Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sun Apr 28, 2013 6:22 pm  

Club... Games... 2013... 2012... %gain/loss
Widnes... 6... 39962... 39508... +1.15%
Wakefield... 5... 40801... 41623... -1.97%
Hull KR... 7... 52678... 54372... -3.12%
Hull... 6... 74048... 77283... -4.19%
Leeds... 7... 102910... 108601... -5.24%
Wigan... 6... 91706... 96915... -5.37%
Warrington... 6... 64496... 68516... -5.87%
Castleford... 7... 41824... 45189... -7.45%
Catalan... 6... 46247... 56363... -17.95%
St Helens... 7... 74995... 96449... -22.24%
Huddersfield... 6... 36359... 47400... -23.29%
Bradford... 6... 51435... 67918... -24.27%
London... 7... 13861... 20437... -32.18%
Salford... 7... 20731... 38955... -46.78%

TOTAL... 89... 752053... 859529... -12.50%

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sun Apr 28, 2013 6:27 pm  

Current Average Attendances V Same Fixtures Last Year*
Club... SL:2013... (SL:2012)
Wigan... 15284... (16152)
Leeds... 14701... (15514)
Hull... 12341... (12880)
Warrington... 10749... (11419)
St Helens... 10714... (13778)
Bradford... 8573... (11320)
Wakefield... 8160... (8325)
Catalan... 7708... (9394)
Hull KR... 7525... (7767)
Widnes... 6660... (6585)
Huddersfield... 6060... (7900)
Castleford... 5975... (6456)
Salford... 2962... (5565)
London... 1980... (2920)

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sun Apr 28, 2013 6:30 pm  

During the current franchised, 14 club, top 8 play-off system SL era... the total attendances in SL to date remain the lowest we have ever witnessed. Neither the replacement of the poorly-supported Crusaders with the better-supported Widnes or the establishment of 2 new stadia has prevented the 2013 SL attendances from being the worst on record so far.

SL Rounds 1 to 13 total attendances comparison (2009 to 2013)
SL 2013 - 752,053 from 89 fixtures.
SL 2012 - 859,529 from the same 89 fixtures.
SL 2011 - 802,276 from the same 89 fixtures, apart from replace Widnes with Crusaders.
SL 2010 - 777,137 from the same 89 fixtures, apart from replace Widnes with Crusaders.
SL 2009 - 780,109 from the same 89 fixtures, apart from replace Widnes with Crusaders.

SL 2013 % decrease in attendances
V SL 2012 = -12.50%
V SL 2011 = -6.26%
V SL 2010 = -3.23%
V SL 2009 = -3.60%

: Sun Apr 28, 2013 6:34 pm  

Do you realise than on pretty much every post you have announced a percentage decrease as a negative value?

A negative decrease is an increase.

It should be a positive decrease or a negative increase.

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sun Apr 28, 2013 6:35 pm  

William Eve wrote:

Club... Games... 2013... 2012... %gain/loss
Widnes... 6... 39962... 39508... +1.15%
Wakefield... 5... 40801... 41623... -1.97%
Hull KR... 7... 52678... 54372... -3.12%
Hull... 6... 74048... 77283... -4.19%
Leeds... 7... 102910... 108601... -5.24%
Wigan... 6... 91706... 96915... -5.37%
Warrington... 6... 64496... 68516... -5.87%
Castleford... 7... 41824... 45189... -7.45%
Catalan... 6... 46247... 56363... -17.95%
St Helens... 7... 74995... 96449... -22.24%
Huddersfield... 6... 36359... 47400... -23.29%
Bradford... 6... 51435... 67918... -24.27%
London... 7... 13861... 20437... -32.18%
Salford... 7... 20731... 38955... -46.78%

TOTAL... 89... 752053... 859529... -12.50%

Yeah well done Widnes .

The strange one for me is at Huddersfield, the better they get the lower the crowds, perhaps their of a masochistic bent .

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sun Apr 28, 2013 7:00 pm  

The Devil's Advocate wrote: Yeah well done Widnes It is to be hoped their home attendances continue to buck the overall trend The Devil's Advocate wrote: The strange one for me is at Huddersfield, the better they get the lower the crowds, perhaps their of a masochistic bent . Huddersfield offered massively discounted season tickets last season (I think some were a snip at £50 for adults!) which may account for their disgusting attendances this year. Their MD Richard Thewlis is so fed up of reading negativity about rugby league these days, he's decided to flog Huddersfield V Leeds CC tickets for the next round for just £8. What a stroke of marketing genius... ... no, really.

The Devil's Advocate wrote: Yeah well done Widnes It is to be hoped their home attendances continue to buck the overall trend The Devil's Advocate wrote: The strange one for me is at Huddersfield, the better they get the lower the crowds, perhaps their of a masochistic bent . Huddersfield offered massively discounted season tickets last season (I think some were a snip at £50 for adults!) which may account for their disgusting attendances this year. Their MD Richard Thewlis is so fed up of reading negativity about rugby league these days, he's decided to flog Huddersfield V Leeds CC tickets for the next round for just £8. What a stroke of marketing genius... ... no, really.

