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| Quote: SmokeyTA "
Leigh's average in 2006 2 years proir to the first 'franchise season' was 2281, Leigh attendane in 2011, 2 seasons after the first 'franchise season' was 2379.
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And what was Leigh's average in 2004?
The 2006 figures are for the year after Leigh dropped out. The 'dream was over season'. But in 2004 and seasons prior to that, I recall many gates >3000.
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| Quote: Mr Carl "What sort of crowds did Halifax and Leigh average when they were in Super League?'"
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| Quote: waterfield's finest "And what was Leigh's average in 2004?
The 2006 figures are for the year after Leigh dropped out. The 'dream was over season'. But in 2004 and seasons prior to that, I recall many gates >3000.'"
i dont know for 2004, but i do know that in 2007 they averaged 1867, in 2008 2490, in 2009 1984, 2010, 2087, and in 2011 2379,
which shows that since franchising was announced in 2008, the 1st 4 seasons of there being no promotion based on winning the GF, Leigh's attendances are higher than the preceeding 2 seasons of automatic promotion. Showing that the idea that P+R has caused attendances to drop at leigh to be an incorrect one.
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| Quote: Mr Carl "What sort of crowds did Halifax and Leigh average when they were in Super League?'"
Leigh in 2005 - 4,736
Halifax in 2003 - 2,977 including a crowd of 1,276 v London
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| Quote: Him "Leigh in 2005 - 4,736
Halifax in 2003 - 2,977 including a crowd of 1,276 v London'"
How did I know that you would pick THAT year for Halifax?
In the other 7 years we were in SDL the average was around double that.
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| Quote: SmokeyTA "i dont know for 2004, but i do know that in 2007 they averaged 1867, in 2008 2490, in 2009 1984, 2010, 2087, and in 2011 2379,
which shows that since franchising was announced in 2008, the 1st 4 seasons of there being no promotion based on winning the GF, Leigh's attendances are higher than the preceeding 2 seasons of automatic promotion. Showing that the idea that P+R has caused attendances to drop at leigh to be an incorrect one.'"
Strangely for 2004 [ our promotion year ] the ave was around 1,800 , yes we had a slight jump when we moved to the LSV [ possibly people coming to have a look ] , and when the ' messiah ' ![Wink icon_wink.gif](images/smilies//icon_wink.gif) Mr Millward returned , this year it is down to around 1,700
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| Quote: Starbug "Strangely for 2004 [ our promotion year ] the ave was around 1,800 , yes we had a slight jump when we moved to the LSV [ possibly people coming to have a look ] , and when the ' messiah ' Mr Millward returned , this year it is down to around 1,700'"
So what you’re saying is that Leigh’s attendances range from about 1700 to about 2400 and chasing the dream of promotion had sod all positive effect on Leigh’s attendances, and any assertion that a return to P+R would again, as it did previously have sod all positive effect on Leigh’s attendances, and any assertion to the opposite would be complete bunkum
Similarly any assertion that Leigh’s attendances are negatively affected by franchising and the lack of P+R is also complete nonsense.
Thank god you finally accept this.
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Luck is a combination of preparation and opportunity
Just to avoid confusion Starbug is the username of Steven Pike
SOMEBODY SAID that it couldn’t be done
But he with a chuckle replied
That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one
Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.
So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did it!:9005.jpg |
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| Quote: Mintball "That was not the point the poster I responded to made – they made a very generalised point – and not my response.
There was no coverage of the lower-division clubs in the pre-Sky days either – and there was next to no top-clight league coverage either. We'd get some Challenge Cup and the Regal Trophy (or the Floodlit one, back in the really olden days).
The point is that there is no halcyon time in the past when coverage was generally good. What is available today, therefore, is better than what went before, in terms of the sport in general.
No, it's not perfect (whatever that would be), but it is better.
If TV coverage is worth so much in developing a sport, then is it better to have Championship games televised, even if with no direct revenue, or not at all?'"
I didnt suggest there ever was
It is better for those that recieve money for it , it doesn't help those that dont 1 Iota
I'll say it again , the only Championship RL that should be televised ' Live ' is the NRC final and the 2 GF s , playing midweek costs Championship Clubs vital revenue , revenue that being on TV does not replace
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Luck is a combination of preparation and opportunity
Just to avoid confusion Starbug is the username of Steven Pike
SOMEBODY SAID that it couldn’t be done
But he with a chuckle replied
That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one
Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.
So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did it!:9005.jpg |
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| Quote: Alfie Langer No2 "Does anyone have factual knowledge of where the TV rights money from Premier Sports goes? Surely some funds of some sorts must be pumped into the Championship one way or another by the RFL?'"
There is NO TV rights money from Premier Sports , SKY did not pay any for their coverage , but the clubs did recieve money from the Co oP when televised on SKY [ with strict ' caveats ' on how it had to be spent ]
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Luck is a combination of preparation and opportunity
Just to avoid confusion Starbug is the username of Steven Pike
SOMEBODY SAID that it couldn’t be done
But he with a chuckle replied
That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one
Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.
So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did it!:9005.jpg |
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| Quote: Mr Carl "Crowds go down -> I stop attending.
Anybody spotted the flaw in that reasoning?'"
