they'll be gone and I think they and their supporters realise it.
Might as well replace them now..

Not half as bad as some like to make out and improving year on year.

As I've pointed out on a couple of other threads:


We have an other sports forum to discuss other sports.

Crowds for association football or rugby union in New Zealand or anywhere else are distinctly 'other sport'.

I'm currently tidying the thread: after I do that and unlock it, please stay on topic.


A general warning: we're not going back to the days when the VT, which is a forum for discussing rugby league, was fully of dick-comparing contests talking about RU or Aussie Rules. As we seem to be getting more threads heading that way, I'll be clamping down on them.

So which team is likely to be the next to crash through the 10k average barrier?

Hull KR

Huddersfield

Les Catalans or someone else?

warrington

whoever gets the extension fastest from kr or cats.
maybe crusaders

They had good improvements on the back of GREAT season pass deals.
Decent team, I reckon they'll come in about 5th but with all those deals, if they haven't hit 10k yet losing a LOT of money then they never will imho

Hull FC v Castleford 13,352

Leeds v Harlequins 12,684

Bradford v Wigan 9,244

Salford v Catalans 3,022

Bradford need a new coach to bring some positivity back. That's horrendous for a crowd against a big name like Wigoon. What sort of crowd will they draw for Catalans or Salford?

Salford's crowds need to double if they are to remain in SL. I'll repeat it, how on earth are they still operating with income streams like that?

You can add Harlequins to that conundrum too. It'll be Salford that get booted though. Straight swap for Widnes.

Thats exactly what it should be.
I mean, people call the Crusaders but between them and Salford now, there's a galaxy.
Quins always have that expansion card and the nice new stadium to fall back on.

Interestingly though, if Salford moved to the trafford centre..would they be within 20 miles of any other club? I bet it would be close...

leeds crowds are poor

are the people of leeds just bored with winning SL or is the fact that utd will soon be promoted the difference

either way poor effort from the leagues biggest team

not if they get the new ground started

Morning Dally

Ah yes, the stadium building. Of course.

without wanting to turn this thread into another license debate...Quins application will be weaker this time, crowds have fallen further (therefore so will revenue) their performances have slipped (used to be outside bets for a playoff spot, now seem to be heading for the bottom 2/3) so apart from the ground and the location, I don't see what other criteria they meet. The RFL will probably introduce a last minute 'points for having quartered shirts' rule at the last minute though

Salford are in a worse state though, I can barely see them meeting any of the criteria, I can't understand where their crowds have gone. I know its a poor ground but the crowds have dipped the last few years...you can't even say its due to their form, as they have always struggled in SL (except for their one playoff finish)