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Tue Apr 30, 2013 8:03 am  

The 'rounded up' figure of 2000 for Salford vs Hull in round 12 was actually 2689 according to the Salford matchday programme from this weekend.

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Tue Apr 30, 2013 3:01 pm  

Talent Spotter wrote: The 'rounded up' figure of 2000 for Salford vs Hull in round 12 was actually 2689 according to the Salford matchday programme from this weekend. Thanks, and yes... I was aware of that particular instance of Salford massaging their home attendance figure at the new stadium. IIRC, they were reluctant to acknowledge an attendance figure for the Hull game after the event. No other agency has credited them with the rounded up massaged figure yet either. My current home attendance total for Salford (including the 2,000 attendance) is 20,731 from 7 games at an average of 2,962 (rounded up because I prefer to be positive - glass half full and all that) which is exactly the same as what Sky Sports website stats are reporting HERE apart from their rounding down of the average to 2,961. My current SL attendance total is 752,053 from 89 games, but according to the Sky Sports website, the current SL attendance total is 732,065 as reported HERE, which is a discrepancy of 19,988. After further investigation, Sky Sports have not included the attendance between St Helens V Huddersfield in Round 1 which was 12,003 or the attendance between Wakefield V Warrington in Round 12 which was 7,985. Those two omissions account for the discrepancy. Therefore Sky Sports current attendance figures are currently incomplete

Talent Spotter wrote: The 'rounded up' figure of 2000 for Salford vs Hull in round 12 was actually 2689 according to the Salford matchday programme from this weekend. Thanks, and yes... I was aware of that particular instance of Salford massaging their home attendance figure at the new stadium. IIRC, they were reluctant to acknowledge an attendance figure for the Hull game after the event. No other agency has credited them with the rounded up massaged figure yet either. My current home attendance total for Salford (including the 2,000 attendance) is 20,731 from 7 games at an average of 2,962 (rounded up because I prefer to be positive - glass half full and all that) which is exactly the same as what Sky Sports website stats are reporting HERE apart from their rounding down of the average to 2,961. My current SL attendance total is 752,053 from 89 games, but according to the Sky Sports website, the current SL attendance total is 732,065 as reported HERE, which is a discrepancy of 19,988. After further investigation, Sky Sports have not included the attendance between St Helens V Huddersfield in Round 1 which was 12,003 or the attendance between Wakefield V Warrington in Round 12 which was 7,985. Those two omissions account for the discrepancy. Therefore Sky Sports current attendance figures are currently incomplete

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Fri May 03, 2013 9:16 pm  

UPDATE... SL Round 14 attendances - comparison to same fixtures last year Bradford V Leeds in 2013 = 12,016 Bradford V Leeds in 2012 = 20,851 % decrease = -42.37% Hull V London in 2013 = 11,438 Hull V London in 2012 = 10,096 % increase = +13.81% ***WOW!*** St Helens V Widnes in 2013 = 11,438 St Helens V Widnes in 2012 = 14,253 % decrease = -19.75% Wigan V Salford in 2013 = 12,489 Wigan V Salford in 2012 = 13,703 % decrease = -8.86% ***Congratulations to Hull FC on bucking the downward attendance trend by slashing ticket prices for tonight's home game against London. 72 out of 93 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 118,946 down in total compared to the same fixtures between the same teams last year. Total SL attendance for 93 SL fixtures in 2013 = 799,486 (Avg: 8,597) Total SL attendance for same 93 SL fixtures in 2012 = 918,432 (Avg: 9,876) % decrease = -12.95% Total SL attendance for same 93 SL fixtures in 2011 = 853,049 (Avg: 9,173)** % decrease = -6.28% ** Widnes fixtures for SL 2011 replaced by equivalent Crusaders fixtures against same opposition.

UPDATE... SL Round 14 attendances - comparison to same fixtures last year Bradford V Leeds in 2013 = 12,016 Bradford V Leeds in 2012 = 20,851 % decrease = -42.37% Hull V London in 2013 = 11,438 Hull V London in 2012 = 10,096 % increase = +13.81% ***WOW!*** St Helens V Widnes in 2013 = 11,438 St Helens V Widnes in 2012 = 14,253 % decrease = -19.75% Wigan V Salford in 2013 = 12,489 Wigan V Salford in 2012 = 13,703 % decrease = -8.86% ***Congratulations to Hull FC on bucking the downward attendance trend by slashing ticket prices for tonight's home game against London. 72 out of 93 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 118,946 down in total compared to the same fixtures between the same teams last year. Total SL attendance for 93 SL fixtures in 2013 = 799,486 (Avg: 8,597) Total SL attendance for same 93 SL fixtures in 2012 = 918,432 (Avg: 9,876) % decrease = -12.95% Total SL attendance for same 93 SL fixtures in 2011 = 853,049 (Avg: 9,173)** % decrease = -6.28% ** Widnes fixtures for SL 2011 replaced by equivalent Crusaders fixtures against same opposition.

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Fri May 03, 2013 9:24 pm  

Think someone needs to get laid!