: Wed Feb 18, 2009 11:49 am  

A mate of mine is a Wigan fan and he is trying to sell his season ticket already.

: Wed Feb 18, 2009 11:50 am  

No1_Saints _Fan wrote:

A mate of mine is a Wigan fan and he is trying to sell his season ticket already.

Now that is fickle.

: Wed Feb 18, 2009 11:57 am  

Bolton_Warrior wrote:

Now that is fickle.

Maybe so, can't really blame them though with the $hite that people are paying to watch.

: Wed Feb 18, 2009 12:03 pm  

In order to boost attendences these are the kind of fans we need to attract and then hopefully get them adicted to the product so that they do become season ticket holders this is how the season tickets bought grows.

It is something i touched on in another thread. Given the fact money is tight at the moment and some people like myself who cannot get to every home game pay there hard earned cash on the door to be entertained. I have to admitt my knee jerk reaction to the Wakefield game was that i will not be back in a hurry and it was especially disapointing as it was my lads first Super League game, and while i did not expect him to be hooked on the rugby i thought the atmosphere would keep him entertained, Prior to the game he loved it the buzz around the stadium the noise and excitement, and for the first 10 minutes he sat happy as larry listening to the crowd etc, but given it quickly became evident that the on field product was poor and the fans lost that buzz, he started to lose interest fast as the atmosphere was lost.

I will get bak over when work and other comittments alow as soon as i can but i will not be bringing my lad while the standard of entertainment is so poor.

Given there are other options available such as the Latics i think there is a real threat that while we continue to play this dull rugby non season ticket holders will explore other options and could very well be pushing floating fans towards the latics, regardless of what the marketing people do to try to retain them.

: Wed Feb 18, 2009 12:12 pm  

No1_Saints _Fan wrote:

A mate of mine is a Wigan fan and he is trying to sell his season ticket already.

So I guess the main difference between him and most of the rest of you lot is that he actually had one in the first place.

: Wed Feb 18, 2009 12:13 pm  

Bolton_Warrior wrote:

Personally I always think that if you are put off by not winning or not playing well that makes you somewhat of a fickle fan. The sort of fan who would go week in week out when things are going ok and would never admit they did not go when things were not so great.

I assure you they are not fickle but highly intelligent and know when they are not getting value for money. I have a season ticket and won't miss a match but if I was in their shoes then I would seriously consider it but probably go in the end.
I see that Widnes have terminated McCormick's contract because O'Connor says they are not playing attractive rugby.

: Wed Feb 18, 2009 12:22 pm  

Salty wrote:

I assure you they are not fickle but highly intelligent and know when they are not getting value for money. I have a season ticket and won't miss a match but if I was in their shoes then I would seriously consider it but probably go in the end.
I see that Widnes have terminated McCormick's contract because O'Connor says they are not playing attractive rugby.

Like I said earlier in reply to Cruncher I can see where the more casual fan is coming from as at the best of times we are not pretty to watch.

I remember walking away from Odsal in 2004 and saying to my wife about the Bradford way of playing "thank goodness we dont have to watch that sort of sh*te everyweek". I guess I should have kept my trap shut with that one

Somebody before did say that we do need to attract the 2-3K casual fans to the games. If it was just season ticket and hardcore fans only then our attendances would take a notable dip.

It is just a shame that now the club has for the most part got the off field side of things right it is the stuff dished up on the pitch that causes concern for a lot of people, not just if it is win or lose but the style in which we play.

: Wed Feb 18, 2009 2:02 pm  

warrior_rooster_2k6 wrote:

to be fair its fans like that we dont need they are the fans that week after week are on these boards moaning

You are so dead wrong there.

Every Rugby League Club needs every fan it can get.

: Wed Feb 18, 2009 2:09 pm  

Mini Rogue wrote:

Maybe so, can't really blame them though with the $hite that people are paying to watch.

Worst comment ever.

You cant blame them? After 2 games? Dont talk so wet

: Wed Feb 18, 2009 2:13 pm  

Salty wrote:

I assure you they are not fickle but highly intelligent and know when they are not getting value for money. I have a season ticket and won't miss a match but if I was in their shoes then I would seriously consider it but probably go in the end.
I see that Widnes have terminated McCormick's contract because O'Connor says they are not playing attractive rugby.

True, I dont attend every game and I'm not going to the game on Friday but thats more down to the fact I dont want to book it off work, to spend money to watch us play an average team, when I could save my money and watch us play Quins away and Bradford at home in a few weeks.

Whoever said we dont need fans like this well...