having been to watch fartown at both london and welsh franchises i have to say that the fans of crusaders and quins are very enthusiastic about the sport and i hope these clubs can succeed,it's just a shame that so few people in those area's seem reluctant to support them. with less than 2,000 home supporters at wrexham and only just 2,000 at the stoop i feel sorry for those fans who follow the game whole heartedly

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It was a poor crowd, and an even worse performance, there's no way two ways around it.

Catalan is always a poor drawer for us, the same goes for everyone else in this league. We've been in bad form, and have been playing boring, mundane Rugby for the past 4 years, so anyone who expects double figures are kidding themselves.

It's not that bad surely?

Lol, ha sorry meant to say 5 figures.

I'm sorry, but how can you compare those two games? Cas-Wakefield is a full on local derby, Quins-Catalan isn't and never will be. This is probably our least popular game with crowds, whereas Cas-Wakefield will be the highest. That's not a fair comparison to make.

A better one would be that Castleford had 4,000 to see them play Catalan. Now for a true Rugby League town, that's a far worse crowd than ours today IMO.

The comment about 9,000 was more to do with this silly merger idea and turning 9,000 into half that for no reason. So it was not really meant to be a direct comparison, so if it came across this way I am sorry. Agreed, it probably is your least popular game and I suspect that your most popular game will be against the Rhinos (or Wigan)... incidentally, this is probably both Cas (there will be 10k at Wheldon Road on Friday) and Wakefield's too (although I think Wakey v Cas may beat the Wakey v Rhinos gate later in the season.

I don't have that much of an issue with Quins, I attend the Rhinos game at the stoop most years... I do however have grave doubts and issues with Crusaders continuing in SL if they are to replace the resurgent sides of Castleford or Wakefield just for reasons of having a better ground!

Alright that's fine, no need to apologise.

Yeah, our biggest crowds are always against Wigan, Leeds and Saints. You guys always bring alot down to the Stoop, and those games definately attract more locals and neutrals to the game, then the usual regulars and hardcores. I shall see you down there in August.

Just wish we had a local derby match to enjoy/savour. That's what we're missing out on really, but alas there's nothing we can do about it.

Huddersfield and Wakefield fans knocking Harlequins RL for their crowds

how are they financially surviving? Even against teams with just 5 or 6,000 fans they would be 3/4mill down on gate receipts.

David Hughes put about 1.5 million into Harlequins RL.........this is how they survive....without his money they would not exist.......simplez

I know the answer
1. Never, ever, ever show a Quins home game on TV
2. Make like RU and don't pubish crowds

There you go, no one knows any better and we can just let Mr moneybags keep them afloat (well till he pulls the pin like the others before him)

Doesn't a rich financial backer essentially keep Hull KR afloat?

That would limit it quite considerably then.