Correct, but not 38% of your total number of clubs normally

And obviously the massive financial incentive to a top 2 finish

But even though the ' hatch ' isnt open this year, it is now ' unlocked ' , and that alone has incentivised many former and new fans

The funding issue is one thing. The Cap is a totally different kettle of fish, because if you don't have the same cap across all 3 divisions, then you do not have a snowballs chance in hell of seeing a top 4 championship club with a 1 million cap beating a bottom 4 SL club with twice that to spend.....and beating them twice at that. Also, do you open the door for Championship clubs to have as many overseas imports as the SL clubs?

Fev's owner has said they are ready for SL......when he has to fund the clubs shortfall in income to get to the 2.5 million in income needed to spend to the 1 million cap, will he still think they are ready? Even worse, if he does fund this shortfall and they finish top of the Championship but then miss out on promotion, how keen is he going to be to repeat this procedure?

London have a full 1.85M + London weighting in their cap this year and they will get beaten 27 times........this BRAVE NEW WORLD is simply closing the door on promotion using finances to do so, but opening the one on relegation for badly managed SL clubs.

Oh believe me I am not all ' starry eyed ' at this new structure, unlike many other Championship clubs fans, I am fully aware of how difficult it could be and the consequences of it not happening how it has been sold

But hey ho, all we can do is watch and see what happens, it might even get me down to a game or two

Attendances area key ingredient in being able to mount a sustainable assault on the top 8. That said, I suspect that if anyone does "step up" it will be 75% down to a SL club imploding and 25% down to the promoted club having a 7k+ average.
The real trick for the "wealthy" Championship club owners will be not "Buying talent" but instead, Holding on the stuff they develop. 5 year+ Contracts for all U18's.....and the ability to offer them a decent wage if they turn down offers from the top 12......

I know Wakey fans would probably not agree, but it's nice to see all those fans at Salford rewarded with a good close game and a win.

Nothing like a bit of excitement to get the crowds coming back. A good chance for Salford to get 2 wins under the belt early doors.

I agree with William that the crowd at Bradford will be a concern as opening days are usually bigger. But with all the shenanigans going on there it's not unsurprising that some fans will stay away. Just like a new stand and new players will increase crowds, board room debarcle will have an opposite effect. Fortunately with London coming soon Bradford have a chance at their next home game to turn it around.

Not sure what will happened for London.

Well of course, that would be a mental set up.
There has always been a massive incentive to finish top 2.

you are stretching .

I think Wakey's second half performance and the addition of Sammut to their squad would encourage more people to turn out to watch them. Hopefully they can get their stadium fixed asap

' Mental ' is what it is, especially only 2 seasons after that same number of clubs were promoted

You missed out ' Financial ' , so what was ' Massive ' about it recently?

No, I'm stating what has happened

Would be nice to keep the attendance thread related to attendances. Would also be nice for moderators to do their jobs and remove non attendance related posts!

Which attendances would you like to be served Sir? Just the positive attendances with lashings of positive record-breaking sauce which is up to 543% tastier than any Rugby Union attendance perhaps?


Or remove any attendance which doesn't present SL in a positive light? Have you applied to be a moderator yet?

Assuming Keighley don't get relegated themselves of course - which is not beyond the bounds of possibility.

Agreed. I suspect that this year will see increases across the board with maybe 3 clubs showing drops......

Wakey will definitely be lower for a number of reasons including restricted capacity until Easter, end of cheap season tickets and off season mayhem. I'd be satisfied with a 6.5k average this year all things considered.

perhaps with the end of season games meaning more and a potential relegation battle, may boost end of season attendances?