They were playing Salford.

my mistake, i was looking at the crowd vs hudds which was poor

4883 is still a very poor crowd though and not good enough for a SL club in the heartlands

whats wakeys average now?
not so bad

6946, 800 less than cas.

if salford get the ground, that difference will be key

Wakey's average is down to 6,430 after yesterday.

We have now played Salford and Catalans.....only Quins and Crusasders to go.....think we will average just over 7k.

I wouldn't be so downbeat about that tbh.
There's only so many you're going to get at Belle Vue, no offence but it really is a terrible ground.

So wheres all the stats and average this week JB?

Wakey will do a warrington when they get the new stadium. Loads more families will be able to go and more old people. Plenty more away fans will also be attracted. It really is the worst ground in super league and no doubt keeps alot of people away.

The crowd was poor and BV is partially to blame but not completly. Just under 10k came to watch against Leeds and there will be a similar number for the next home match. The big games sell themselves but the perceived less attractive matches are where
Trinity come unstuck.

Personally i don't think enough is done in the run up to a match. I've said before the only evidence of a game taking place are a few trailers dotted around the city advertising the match.

This needs to change. Someone once posted on here that you have to keep selling the game to the public. Doing nothing and expecting people to turn up will only lead to one thing.

do you work for Quins

it will be interesting to see if wakey do end up averaging 7000
assuming cas maintain their average i cant see the RFL kicking out a club that averages 7000 and has reasonable on field form, crap ground or not

then i think it will be 16 teams being current lot + widnes and toulose / paris

Cas have averaged 7500 for the last 2 seasons, and the attendances are up on corresponding fixtures last year. Having two of your first 3 home games on tv does not help attendances.

I have thought and posted before that I think Wakey could add a good couple of thousand on their average gate at a new ground. The place is, I am sure we all agree, the worst stadium in SL and it does not have any real cover for standing spectators, a bigger issue than you might think, especially for away supporters!

You can clearly see some both home and away supporters not wanting to turn-up to Belle Vue if it is raining or has forecast rain. Couple this with poor views for spectators in general, especially kids, poor facilities and amenities and not a 'modern' family friendly environment and I think there is the answer to poor gates in a big catchment area.

I think that Wakey will indeed do another Warrington if/when they move to a new home.

That average makes it hard to believe Salford were granted a license ahead of Fax or Widnes really

They could add more to the attendance now if they stopped charging £20