Don Valley (Our Home again) : Thu Jan 05, 2012 9:57 am  

Only 3 games at Bramall Lane this season,All the rest at Don Valley,Very Disapointing,So the TBC turned into the DVS.

Re: Don Valley (Our Home again) : Thu Jan 05, 2012 12:12 pm  

Woooooo only 10 minute drive for me instead of 25.



In all seriousness what's the point in having 3 games at Bramall Lane, might as well just admit defeat and play them all at DVS.

Re: Don Valley (Our Home again) : Thu Jan 05, 2012 2:23 pm  

Very disappointing from an away fans point of view - is it just a one off for pitch work or does a permanent return to DVS look more likely?

Re: Don Valley (Our Home again) : Thu Jan 05, 2012 3:07 pm  

SUFC didnt get a world cup game and lost interest IMO,Millers moving into there "NEW YORK stadium" and Eagles coming back,Crowds are going to get lower,especially most matches being friday night,Cant see a chance of them being good enough for next franchise,Tim Bergin should be given the freedom of sheffield if he increases crowds,Many have tried and nearly all have failed,Not the Eagles fault but it's a big step backwards,Shame really if a concerted effort at the start of the Bramall Lane campaign would have been made then who knows,If we couldnt get crowds at Bramall Lane i don't see how were going to get them at Don Valley,Sorry for the gloom but i dont see it any other way.

Re: Don Valley (Our Home again) : Thu Jan 05, 2012 3:41 pm  

EAGLEBLADE II wrote:

SUFC didnt get a world cup game and lost interest IMO,Millers moving into there "NEW YORK stadium" and Eagles coming back,Crowds are going to get lower,especially most matches being friday night,Cant see a chance of them being good enough for next franchise,Tim Bergin should be given the freedom of sheffield if he increases crowds,Many have tried and nearly all have failed,Not the Eagles fault but it's a big step backwards,Shame really if a concerted effort at the start of the Bramall Lane campaign would have been made then who knows,If we couldnt get crowds at Bramall Lane i don't see how were going to get them at Don Valley,Sorry for the gloom but i dont see it any other way.

Jeez - New York is a hell of an away trip.

Re: Don Valley (Our Home again) : Thu Jan 05, 2012 3:49 pm  

A small part of me thinks it serves us right for ever even trying to form a working relationship with Sheffield United. More chance of Sepp Blatter winning Sports Personality of the Year.

Re: Don Valley (Our Home again) : Thu Jan 05, 2012 3:58 pm  

I feel like I should probably elaborate as I just sound like a bitter Wednesday fan

Football clubs are businesses first and football clubs second, and have been for some years. Sheffield United (and to be fair, the same could probably be said of most football clubs if we were their tenants) don't care about Sheffield Eagles. They saw us as a vehicle for revenue, with Challenge Cup semi finals or World Cup games or whatever else. I suspect we always knew it was a risk but eventually concluded it was one worth taking. In hindsight maybe we were wrong, although I suppose there was no harm in trying rather than just sitting at Don Valley twiddling our thumbs for another couple of years.

Re: Don Valley (Our Home again) : Thu Jan 05, 2012 4:50 pm  

We did the hard part getting in there,Did we relax and expect the crowds just to flock in,The question is,Did we do enough to encourage the crowds in? If the answer is yes then it doesnt matter if we play on the moon,Crowds won't increase,No super league.Anyone for south yorkshire eagles?

(Joke)

Re: Don Valley (Our Home again) : Thu Jan 05, 2012 6:36 pm  

What about the lottery - is that still part of SUFCs?

I understand the Eagles made savings in admin costs by merging it but is it better to claw it back now?

Re: Don Valley (Our Home again) : Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:57 am  

Apart from few hundred diehard fans, Sheffield doesn't want to know us so I don't think it matters where we play, we still won't get decent crowds.