Yep, I thought virtually every club had some kind of lottery (or variant) nowadays.

But that is what I am saying , we already dont have the money or players to properly run the 14 we have , so to add more would surely just weaken the ones already in and also reduce any possibility of providing money to help out the lower tiers , surely we want to close the gap , not widen it

Widnes are the best supported club out the SL by a country mi...... better hadnt say that

But even Widnes had a drop in attendance last season including the (free admission game) but still the best supported by a large margin, so doffs cap to you there.

However Barrow's crowds are flying up and I hope that continues, even if our crowds only rise by 2 or 300 I would be very happy as its steady continued growth, any more and id be delighted.

Barrow away crowd figures are lower than Widnes's due to our location being seen as difficult to travel to and being seen as a lesser attractive fixture historically , however the roads into Barrow have and are improving cutting travel times and the future bridge infrastructures could have a huge impact on this, add in the factor that we are now the defending champions and are producing a quaility side should hopefully incourage more away supporters to inflate out attendance average further.

I think the recession has hit everyone. A major factor with our drop last season was the move to Friday and Saturday evenings. We lost 400 season tickets because of that.


I'm sure, with the players you are attracting and the success you're having, you will.


I think away following counts for very little in this league anyway. Very few clubs bring 100 or more supporters, unless it's in the play-offs. Only Leigh ever bring 400 or more to Widnes. We'll miss them next season as a result. So you'll need to rely almost entirely on your own fans. I did notice that most clubs had their largest attendances when Wdnes were visitors though. There's no Halifax fan's looking, so I think you got away with it.