With all due respect, travel costs from Warrington to st Helens will be minimal. You would only have had an eye on next week if you got passed Hull, which before kick off some had doubts about. Meaning this could have Been your last game of the season. Or were some so dead sure you would win last night?

unfortunately i have to pick the games i go to and i have been watching since i was 3 but shifts meant that i cant make every game also the last year i have been a house hubby with the wife working shifts so have had 3 kids to look after. i have not had a season ticket because on average i could only make about 10 games a year, however this is changing next year and new job means new rota of mon - fri 8:30 - 5 so i will get a st for next season.

anyway i have no idea what that rant was about other than just because some people dont turn up does not mean they are not real fans.

Ps - i actually made it last night and thought it was a cracking game

First home game missed this season by myself and my 2 sons, but the eldest started at Uni in the Midlands yesterday afternoon so we couldn't attend.

I feel dirty having seen the lack of support and not attending myself, compelled by the disgusting sight of a family of fat people sat in our seats at the back of the East. I'm going to scrub myself with a wire brush & dettol now.

Why the hell should you be bothered over something that you have no control over with?Obvioulsy by the sounds of you your very irate hence the yet another dig at the fans who didn't go for whatever reason.Imo this constant dig at fans who have the free choice to attend is becoming boring to say the least.Why don't you write to the RL to say they missed a great opportunity to slash prices.A major overhaul is what's needed for the playoffs not thread after thread about so called glory hunters.Rant over.

I have heard Adverts on the radio advertising tickets and Hospitality for Manchester united home games for the first time Ever....maybe money isnt as free and easy as you think.......

Alarm bells should be ringing loud and clear at the RFL.

Challenge Cup attendances down
Play-off attendances down and standard of matches dramatically down (all teams)
Coaches openly giving the vibe they don't mind losing the odd league game as long as they get top-4 / 2
Ridiculous club-call system hated by fans & coaches alike
International game dead in the water

Really do worry about the future of this wonderful sport sometimes (but then, as you may have gathered I'm a mozza fan so I do worrying rather well!!!).

The prices are set by SL/RFL, not the club.

I think that is the crux of the matter. As a supporter You know the games will be televised so maybe the RFL should reward the loyalty of the fans attending during the season by having discounted tickets? Just a thought.

If they can't do playoff games as part of the season ticket at least stick vouchers in there at say 70% discount.

I know clubs are not going to promote the games due to the money being shared out with all the other clubs but hey 30% of something is better than 100% of nothing.

[iHonestly[/i not being able to afford a ticket is the only excuse I accept. I know regular supporters who decided to watch the game in the pub last night. Their choice but they also can't complain should this apathy have a adverse effect on the game. Funny how Saints & Wakefield fans last week, and Hull fans last night could afford to go....

I've had a season ticket this season, and tbh, it's been a waste of money- quality-wise. I've only missed 1 league game- could'nt be bothered, and missed both play-off games due to other commitments.

But, the overall lack of quality is all over Superleague this season. Qualitywise, it has been dreadful. I've had more enjoyment watching the lower league games, indeed, the 2 best televised games have been in the lower leagues.

The cost does come into the equation regarding attendances for the play-offs, but not as much as the quality you are watching compared to the cost. I will not be renewing my season ticket next year, but I will be picking the games I go to, and will be watching more RL elsewhere, wether it be Wigan, Rochdale or whoever in the NW, depends which games look more attractive.

I think it's fair to say that all televised games have lower attendances than non televised so when you couple this with having to pay extra for certain games is it any wonder people fail to turn up especially when the game is guaranteed to be live on tv ? Unfortunately this is where tv comes to the fore & where they make their money so you would expect the game to be widely advertised on Sky across all its network if they want the game so badly,alas it is not.
I think it is a pleasing fact that the Catalans attendances have been good for extra matches & they should be acknowledged as being a success.

btw i am not an armchair supporter.

I hadn't realised attendance last night was compulsory. Apologies to all concerned.

Maybe, just maybe, people factored in a 3 round end of season budget (a system many aren't even in favour of) and losing in such a poor performance as against Sts has meant that many fans were never going to go this week and are saving themselves or their money?

There really is a strange criteria amongst some people about what constitutes a 'real fan'. If people have other plans and don't want to spend a cold night watching Warrington players expect a victory by just turning up (something TS admitted to after the match on Sky Sports last night), then good for them. I always appreciate watching Warrington play and, even though I am very low on funds, I don't mind paying for it. Others, for example those in families who have conflicting plans to contend with and those with money issues that spread as far as rent and food, are free to do whatever the they bloody well want and you have no right to call them out on it. I honestly thought we had a better class of fan than that but it seems to be a common assumption amongst people on this board! In fact, ing hell, do you weirdos, with major self congratulatory stiffies, think you are going to convince people to come along by ousting them and insulting them? Perlease!

That is an out right lie