IMO this works for RU as they played the match in one of the biggest, richest cities in the world, and one where RU is well supported (especially by corporate types).

It's almost as if having our sport played regularly in affluent cities with big corporate markets is a good idea....

But oh yeah, something about away fans.....

This has to be a pee take.

For an away fan, it is the worst in Super League. It’s the only ground where the pitch is higher than the stand with a crap atmosphere.

Hmmm......22 years ago Harlequins were lucky to attract 3,000 to a game, Leicester led the charge with 6,000...22 Years ago the 5 Nations was still a mammoth in terms of viewers and attendances regularly filling the stadiums to capacity......so the question has to be asked, what is it that these clubs, who are all losing money in barrel loads, do NOW to attract these sorts of crowds?
Leeds v Castleford attracted 18,000 last year at Headingley......23,250 this year at Elland Road. Now, I am aware that Headingley is being refurbished, but surely there's a case to build on this fixture next year and try to fill Elland Road....or if Leeds believe there's more profit in selling out Headingley, why don't Castleford take their home game there? 11,500 at the Jungle or try to get 30k at Elland Road?

EVENT games do work......The Warriors double header at Mt Smart saw the place rammed over the weekend....twice our 2017 average attendance rocked up. It takes planning and a fair amount of hard work but the long term benefits are HUGE....Saracens, Harlequins and Now Bath take games to bigger stadiums and as a result, end up with larger season averages than their home stadiums.....perception is everything and if it looks like it's hard to get a ticket, then it looks popular and people want to attend.......




...in a nutshell THIS ^

Ken Davy is pumping MILLIONS into Huddersfield yet the good folk of that town can't be bothered, so why not take some games on the Road?
Colomiers is being touted as the home ground for Toulouse should they go up.....why not play Huddersfield v Catalans there and guarantee an 11k full house?
Salford is patently not working at the new stadium, so by all means take games to NYC.......it's not like the Americans are going to know or understand the difference between Salford v Catalans as opposed to Wiga v St Helens.....

.....but it's not easy and it might annoy some season Ticket holders, so let's not bother?

We have to earn the right though. Hopefully a slow rebuild is starting. On the attendances, very disappointingly across the board. Changes are needed.

Can't you and the other marketing geniuses on here get jobs with the RFL/SL Clubs and actually do it then so we don't have to repeatedly read it on here.

...and i'm supposed to take that seriously?

Very Droll......The RFL appointed a marketing GURU a few years back who claimed he'd made Manchester City a big name......lol.......I take it he didn't do to well because he makes no mention of his appointment on his linked in Profile......
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The RFL and most SL clubs are terrified of marketing......rabbits in the headlights......and a fair amount of that fear is because they'd rather spend the money staying up....so unfortunately, Marketing Professionals like myself will post on forums, because the RFL and SL clubs either can't afford us or simply don't care so long as they protect their £1,800,000 a year.......

It’s true. On the Western Terrace the lower steps are actually below the pitch.

It's a great view for observing players ankles

Agree with every word. Sadly with Sl clubs looking like getting more power, and an SL1 & SL2 with ten teams each seemingly gathering momentum, looks like the sport will carry on making the same mistakes. SL chairman would rather have 3 games against the same team with crowds of
4k each, rather than having one game, with an attendance of 10k and bringing money in other ways. Attendances are falling because the sport isn't great at the moment, and sadly some think the answer is to have more games against the same teams