How can it be setting a benchmark when it doesn't reflect the true numbers? Granted TWP may well have "sold" that many tickets, but there were far less than that actually in the ground. I'm not sure what our own attendances has to do with this? I've always said that TWP are getting excellent crowds but that the numbers in the ground are clearly far less than the declared figures. Whether this is down to a lot of season ticket holders not turning up, or something else, I'm not sure.

As it happens, I'm really enjoying our part-time present (assuming Rochdale don't spoil the party later today).

So they should. Cheap season tickets, no other Rugby League club within thousands of miles and top of the league.

Yeh it's great but so it should be.

Great attendance, although they will need to improve massively in the M8s.

I’m watching a replay of the game now and that figure is clearly made up. No way are there that many people in attendance.

Also that pitch is a disgrace. Looks absolutely terrible and too narrow n’all.

And why are both teams wearing the same kit? Amateurs!

I cant vouch for this personally, but I understand that over there people dont tend to stay and watch the entire game. They spend alot of time in the beer tents etc. If that is the number of tickets sold then it doesnt really matter how many people are actually stood on the terraces, and I dont see anything to make me doubt those numbers.

^^ I’m watching it too, and if the capacity in there is 9600 there is no way there is over 8000 in the ground - it looks like you could fit as many in again! I know they watch sport a little different over there and wander in and out from concourse etc.., but that figure is made up. Still looks a decent crowd though whatever the true figure to be honest. Can they fit any more lines on that pitch?! As a Cas fan I’m in no position to comment about pitch dimensions though

The capacity of 9,600 is only for the seating areas, I believe.

It doesn’t include those in the beer tent area behind the posts.

So while the stands aren’t completely full, you’re ignoring the people in the other areas. When I was watching it looked pretty damn well packed and definitely compared to other games too.

Are they counting people who can see off those balconies in the apartments? And people sat in their cars at the supermarket?

It’s like me saying there are 8217 lines on the pitch... oh hang on...

Ahhhh, now that puts a different light on it. I thought a ground capacity was the whole ground. If thats true then the figure could well be about right then

Everywhere describes it as a “9,600 seating capacity stadium”, presumably with the assumption that everyone going to watch sport there would sit in the two stands down either side.

Given you can’t sit down behind the posts, I’d assume these are excluded from the capacity and so don’t count. It would be like counting the back of the main stand at The Jungle in the capacity.

^^ Whatever the ‘true’ numbers are though Fully, it looked a decent crowd. If they get promotion I must admit i’m quite looking forward to going next season - it looks so different to our set ups over here so would be a good experience I reckon.

There are 12 sections at the Lamport, plus 4 small ones at each end, each with 20 rows of seats, so 8217 would need around 32 spectators on each and every row of each section of the ground (capacity is approx 37 on each). Even allowing for some folk standing behind the posts and in the beer garden, it didn't look anywhere close to that...



TWP do have great crowds at the moment, but shouldn't need to hype them up as it reduces their credibility. If they fail to gain promotion this time round (I can't see any restructure for 2019, if there is one then it'll be for 2020 or 2021), and then perhaps start losing a few more games it would be interesting to see if the Toronto public maintain interest.

There's a piece about 'fax in today's Observer. Implies that the club sees the reserve side as having greater importance than going full time (not criticising this stance btw, I just mention it in case you haven't read it).

As for TW, they were flogging tickets for the Fev game half price which will have boosted the crowd, I'd have thought.

Whichever way you look at it, it's still an excellent attendance. Whether there are numbers in the beer tent or 20% overstated, it matters not, it's still a great effort.
Wonder what they all made of the result

Expansion team gets poor attendance: "Nobody is interested, its an M62 sport, expansion doesn't work"

Expansion team gets good attendance: "It's fake"