Quote: WidnesJohn "Can't even sell 8,000 tickets? So much for a self-styled 'big club'.
We've sold all our tickets for our game as have our neighbours Warrington.
Conclusion...RL fans west of the Pennines are far more passionate about our clubs.'"
The serious answer is that in the 18 full seasons since Super League started Widnes fans have had just 1 cup semi final to pay out for and no top grade finals or playoffs (IIRC).
In the same 18 seasons Leeds have had:
13 Challenge Cup Semi Finals
32 Super League Playoff games
7 Challenge Cup Finals
8 Super League Grand Finals
& 6 World Club Challenges
You can see how a Cup semi final might slip down the priority list for people. Especially when it's on the other side of the Pennines, Leeds haven't been playing well and it's on TV.