: Sun Aug 16, 2009 10:11 pm  

Leyther_Matt wrote:

FFS, money isn't everything. You know what, I bloody loved being at our game yesterday - seeing 17 blokes bust a bloody gut to represent my town with pride. 1,500 fans going mental when Watson scored. Beer going everywhere, hugging random people - thought the roof was going to come off the place. You can't put a price on that. But becoming a feeder club would destroy those emotions. Do you think I or the other 1,501 people at the game last night would be even a fraction interested if we simply became Leigh Saints/Warriors/Wolves/City Reds? Not a chance.

I don't know why you support the club that you do, but you want a dose of reality and realise why people support the clubs that they do.

Well said Matt, right from the heart and i full agree.

: Sun Aug 16, 2009 11:22 pm  

Leyther_Matt wrote:

FFS, money isn't everything. You know what, I bloody loved being at our game yesterday - seeing 17 blokes bust a bloody gut to represent my town with pride. 1,500 fans going mental when Watson scored. Beer going everywhere, hugging random people - thought the roof was going to come off the place. You can't put a price on that. But becoming a feeder club would destroy those emotions. Do you think I or the other 1,501 people at the game last night would be even a fraction interested if we simply became Leigh Saints/Warriors/Wolves/City Reds? Not a chance.

I don't know why you support the club that you do, but you want a dose of reality and realise why people support the clubs that they do.

I gave up taking any notice of Smokey a long time ago. He lives in his very own wonderland.

: Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:26 am  

vikings 4 ever wrote:

But as it has been suggested previously, there are only about 4 or 5 true Super League quality clubs, the rest just so happen to be playing in Super League at the moment. You shove Celtic, Quins, Wakey, Salford, Huddersfield, Cas or even Hull KR in the 2nd tier for an extended period of time and their attendances and youth development will be poor.

maybe so

Becoming a feeder club would feel a bit like you have given up trying to get in to SL. Given that there are so many poor/average SL clubs, why should ambitious Championship clubs give up their dream? I'm not saying it should be easy to get into SL, but the threat of Championship clubs would keep the SL clubs on their toes.

again maybe so, but there are more clubs in the lower leagues than SL, if a club doesnt want to become a 'feeder' team it doesnt have to

but at what stage do you become a 'feeder' team? do you think of your team as a feeder team because of the players you have taken on loan from Wire this year? would a couple more Wire loanees made you think differently?

2009 is just a snapshot of how things are now - if anything below SL is just effectively cut-off, who knows what damage that will do in the future. Imagine if the licence system was brought in just a few years ago, Hull KR probably wouldn't even be in SL, never mind near the top. You have to have the opportunity to progress or the competition and the clubs will stagnate.

you do have the opportunity to progress

: Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:27 am  

Maximus Decimus wrote:

Well I suppose you've got a point. We regularly see massive crowds at Academy games.

we dont regularly see massive crowds at championship level either,

: Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:30 am  

Leyther_Matt wrote:

FFS, money isn't everything. You know what, I bloody loved being at our game yesterday - seeing 17 blokes bust a bloody gut to represent my town with pride. 1,500 fans going mental when Watson scored. Beer going everywhere, hugging random people - thought the roof was going to come off the place. You can't put a price on that. But becoming a feeder club would destroy those emotions. Do you think I or the other 1,501 people at the game last night would be even a fraction interested if we simply became Leigh Saints/Warriors/Wolves/City Reds? Not a chance.

I don't know why you support the club that you do, but you want a dose of reality and realise why people support the clubs that they do.

couldnt you be simply Leigh Centurions, with a few extra quality youngsters?

: Mon Aug 17, 2009 9:42 am  

this weeks SL attendances
Wigan v wire 13452
Hudds v Bulls 7892
Wakey v Celtic 7893
HKR v Saints 8976
Quin v Salford 2612
Leeds v Cas 16931
Cats v Hull 9083

Average 9548

: Mon Aug 17, 2009 10:10 am  

Saint Simon wrote:

Wakey v Celtic 7893

I'm quite pleasantly surprised with that one!

: Mon Aug 17, 2009 10:17 am  

J. Willard Gibbs wrote:

I'm quite pleasantly surprised with that one!

I know!, a really good effort by the club. To wakey fans out there, were there any offers on?

: Mon Aug 17, 2009 10:46 am  

Yes mate there was.

The marketing team went all out for this one and were promoting the game for about 3-4 weeks prior. It was £10 a ticket and Diversity (winners of Britain's Got Talent) provided the half-time entertainment.

An excellent effort by the club and another reminder that if we can secure a nice new shiny stadium, the potential support is out there to get full houses on a regular basis.

: Mon Aug 17, 2009 11:13 am  

Rd 25 Aug 14th-16th
Wigan v Wolves 13,452
Leeds v Cas 16,931
Les Cats v Hull 9,800
Quins v Salford 2,612
Hudds v Bulls 7,982
HKR v St's 8,976
Wakey v CC 7,893


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Rd 19Rd Total = 60,260
Rd Avg = 8,608

Rd 20Rd Total = 53,471
Rd Avg = 7,6,38

Rd 21 Total= 63,645
Rd Avg = 9,092

Rd22 Total=60,192
Rd Avg = 8,598

Rd 23 Total = 67,053
Rd Avg = 9,579

Rd 24 CC slplit round

Rd 25 Total= 67,646
Rd Avg = 9,663