…and this downward turn in supporter attendance is all due to the standard of the on-pitch Rugby and nothing to do with the economic climate and the 2.49 million unemployed.

God you are really a muppet if that’s what you really believe.

back to the point though, do you honestly believe that superleague on the whole is as entertaining to watch, with tries from flowing handling moves, as it was 5 years ago??

It may have a fair amount to do with Huddersfield and Wakefield traditionally having a smaller supporter base than Leeds, Wigan , Saints or Catalans.

As for overall season attendances, the recession has already been mentioned.

i will have that there will some supporters put off in the current climate.. but 1000 each and every match is a lot?!

the original point is do you think superleague is as interesting to watch as it once was

is that wigan bradford attendance right?

rlhttp://www.engagesuperleague.co.uk/results.php?team

worryingly yes

Haha, pure comedy! We have been watching the most entertaining and physical campaign ever!

Rugby League is progressing at lightning pace, with the brutality of the game, and the skill of the players increasing year on year, why would we want to go back on what we are building!

Rugby League is growing, once we start competing at international level, it will grow bigger and bigger

first off it's 300 pal!

second the fact that you think the tightest of calls(it could have gone either way it was that close) was a dodgey call says everthing about your agenda! Funny how the saints fans who know their stuff have kept quiet re the 50/50 call.

third! gf's are most of the time tight affairs in sl and the nrl! I know many fans who have always prefered a 10-8 to a 32-26 long before our ruck slowed down! IMHO a 10-8 is almost always a better game than a 32-26!

The biggest problem with Super League compared to 3 or 4 years ago, is that it has lost alot of it's traditionally big, exciting games. It used to be that any match involving two of Leeds, Bradford, Wigan and Saints was a must watch. Because of the downward spiral of Bradford and to a lesser extent Wigan (who are recovering somewhat in the last couple of years) this is no longer the case. Only Saints v Leeds has a real edge to it now.

Once you get past needing Sky Sports hype to convince you that a game has been, or is likely to be a 'classic' then there are still plenty of entertaining games to be had, but they don't have the backdrop of a firecracker atmosphere adding to the experience that they once had when the above mentioned teams made up the top 4 every year.

Deluded!

I would agree with the comments about holding down at the tackle. Much of the Huddersfield defence this season was based on 3-4 men 'wrestle type' tackles followed by each man then slowly taking turns rolling off the tackled player, thus allowing the defence to re-form. Referees seem prepared to allow teams to do this rather than go for quick play the balls.

very good points you make, i would never want a return to playing leeds 4 times a season.. my point is genuinely about the standard of superleague, and the quality of matches.. another poster states about the situation with regards to huddersfield, our matches against them have been close, but boring as hell..

with all the leeds fans saying 'it's so saints have more of a chance' with the pace in leeds outside backs, a quicker play of the ball would probably make them a better team anyway..

the petition was not a way of making superleague better for saints, but for more attacking play throughout the league

All too often we are seeing tries scored by building of pressure, and tries from within 10 yards, or attacking kicks


And .......

There a problem with that ? If you don't want to see tries scored like that go watch football instead.. muppet .