Re: rl : Tue Mar 10, 2009 4:22 pm  

Forever FC wrote:

TBF to you all as well Wigan do usually bring alot more over so we will take that as just a little blip due to the weather/friday night and the poor result the week before.
Hope your back upto your usual numbers on your next visit its refreshing seeing fans in the away stand

Gives The East Standers something to Aim at when their throwing their coins!

Re: rl : Tue Mar 10, 2009 6:42 pm  

Father Ted wrote:

The little General is of course completely wrong on his figure of 500 or 518.
Wigan took 843 supporters to Hull FC.
Source, Richard, Hull FC Media Dept - The following Monday.

Call that 845 ,,,2 of us in the west with the Hullers

: Tue Mar 10, 2009 6:47 pm  

It would appear that the general went to the Rugby Union school of gate counting.

He was only wrong by 69%.

I would say 31% is a failure.

: Tue Mar 10, 2009 7:57 pm  

Our Chairman was on the post match BBC Radio show and he said he went to the FC vs Wigan game and he quoted a figure that Wigan brought just over 500.

He had no gripe against Wigan in particular, he was merely stating that away support across the league is poor in comparision to both Hull clubs.

Like I say, I didn't want to offend anyone as I hope you all come in numbers to our place.

: Tue Mar 10, 2009 8:34 pm  

General Zod. wrote:

Our Chairman was on the post match BBC Radio show and he said he went to the FC vs Wigan game and he quoted a figure that Wigan brought just over 500.

He had no gripe against Wigan in particular, he was merely stating that away support across the league is poor in comparision to both Hull clubs.

Like I say, I didn't want to offend anyone as I hope you all come in numbers to our place.

So your chairman can't count.

: Tue Mar 10, 2009 8:36 pm  

Hull KR in attendance figures manipulation shocker!! 300 tickets at £20 a pop, that's £6,000 tax free!!

: Tue Mar 10, 2009 8:38 pm  

Seem to recall the official figure being around the 900 mark in the evening post the day after.

That isn't a bad effort at all really considering how difficult it is to get to Hull for alot of people on a Friday night.

: Tue Mar 10, 2009 9:09 pm  

Where's General Zod gone?

He's zodded off.

: Tue Mar 10, 2009 9:30 pm  

General Zod. wrote:

Our Chairman was on the post match BBC Radio show and he said he went to the FC vs Wigan game and he quoted a figure that Wigan brought just over 500.

He had no gripe against Wigan in particular, he was merely stating that away support across the league is poor in comparision to both Hull clubs.

Like I say, I didn't want to offend anyone as I hope you all come in numbers to our place.

did grudghill go too??

why would he want to know how many wigan fans came over?

i'd take hull fcs' media managers word over grudghills

: Tue Mar 10, 2009 9:45 pm  

What is this whole thing about away support really?

There are 6 clubs who have the best away support-

Wigan
Leeds
Hull KR
Wire
Saints
Hull FC

The amount the take varies on where the game is, or what night its on.

We take the most to Wire and Saints and have taken more than anyone else to Leeds and Bradford over the last 2 years, we also filled the away end at Hull FC in the play-offs 2 years ago.

Hull KR will take more to the clubs closest to them, and mainly because the fans get excited when they win a game because the expectations are low.

Credit to Wire fans as they underachieve every season but still turn up.

Leeds are good around yorkshire, but average anywhere else.

Saints bring quite afew to our place and Wire and decent in Yorkshire.

Hull FC pretty much the same as Hull KR but higher expectations maybe.


Form, place, time and climate should all be taken into consideration.


And one last thing, who gives a tosss, we should care about the rugby and everyone should care about the home crowds, as that is what will take the game forward.