: Sun Jul 05, 2009 7:02 pm  

Wire_Yed_79 wrote:

i suppose if we merged with another club we'd get more fans. Can't see it though, i mean who would merge clubs

Seriously, what sort of a reply was that?

Hang your head in shame.

: Sun Jul 05, 2009 7:04 pm  

Wellsy13 wrote:

Seriously, what sort of a reply was that?

Hang your head in shame.

: Sun Jul 05, 2009 7:06 pm  

Wire_Yed_79 wrote:

:thumb:

The funny thing is, you actually believe what you've put as being the reason why are crowds are good, and that is pretty sad!

: Sun Jul 05, 2009 7:25 pm  

AlfieMoon wrote:

Obviously Gateshead adds thousands to our attendance

Don't bite, they can only dream about our attendances.

: Sun Jul 05, 2009 7:29 pm  

ComeOnYouUll wrote:

Hull FC have had 41 successive five figure attendances for Super League/Play Off games stretching back to 2006.

Hopefully we can keep that up with Celtic next up at the KC.

Thats impressive and something the RFL should aim for as a weekly average. Every week the average of the games should be over 10,000.

: Sun Jul 05, 2009 7:41 pm  

odemwingie wrote:

Thats impressive and something the RFL should aim for as a weekly average. Every week the average of the games should be over 10,000.

As great as that would be I think its a long way off happening. Only 5 teams are averaging over 10k this season and 4 teams don't even get as high as 6k on average.

: Sun Jul 05, 2009 7:43 pm  

Wellsy13 wrote:

The funny thing is, you actually believe what you've put as being the reason why are crowds are good, and that is pretty sad!

the thing is what is there in Hull ?

a rubbish football club with a tangoman manager, a big bridge and loads of boats.
voted the worse place to live in England, high unemployment, high crime, the majority of housing stock being Terraced.
levels of disability and mental illness are some of the country's' highest.

Frankly im not surprised you get big away crowds i'd want to get away too.
Home crowds, well you'd need the escapism.

: Sun Jul 05, 2009 7:44 pm  

Wire_Yed_79 wrote:

the thing is what is there in Hull ?

a rubbish football club with a tangoman manager, a big bridge and loads of boats.
voted the worse place to live in England, high unemployment, high crime, the majority of housing stock being Terraced.
levels of disability and mental illness are some of the country's' highest.

Frankly im not surprised you get big away crowds i'd want to get away too.
Home crowds, well you'd need the escapism.

and warrington has?

: Sun Jul 05, 2009 7:49 pm  

gateaux wrote:

As great as that would be I think its a long way off happening. Only 5 teams are averaging over 10k this season and 4 teams don't even get as high as 6k on average.

Why not aim high though?

Although IL wants our average around 20,000

: Sun Jul 05, 2009 7:53 pm  

odemwingie wrote:

Why not aim high though?

Although IL wants our average around 20,000

They should be your right, as I said at the start of the thread hopefully clubs see the sucess of the deal wigan did with Heinz and use that idea to help boost their attendances, the bonus being it seems Wigan got the money from the tickets (although I would guess not the full price but money they wouldn't have got otherwise)

Fans are half the problem though in a way, those who go to games complain if their club gives out free/discounted tickets because they have paid for them. Fans of other clubs will always have a dig about the freebies being given out but if it gets more people through the gates and clubs can afford it then surely its good for the clubs to do it? getting fans through the gates the first time is a good start to the clubs to encourage them to come back for more?