If anyone looks at the Championship attendances on a regular basis, I'd be inclined to say that it actually was a decent crowd. You won't get much higher that that unless its a final.

We were up against Saints V Wigan and with the game being a 7.30pm kick off I expect alot fo Fax fans couldn't make it over for kick off, as they only had about 200.

Without Promotion as a prize at the end

Yes this is a very unfair comparison,I mean a SL game compared to a championship game,come on.

That isn't what I asked

Any thoughts about why Leigh can't summon similar crowds...or is it a lost cause?

hard to buy a ticket when you're on the dole once you've paid for the fags and kestral super strength

We've not had those sort of crowds ever in this league , we were getting around the 2500/3000 mark back in 2001

But several close shaves resulted in disolousionment and we were down to 1800 when we eventually won promotion 2004

Now we have the new stadium , but it has been a big disappointment , the timing has been wrong as well with the ending of automatic promotion losing a few hundred

Will Basil's return help build up the ave's again ? , possibly but we wont be troubling SL again unless some clubs implode

I'm loving this push by Widnes going into the whole franchise fight.


Widnes - We'll Be Just As Crap!

put widnes up there with those big clubs. hudds too. these are clubs that can average 10,000, spend the full salary cap and become strong teams

crowds in top division RL have grown a lot since back in the 70s/80/early 90s.

just increased away support will add much more than those eras.

if they start off at 6000 - 7000 in years 1 /2 in SL and then start building a good side on the park, they i dont see why adding 3000 + to their crowds is that big a deal.

if franchising is to work properly, i think all heartland teams must be averaging at least 10,000

I think you would find we get them crowds we a town where your born with a ball in your hands and there no intrest in Football or any other sport and Rugby League it is proberly biggest rugby town in the world.

While I am also of the opinion that we only actually have 6/7 true Super clubs in SL , just which other clubs do you suggest are available to either improve or match what we already have ?

A simple question , will you give a simple answer

cant understand the hysteria around salfords so called inadequate stadium. the only thing lacking at the willows imo is that the beer is warm. one of my fav away grounds

None of the stadiums in SL are inadequate , they all fullfill what those clubs need to play SL at the moment

Far too much is made of Stadia , rather than what happens on the pitch