Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Mon Apr 22, 2013 8:57 pm  

UllFC wrote:

the solution is maybe to do what Soccer did in America when Beckham went there, and allow a designated player to be counted outside of the salary cap...but I suppose the critics would say that SL clubs are already getting themselves in enough debt without adding an expensive player to their ranks.

Clubs should be allowed 1 player off cap...whilst the RFL can advise on "best practice" and "living within their means", if a club wants to go for broke and ends up going bust,then it's hardly the RFL's fault.

I suspect Leeds, Wigan, FC, Wire and maybe a couple of others would be interested in this option, but I doubt their benefactors or CEO's would be happy unless the star signing paid for himself in bums on seats either....I doubt Ian Lenegan would be happy paying a player 500k if he didn't bring at least that back in increased ticket sales...about 2,000 a home game by my reckoning.

Meanwhile, London, Wakey, Castleford etc will have to focus on getting their business models right.....ie, attracting an average of over 10k minimum to home games.

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Fri Apr 26, 2013 9:18 pm  

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Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sat Apr 27, 2013 7:59 pm  

UPDATE...
SL Round 13 attendances - comparison to same fixtures last year

London V St Helens in 2013 = 2,839
London V St Helens in 2012 = 4,924
% decrease = -42.34%

Catalan V Huddersfield in 2013 = 8,549
Catalan V Huddersfield in 2012 = 10,684
% decrease = -19.98%

Salford V Castleford in 2013 = 2,306
Salford V Castleford in 2012 = 5,242
% decrease = -56.01%

68 out of 87 SL fixtures in 2013 have now registered a fall in attendance compared to the same fixtures between the same teams last year.

Attendances in SL in 2013 are now over 107,000 down in total compared to the same fixtures between the same teams last year.

Total SL attendance for 87 SL fixtures in 2013 = 733,030 (Avg: 8,426)
Total SL attendance for same 87 SL fixtures in 2012 = 840,400 (Avg: 9,660)
% decrease = -12.78%
Total SL attendance for same 87 SL fixtures in 2011 = 782,962 (Avg: 9,000)**
% decrease = -6.38%

** Widnes fixtures for SL 2011 replaced by equivalent Crusaders fixtures against same opposition.

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sat Apr 27, 2013 8:07 pm  

What do you do for fun?

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sat Apr 27, 2013 8:08 pm  

FarsleySteve wrote:

What do you do for fun?

This, apparently!

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sat Apr 27, 2013 10:40 pm  

Great thread this.

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sun Apr 28, 2013 5:34 pm  

SL Round 13 attendances - comparison to same fixtures last year

Hull V Wigan in 2013 = 11,403
Hull V Wigan in 2012 = 11,549
% decrease = -1.26%

Widnes V Wakefield in 2013 = 5,405
Widnes V Wakefield in 2012 = 8,120
% decrease = -33.44%

London V St Helens in 2013 = 2,839
London V St Helens in 2012 = 4,924
% decrease = -42.34%

Catalan V Huddersfield in 2013 = 8,549
Catalan V Huddersfield in 2012 = 10,684
% decrease = -19.98%

Salford V Castleford in 2013 = 2,306
Salford V Castleford in 2012 = 5,242
% decrease = -56.01%

Hull KR V Leeds in 2013 = 8,122
Hull KR V Leeds in 2012 = 8,379
% decrease = -3.07%

Warrington V Bradford in 2013 = 10,901
Warrington V Bradford in 2012 = 10,750
% increase = +1.40%

Total Attendance in SL Round 13 = 49,525
Total Attendance same fixtures last year = 59,648
% decrease = -16.97%

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

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Out of 89 SL fixtures played thus far in 2013, 20 out of 89 have shown an increase in attendance compared to the corresponding SL fixtures last year. 69 out of 89 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 Apr 28, 2013 5:59 pm  

William Eve wrote:

SL Round 13 attendances - comparison to same fixtures last year

Hull V Wigan in 2013 = 11,403
Hull V Wigan in 2012 = 11,549
% decrease = -1.26%

Widnes V Wakefield in 2013 = 5,405
Widnes V Wakefield in 2012 = 8,120
% decrease = -33.44%

London V St Helens in 2013 = 2,839
London V St Helens in 2012 = 4,924
% decrease = -42.34%

Catalan V Huddersfield in 2013 = 8,549
Catalan V Huddersfield in 2012 = 10,684
% decrease = -19.98%

Salford V Castleford in 2013 = 2,306
Salford V Castleford in 2012 = 5,242
% decrease = -56.01%

Hull KR V Leeds in 2013 = 8,122
Hull KR V Leeds in 2012 = 8,379
% decrease = +3.07%

Warrington V Bradford in 2013 = 10,901
Warrington V Bradford in 2012 = 10,750
% increase = +1.40%

Total Attendance in SL Round 13 = 49,525
Total Attendance same fixtures last year = 59,648
% decrease = -16.97%

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

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Out of 89 SL fixtures played thus far in 2013, 20 out of 89 have shown an increase in attendance compared to the corresponding SL fixtures last year. 69 out of 89 fixtures have shown a decrease in attendance compared to the corresponding SL fixtures last year.

Shouldn't that be 5 out of 7?

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sun Apr 28, 2013 6:11 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%

Round 11 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2013 = 55,117 (Avg: 7,874)
Total attendance for same fixtures in 2012 = 62,013 (Avg: 8,859)
% decrease = -11.12%

Round 12 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2013 = 53,477 (Avg: 7,640)
Total attendance for same fixtures in 2012 = 63,337 (Avg: 9,048)
% decrease = -15.57%

Round 13 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2013 = 49,525 (Avg: 7,075)
Total attendance for same fixtures in 2012 = 59,648 (Avg: 8,521)
% decrease = -16.97%

Rounds 1 to 13 Fixtures (89 in total)
Total attendance for 89 fixtures in 2013 = 752,053 (Avg: 8,450)
Total attendance for same 89 fixtures in 2012 = 859,529 (Avg: 9,658)
% decrease = -12.50%

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sun Apr 28, 2013 6:17 pm  

William Eve wrote:

SL Round 13 attendances - comparison to same fixtures last year


Hull KR V Leeds in 2013 = 8,122
Hull KR V Leeds in 2012 = 8,379
% decrease = +3.07%