Re: Championship Attendances : Thu Apr 08, 2010 12:10 pm  

rufustanner wrote:

Put the razor blades away now have we?

medication

Re: Championship Attendances : Thu Apr 08, 2010 12:16 pm  

billyfax wrote:

Top chart = 2009
Bottom chart = 2010 so far




2010 so far for Champ 1

20% drop and the mighty Fax have already invaded the Stobart!

Re: Championship Attendances : Thu Apr 08, 2010 12:30 pm  

fax invaded and still brought sod all, one day the away end will be opened up

Re: Championship Attendances : Thu Apr 08, 2010 12:59 pm  

To be completely honest my interest has waned recently...
I have a season ticket and haven't missed a home match yet. I think I have only missed the Salford Friendly and the Sheffield away games this year and had decent reasons for that..
I will, without question, be getting a season ticket next year but I am in no way as excited about this season as I was in previous years.
Even though we have nicked games in the last few minutes, lost games in the last few minutes and have played some genuinely good rugby I still feel a little flat.

I can't quite put my finger on it but I can only think that there isn't really any particular goal for us this year. In seasons gone by it was vital to finish in the top two if not top of the league and then the real excitement would peak going into the play-offs. Each game was about accruing those all important league points and seeing what teams around us had done that weekend.
This year I genuinely think from a performance point of view a top four finish (maybe top 6) would be good enough for what we want to achieve.

Personally speaking I think most of the focus will be on a decision made next year. Following that I think there will either be a carnival atmosphere around the club or it will be just terrible.
If I am feeling this way at the moment then I think it will be quite a struggle to attract some of the stay-aways or new fans.
SOC said when he first arrived.. there are a lot of plans to attract new fans from surrounding areas but it is vital to bringing people in and retaining them that we are in SL.
This competition just isn't that attractive to new fans and we are losing a few people as a result of being in here.

Re: Championship Attendances : Thu Apr 08, 2010 1:30 pm  

This is the very reason why as Starbug says the championship clubs need to get together and make the Championship a competition in its own right or RL outside of Super Dooper league will wither and die.

Re: Championship Attendances : Thu Apr 08, 2010 1:33 pm  

SNOT-HIM08 wrote:

fax invaded and still brought sod all, one day the away end will be opened up

25th July

Re: Championship Attendances : Thu Apr 08, 2010 4:07 pm  

A.N.Other Viking wrote:

Well yeah because you'd be in Super League after winning last years GF. Unless they knocked you back because of your ground, like they did with Keighley.

We weren't knocked back because of our ground, we had planning permission to develop it.

We were knocked back because the RFL, under pressure from Sky, wanted London Broncos in Super League.

Maurice Lindsay with the backing of Br*dford, who were fearful of what Keighley and the rise of Cougarmania was doing to their own attendances, changed their rules 4 weeks from the end of the season.

We were sh@ on, and with respect to some of the things that have happened to Widnes over the years, it was the most disgraceful thing to happen in the history of our game. We lost our major sponsor on the back of not going up and the ensuing financial meltdown destoyed our club.

To this day every Keighlian despises everything and anything to do with Br*dford because of what happened.

Re: Championship Attendances : Thu Apr 08, 2010 4:26 pm  

Stealth Comic wrote:

We weren't knocked back because of our ground, we had planning permission to develop it.

We were knocked back because the RFL, under pressure from Sky, wanted London Broncos in Super League.

Maurice Lindsay with the backing of Br*dford, who were fearful of what Keighley and the rise of Cougarmania was doing to their own attendances, changed their rules 4 weeks from the end of the season.

We were sh@ on, and with respect to some of the things that have happened to Widnes over the years, it was the most disgraceful thing to happen in the history of our game. We lost our major sponsor on the back of not going up and the ensuing financial meltdown destoyed our club.

To this day every Keighlian despises everything and anything to do with Br*dford because of what happened.

Don't blame you mate. We all understand the feeling around here. People are constantly being taken advantage of in this sport. And look at Bradford now. They've had their fifteen minutes. Think what could've been for Keighley and where they went afterwards. I remember you lot being strong in this division. You were a pain in the booty. I hope one day you recover to what you once were.

Re: Championship Attendances : Sat Apr 10, 2010 3:40 am  

Starbug wrote:

Remember boxing day 2000

Extract from the telegraph when Widnes came to Leigh later that season.


"The current Premiership record was set in the reverse fixture at the Auto Quest Stadium on Boxing Day 2000 when 6,644 fans turned out to see Leigh's 25-20 victory. "

We failed to beat to 6644 attendance, but 5670 was good enough for a 'non SL time' Leigh won that one too !

Them were the days when Leigh and Widnes really did pull the fans. Look what non-promotion league has done since ! Lower SL clubs can only dream of those attendances !

Re: Championship Attendances : Sat Apr 10, 2010 8:30 am  

Snowy wrote:

Extract from the telegraph when Widnes came to Leigh later that season.


"The current Premiership record was set in the reverse fixture at the Auto Quest Stadium on Boxing Day 2000 when 6,644 fans turned out to see Leigh's 25-20 victory. "

We failed to beat to 6644 attendance, but 5670 was good enough for a 'non SL time' Leigh won that one too !

Them were the days when Leigh and Widnes really did pull the fans. Look what non-promotion league has done since ! Lower SL clubs can only dream of those attendances !

I seem to remember a large attendance at Boundary park later that season as well