I realise that we have had this futile debate since 1895 but was there really 1500 in the ground? Perhaps I was unusually hemmed in on half way but if it holds 3k ish then I didn't see all that much room for another 1500 to fit in.

I'd agree with you there. I thought there were more in than they let on. Would it have been a split gate?

Well HMRC get 20/120ths of the take, so yes to an extent you could say it was a split gate...

Apparently the capacity is 3700 (on Wikipedia), so unless they open up the ends and have people standing on the grass I don't see where they would have put the rest...

Oh, and 1500 was actually 1599

There was loads of room by us - in stand just towards the end that Bulls attacked in 1st half. Could have easily put double (if not more) in. Loads of room

First half I was stood in the middle, pretty much on half way. It seems like it was packed to the rafters. I didn't want to smoke amongst all those people so stood outside the stand to the end the Bulls were attacking in the second half. Loads of room all over the place, could easily have got plenty more in. Assume the other end was the same and the stand opposite looked about half full to my untrained eye.

I was up in the main stand at the back and the Dewsbury supporters I spoke to all said the crowd looked around 2,100/2,200.

but did you avoid the paint?

as i go to all rams home games and away id say 1600 was probably about right,the didnt look any more fuller than when we played teams like batley halifax widnes and featherstone and in those games last year and in previous seasons we tend to get around the 1500.

alot ov bulls support today,both sides can take alot of positives goin into the new season.

in each pre season game weve played id say wev got better,barin in mind we lost 30 6 at batley,lost to a near full strength wakefield 30 12 at home and then for 50 mins was drawin with a strong bulls team,only the last half hour when our academy came on did we struggle.34 players we used,thats 2 teams but we got out of the game what we needed.

good luck for next season

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