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Quote: orangeman "8.000 at Wire for a game that you'd expect to sell out........that's a worry and with the RLWC looking increasingly like it's not happening this year, the game will need to work overtime if they want the fans back next February.......Rugby League in the UK is at a very important junction.....it must go down the route of fan engagement NOW, or risk being an afterthought and occasional event rather than a must attend thing.'"

All clubs certainly need to do a lot more promotion for their home games to get the fans back. Match day awareness for starters.Letting as many people in their area and beyond know when they are playing at home against who and the kick off time

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and yet when the fans don't return to normal numbers immediately, it's apparently the death of the game Attending games on a regular basis is a habit .........covid has broken that habit and if your assuming folk will return to their pre covid routines in 2022, you're in for a bit of a shock.

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9,200 on today against Leigh with about 400 Leigh fans. It’s still short of a normal crowd but it was a good step in the right direction.

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Quote: orangeman "Attending games on a regular basis is a habit .........covid has broken that habit and if your assuming folk will return to their pre covid routines in 2022, you're in for a bit of a shock.'"


The second world war war broke the habit years ago, but post war crowds were bigger than ever - Once it was all over and people felt safe they flocked to rugby and soccer because they had the freedom, the danger was over, and they wanted to get out of the house.

1948 season Wire.v.Wigan 34,000 crowd, 1947 Leeds,v,Bradford 40,000 these were just league games...........

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Quote: Donnyman "The second world war war broke the habit years ago, but post war crowds were bigger than ever - Once it was all over and people felt safe they flocked to rugby and soccer because they had the freedom, the danger was over, and they wanted to get out of the house.

1948 season Wire.v.Wigan 34,000 crowd, 1947 Leeds,v,Bradford 40,000 these were just league games...........'"


Probably nothing worth watching on the 250 TV channels they had back then either and ryanair and easyjet flights weren't as cheap as they are now icon_lol.gif

2022, if you're back to a semblance of normality then, is going to be a HUGE year for many sporting clubs. Football isn't even immune.....Union and League being niche sports will have to work overtime to get their pre-covid fans back, let alone new ones. The average age of fans at London Broncos is north of 55yrs.....it's similar at a great many clubs.....we're at the last generation of 'my dad took me's"......the game needs to adjust its offering and strategy.

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Quote: NickyKiss "9,200 on today against Leigh with about 400 Leigh fans. It’s still short of a normal crowd but it was a good step in the right direction.'"


Yeah, most SL clubs would be rather happy with a crowd of over 9K against a team who had lost all of their 13 league games.

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