Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sun May 05, 2013 12:31 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

What about ticket and season ticket prices? Are they more realistic this season? If so then I'm sure that will have impacted the supporter turnout this year.

True, plus of course last year it was promoted as the "Last Ever" Bradford v Leeds and I know many fans, including myself, turned up to that game to try and put a few quid in Bradford's coffers.
Just speaking from a personal point of view, a pay cut (on top of a few years of below inflation rises) plus rising costs like energy and food has had it's effect. I've cut down on the amount of away games I go to. I used to go to around 7/8/9 out of 13, this season I'm only going to 2 or 3. I've less money available and when the cost of fuel is relatively high it's a cost I can't really afford anymore, especially if the game is on tv.

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sun May 05, 2013 5:18 pm  

Aggregate attendance for this round is 68707 for an average of 9815, 3rd. highest of the season. Out comes the sun, back come the speccies.

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sun May 05, 2013 6:08 pm  

William Eve wrote:

UPDATE...
SL Round 14 attendances - comparison to same fixtures last year

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%

The William Eve mistake of the week.

What are the odds on 2 games on the same night getting exactly the SAME attendance.......hmmmmm!

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sun May 05, 2013 6:44 pm  

Huddersfield v warrington 2013, 8585
Huddersfield v warrington 2012, 8184

disgusting

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Mon May 06, 2013 8:01 pm  

A very slight increase at Cas KR yesterday on 2012.

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Mon May 06, 2013 8:34 pm  

meast wrote:

Huddersfield v warrington 2013, 8585
Huddersfield v warrington 2012, 8184

disgusting

Typical that every time Hudds get a big turnout the team fail to perform! (the key exception being the Wigan game this year)

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Mon May 06, 2013 9:00 pm  

Two increases yesterday then? Wondered why our attendance stats man has yet to appear since these games, yet is on here within minutes to confirm any downturn in attendances.

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Mon May 06, 2013 9:52 pm  

Talent Spotter wrote:

Two increases yesterday then? Wondered why our attendance stats man has yet to appear since these games, yet is on here within minutes to confirm any downturn in attendances.

Hopefully he is banned.

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Mon May 06, 2013 10:37 pm  

JonB95 wrote:

Hopefully he is banned.

Why?
RL fans have a pathalogical aversion to the truth sometimes.....I was "outed" as a Union troll in 2009 for suggesting that the RLIF/RFL could learn from the IRB/RFU.

Wishing someone was banned only goes to show you've lost the debate already.....polish the turd all you like, it's still a turd!

William is simply pointing out that after much blow and gusto from the RFL last year, they have remained strangely quiet on what to date is an alarming, but AS YET, not unfixable drop in interest in the game in 2013.

Yes, it doesn't make nice reading, but like anything in life, you need to face your demons before you can do something about it. It would seem the RFL would rather congratulate themselves on insignificant partnerships to replace sponsors, TV rights "sold" to access TV and flogging 1,500 tickets in St Albans to the RLWC rather than facing the not so insignificant problems of SL fan drop off, reduced TV viewers, embarrassing Challenge Cup attendances and total lack of interest in naming rights sponsors for the RLWC 2013 or their flagship SL.

Yes some games bucked the trend last weekend.....but one swallow doesn't make a spring and there's a fair few more games needed to make up the shortfall to date compared to 2012.

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Tue May 07, 2013 12:07 am  

gutterfax wrote:

Why?
RL fans have a pathalogical aversion to the truth sometimes.....I was "outed" as a Union troll in 2009 for suggesting that the RLIF/RFL could learn from the IRB/RFU.

Wishing someone was banned only goes to show you've lost the debate already.....polish the turd all you like, it's still a turd!

William is simply pointing out that after much blow and gusto from the RFL last year, they have remained strangely quiet on what to date is an alarming, but AS YET, not unfixable drop in interest in the game in 2013.

Yes, it doesn't make nice reading, but like anything in life, you need to face your demons before you can do something about it. It would seem the RFL would rather congratulate themselves on insignificant partnerships to replace sponsors, TV rights "sold" to access TV and flogging 1,500 tickets in St Albans to the RLWC rather than facing the not so insignificant problems of SL fan drop off, reduced TV viewers, embarrassing Challenge Cup attendances and total lack of interest in naming rights sponsors for the RLWC 2013 or their flagship SL.

Yes some games bucked the trend last weekend.....but one swallow doesn't make a spring and there's a fair few more games needed to make up the shortfall to date compared to 2012.

Read my post towards him on the previous page, which he conveniently ignored.. don't think I'm the one who lost the debate, buddy .