Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sun Feb 03, 2013 7:27 pm  

Round 1 attendances in SL this year = 64387 Round 1 attendances SL last year = 73720 % drop in attendances = 12.66% Note: *Last years Round 1 attendances were achieved in what were atrocious weather conditions - according to Nigel Wood.

Round 1 attendances in SL this year = 64387 Round 1 attendances SL last year = 73720 % drop in attendances = 12.66% Note: *Last years Round 1 attendances were achieved in what were atrocious weather conditions - according to Nigel Wood.

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sun Feb 03, 2013 7:30 pm  

On its own a pretty useless stat. What were the fixtures in RD1 last year? Were Wigan/Leeds both at home? Etc

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sun Feb 03, 2013 7:44 pm  

William Eve wrote: Round 1 attendances in SL this year = 64387 Round 1 attendances SL last year = 73720 % drop in attendances = 12.66% Note: *Last years Round 1 attendances were achieved in what were atrocious weather conditions - according to Nigel Wood. Perhaps their just coming round to to your way of thinking. William Eve wrote: The League Leaders Shield is an irrelevance just like the SL regular season. However, there are plenty of mugs in rugby league as evidenced by the number of season ticket holders. The sooner the top four break away & play each other endlessly all season, the better.

William Eve wrote: Round 1 attendances in SL this year = 64387 Round 1 attendances SL last year = 73720 % drop in attendances = 12.66% Note: *Last years Round 1 attendances were achieved in what were atrocious weather conditions - according to Nigel Wood. Perhaps their just coming round to to your way of thinking. William Eve wrote: The League Leaders Shield is an irrelevance just like the SL regular season. However, there are plenty of mugs in rugby league as evidenced by the number of season ticket holders. The sooner the top four break away & play each other endlessly all season, the better.

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sun Feb 03, 2013 7:45 pm  

LeedsDave wrote:

On its own a pretty useless stat. What were the fixtures in RD1 last year? Were Wigan/Leeds both at home? Etc

What you really mean is that the stat doesn't fit snugly with the current vogue for positive SL news items ONLY? Like Nigel Wood claiming after Round 1 last year that "a total of 73,720 people attended the seven opening round fixtures, producing an average attendance of 10,531 - an increase of 12 per cent on last season's average attendance across Super League" for instance?

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sun Feb 03, 2013 7:48 pm  

There were 4 teams at home this year that were at home last year. Leeds, London, Salford and Bradford.

At Leeds the crowd was down by 46
At London the crowd was down by 2,068
At Salford the crowd was up by 141
At Bradford the crowd was down 186

So they're roughly the same bar London.

As for the remaining 3, in 2012 Widnes, Hull and Wigan were at home compared to Saints, Hull KR and Warrington.
2012
Widnes 8,120
Hull 12,710
Wigan 16,771

2013
Saints 12,003
Warrington 10,721
Hull KR 7,864

So really the difference is London's missing 2k and the fact Wigan were away instead of at home.

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sun Feb 03, 2013 7:52 pm  

William Eve wrote:

What you really mean is that the stat doesn't fit snugly with the current vogue for positive SL news items ONLY? Like Nigel Wood claiming after Round 1 last year that "a total of 73,720 people attended the seven opening round fixtures, producing an average attendance of 10,531 - an increase of 12 per cent on last season's average attendance across Super League" for instance?

So we can expect this comparison every round from you then? With the accompanying celebrations for increases to match your depression over 'tumbling' attendances of course.

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sun Feb 03, 2013 8:18 pm  

William Eve wrote: Round 1 attendances in SL this year = 64387 Round 1 attendances SL last year = 73720 % drop in attendances = 12.66% Note: *Last years Round 1 attendances were achieved in what were atrocious weather conditions - according to Nigel Wood. Round 1 attendances in SL this year = 64,387 The corresponding fixtures last year = 65,179 % drop in attendances = 1% (or, to put it another way, an average of 113 people per game)

William Eve wrote: Round 1 attendances in SL this year = 64387 Round 1 attendances SL last year = 73720 % drop in attendances = 12.66% Note: *Last years Round 1 attendances were achieved in what were atrocious weather conditions - according to Nigel Wood. Round 1 attendances in SL this year = 64,387 The corresponding fixtures last year = 65,179 % drop in attendances = 1% (or, to put it another way, an average of 113 people per game)

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sun Feb 03, 2013 8:29 pm  

A pattern is emerging here.

Super League 2013 - Round 1 attendances = 64387/7 = 9198
Super League 2012 - Round 1 attendances = 73720/7 = 10531
Super League 2011 - N/A - Magic Weekend
Super League 2010 - Round 1 attendances = 78090/7 = 11156
Super League 2009 - Round 1 attendances = 78141/7 = 11163

*I make no apologies for not providing positive spin.

[Wheels]

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sun Feb 03, 2013 8:35 pm  

Oh.

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Sun Feb 03, 2013 8:37 pm  

Dunbar wrote:

Round 1 attendances in SL this year = 64,387
The corresponding fixtures last year = 65,179

% drop in attendances = 1% (or, to put it another way, an average of 113 people per game)

Corresponding fixtures last year

Leeds /Hull - JULY
Saints/Hudds - JULY
HKR/Catalan - JUNE
Brad/Wakey - JUNE
Lon/Widnes - JUNE
Wire/Cas - APRIL
S'ford/Wigan - MARCH

That these same fixtures took place on a pretty cold windy unpleasant February weekend this year would account for the 'massive' 113 less people per game I would imagine.

Also note Salford/Wigan was almost 1500 less this year, unsurprising given the off-field events at Salford.