Re: Attendance : Mon Feb 19, 2018 6:32 pm  

upthetrin92 wrote:

does anyone know what out average home attendance was for last year?

5289. The year before 4761.

Re: Attendance : Mon Feb 19, 2018 8:53 pm  

we need and should be averaging 6k this year - with a competitive team it should at least be this.

Re: Attendance : Tue Feb 20, 2018 2:06 pm  

What was the average (although apparently overstated in some cases) during the Glover/ Elston era?

Re: Attendance : Tue Feb 20, 2018 2:17 pm  

TheMightyTrin wrote: What was the average (although apparently overstated in some cases) during the Glover/ Elston era? According to the Telegraph our 2011 average attendance was 6,552. This was the season when we finished second bottom is it not? Glover came on board in Feb 2011 until 2013. I would like to find the average attendance for the 2012 season when we finished in the playoffs. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyl ... guide.html

TheMightyTrin wrote: What was the average (although apparently overstated in some cases) during the Glover/ Elston era? According to the Telegraph our 2011 average attendance was 6,552. This was the season when we finished second bottom is it not? Glover came on board in Feb 2011 until 2013. I would like to find the average attendance for the 2012 season when we finished in the playoffs. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyl ... guide.html

Re: Attendance : Tue Feb 20, 2018 2:30 pm  

Trinity18 wrote: According to the Telegraph our 2011 average attendance was 6,552. This was the season when we finished second bottom is it not? Glover came on board in Feb 2011 until 2013. I would like to find the average attendance for the 2012 season when we finished in the playoffs. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyl ... guide.html 2010 - 5,984 2011 - 6,552 2012 - 8,172 2013 - 7,972 2014 - 4,351 As someone already stated apparently the attendance figures were inflated and also it is well known there was a lot of free tickets thrown about during the Glover/Elston era.

Trinity18 wrote: According to the Telegraph our 2011 average attendance was 6,552. This was the season when we finished second bottom is it not? Glover came on board in Feb 2011 until 2013. I would like to find the average attendance for the 2012 season when we finished in the playoffs. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyl ... guide.html 2010 - 5,984 2011 - 6,552 2012 - 8,172 2013 - 7,972 2014 - 4,351 As someone already stated apparently the attendance figures were inflated and also it is well known there was a lot of free tickets thrown about during the Glover/Elston era.

Re: Attendance : Tue Feb 20, 2018 2:43 pm  

Wildcat26 wrote:

2010 - 5,984
2011 - 6,552
2012 - 8,172
2013 - 7,972
2014 - 4,351

As someone already stated apparently the attendance figures were inflated and also it is well known there was a lot of free tickets thrown about during the Glover/Elston era.

Can we trust the attendance figures under the Glover regime.
There were times when we looked to have 4/5k in the ground and the attendance would be given at 7/8k.
I think those figures should be expunged from all the records.

Re: Attendance : Tue Feb 20, 2018 2:51 pm  

Wildcat26 wrote:

2010 - 5,984
2011 - 6,552
2012 - 8,172
2013 - 7,972
2014 - 4,351

As someone already stated apparently the attendance figures were inflated and also it is well known there was a lot of free tickets thrown about during the Glover/Elston era.

I guess only one person on this forum could confirm for sure, I know a lot of people like to think they have inside knowledge but I can imagine the club runs very differently to what is suggested on this forum...

Re: Attendance : Tue Feb 20, 2018 2:55 pm  

wrencat1873 wrote:

Can we trust the attendance figures under the Glover regime.
There were times when we looked to have 4/5k in the ground and the attendance would be given at 7/8k.
I think those figures should be expunged from all the records.

Good afternoon wrencat,

Valid point, i don`t think Belle Vue was much fuller in 2012 and 13 than it was last season in all fairness, i think the fact that the licensing system was around in the Glover era says it all, my guess is that attendance figures were inflated around this time in an attempt to meet essential criteria for average attendance.

Re: Attendance : Tue Feb 20, 2018 2:58 pm  

wrencat1873 wrote:

Can we trust the attendance figures under the Glover regime.
There were times when we looked to have 4/5k in the ground and the attendance would be given at 7/8k.
I think those figures should be expunged from all the records.

Correct. Those may ell have been the real figures however as you say far to many were freebies which fundamentally makes them a joke.

I'll take 5k all paying than 7k but with only 4k paying which is where we are now.

Re: Attendance : Tue Feb 20, 2018 2:59 pm  

Trinity18 wrote:

I guess only one person on this forum could confirm for sure, I know a lot of people like to think they have inside knowledge but I can imagine the club runs very differently to what is suggested on this forum...

I think it`s pretty much common knowledge in the public domain that there was a lot more freebies given out than what should have been over those few years.