True enough but we have probably been saying this since the club reformed and we are in crowd terms no better off. In playing terms last season was one of our best ever but our smallest gate of the season (I think) was against Widnes in the play offs, we took 1 coach load to Leigh. I don't know how many we took to Warrington as I went by car but there were at least 15 Featherstone coaches that I counted.



We know the problem - apathy but how we overcome this I don't know. Until we do then we will continue to tread water, which is at least better than drowning

BTW I do not mean apathy on the part of the club - far from it, I mean apathy from Sheffield as a whole.

Would love to see the attendance stats from the top divison when we were there,Im sure we regulary got above 3k which is miles away at the minute,Like greybeard says weve been banging on about crowds for years,There comes a time when your head hurts and you cant take it nomore.

Our gates are half what they were in 1991/92, when we had a season in the 8 team Div 2.

Our lottery struggled along on 1200 members, paying a quid apiece a week.



SUSA offer weekly prizes of £2000, £250 , three of £100 and more £10 consolations than I can be bothered to count. Then there's a Mega Prize Draw of £5000 every so often plus consolations of £1000, Several at £250, 80 at £10 and thirty bonus prizes (whatever they are).



We were offering £100 for five days.



How many would we claw back if we set up a rival lottery ?



And that's not even thinking about the costs of running it. Collecting a quid off 1200 people and logging it all into the computer is a lot of work.

I like Don Valley. For me, the running track is the only negative. Plenty of positives.

This is probably the reason for lack of games at Bramall Lane.





The club are aware of the state of the pitch and are laying a new 75k pitch at the end of the season.

Its going to be one of the new semi-synthetic ones that have a plastic blade of grass for every 10 real ones.

Apparently the synthetic grass blades have roots which go 18 inches below the pitch so its going to be a Big job to install.



Suppose you need a perfect surface when you play like Brazil.

RL doesn't even tear up the pitch.

It's not just the running track at DVS it's the track and the long jump pit which adds even more distance between fans and pitch.



Anyway after the Olympics DVS can forget about any big athletics meetings so the running track can be dug up and the pitch can be moved right up to the stand. The far side can be sold to a supermarket chain which will pay for the work.



The club and fans can buy the Cocked Hat and run it as a co-operative with some decent ale and snap on on match days. Maybe even some cider for HL and ESO.



BUT - there is a new chippy/restaurant on the site of the old Omega sauna. For anyone who doesn't know where that is ask Dr B. Maybe that will be open on Friday nights for a pre-match snack.

Are there any players from Hull that could be sponsored by the chippy as the Zeenat did for Saqib Murtza?





Seriously like it or lump it that's where we'll be for most of 2012 at least.

Airborne for President

I presume Dr B will have known it as a sauna rather than a chippy!!!!

Ive no idea what you mean