Re: Toronto Lamport Stadium : Mon Oct 08, 2018 8:04 pm  

Sir Kevin Sinfield wrote:

The attendance was over 9000

13 trips on Mr Argyles tab please
Toronto v Batley in Copenhagen?

Re: Toronto Lamport Stadium : Mon Oct 08, 2018 8:16 pm  

HXSparky wrote:

Given other threads about the RFL operational rules and the MPG etc., how was it that TWP could give tickets away for this one, given that the RFL should have been setting the attendance prices for the game. I'm sure there's a good and valid reason, but I'm intrigued what it is?

No idea, you'd have to ask the club. All season ticket holders got two free to the MPG as a thank-you gesture which we thought was a great move. How they squared it with RFL isn't my concern. Of my friends that attended, about half paid. Also, several bought season tickets for next year, so the free tickets are bringing in new, paying fans.

HXSparky wrote:

Btw, given the announced attendance and the ground capacity, there would have been around 4% of seats not occupied (ie. hard to see an empty seat). It was a very good crowd, but certainly not at 96% capacity.

The 9600 ground capacity is set by fire and safety regulations. It isn't the number of actual bums you could possibly squish onto the bleachers. There aren't actual seats. Pointing out the unoccupied ends of the stadium keeps a lot of people amused but isn't the whole story. It was definitely the biggest crowd yet, after a wet morning and on a holiday that's traditionally set aside for a big family dinner.

HXSparky wrote:

Also, given the enormity of the game, and so many fans in the ground, why would the PA announcer feel the need to start off any "Wolfpack" chants? Most grounds would be pandemonium (sic) with that many folk in attendance with such an important game underway.

Because we were losing?

HXSparky wrote:

See you next year.

Most definitely.

Re: Toronto Lamport Stadium : Mon Oct 08, 2018 9:14 pm  

pandamonium wrote:

Of my friends that attended, about half paid. Also, several bought season tickets for next year,

Edited DURHAM GIANT.
plus you are banned for 7 days

Re: Toronto Lamport Stadium : Tue Oct 09, 2018 4:39 pm  

Sir Kevin Sinfield wrote:

The attendance was over 9000, you can keep repeating your 6000 figure all you want, it doesn’t make it true.

Neither does keep saying 9000+

Re: Toronto Lamport Stadium : Tue Oct 09, 2018 4:43 pm  

RoyBoy29 wrote:

Neither does keep saying 9000+

9266 was the official match day attendance. Provide some evidence this is false or give it a rest.

Re: Toronto Lamport Stadium : Tue Oct 09, 2018 4:45 pm  

doesn't mean its true, we all know matchday attendances are inflated when it suits.

Re: Toronto Lamport Stadium : Tue Oct 09, 2018 7:46 pm  

Sir Kevin Sinfield wrote:

The attendance was over 9000, you can keep repeating your 6000 figure all you want, it doesn’t make it true.

Repeating "over 9000" doesn't make you sane !

Re: Toronto Lamport Stadium : Tue Oct 09, 2018 8:24 pm  

It makes no odds how many were there as long as they keep turning up next season and enjoy their rugby league.

Re: Toronto Lamport Stadium : Wed Oct 10, 2018 10:17 am  

A London fan came on here, or on TotalRL, I can't remember, who went to the game and said the crowd was fantastic, all taking an interest, but that the whole 'event' was great

Re: Toronto Lamport Stadium : Wed Oct 10, 2018 10:26 am  

HXSparky wrote:

Also, given the enormity of the game, and so many fans in the ground, why would the PA announcer feel the need to start off any "Wolfpack" chants? Most grounds would be pandemonium (sic) with that many folk in attendance with such an important game underway.

Pretty normal in North America - the fans don't do spontanious chanting like you see in Europe.

I've been to sold-out games at Madison Square Garden and Metlife Stadium where most of the crowd noise was PA-led - it's just the culture.