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I can quite easily. But as I told you, I enjoy your hypocrisy.

Are internationals, Challenge cup games, Lancs cup, Yorks Cup, or the Regal trophy league games?

There is no more like for like comparison for the league than x amount of people went and watched a game in 1993, and x amount of people went and watched a game in 2013. It isn’t me who is trying to throw in more variables in the vain hope they would help my agenda. Its you.

I didn’t include competitions which don’t exist, or tours which aren’t scheduled this year. Do you want a like for like comparison? We can compare the amount of people who attended an international game in 1993 and the amount who will attend this year if you want?

More people attended the last CC final than the one in 1993, and im sure more will attend this years aswell.

I know it hurts and upsets you, but it really isn’t my fault that more people attend RL now than did 20 years ago. I know how you wish it weren’t true, and how you have built this persona around how right you believed you were, and I know you are going to have to go to all that effort of thinking up another hilarious play on words as your name, but all that hurt and frustration deep inside doesn’t alter the facts.

Worlds most boring thread 2013

Where's the Grim Reaper this week then? Crowds didn't go up did they?

He might be on the BRADFORD, LONDON or WAKEFIELD boards waiting to collect

Bradford down or about 3,000, St Helens were down 1,000 whilst Wigan were 5,300 down = 9,300
Widnes were up about 400, Castleford up 1,000, Hudds up 2,200, Leeds up 2,400 =6,000

Last REGULAR home game of the season for Widnes, Castleford, Leeds and Huddersfield which would explain the rises, whilst Bradford aren't celebrating a new owner and the fans of St Helens, Wire, Hull and Wigan may be saving up for Play-off expenditure which isn't covered in their ST's.

Next week
Wigan Leeds = both cemented in the top 4 already. Winner goes to Wire, loser goes to Hudds.(15,370)
Hull St's = winner hosts HKR, loser hosts/visits Catalan (11,727)
Salford Widnes = dead rubber (5,196)
Catalan Wire = Catalan playing for home advantage (11,500)
Bradford Hudds = dead rubber/local derby(11,182)
KR London = KR Cemented in 8th...nothing to play for. (6,713)
Wakey Castleford dead rubber/local derby (7,050)

I'm afraid they didn't go up overall, despite it being "last home game of the season" for several clubs which are traditionally among the better attended fixtures throughout a season. Not even last home game bumper attendances at Leeds V Catalan (17% up on Leeds V Catalan last year), Hudds V Wakey (33% up on Hudds V Wakey last year), Cas V Salford (40% up on Cas V Salford last year) or Widnes V Hull KR (7% up on Widnes V Hull KR last year) could prevent Round 26 from being over 3% down on last year. Round 26 should have bucked the trend but alas... it failed miserably.

I shall post the full stats for Round 26 in due course. However, please allow me to express my gratitude for your continued interest and loyal support for this wonderful and informative thread. Nowhere else have SL attendances in 2013 been discussed with such enthusiasm, purpose and veracity. In fact, nowhere else have SL attendances in 2013 been discussed at all

SL Round 26 attendances - comparison to same fixtures last year

Leeds V Catalan in 2013 Total Attendance in SL Round 26

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4 out of 7 fixtures in Round 25 have shown an increase in attendance compared to the same SL fixtures last year. 3 out of 7 fixtures in Round 24 have shown a decrease in attendance compared to the same SL fixtures last year.

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Out of 175 fixtures played thus far in 2013 (not including magic weekend fixtures), 48 out of 175 have shown an increase in attendance compared to the corresponding SL fixtures last year. 127 out of 175 fixtures have shown a decrease in attendance compared to the corresponding SL fixtures last year.

Round 1 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2013 Round 2 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2013 Round 3 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2013 Round 4 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2013 Round 5 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2013 Round 6 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2013 Round 7 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2013 Round 8 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2013 Round 9 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2013 Round 10 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2013 Round 11 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2013 Round 12 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2013 Round 13 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2013 Round 14 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2013 Round 15 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2013 Round 16 MAGIC WEEKEND Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2013 Round 17 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2013 Round 18 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2013 Round 19 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2013 Round 20 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2013 Round 21 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2013 Round 22 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2013 Round 23 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2013 Round 24 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2013 Round 25 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2013 Round 26 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2013 Rounds 1 to 26 Fixtures (182 in total)
Total attendance for 175 fixtures plus 7 MAGIC fixtures in 2013

Club... Games... 2013... 2012... %gain/loss
Leeds... 13... 197556... 194320... +1.67%
Wakefield... 12... 97231... 96451... +0.81%
Widnes... 13... 78191... 77700... +0.63%
Hull... 12... 140593... 142784... -1.53%
Castleford... 13... 81979... 86225... -4.92%
Hull KR... 12... 89681... 94499... -5.10%
Warrington... 13... 138232... 148873... -7.15%
Catalan... 12... 100129... 110483... -9.37%
Wigan... 12... 174102... 193185... -9.88%
Huddersfield... 13... 82790... 100223... -17.40%
St Helens... 13... 147483... 183132... -19.46%
London... 13... 28775... 36503... -21.17%
Bradford... 12... 102972... 141706... -27.33%
Salford... 12... 36847... 66343... -44.46%

SUBTOTAL... 175... 1496561... 1672427... -10.52%

Magic Weekend... 7... 62042... 63716... -2.63%

TOTAL... 182... 1558603... 1736143... -10.23%

Current Average Attendances V Same Fixtures Last Year
Club... SL
Leeds... 15197... (1494icon_cool.gif
Wigan... 14508... (16099)
Hull... 11716... (11899)
St Helens... 11345... (14087)
Warrington... 10633... (11452)
Bradford... 8581... (11809)
Catalan... 8344... (9207)
Wakefield... 8103... (803icon_cool.gif
Hull KR... 7473... (7875)
Huddersfield... 6368... (7709)
Castleford... 6306... (6633)
Widnes... 6015... (5977)
Salford... 3071... (5529)
London... 2213... (280icon_cool.gif

During the current franchised, 14 club, top 8 play-off system SL era... the total attendances in SL to date remain the lowest we have ever witnessed. Neither the replacement of the poorly-supported Crusaders with the better-supported Widnes, nor the establishment of 2 new stadia, nor the re-establishment of heavily-discounted SL tickets via cheap Groupon/BOGOF/Buddy offers, nor the latest begging-bowl grab free shirts and discounts on season tickets next year if you pay a tenner to watch Bradford V London then we might pay the players on time and avoid the next winding-up order, nor the best whoop-de-doo sizzling summer we've had since 2006 has prevented 2013 SL attendances from being the worst on record so far.

SL Rounds 1 to 25 total attendances comparison (2009 to 2013)
SL 2013 - 1,558,603 from 175 fixtures plus 7 MAGIC fixtures.
SL 2012 - 1,736,143 from same 175 fixtures plus 7 MAGIC fixtures.
SL 2011 - 1,620,744 from same 175 fixtures plus 7 MAGIC fixtures **
SL 2010 - 1,578,080 from same 175 fixtures plus 7 MAGIC fixtures **
SL 2009 - 1,589,037 from same 175 fixtures plus 7 MAGIC fixtures **

SL 2013 % decrease in attendances
V SL 2012 SL attendances losses
V SL 2012 ** except replace Widnes with Crusaders

I dont like These figures therefore they are simply made up (copywrite William eve)