Nah there won't be a decent turnout. Everyone's feeling pretty low right now at the club, terrible season on the field, things going backward off it, generally speaking we get spanked at HQ, not much to play for. If it es it down, it could be a leveller, if not you'll win easily. Either way, a win for us won't mean right much and a win for you won't mean much either other then a step to cement a spot in the 8.

grim really.

I understood the general implication to be : if Leeds upped their performances then batley would play his part in conributing towards their wages. If they didn't then he'd find another use for that part of his discretionary spending. Seems fairly reasonable to me and places the onus on Leeds to do what they should be doing anyway. If fifteen thousand turn up regardless of performance then (more fool me - once upon a time - and them) it's reasonably unlikely to stir any players, coaches and/or management that may have settled into their comfort zones.

If people are happy with the entertainment value on offer or see watching their club as a badge of honour or perhaps the game isn't the only reason they attend then they should carry on filling their boots. If however some feel they're getting short-changed then I can understand why they might step away until things improve.

I don't mind people not going to all games, i myself on average over the last few years only manage to get to 7-8 home games a year and around 4-5 away (usually the Yorkshire based ones). But this is because Friday nights aren't exactly ideal for a guy in his early to mid 20's as many other things occur then, and of course other people will have all sorts of different priorities and interests which can effect their attendence too. What i can't stand though are these 'I shan't be going, not because i'm busy, but simply because they aren't worthy of my support' types. They make out that they're taking some sort of moral stand when really they just can't be ar$ed getting up off the sofa.

agree with this all the way

I am such a bad fan, I'm going to go and flog myself....

At least I'm not patronizing or condescending enough to preach to others about how they should support the club. I'll decide who or what is worthy of spending my money on thanks, and whilst I have plenty of it, I'm still not going to waste it on the crap being served up at Headingley at the moment. I will, however, be spending it on going to the GF and CC Final again regardless of whoever gets there...

I will be going to the CC final as we do every year - does this clear me for not going to the Cas game?

I haven't been to any games this year. This is not a moral stand and has nothing to do with quality of performance. Just so we're clear. If we were top of the league having played scintillating rugby against a series of high quality opponents, I still wouldn't be going.

I'm not sure whether this makes me a worse fan than Batley or not? Can somebody help? My place in the supporter hierarchy is now unclear.

Thanks in advance.

For those who are unclear on the situation, I'm 30 yards to the right of Mr Corbett...

I will be attending the cas game for two reasons. Firstly I have free tickets. Secondly the wife has been pestering me to see the Olympic tourch relay. Something I am not bothered about, however this way I get to kill two birds with one stone

Meh. If I want to see the Olympic torch it will pass a couple of hundred yards from my house on 1st July. Not sure I can be bothered really though.

I'm going to see the Olympic Torch round my way as my daughter tells me it is a once in a lifetime chance. She is 7 and swallows far too much crap that her teacher tells her, but it creates interest in sport I suppose, kind of!
As for Cas, I am not in attendance. My 'disposable cash' is not quite as disposable this year. I have been to 2 games this season and have been graced with a brilliant WCC win and a pretty lacklustre loss to Wigan. I suppose I am the case study of 'Glory Supporter'.

Even if you're excited by the Olympics (and my excitement has diminished since it became apparent that the "once in a life time opportunity" was mostly to be available to Coca Cola, Visa, McDonalds and Procter & Gamble rather than the British public) the chance to see a load of people wearing Jimmy Saville's tracksuit carrying an oversized cigarette lighter up Coventry Road is somehow not inspiring me.

It may well be the only chance I'll ever get to see this spectacle, but that doesn't mean its a spectacle worth seeing....

Would that be from his view or the viewers view?
I do wish you'd be clear about these things, it's important.