Re: record super league attendance? : Sun Aug 08, 2010 7:39 pm  

Fine on the economics side of it but you're 'fact' is that a family member told you that the majority of tickets for Crusaders games are freebies, if I believed every post based on hear say I'd never bother leaving the house!

I said that I knew tickets were given away due to the fact the RFL have helped with suggestions on how to increase your attendance sharing with the club things that have worked in the past, don't try to twist what I have said. At no point did I say that every ticket was a freebie.

Re: record super league attendance? : Sun Aug 08, 2010 7:59 pm  

tropical1 wrote:

I said that I knew tickets were given away due to the fact the RFL have helped with suggestions on how to increase your attendance sharing with the club things that have worked in the past, don't try to twist what I have said. At no point did I say that every ticket was a freebie.

Neither did I, if you read my post again you'll see I put majority which, given your economics lesson earlier surely it must be the majority or you wouldn't be stating that the club should be charging full price for all, given that the game is new to the area and interest needs to be developed why make an issue out of free tickets otherwise?

Re: record super league attendance? : Sun Aug 08, 2010 8:21 pm  

I'm not making an issue you said majority not me I'm saying giving incentives is good as long as it leads to people getting hooked on the club and then being willing to put their hands in their pocket and parting with their hard earned cash, this is something only time will tell

Re: record super league attendance? : Sun Aug 08, 2010 8:25 pm  

tropical1 wrote:

I'm not saying it should be done differently you are missing the point. Whilst other clubs put on offers free/reduced or incentives these are generally used when they are playing a team who will bring minimal away support for example Leeds wouldn't use any incentives when they are playing Bradford as they know that there is enough local interest, however when they are playing crusaders quins or dragons they may well uses some incentive to bolster the crowd.

But if a club uses incentives for the majority of games at some point the figures won't add up you need people paying to pay the wages and keep the club solvent. So you could probably say that a truer figure of support would be season ticket holders and I am sure that if Crusaders can maintain a level of success the season ticket holder numbers would also increase.

The point you seem to miss is that we have seen various project teams from the RFL - Paris ST Germain - Gateshead - Sheffield Eagles and within a few years the RFL drop them as the interest isn't there, Gatehead were merged with Hull and Sheffield were merged with Huddersfield and Paris disappeared. So for Crusaders to remain and not suffer the fate of the other clubs they need to keep the interest going and attract new support and sponsorship.

Funny that, could have swore you put the majority of games here

Re: record super league attendance? : Sun Aug 08, 2010 8:37 pm  

majority of games not majority of people walking through the gates - their is a difference

Re: record super league attendance? : Sun Aug 08, 2010 8:57 pm  

tropical1 wrote:

majority of games not majority of people walking through the gates - their is a difference

So the answer is then that despite your economics lesson earlier and you stating that I said all tickets when clearly I didn't, your happier posting a statement indicating that the majority of games carried a number of promotions but you clearly you don't know the number despite stating that economically it can't continue.

See what I've done here? I've started trying to put some rationale behind the argument, something you clearly can't.

Re: record super league attendance? : Mon Aug 09, 2010 6:19 am  

Welsh crusader leek eating sheep loving RLFC shouldnt be in the SL end of. you are another RFL failed expansion project just like Londonfullhambrocoquins, the sad thing is the RFL are too stupid to admit it and will WASTE probably millions keeping teams like yours afloat. would have rather had Widnes a team with a decent following. how long before the next move......get the RFL to stop pumping money into your club and see how long you last...

Re: record super league attendance? : Mon Aug 09, 2010 7:26 am  

tigers67 wrote:

Welsh crusader leek eating sheep loving RLFC shouldnt be in the SL end of. you are another RFL failed expansion project just like Londonfullhambrocoquins, the sad thing is the RFL are too stupid to admit it and will WASTE probably millions keeping teams like yours afloat. would have rather had Widnes a team with a decent following. how long before the next move......get the RFL to stop pumping money into your club and see how long you last...

What a well reasoned response (quiet now the adults are talking)

Re: record super league attendance? : Mon Aug 09, 2010 11:51 am  

To be honest guys getting on at Crusaders about their attendance, seems a bit narrow minded. They are a start up club as far as SL is concerned and they dont seem to be doing too bad, good luck to them, I for one, hope its a sucess.

As far as licenses are concerned, our future is in our own hands, and it has been for some time, we need to start laying bricks and concrete at Glasshoughton, then our status as a super league club will be assured.

Getting on at Crusaders and deriding their efforts just makes us look petty and childish, after all the rules were fairly clear when we got the SL licence and not much has realy changed.

[tb]

Re: record super league attendance? : Mon Aug 09, 2010 12:03 pm  

westyorkylad wrote:

As far as licenses are concerned, our future is in our own hands, and it has been for some time, we need to start laying bricks and concrete at Glasshoughton, then our status as a super league club will be assured.

Getting on at Crusaders and deriding their efforts just makes us look petty and childish, after all the rules were fairly clear when we got the SL licence and not much has realy changed.