I've attended most of York's home and away matches this season. Its been great seeing everything click into place, especially when at the start of 2017 it didn't look like they'd be in the fixture list plus its just over a year ago that they lost at Oxford!

I think Super League is some way off. Now is the time to consolidate themselves as a solid Championship club - something along the lines of a Batley or Featherstone. Then let's think about SL.

Crowds are slowly increasing, I've included a few stats below, but still a lot of work to be done to tap into other potential audiences - disgruntled York City FC fans, those who currently go down the A64 to Headingley or Wheldon Road, plus there's tourists, a big student population and the racecourse crowd. The new stadium will be a huge help. Bootham Crescent makes Wheldon Road seem like paradise!

Avg crowd / Biggest crowd

2018: 1638 / 4281
2017: 1088 / 2602
2016: 592 / 778
2015: 428 / 607

Castleford, of course. Still my 1st team, I'm just a bit more involved at York these days.

Someone who supports two clubs, cue the, shock, horror, it’s a disgrace, ban them, troll, fake Cas fan, comments myself and a couple others are subjected to.

We’re you at the odsal match in a cas shirt in the corner?

If so I was stood just behind you.

Ha ha you weren’t impressed when Ethan Ryan was awarded his wonder try.

Good luck in the championship great club are York

I do hope that they consolidate into a Championship club as they appear to be a well run club. I think SL is a long way off but stranger things have happened. The new stadium could be an issue as it is on the outskirts of the city and is only accesible by car.

No not me, sorry!

I've already been accused by someone of glory supporting York. Not that I've any need to justify myself, but I started watching York, my local club, in 2016. The first game I saw they were struggling to beat Coventry in front of 452. Sooner after were the off field issues, with the previous owner announcing he was closing the club.
My partner, who I met at a York game, has helped out at York for 18 years and she's seen the club go out of existence before (York Wasps) and it looked to be going that way again.

At the start of the next season (2017) when I started helping out, they somehow made the start line, then lost at home to North Wales twice and soon after were lucky to beat South Wales who of course later became West Wales (they of 144-0 fame). Meanwhile Cas have gone from strength to strength, so if I was going to 'ditch Cas' at one of the most successful periods in their history to glory support anyone it would've been a St Helens or a Toronto, not a club who at the time were a struggling, mid table, homeless club!

When I watch Castleford I'm just a fan, and I love going down the lane and being at games, that won't change. However at York I write 3 pages for the programme, I help out on match days, I liase with the local press reporter, I help tidy the stand before a game, I write the match preview for the website, I sell merchandise and tickets in the club shop, I show visiting club directors and other important folk to the VIP area (Ralph Rimmer is at least 7ft tall!), I report back to the chairman. I'm a bit more involved which I really enjoy, regardless of if they are losing to North Wales, beating Toronto or pushing Catalans all the way.

Re: the new stadium. I don't think being out of town will put that many off. At the moment there's hardly any parking near Bootham Crescent which deters some from driving. I think those who choose to no longer go because the new stadium is 4 miles further away will be countered by people coming because of better access, more parking and a park and ride site next door.

You support 4 clubs to suit your need to get on everybodys nerves, Hightown Tiger supports 2 clubs as 1 is his first club and the other he is involved in.

There is a difference between him and you. A very, very big difference

I've just read that back, jeez I sound full of self importance, which I'm not! Think my point which I made in a long winded way is the more fans volunteering (or employed) at clubs, the better, regardless of if it's Warrington or West Wales! Sometimes I think those running clubs just need a bit of constructive feedback and help from the fans.

Just would like the chance to wish you all the very best on a deserved title and for next year. Keep up the good work you have been richly rewarded.


I still think we should have beaten you at the Keepmoat

York could be a good growth area for the game, it is not a sports mad city, the football team always struggle and many support Leeds United or further north Middlesbrough.

They probably arent big enough for Super League in the medium term, but if they became top of the Championship contenders that would be a boost for the sport.

As others have said the new ground is out of town but has very good road and bus and park and ride links, also a decent population in smaller towns around York near there.

We ideally need a stronger 2nd tier, where being relegated from SL is seen as a blow but not a death knell for a club. We need to get a cluster of say 6-10 teams attracting 3-5k who are competing at the top end of the Championship

The new stadium is less than 3 miles from York rail station about 2.5 from the minster, headingley elland road, Dw and possibly Kc stadium all similar distance or more. That part of York is now a major hub part of the city, for shopping leusure etr. Its not like the original Huntington stadium which when it was built in the 80’s had nothing around it.