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What are the THREE main reason for you NOT attending games this season?::

Performance of the team
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Refereeing standards
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4%
Car parking charges at the stadium
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4%
Transport difficulties getting to the ground
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Not knowing when the games are going to be played
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I'd rather watch sport on television
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I don't like going to the Keepmoat
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12%
I don't like the way the club is run by the Dons
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4%
I don't like the way the game is run by the Rugby Football League
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15%
The quality of the game isn't good enough
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No promotion or relegation to Super League
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12%
Admission costs are too high
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19%
Another reason
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Re: Reasons for not attending Dons' matches : Wed Aug 07, 2013 11:03 pm  
On the highlights of the weekly rounds on tv there are a considerable number of enthusiastic youngsters in the crowd often in replica kits and these (like garlic bread) are the future. We hear of all the good work being done in the local schools but how can this translate to Dons supporters? I think you could count on one hand the number attending home games (my grandson being one of them).
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Re: Reasons for not attending Dons' matches : Sat Aug 10, 2013 5:51 pm  
Work is why I miss games.
I think on the whole Rugby League is under sold in media and marketing. Unless you are already involved in the sport you wouldn't know there is going to be a World Cup, never mind in England.
Sunday evening local news always gives Yorkshire super league results but never mentions the championship.
How about some ads on Hallam FM or other local radio stations? Competions to win match tickets or train with the team? Loads of possibilities, just need to be more visible to the general public.
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Re: Reasons for not attending Dons' matches : Sun Aug 11, 2013 9:08 am  
Good points made about not getting the message over to the general public.

The RFL don't seem to have got into first gear yet with regards to the World Cup, which is disappointing.

With regards to the Dons, getting noticed is for the most part probably more difficult than we imagine. Local news not showing the results is one of the problems, as mentioned. I'm not sure how the clubs can unlock this means of publicity, but a collective effort amongst all clubs might be the best approach.

Adverts generally cost a lot of money, and would be quite expensive as a percentage of the Dons budget, I would guess.

We need to look at what is cheap but likely to be effective. I'd like to see more posters up around the town in shop windows and in pubs. Perhaps allow shops and pubs to sell tickets and gain a commission for doing so?

We must be innovative and try different things.
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Re: Reasons for not attending Dons' matches : Sun Aug 11, 2013 9:40 am  
We have the sign on Bentley Road but I think more around the town. Didn't we used to have a couple of a frame trailers?. We have good links with Dome. Could one be parked on their site on Bawtry Road?

We need to get the message to places where people we see it. Thats the main road routes into town.
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Re: Reasons for not attending Dons' matches : Sun Aug 11, 2013 5:37 pm  
Why not have a big promotion for the game against Sheffield Eagles e.g. Approach the big local supermarkets & ask them if you could have a small stand in the foyer of there store to promote the Dons & sell tickets for this derby match & also extend the deadline for the season ticket price freeze offer, you might even get one of supermarket chains to sponsor the game. A good store to be at would be Morrisons York Rd store its situated on the side of town where most of the stay away fans live the contact there is Tony Haigh
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Also promote the game on local radio stations Sheffield, Hallam & Trax FM & press, also run a competition on the radio & in the local newspapers with the winners receiving tickets for the game.
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Re: Reasons for not attending Dons' matches : Sun Aug 11, 2013 9:34 pm  
My own personal reason is that I travel about a lot and I am rarely in Donny for more than a couple of days at a time.

I think the traditional mon-fri, 9-5 working week is slowy dying out. People now tend to work more on an ad-hoc basis (shift work, 0 hours contracts, internet businesses etc.). The days when you all worked in the same place and the weekends were 'leisure' time is slowly changing.

When I was a regular I went for the atmosphere, friends, drinks, singing and shouting random things at men 3 times your size. The success of the team never really mattered to me I as I always knew we were going to stay at the same level. I enjoyed the characters at the club and the interaction between players and fans. I don't honestly know how much of this still applies at the Keepmoat because I have only been to a handful of games but I suspect is has lessened?

I read on another thread about the lack of young fans at the Keepmoat. If this is true, then this is definitely a worrying aspect. I don't know what the prices are like at the rugby but football certainly excludes youths in my opinion. I'm talking about those who are 16-21 who arn't in work or don't get enough money off their parents to go to a match on the weekend. I think if you lose em in at that point it's hard to draw them back in.
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Re: Reasons for not attending Dons' matches : Sun Aug 11, 2013 9:49 pm  
I would also add that in general I think sports attendances reflect the state of the economy. Under the boom years of the 2000's both rugby league and football attendances increased gradually. This has now come to a halt with the recession and stagnation. Doncaster is still a relatively poorer town compared to the rest of the country.
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Re: Reasons for not attending Dons' matches : Wed Aug 14, 2013 12:02 am  
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I attend as many games as possible but can understand why people have stopped going to games, not only at the Dons, many covered in the poll. For me I believe one of the main reasons that support/interest for RL has diminished is due to the quite obvious lack of media support.

From local papers through to national TV we are still made out to be the poor relations of Rugby Yawnion, add that to the obsessive football coverage.

Every season I hope the RFL will launch a sustained media campaign, RLWC a great opportunity, but I doubt it'll happen.


With all due respect I do not understand why the lack of media support should deter someone from attending his club's matches. Surely a lack of media coverage should have the opposite effect and make it even more important for a true fan to be there.
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Re: Reasons for not attending Dons' matches : Wed Aug 14, 2013 6:55 am  
I think making the effort is the problem for some.
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Re: Reasons for not attending Dons' matches : Thu Aug 15, 2013 11:49 am  
Snagsboson and myself have the same problem.

Weighman mentions making the effort is the problem and I agree but if i can attend the Sheffield game coming up then anyone can. I will get to the game at 230 ish and leave after the match at 5. Go straight to work as im on 12 hour nights and finish at 6am monday morning then drive home which gets me back in at 7am. If i can do that then im sure other people can as well.
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