Bradford V Salford in 2012 = 11,290
% decrease = -33.54%

Huddersfield V Widnes in 2013 = 4,270
Huddersfield V Widnes in 2012 = 8,869
% decrease = -51.85%

Hull KR V Wigan in 2013 = 7,894
Hull KR V Wigan in 2012 = 8,845
% decrease = -10.75%

St Helens V Castleford in 2013 = 10,943
St Helens V Castleford in 2012 = 12,224
% decrease = -10.48%

Warrington V London in 2013 = 9,681
Warrington V London in 2012 = 11,118
% decrease = -12.92%

Wakefield V Hull in 2013 = 8,126
Wakefield V Hull in 2012 = 8,986
% decrease = -9.57%

Catalan V Leeds in 2013 = 9,465
Catalan V Leeds in 2012 = 10,269
% decrease = -7.83%

Total Attendance in SL Round 10 = 57,882
Total Attendance same fixtures last year = 71,601
% decrease = -19.16%

All 7 fixtures out of 7 have shown a decrease in attendance compared to the same SL fixtures last year.

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Out of 68 SL fixtures played thus far in 2013, 16 out of 68 have shown an increase in attendance compared to the corresponding SL fixtures last year. 52 out of 68 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% : Mon Apr 01, 2013 7:27 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%

Round 9 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2013 = 80,429 (Avg: 11,490)
Total attendance for same fixtures in 2012 = 81,841 (Avg: 11,692)
% decrease = -1.73%

Round 10 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2013 = 57,882 (Avg: 8,269)
Total attendance for same fixtures in 2012 = 71,601 (Avg: 10,229)
% decrease = -19.16%

Rounds 1 to 10 Fixtures (68 in total)
Total attendance for 68 fixtures in 2013 = 593,934 (Avg: 8,734)
Total attendance for same 68 fixtures in 2012 = 674,531 (Avg: 9,920)
% decrease = -11.95%

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Mon Apr 01, 2013 7:46 pm  

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

Club... Games... 2013... 2012... %gain/loss
Widnes... 4... 28995... 26335... +10.10%
Castleford... 5... 34616... 34597... +0.05%
Wakefield... 4... 32816... 33140... -0.98%
Hull KR... 5... 36940... 38383... -3.76%
Leeds... 5... 74996... 78372... -4.31%
Hull... 4... 52580... 54969... -4.35%
Wigan... 5... 79554... 83306... -4.50%
Warrington... 5... 53595... 57766... -7.22%
Catalan... 5... 37698... 45679... -17.47%
St Helens... 6... 63884... 83341... -23.35%
London... 5... 9581... 12669... -24.37%
Bradford... 5... 41536... 55009... -24.49%
Huddersfield... 5... 30718... 42438... -27.62%
Salford... 5... 16425... 28527... -42.42%

TOTAL... 68... 593934... 674531... -11.95%

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Mon Apr 01, 2013 7:48 pm  

Easter Monday Round 2013 attendances = 57,882

Easter Monday Round 2012 attendances = 65,347
% decrease = -11.42%

Easter Monday Round 2011 attendances = 65,051
% decrease = -11.02%

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Mon Apr 01, 2013 7:59 pm  

William Eve wrote:

Warrington V London in 2013 = 9,681
Warrington V London in 2012 = 11,118
% decrease = -12.92%

Oi numbnuts, Warrington vs London got 10,834 last year.

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Mon Apr 01, 2013 8:11 pm  

ThePrinter wrote: Oi numbnuts, Warrington vs London got 10,834 last year. I'll stick with the official attendance announced at Warrington last year thanks, along with RLFANS database. You stick with wikipedia as your source. TIA

ThePrinter wrote: Oi numbnuts, Warrington vs London got 10,834 last year. I'll stick with the official attendance announced at Warrington last year thanks, along with RLFANS database. You stick with wikipedia as your source. TIA

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Mon Apr 01, 2013 8:27 pm  

William Eve wrote: I'll stick with the official attendance announced at Warrington last year thanks, along with RLFANS database. You stick with wikipedia as your source. TIA Ahhh the RLFANS database which you've accepted gave you incorrect figures before Oh and I'd not looked at Wikipedia but checking now they say 10,834 too so thanks for guiding me to another site that claims that number

William Eve wrote: I'll stick with the official attendance announced at Warrington last year thanks, along with RLFANS database. You stick with wikipedia as your source. TIA Ahhh the RLFANS database which you've accepted gave you incorrect figures before Oh and I'd not looked at Wikipedia but checking now they say 10,834 too so thanks for guiding me to another site that claims that number