Furry muff guys, I'll take your words on the attendance, I'm one of the last to slag our crowds off BTW. FWIW, 5000+is a pretty decent effort. I just pray to god that some of our 'fair weather' support can drag their ar$es off the settee in future & come & be part of the Salford City Reds revolution!

Of the two crowds 4,162 appears more realistic than 5,250. Last night was the largest turnout of Salford fans of the three games so far but going off the the previous matches we would have needed to generate 1,700 new supporters there last night and with the best will in the world that didn't happen.

I don't believe any of the crowds for each match so far, each game has seen two attendances and currently we have three crowds for last night. It appears someone is just pulling them out of the air.

Where's the 4162 coming from? Sky and bbc had 5250 for there attendances, and more to the point it was flashing on the score board after the game, and why can't an extra 1700 turn up? If 1700 people who went the games brought family or friends with them there's your extra 1700 it's not that hard to understand. Im sick of all this negativity on here it's like some Salford fans get a kick out of things going t1ts up at the club, you probably didnt think 10000 turned up for our last game at the willows. Typical bad attitude that's holding the club back!

I think there will be add ons from the Corporates and there were many new sponsors too on Friday.

Yes and can't those sponsors be fans of the club? My boss is one of the sponsors at Wigan, he's a huge wigan fan, if I sponsored the reds should I be taken off the attendance?

Think Early bath was agreeing with you red league, take a breathe!

At the end of the day we need 8000 average to pull in the income to become one of the big boys according to JAW right? so even if that means sponsors and corporates make up a 1000 of that average the target income is still coming in that is needed to turn us into a top side. So what's the problem?

Walshovski wasnt saying that there definetley not 5000 there just that the last few matches there has been more than one official attendance each time. Everyone knows that corporates etc count on the attendance, you are just arguing with yourself now Red league?!?

Read his post again he clearly said he didn't think 5000+ were at the match.

4,162 was quoted by someone earlier in this thread as the attendance for the match on Friday and The Guardian also printed that attendance. Like yourself I would also like to know where these dual attendances for both matches are coming from. I have emailed the club and am awaiting a response.

My comment about the 1,700 extra on the attendance is based purely on knowledge of the recent history of Salford RLFC and our consistent struggle to attract decent crowds and applying some basic logic to that. If these extra people did turn up, which I sincerely hope they did, then I hope this increase is replicated for all the remaining home games this season because we will be in for some superb crowds. I can assure you I would get nothing but pleasure from a successful Salford side and I don't get a kick out of things going wrong, on the contrary I am infuriated by it. I always find the comment on this forum that people's 'attitude' is holding the club back as laughable. Ever thought that the club themselves are holding us back?

The difference between the two reported attendances on Friday is 1,088. If the corporate was at full capacity of 750 that still leaves 338 additional attendees. Early Bath you are sensible poster who appears in the know with the internal workings of the club - can you shed any light on this?

I was very pleased with the turn out on Friday, regaurdless of which figure is correct think we'd all agree that both were more than we expected and significantly up on previous seasons. You can't even throw the it's the curious traveling fans into the equasion as there were not more than 200 London fans tops on Friday so that hardly matters. No think the old adage about watching a team playing decent rugby and winning games stands true in this case, can you imagine when the really big teams come and we hopefully can give them a run for thier money what the crowds will be like then??

Fair enough Rl, Walshovski THOUGHT there may of not been 5000+ there. Good enough reason to jump down his throat and go on a rant then?!

Walshovski

I think some folk on here owe you an opology. Jack Deardon has just confirmed an attendance of 4162. Therefore aroundabout figure of 3500 must of been on the stands if you count the 600ish corporate.

Why would Jack Deardon know any better than any one else?