crowds ! : Mon Mar 23, 2009 11:57 am  

interesting comparison :

2009 v Harlequins att: 6,356

2006 v St Helens att: 4,918
2005 v Bradford att: 6,022
2004 v Leeds att: 6,014
2003 v Leeds att: 6,340

We got more against Quins yesterday than what we used to get for the 'big' games - and yet people still want to pull us for our crowds been bad !!

Re: crowds ! : Mon Mar 23, 2009 12:53 pm  

GIANT DAZ wrote:

interesting comparison :

2009 v Harlequins att: 6,356

2006 v St Helens att: 4,918
2005 v Bradford att: 6,022
2004 v Leeds att: 6,014
2003 v Leeds att: 6,340

We got more against Quins yesterday than what we used to get for the 'big' games - and yet people still want to pull us for our crowds been bad !!

I don't want to pull you for your crowds, I think yesterday was a good indication of your "baseline" home support. This is possibly 2,000 up on 2008, so well done to the Giants.

God, that hurt!

Re: crowds ! : Mon Mar 23, 2009 1:00 pm  

GIANT DAZ wrote:

interesting comparison :

2009 v Harlequins att: 6,356

2006 v St Helens att: 4,918
2005 v Bradford att: 6,022
2004 v Leeds att: 6,014
2003 v Leeds att: 6,340

We got more against Quins yesterday than what we used to get for the 'big' games - and yet people still want to pull us for our crowds been bad !!

24th June 2001 . London B's v Hudds. 22 all draw. Attendance: 2,235.....8 years later you have grown your base by 280%.......
You have consistantly grown your crowds over the last few years and you should be applauded for this. As for those people who pull you for your crowds......sod em. You will average 10k in a couple of years and they will have to find something else to b1tch about.
Well done yesterday. By all accounts, you were good, whilst we thought we were still playing Wire .

Re: crowds ! : Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:14 pm  

gutterfax wrote:

24th June 2001 . London B's v Hudds. 22 all draw. Attendance: 2,235.....8 years later you have grown your base by 280%.......
You have consistantly grown your crowds over the last few years and you should be applauded for this. As for those people who pull you for your crowds......sod em. You will average 10k in a couple of years and they will have to find something else to b1tch about.
Well done yesterday. By all accounts, you were good, whilst we thought we were still playing Wire .

Here here, spot on! This is fantastic to see! The crowd keeps growing and we carry on the way we have been with the juniors our two weaklinks in the licence app will have been plugged. Good times ahead I think!

Re: crowds ! : Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:39 pm  

Pharmergibbs wrote:

Here here, spot on! This is fantastic to see! The crowd keeps growing and we carry on the way we have been with the juniors our two weaklinks in the licence app will have been plugged. Good times ahead I think!

I don't see any weak links in your licence application now. The giants is probably one of the best places for kids to come through, you certainly give youth a chance. Compare yourselves to bradford who seem to get rid of their young british talent e.g ferres, atkins, and i know where i'd rather be a young player.

The only thing i'd say about your support is your away support is relatively poor compared to your home support, but i'm sure it's on the up. I might even make it down the galpharm this season when fax don't have a game.

: Tue Mar 24, 2009 6:01 pm  

the progression of the Giants over the past 10 years often gets overlooked. Well done I say and I hope it continues.,