Yes that scrawny little ginger tw@ deserved a right kicking.

I hope the cops smash his mum's front door off it's hinges when they go to arrest him and then charge him with riot.

Obviously that's a bit unlikely but if they are able to charge him with anything I hope they come to arrest him at work so he gets the sack.

That seems OK, but can we afford to ban fans? The game is going south, with long a's.

We can if we're seen to be making a big enough noise about doing it.

Never know they they might smash his Mums back door in.

I presume you're being humorous in some strange way but you'll have to explain it.

The game cannot afford not to.

While I don't have any official numbers to support it (and I am sure the current financial squeeze is a major factor) - but looking at the crowd at Odsal on Sunday compared to the glory days there seems to me to be far fewer families going to games now, and if the cost of the tickets doesn't prevent them going to games - the thought of having to put up with idiots like the ones at Wheldon Rd will.

So I would support the firmest possible action against the nutters

The LSV is in Wheldon Road?

Well, geographical faux pas aside, the sentiments are pretty much spot on.

Going back to the point about families, when I was a a kid we tended to follow our parents in going to matches, whereas today it seems that it's the kids who drive the activities, with parents running their offspring here, there and everywhere to follow [itheir[/i interests. The club needs the same kind of push it got when Peter Deakin came, and whilst it's definitely true to say that Peter Deakins don't grow on trees, we maybe need to be more youth oriented to attract them back?

Tbh think a big part of getting more support from younger end is having a winning team on the pitch. There isn't the emotional attachment/loyalty to turn up every week and watch us lose regularly from those who haven't experienced us in our pomp. Hopefully we'll be able to address that next season, albeit at a lower level, and carry some new supporters back into SL with us.

That's a fair point Mat, though youngsters, much as they often pretend to be more individualistic, tend to follow their mates, just as kids always did. When something becomes 'sexy' it tends to attract extra people, for no other reason than because it is sort of fashionable and their mates like it. It's getting that initial jump..and, of course , you're right, then they have to be kept by the side doing reasonably well.

Do we still do the free season tickets to schools/local junior teams etc? That's how I got into going many moons since. Not only are you getting the kids (future fans, in the long run) through the gate but as you say Bulliac, someone's got ot bring them so you end up attracting parents who might not have come in the first place.

I happened to take my two girls (7 and 9 yr old) to the Hull match as their first ever match after they asked out of the blue to come with me as I was leaving the house on Sun.
Now, they spent a lot of the time watching Bullmans antics, and enjoyed watching the cheerleaders as they both do dancing, and both loved being bought a replica shirt, but crucially they both want to come back for our next game against Widnes they enjoyed it so much. They really enjoyed clapping along when we scored and the music and the atmosphere, Im guessing had their first game been one of our early season collapses they might not have wanted to return, but thankfully their first impression was excitement and a win.

Next year they want to come to some games and I know they wont care what league we're in, they just liked the excitement on the day, so hopefully with Bullman and the music celebrating more tries next year my girls might get hooked. I hadn't really appreciated it fully before, but what kids get hooked on at the match is totally different to what adults appreciate and first impressions really count I suspect in regards of that initial jump you talk about.

(Best thing is my wife is a cas fan but my girls now have Bulls kit before the cas t-shirts their mum is buying them later this week ahead of Wembley!! )

Also assuming the club doesn't make changes, aged 7 and 9 they will both for the next few years be entitled to a FREE season pass, plus a very cheap Away season pass if you need one.

Going back to the early days of SL, [ievery[/i season ticket got an equivalent junior ticket for free. I got three young people hooked on the game with those freebie tickets [two are still adult ticket buyers] so not sure whether it's a case of can they afford to do it, or can they afford[i not[/i to do it?