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| Quote: Blobbynator "6,000 at a neutral ground is decent in my opinion. Our crowds at KR against Quins were around the 7k mark, so it's not a massive difference.'"
6000 is decent Blobby under the circumstances and I wouldn't pay any attention to those who like these pinis measuring contests.Sure, Saints don't want to be at Widnes but what's the alternative,Sherdley Park?The fans should just give it a chance and make the best of the situation,all will seem much better when the lighter and warmer evenings are upon us and Saints have a few wins under their belt.
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44308_1279480467.gif Mugwump mocking mental illness for a second time -
"You are mentally ill and I can't indulge your madness any more"
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| Quote: Fatbelly "We at Wire have been poor for many years but we still turned up.
The same for fans at every other club, Cas, Wakey, etc.
Just because your team is having bad patch (and lets face it Saints have had 10 fantastic years) the Saints fans should still turn up and support their team unless the fans are just glory hunters who want to see Trophy's and desert their club when things are lean.
I and many many like me followed the Wire for approx 30 years without seeing a Trophy, but went because not only do I love my club I also love the greatest game on the planet.'"
The is alot of circumstances that will reduce the crowds at saints games being played at Widnes.
Some fans just like at other clubs just can't afford it due to current climate.
Some fans I knew used to go straight to KR from work but now have 20 min traveling which means will miss the kick off.
Some can't drive and won't want the hassle of getting there and back.
Some will just not go as it's in Widnes.
I think 6,000 or so is pretty ok attendance seeing as it was Quins and it's basically away for our fans too.
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Dwarfs, Gnomes, Halflings/GNOME2.JPG The new young dynasty of super saints is coming to a ground near you.
Welsby-Dodd-Simms-Eaves-Rizzelli, not Eastmond...the future is coming.:Dwarfs, Gnomes, Halflings/GNOME2.JPG |
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| Considering every one of our games are Away 6000 fans is a decent turn out.
The south stand is the biggest problem, £26.00 a ticket isn,t exactly dangling a carrot for fans to turn out at a neutral venue.
Saints average last 2 trophy less seasons have been around 11000 trophy hunter fans. Will probably be around 8500 dejected fans this season.
So this will be reasonable under the present circumstances.
I,m sure this topic won,t turn up next season when we play were we belong.
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3632_1352982335.jpg Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery.......
I will look to the moment, and miraculously, the future will take care of itself.
Radio 5 Live, Sat, April 14th, 2007,...Dave Whelan, "In Wigan, rugby will always be king"
'I was certain, positive, convinced, and yet..........unsure'
'It's only rock 'n' roll, but I like it'
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| Quote: Dave Lister "Yes, you should learn to speak ENGLISH, like we do in the South.'"
Shouldn't that be Sarf !!!!!
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| Quote: Fatbelly "
A few season ago Wigan were poop but their fans turned in thousands to support their team though the bad times.
Saints have had an average (but not bad) start to the season and by their absence your fans have shown what they are really all about'"
The worse we got the larger the crowds got - go figure ! Probably the Dunkirk spirit
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| I'll tell you what, it just shows what sort of supporters you have. You have been used to cups and trophies for years on end and as soon as you have a bad patch. you respond in this way.
The skunkdome is barely any further for loads of your lot, especially the ones who walk around Westbrook Asda with their red v shirts after a win.
Extremely fickle fans, and I am enjoying every minute of it.
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| Quote: Div ".
It was boosted by a massive travelling support of approximately 6.'"
Who outsang the other 5,994 by all accounts!
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| I didn't realise people went along for a singing contest.Perhaps they would be better advised auditioning for Britains got talent or something similar rather than attending a game of RL.
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| Quote: Blobbynator "I'm pretty sure you average 4-5k at Wilderspool.'"
compare their crowds against London at Wilderspool and some of them even dipped below 4,000 !!
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| Given the dismal economic forecast for the next 2-3 years (and longer) I think it won't be too far into the future when 6,000 is seen as a decent turnout.
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| I wonder what the Saints directors forecast their attendances to be at Widnes?
Because if they are significantly lower than anticipated, then this could well have an effect on projected income and thus the Salary Cap.
After all, the RFL say that the cap is now "monitored on a `live` and ongoing basis, enabling breaches to be inverstigated......"
And so it may well be that players will have to be unloaded for Saints to be kept within the Cap.
Perhaps Eastmond leaving early to RU will help solve the problem?
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3076_1671446335.jpg SAINTS THE ORIGINAL AND PERENNIAL CHEATS
For sale full Saints kit (circa 1989). Shirts in pristine condition, but shorts badly soiled.
For 27 - 0 you get a trophy
For 75 - 0 you get sod all.
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| Quote: THE HINDLEY WARRIOR "I wonder what the Saints directors forecast their attendances to be at Widnes?
Because if they are significantly lower than anticipated, then this could well have an effect on projected income and thus the Salary Cap.
After all, the RFL say that the cap is now "monitored on a `live` and ongoing basis, enabling breaches to be inverstigated......"
And so it may well be that players will have to be unloaded for Saints to be kept within the Cap.
Perhaps Eastmond leaving early to RU will help solve the problem?'"
The salary cap no longer is based on a percentage of income, so it will not effect Saints in that way. Salford/ Cas/ Quins etc are all allowed to spend the same as Saints, Wigan, Wire, Leeds etc.
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| Quote: TF and the wire "I'll tell you what, it just shows what sort of supporters you have. You have been used to cups and trophies for years on end and as soon as you have a bad patch. you respond in this way.
The skunkdome is barely any further for loads of your lot, especially the ones who walk around Westbrook Asda with their red v shirts after a win.
Extremely fickle fans, and I am enjoying every minute of it.'"
Saints will be fine ,people are Skint,26 quid sorry I can't do that with my kids ,smaller clubs ie warrington always get cocky at this stage of the season ,leave them to it.
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| Quote: Dave Lister "Yes, you should learn to speak ENGLISH, like we do in the South.'"
Oh, i've spent my fair share of time in the South, and the majority of language that comes out of the natives mouths could hardly be considered to be coherent English.
Anyway, as many... MANY people have stated in this thread, I don't think 6000 is that bad of an attendance in all honesty. If we were playing on Saturday or Sunday afternoons/evenings then i'd think that attendances for ALL games attendances would be vastly improved this season, simply for the fact that many people - no matter how loyal a supporter - don't want to spend their Friday evenings rushing about after work getting ready for the game then having to get down to Widnes, and pay £26 to watch it. People simply can't afford to do it in this current climate, and the time issue - especially for people with young kids, I would imagine, is a great factor in putting people off of attending.
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| I think the number of people that can't be @rsed to go to Widnes to watch their team far outnumber those who have been forced away because of the economic climate. Poor, poor excuse IMO.
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