We didn't get 7,000 - 8,000 crowds at the end of the 2006 season
we got 6,000 for the last home game against Cas, prior to that we got 4K against Bradford , 4K against Hull, 3K against Quins and only 5K against Wire in a classic game we won 35-34 goes to show ..

In fact we got better attendances the following season 2007 , the season we were relegated , including an 8K crowd for the opening game at the Willows ,,, on a Sunday ,,,3PM K/O ,

just shows Alzheimers has a home and it's called the Willows

Amanda's as diplomatic as Syria ,

in reality away from the stockbroker supported clubs , teams like Wigan , Bolton , Blackburn & even Everton are slashing ticket prices to win back supporters,

the ticket marketing strategy should have been pretty simple ,

- Yorkshire based teams - Hull - Hull Kr - Cas - Wakey - Bradford & Leeds = Sunday Kickoffs to maximise away support


Saints - Warrington - Wigan - Widnes= Derbies, A rated games , buy a ticket to one of these games and get a spare ticket for one of Catalans , Broncos or Huddersfield , tons of marketing & press to build awareness of games ( not just a week before the bl**dy fixture ).

- Catalans - Broncos - Huddersfield - normally our lowest attendances = kids go free to bulk up attendances
East Stand to a big company - Salford Council - Trafford NHS Trust - Schools , like Wigan do for Heinz when their North Stand is empty.

Red13pjb - I'm pretty sure the cheapest tickets at Utd these days is £28 so not massively different considering the comparative size/success of the 2 clubs. Saying that RL is still, in general, better value IMO (& I'm a big Utd fan). As for the comment in the club shop it doesn't surprise me. With all due respect they need someone running the show that actually gives 2 s about customer service & I get the impression that at Salford it's more a case of "if you're a relative of 'x' at the club then you get the job!

Doubt you'll see the day we play changed to Sundays this season as surely the club have punted all the boxes and corporate meals to businsses based on Friday games.
I can see an argument for both nights to be fair and at this time of year either day suits me personally but come the hight of summer often have other things going on on on Sunday afternoons.

Also has anyone considered we might not be allowed to play on Sunday afternoons?, if you look at the state of the traffic on the M60 between say 12:00 and 15:00 it's already at a virtual standstill with people trying to get into the Trafford Centre. Surely however many more people trying to get off at another junction is just going to make the tailbacks significantly worse.

middleman have you ever thought of getting into marketing really like some of your ideas. I realise some people will moan about season tickets being devalued but id watch salford play on kenyon way playing fields its the new support we should be aiming at.

Look my United ticket works out at £28 a game, United do not reduce ticket prices for matches. At City they have season ticket holders and I think it is about £25 a game cheapest, but for a number of games they have reduced prices down to £20 to get fans in against teams like Fulham.
Bolton and Wigan are doing 2 matches for £25 total in March to get people in, we are not United or City but we are like Bolton and Wigan and we must look to some of the tac-tics they are using in these austire times to try and get people in.

Using modern football prices as a comparison for what's affordable and what isn't is a bit daft, to be honest.

£20 is too much. I know a few people who won't pay it. Say what you like, but it's an issue that really should be looked at.

But that doesn't make it right. People will pay the equivalent of around £60 for a Broadway show (that's the minimum ticket price, by the way), that doesn't mean RL should look to it as an example of a good pricing structure. Football has gone away from being a game for the working class and families. Plenty of people who used to go regularly no longer do so because the cost is prohibitive. Those that do still go have either been going for years and are lucky enough to be able to afford it, only do a handful of games each season due to cost, or are there for the experience/corporate side of things. To some people going to the football is the new going to the theatre.

Look at football on the continent. German supporters have kicked off when clubs tried to charge 20 Euros for a ticket. I've been to a Serie A fixture for the equivalent of around £12. These clubs have a vibrant support with youngsters coming through following their team, where as the average age of Premier League football's support base is growing year on year. We could do well to learn from that.

However, the big cheeses at the big Italian clubs aspire to the Premier League model. I'd expect their prices to rise sharply quite soon as they have done in Spain. Sign of the times I'm afraid.

True, but again that's no reason for rugby league to follow suit. I'd suggest the Italians want to do that to purge the supporter base. A bit like the Premier League clubs have been trying to do since 1992.

a couple of years back italian clubs were offering season tickets to women and children for 15 euros, they have a real problem with attendances. only this united were actually standing up to high ticket pricing by who reckon they are charging their fans £77.50 for the europa league so can charge united the same.

What is the predicted crowd for tonights game?

i reckon there will be 3 thousand 2 hundered there most

A lot of their attendance problems come down to the way general supporters have been treated by the authorities. Where do you think "no al calcio moderno" came from?



Fair play to United for doing that, but they've only gone to Bilbao about it due to pressure from IMUSA and MUST. I don't remember them taking the case to UEFA when the cheapest European Cup Final ticket was £80. And whilst there are a handful of £24 tickets available (most of the seats in those sections are STs, so they're not as readily available to others), there are other tickets ranging up to £42. Then you'll have a booking fee. One mutual friend we have will be paying £60+ for the home leg anyway, so not a million miles away.

It's still expensive and United, city and other clubs still prefer the type of supporter who'll pay the money on the odd occasion as well as spending money in the Megastore. That's just the way football has gone. Look at Arsenal - they have non-corporate STs that cost over a grand. Which brings me back to the point of be careful what you use to gauge affordability on.