Re: 6050 : Sat Mar 12, 2011 12:12 pm  

Given the dismal economic forecast for the next 2-3 years (and longer) I think it won't be too far into the future when 6,000 is seen as a decent turnout.

Re: 6050 : Sat Mar 12, 2011 12:42 pm  

I wonder what the Saints directors forecast their attendances to be at Widnes?

Because if they are significantly lower than anticipated, then this could well have an effect on projected income and thus the Salary Cap.

After all, the RFL say that the cap is now "monitored on a `live` and ongoing basis, enabling breaches to be inverstigated......"

And so it may well be that players will have to be unloaded for Saints to be kept within the Cap.

Perhaps Eastmond leaving early to RU will help solve the problem?

Re: 6050 : Sat Mar 12, 2011 12:52 pm  

THE HINDLEY WARRIOR wrote:

I wonder what the Saints directors forecast their attendances to be at Widnes?

Because if they are significantly lower than anticipated, then this could well have an effect on projected income and thus the Salary Cap.

After all, the RFL say that the cap is now "monitored on a `live` and ongoing basis, enabling breaches to be inverstigated......"

And so it may well be that players will have to be unloaded for Saints to be kept within the Cap.

Perhaps Eastmond leaving early to RU will help solve the problem?

The salary cap no longer is based on a percentage of income, so it will not effect Saints in that way. Salford/ Cas/ Quins etc are all allowed to spend the same as Saints, Wigan, Wire, Leeds etc.

Re: 6050 : Sat Mar 12, 2011 12:53 pm  

TF and the wire wrote:

I'll tell you what, it just shows what sort of supporters you have. You have been used to cups and trophies for years on end and as soon as you have a bad patch. you respond in this way.

The skunkdome is barely any further for loads of your lot, especially the ones who walk around Westbrook Asda with their red v shirts after a win.

Extremely fickle fans, and I am enjoying every minute of it.

Saints will be fine ,people are Skint,26 quid sorry I can't do that with my kids ,smaller clubs ie warrington always get cocky at this stage of the season ,leave them to it.

Re: 6050 : Sat Mar 12, 2011 12:55 pm  

Dave Lister wrote:

Yes, you should learn to speak ENGLISH, like we do in the South.

Oh, i've spent my fair share of time in the South, and the majority of language that comes out of the natives mouths could hardly be considered to be coherent English.

Anyway, as many... MANY people have stated in this thread, I don't think 6000 is that bad of an attendance in all honesty. If we were playing on Saturday or Sunday afternoons/evenings then i'd think that attendances for ALL games attendances would be vastly improved this season, simply for the fact that many people - no matter how loyal a supporter - don't want to spend their Friday evenings rushing about after work getting ready for the game then having to get down to Widnes, and pay £26 to watch it. People simply can't afford to do it in this current climate, and the time issue - especially for people with young kids, I would imagine, is a great factor in putting people off of attending.

Re: 6050 : Sat Mar 12, 2011 12:56 pm  

I think the number of people that can't be @rsed to go to Widnes to watch their team far outnumber those who have been forced away because of the economic climate. Poor, poor excuse IMO.

Re: 6050 : Sat Mar 12, 2011 1:04 pm  

6050 !! where have saints other 4000 fans gone?

not totally surprised though, i was there for saints v hudds pre season game and hardly any saints turned up for that either, think it was about 1000 the crowd

Re: 6050 : Sat Mar 12, 2011 1:06 pm  

When Wigan played a home game against Bradford the other year at the Stobart the attendance was only 800 higher than what Saints achieved tonight.

Given that the 800 difference was probably Bradford fans, its hard for the pies to criticise Saints.

Our atendances at Saints this year are well within the predictions of fans and also the club.

Im actually encourages somewhat in that Quins is usually pretty much one of the poorest attended games for Saints matches. Therefore our average for the season will end up above this 6k figure and probably in the region of 7k.
This will still put us above a significant number of SL teams which i regard as the bigger concern.

Re: 6050 : Sat Mar 12, 2011 1:17 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

The salary cap no longer is based on a percentage of income, so it will not effect Saints in that way. Salford/ Cas/ Quins etc are all allowed to spend the same as Saints, Wigan, Wire, Leeds etc.

Cheers, thanks.

Re: 6050 : Sat Mar 12, 2011 1:32 pm  

Bondi_Warrior wrote:

Well considering none of us have had to play an entire season away from home, thats abit harsh.

Wigan play in somebody elses stadium and they get good crowds?