Think he might be thinking of an ex Commercial Director rather than manager.

If my daughter's any litmus test then this lass they have singing before the game could be a bit of a draw...
Mind you, whether they'll stay for the rugby after is another matter.

Didn't see the HKR game so cant comment, what i will say is that, and i consider myself no expert in the calculation of spectators inside sports stadia, there were no more than 5000 at BV versus Salford, although it is difficult trying to guess at BV taking into account the flats and the little bit, here little bit there nature of the ground.
In the past we have paradoxically, understated our attendances (for personal reasons at that time) so it is something of a watershed in our affaris.
What is clear is that other clubs, notably Hudds, Bulls and London have been at it for quite sometime longer than us, and if the licence system calls for it, i cant blame the cubs for doing it.

Fair enough.

I guess if the RFL have stated that attendance is part of their licensing criteria than given clubs the green light to include pre-sales in their attendance figures, they can't be blamed for doing so; I expect that only London don't feel the need to, since the RFL have previously stated that they shouldn't be judged on attendances - the only incentive they have to inflate their figures is to avoid embarassment.

Personally, I don't see anything especially wrong with it; if I buy a ST but don't attend a few games, I've still paid up front for the right to attend and can reasonably be included in a nominal attendance figure. Provided that clubs like ours don't believe their own hype and take their feet off the gas, it's not a huge issue.

you can't really blame Catalans fans or London fans for not travelling every week, though that is the point for not having them in the super league to start with