Re: what was the attendance : Mon Feb 16, 2009 9:44 am  

POPMAN wrote:

Totally agree, also don't think folk are that ar$ed about the group stages of this comp......

Agreed and I don't think we'd have had so many on at HP.

: Mon Feb 16, 2009 12:17 pm  

Starbug wrote:

Had conversations today with one fan who said that 14 quid was too much for a game against a team like the Skolars

Which is possibly true , but then a match against W1g4n [ even a friendly ] or a match against Widnes or Fax maybe should be worth more

Here's the problem (which I know Starbug is well aware of). At 1375 attendance paying £14 (I'm ignoring concessions, as the point still holds...) then the revenue in should be £19,250.

If, say, we dropped the price to a tenner, we'd need to add 550 on the gate just to bring in the same amount. As I understand it, we don't make any money from 'secondary spend' (i.e. food and drink, or carparking), so there's a difficult decision to make in terms of pricing.

The RL market is price sensitive... but to what degree?? I was coaching my Exeter side on Sunday (Exeter Uni 2 beat Oxford 2 by 48-16!) so I couldn't go, and I'd pay whatever it costs to see any opposition if I was travelling up... but how many people who went to Wigan but not Skolars, would have been there if it had been £4 cheaper????

Answers on a postcard to Mr A Thomas....

: Mon Feb 16, 2009 12:19 pm  

FredParky wrote:

get an extra pint down your neck and wind it in.

FredParky wrote:

now what was that about being a fool, but like the saying goes it takes one to know one

I 100% agree. Thankfully then, I am somewhat reassured that I don't actually know you

: Mon Feb 16, 2009 12:34 pm  

Wembley71 wrote:

Here's the problem (which I know Starbug is well aware of). At 1375 attendance paying £14 (I'm ignoring concessions, as the point still holds...) then the revenue in should be £19,250.

If, say, we dropped the price to a tenner, we'd need to add 550 on the gate just to bring in the same amount. As I understand it, we don't make any money from 'secondary spend' (i.e. food and drink, or carparking), so there's a difficult decision to make in terms of pricing.

The RL market is price sensitive... but to what degree?? I was coaching my Exeter side on Sunday (Exeter Uni 2 beat Oxford 2 by 48-16!) so I couldn't go, and I'd pay whatever it costs to see any opposition if I was travelling up... but how many people who went to Wigan but not Skolars, would have been there if it had been £4 cheaper????

Answers on a postcard to Mr A Thomas....

Heres a better one....750 Adult ST's 400 freebies to u11's, another 400 concessions/12+'s equals more than the gate declared, so did anyone buy a match ticket ???? In which case what have we to lose.

: Mon Feb 16, 2009 12:42 pm  

I know lots who for one reason or other did not go yesterday but will be at the Haven game.

Why get concerned about a crowd for a match that means nothing in a competition that most do not like, if we only get less than 1500 when the league starts then you can worry.

The rugby played yesterday was excellent and so what a few passes went astray,you expect this when the lads tried to keep the ball alive, I'm sure they won't do the Harlem Globetrotters bit against better teams.

I enjoyed myself and been to Leigh games recently when the crowd has been 3 times bigger and hated the game, its whats in front of you that I'm concerned with not how many sit at the side of me.

Its a long haul and weekly analysis in detail of whats negative and positive are tedious , I for one think this messageboard is getting like a soap opera, the same old tripe week in week out.

: Mon Feb 16, 2009 1:00 pm  

We’ve 4 season ticket holders in our party but only me went yesterday, Son had a game himself which only finished at 1:45 pm, Daughter somehow gets dirtier watching her brother than the players do , and it was too cold for the under 11, but they’ll all attend the bigger/warmer games.

: Mon Feb 16, 2009 3:38 pm  

£14 who payed that? I got to the ground at 14.40 was then told i had to get a ticket!!!

The que was massive and i didn't get in the ground until 15.15 missing 3 tries & i paid £16. So do prices go up the closer it gets to kick off?

If thats the casei f i get a ticket mid week will it be cheaper? Me thinks not!

: Mon Feb 16, 2009 3:41 pm  

leighonardo wrote:

The idiotic response of a fool..............May I be so kind to point out that the LSV attendances are in actual fact everything to our future !!

Does anyone know if the free u11's ST's are included in the figure posted on sporting life? If so I would say it's rather worrying.

As it happens a regular member of our group made the decision that todays game did not warrant £14 especially in todays non P&R environment and stayed away, he did meet up with us all later on and the scoreline did actually support his judgement.

As Matt stated 1,300 is purely and simply not sustainable. A huge concern I am sure.

sorry i need to voice my concerns regarding attendance.

i think the haven game will be a yardstick, we have had some great encounters with them in recent times and if we cant manage 3000 then i too fear for our future.
remember we cant even sell 1000 season tickets.

the debate, actions and solutions need to start soon.
i share leighonardos concerns

: Mon Feb 16, 2009 3:42 pm  

Twitch wrote:

I know lots who for one reason or other did not go yesterday but will be at the Haven game.

Why get concerned about a crowd for a match that means nothing in a competition that most do not like, if we only get less than 1500 when the league starts then you can worry.

The rugby played yesterday was excellent and so what a few passes went astray,you expect this when the lads tried to keep the ball alive, I'm sure they won't do the Harlem Globetrotters bit against better teams.

I enjoyed myself and been to Leigh games recently when the crowd has been 3 times bigger and hated the game, its whats in front of you that I'm concerned with not how many sit at the side of me.

Its a long haul and weekly analysis in detail of whats negative and positive are tedious , I for one think this messageboard is getting like a soap opera, the same old tripe week in week out.

Flip me Twitch wev'e had 'words' in the past but I can't argue with a word of that, welcome to fools world

: Mon Feb 16, 2009 3:42 pm  

queenie wrote:

£14 who payed that? I got to the ground at 14.40 was then told i had to get a ticket!!!

The que was massive and i didn't get in the ground until 15.15 missing 3 tries & i paid £16. So do prices go up the closer it gets to kick off?

If thats the casei f i get a ticket mid week will it be cheaper? Me thinks not!

No but you'll get to see all of the game.