The attendance was ok, roughly the same as every final for the last 25 years. Don't know what people are complaining about...

78k isn't that bad.

don't think it was a bad attendance it just looks bad the way Wembley is set out now with club Wembley seating put 65,000 in old Trafford and it can look nearly full

Not a lot of point really when there are plenty of empty seats in areas that are already available, though I agree with others that 78k is no shabby amount.

78k is an absolute fraud. There were nowhere near that many there. Club Wembley is a great excuse for the apologists on this forum who would prefer to make excuses rather than face the fact that our game is in decline at a quicker rate than ever. Who's idea was it to move the final to August? An even worse decision than franchising!

Attendance Latest...

Wigan V Hull CC Final in 2013 = 78,137 (allegedly!)
Wigan V Hull CC Final in 1985 = 99,801
% decrease = -21.71%

The irony of people sat at home watching on the TV and complaining about the attendance.


Faux hysteria

You missed the important point; Why am I at home?. I went to every CC final from 1986 (8 month old) to 2006. This year I didn't even realise the final was on until last week. I haven't been for 10 years now because my enthusiasm for rugby league is non-existent due to the crap way our sport is run. My mum and dad used to run a coach trip to Wembley every year. We used to have a waiting list to get on the trip. This year only two people went, but lets ignore all of this and bury our heads in the sand!

The first step to fixing a problem is admitting that you have one.

The finals of 1983, 1984 and 1986 were 15,000 to 20,000 below capacity. The only reason this wasn't clear was because large parts of the stadium was standing.

If Wembley had been shiny red seats in 1986 - then we would have had the same moaners writing letters to the papers with the usual grim reaper stuff. Club Wembley is out of the RFL's hands. There were some empty seats. It was fine - move on.INOUT

Entertainment rating...
Wigan V Hull CC Final in 2013 Quality rating...
Wigan V Hull CC Final in 2013 Lance Todd Trophy Winner...
Wigan V Hull CC Final in 2013 = Erm..... whatever.
Wigan V Hull CC Final in 1985 = Brett Kenny!

30 years ago we had one showpiece event at a major ground. This year we have fixtures at Man City x 1, Man Utd x 2, Wembley x 2, Millennium Stadium x 1.

We can't stop fans picking and choosing which big game they want to attend.

Absolutely typical of RL fans. No one does moaning as well....

Now is it me or does this not add up

8 months old in 1986+ going to CC final for 20 years= 2006

2013-10 years not going to CC final= 2006... no I get 2003