![Laughing icon_lol.gif](images/smilies//icon_lol.gif) , Yes now I read it back I see the ' flaw ' , what I really meant was that the lack of ' Intensity ' , ' Atmosphere ' , ' Edge ' , whatever you want to call it doesn't excite me like it used to do , I restarted watching live RL around 13 years ago , when yearly promotion was still available and SL relatively new , it now ' feels ' different
I suppose its like you anticipating a match against W1g4n compared to one against London , would you watch 27 matches against London with the relative lack of atmosphere and intensity ?
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Luck is a combination of preparation and opportunity
Just to avoid confusion Starbug is the username of Steven Pike
SOMEBODY SAID that it couldn’t be done
But he with a chuckle replied
That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one
Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.
So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did it!:9005.jpg |
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| Quote: SmokeyTA "Comments from a certain Tommy Cunningham Chief Exec of a certain Leigh based RL club, in 2002, about the NFP, [iThe NFP is Poverty City. Salford and Warrington could find it tough even to survive.
"It's hell at this level. We are doing everything in our power to get out of it and join Super League.
"It's bleak. We are winning and yet our attendances have dropped by 1,000 for some reason.
"When we play at Gateshead in midweek there will be more athletes training on the track than people watching the game!
"This is par for the course - Chorley and Swinton regularly play in front of fewer than 300. [/i
Leigh's average in 2006 2 years proir to the first 'franchise season' was 2281, Leigh attendane in 2011, 2 seasons after the first 'franchise season' was 2379.
Halifax's average attendance in 2006 was 1681 and halifax's average attendance in 2011 was 1886
So you dont attend games because fewer people go, which in itself is a strange logic, it gets even stranger when you look at the fact that slightly more people actually attend.'"
Yes I remember TC being at the club , just over 2 months he lasted
He got that bit right , but that was reffering to playing away at other clubs , a bit like Leeds playing at London and Salford
There will always be fluctuations , a bit like W1g4ns rising when involved in a relegation battle , as did ours in 2009
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Luck is a combination of preparation and opportunity
Just to avoid confusion Starbug is the username of Steven Pike
SOMEBODY SAID that it couldn’t be done
But he with a chuckle replied
That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one
Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.
So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did it!:9005.jpg |
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| Quote: SmokeyTA "So what you’re saying is that Leigh’s attendances range from about 1700 to about 2400 and chasing the dream of promotion had sod all positive effect on Leigh’s attendances, and any assertion that a return to P+R would again, as it did previously have sod all positive effect on Leigh’s attendances, and any assertion to the opposite would be complete bunkum
Similarly any assertion that Leigh’s attendances are negatively affected by franchising and the lack of P+R is also complete nonsense.
Thank god you finally accept this.'"
The introduction of Franchising coincided with Leigh moving to the LSV , so that would have had an impact upon the averages , and yes the averages arent drastically different , but what has changed is the difference in the ' big ' games , the play off matches , league matches at home and away at Widnes/Oldham , the games that would bring in the ' casual ' fan
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[quote="bUsTiNyAbALLs":9q9d2t35]Do not converse with me you filthy minded deviant.[/quote:9q9d2t35]
[quote="vastman":9q9d2t35]My rage isn't impotent luv, I'm frothing at the mouth actually.[/quote:9q9d2t35]: |
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| Quote: Starbug "The introduction of Franchising coincided with Leigh moving to the LSV , so that would have had an impact upon the averages , and yes the averages arent drastically different , but what has changed is the difference in the ' big ' games , the play off matches , league matches at home and away at Widnes/Oldham , the games that would bring in the ' casual ' fan'"
So you have got fewer casual fans and more regular fans, this is a good thing It is massively more difficult to attract regular fans than it is for a one off game.
Also how do you explain the relative stability of Halifax’s attendances? Is that down to the improvements at the Shay?
Like Fax' and Leigh improving facilities and focussing on the league they were in rather than chasing promotion for their 'season in the sun' ,means they have a bigger, more stable, fan base under franchising than they did under P+R?
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Luck is a combination of preparation and opportunity
Just to avoid confusion Starbug is the username of Steven Pike
SOMEBODY SAID that it couldn’t be done
But he with a chuckle replied
That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one
Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.
So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did it!:9005.jpg |
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| Quote: SmokeyTA "So you have got fewer casual fans and more regular fans, this is a good thing It is massively more difficult to attract regular fans than it is for a one off game.
Also how do you explain the relative stability of Halifax’s attendances? Is that down to the improvements at the Shay?
Like Fax' and Leigh improving facilities and focussing on the league they were in rather than chasing promotion for their 'season in the sun' ,means they have a bigger, more stable, fan base under franchising than they did under P+R?'"
No , this years will be the lowest for well over a decade
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[quote="bUsTiNyAbALLs":9q9d2t35]Do not converse with me you filthy minded deviant.[/quote:9q9d2t35]
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| Quote: Starbug "No , this years will be the lowest for well over a decade'"
The average attendance this season for Leigh was 1772, a massive 95 less than 2007 the last year of he GF winner being promoted, so small an amount as to be insignificant and clearly down to many possible factors. and considering, again, that all other season averages were higher, some vastly, we can safely conclude that there is no link between the removal of P+R and a drop in attendances at Leigh.
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