Re: Harlequins sell out crowd : Sun Jan 09, 2011 9:18 pm  

wire-quin wrote:

Guildford Flames Ice hockey 300.

For the record, Guildford get far more than that. I have been known to watch Telford Tigers and even the Guildford v Telford games, a financial mis-match along the lines of us v Wire and usually about as competitive, pull in around the thousand mark. If Guildford stay at the top their games in the run in will be all but sell outs.

Re: Harlequins sell out crowd : Sun Jan 09, 2011 9:34 pm  

wire-quin wrote:

Each sport has differing appeal so why compare RU with RL(I understand there are similarities) Chelsea get 40000 at their games and Guildford Flames Ice hockey 300. So what is it you are saying?

Every team wants full houses inclusive of Man Utd but it just isnt that easy

They're Harlequins, we're Harlequins. Understand the differences and the arguments, but, as I wrote, our failure to attract decent levels of support depresses me. It's a good job that DH is made of sterner stuff.

Re: Harlequins sell out crowd : Sun Jan 09, 2011 9:48 pm  

Well hello Barry McKenzie.

Re: Harlequins sell out crowd : Sun Jan 09, 2011 10:17 pm  

Rooster Booster wrote:

Well hello Barry McKenzie.

You couldn't be further from the truth.

Re: Harlequins sell out crowd : Mon Jan 10, 2011 3:55 am  

Just don't f^&king feed it!

Re: Harlequins sell out crowd : Mon Jan 10, 2011 9:54 am  

It is the demographic of the crowd that is fascinating - at least half of them have no idea what is going on on the pitch a/ due to ignorance and the complexity of the game and b/ because they are not watching it. Plenty of Mums and Kids all shivering to death and you think why not come in the summer to warmth and a simpler game!

Re: Harlequins sell out crowd : Mon Jan 10, 2011 11:01 pm  

Paddock Punter wrote:

It is the demographic of the crowd that is fascinating - at least half of them have no idea what is going on on the pitch a/ due to ignorance and the complexity of the game and b/ because they are not watching it. Plenty of Mums and Kids all shivering to death and you think why not come in the summer to warmth and a simpler game!

... and judging by the highlights (sic) on ITV last night, less atmosphere from a sell-out crowd (14k?) than L&L generate among a 3K. During one passage of play I dropped a pin and shattered my eardrum.

Re: Harlequins sell out crowd : Sat Jan 15, 2011 10:49 am  

All it says to me is that a huge amount of people are ****ing idiots.

Re: Harlequins sell out crowd : Sun Jan 16, 2011 7:56 pm  

Tre Cool wrote:

All it says to me is that a huge amount of people are ****ing idiots.

I still find it puzzling the attitude of some RL fans to the other code. I am a sports fan.....I draw the line at soccer which I feel is one of the biggest con jobs ever...paying over 90 quid to watch a 0-0 draw has to be a sign of early stage dementia.....but I can quite happily watch Union. It is not as exciting as League and I have to say, the way the rules are being constantly changed shows that the IRB can see this, but I still feel that it is a sport worth watching on TV.

As for the marketing of the game.........Rugby League could do a lot worse than learn from what the RFU/IRB have achieved since professionalism.......what was an "old school tie" game has grown to such an extent that replica England Union Shirts can probably be found in the majority of wardrobes across the country......something the RFL can only dream of.
The fact that the RUWC will be available on ITV (well, I think it is) this year shows that the RFU/IRB see the benefit of free to air TV......

Re: Harlequins sell out crowd : Tue Jan 18, 2011 5:58 pm  

The fact that the RUWC will be available on ITV (well, I think it is) this year shows that the RFU/IRB see the benefit of free to air TV......

The Rugby Union World Cup is required to be on terrestrial TV