Quote: Uncle Rico "INOUTAdam, Adam, Adam, does it really have to be like this surely not? There was one or two Red Devils in the South stand and I noticed one or two wires in 'your' end mingling in if proof were needed.
Serious question, if you get it right on the field what do you think your crowds would escalate to? I think it would take some considerable time to attract a regular 8k, that magic break even figure that was touted around when you moved to Barton under Wilkinson that quickly turned to we need 8k to spend the full cap when they ground was full of no shows.
If my memory isn't playing tricks, you didn't have massive numbers in the 70's real glory years which leads me to believe that there isn't a huge appetite for RL in Salford to expand your hard core or entice some Glory Hunters
BTW what's wrong with attracting Glory Hunters, seems like good business to me rather than something to be scoffed at, or will you be one of those that's going revel in the " I remember when we were that bad we were outnumbered (but obviously never outsung) by such and such a body teams' fans so I must be a proper supporter" type of person?
As you won't probably make the top 8 see you next year'"
No, it really doesn't (see my previous post).
I think something like 8k is the best we're ever going to really get and even that'll take time. I'm generally a pessimist when it comes to RL and while a lot of people in the game have big ideas about expanding it and bringing in huge amounts of new fans, I can't see it happening on a massive scale. I live in Stretford and most people wouldn't have a clue about RL despite being 10 minutes away from a super League ground and having the Grand Final here every year.
I agree with you, we need 'gloryhunters'. Like I said, I was being childish in response to childishness. It's not rocket science that winning games, brings in crowds - this year's shown that just having a rich backer and bringing in a couple of big names isn't going to simply bring the fans in consistently.
