: Fri Feb 20, 2009 11:49 pm  

Want to know what is a decent crowd???

Let's look at some figures.....

6,000 season passes - 8,600 crowd (versus the Super League Champions) makes a difference of 2,600 people paying on the gate.

compared to

8,000 season passes sold - 14,500 crowd (against Wigan with poor travelling support) makes a difference of 6,500 people paying on the gate.

: Fri Feb 20, 2009 11:59 pm  

Don't blame average crowd on poor weather.It did not start raining until 7.30

Brave effort by Rovers tonight,good defence in patches but very poor in attack IMO.

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 12:28 am  

I don't suppose the fact it was on SKY helped, was personally disappointed with 8.6k though as I was also with the meagre Leeds following.

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 12:40 am  

I was disapointed with 8623.
Leeds didnt bring their usual amount of supporters.

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 1:06 am  

CHUCKY wrote:

Don't blame average crowd on poor weather.It did not start raining until 7.30
.

Maybe they checked ............ the wx forecast

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 2:33 am  

Dont know what our allocation was but according to our website we sold out at lunchtime yesterday so I dont know what else we could have done . Also the fact it was on Sky didnt help either. Dont know why it was all ticket though. I reckon a few more Leeds fans would have made the trip.

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 2:38 am  

Leeds brought 600. Pretty dire. No one can laugh at Rovers not turning up in numbers. Full East Stand, full well and full Roger Milward. Plus part of the North Stand being filled with KR. I thought with City being in Premiership many fans would defect but KR brought more, just a poor away following from Leeds.

Re: 8623 - good crowd : Sat Feb 21, 2009 8:52 am  

Tarquin Fuego wrote:

Great crowd for a poor night weather

You are joking. 3k more than the "alleged" 5K you took to Bradford. Similar night, similar weather and Hull get 14,500 with fewer away fans. Your position is firmly established.

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:28 am  

To be fair, it's 10 X what they were getting for Northern rail matches only 4 years ago so pretty good effort

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:41 am  

Decent turn out by the home fans, embarrassing support by the Champions, couldn't even fill half of the Golf stand