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| This from Gledhill tweets yesterday:
"Good to learn clubs have finally received their IMG/RFL handbooks which shows clubs the thresholds of where will be assessed against to gain points from the five key strategic pillars. I’m just going through the handbook now and will provide an update later this evening.
For example on Attendances:
Average attendance of 7,500 over three years = 2.5 points.
Average attendance of 3,000 over three years = 2 points
Average attendance of 1,500 over three years = 1.5 points.
Average attendance under 1,500 over three years = 0.75 points.
The Bradford Bulls would score 2 points based on their average attendance over the past three seasons. That’s the same as Huddersfield, Castleford, Leigh, Toulouse, Wakefield, Widnes and Salford."
Massive gap from 3K+ to 7.5K+ for an extra 0.5pts. Based PURELY on that, the rebrand has made no difference to attendance.
Personally, Friday evening kick-offs at LSV have knocked a big hole in Bongser's attendance rate. Many others, both on this forum and others, have said that they'd prefer 3pm Sunday as an ideal. Should broadcasters want to shift a particular game to a Thurs/Friday, fine - it is what it is. Sundays for most allow an early lunch, a trawl round the pubs in Leigh where one can talk blox with other fans and a no sweat stroll to LSV in plenty of time for KO.
Is it the rugby and the fantastic results at the top table that have increased the gate, or is it the pre-match entertainment? Regarding the latter; were Bongser in a local band and not a rugby fan, he'd persuade his band to play a stadium like LSV on a matchday/night for expenses only (if that). Much better to get the exposure and, if well received, better paid pub & club gigs thereafter. Barring the whopper and/or televised matches, prefer and promote those bands and take the money saved off the stroll-up entrance fees. A lot of families are struggling and if dad 'n' lad go to the odd "treat" game it's two more bums on seats for those games. There are lots of missus 'n' lasses as well - all grist to the mill.
The difference will still be hard to make up after three years of increased attendances. This goes again to show that IMG's remit is to keep an Elite and a "Rest" (if, indeed, The Rest, survive!!)
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https://www.rugby-league.com/uploads/do ... %20Version).pdf
Interesting read, and so many missed opportunities (thankfully this is a dummy run year).
As previously stated many times, Leigh Leopards are missing out on so many facets of Social media. I have just looked up Tik Tok an app not designed for someone of my vintage - 28 Followers 51 Likes and 2 postings
No website, even though DB promised me it would go live last week. Some people on this forum questioned my insistence on improving social media - saying it was more important to have a good team. We now have a good team, can we have world class social media to go with the success story of the season.
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https://www.rugby-league.com/uploads/do ... %20Version).pdf
Interesting read, and so many missed opportunities (thankfully this is a dummy run year).
As previously stated many times, Leigh Leopards are missing out on so many facets of Social media. I have just looked up Tik Tok an app not designed for someone of my vintage - 28 Followers 51 Likes and 2 postings
No website, even though DB promised me it would go live last week. Some people on this forum questioned my insistence on improving social media - saying it was more important to have a good team. We now have a good team, can we have world class social media to go with the success story of the season.
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| I understood from the Leopards’ Facebook page that Leigh had sold out the West stand for the semi-final with 3,000. Also, the last allocation of 1,200 for the South stand is reportedly on the way. So there should be many more than 1,500. I can’t be there and will have to watch on TV. But if Leigh do get to Wembley I aim to be there. I was fortunate to be at Wembley in 1971 and Whitehaven in 1982. So fingers crossed that 2023 will equal those great years.
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| Thanks for the correct figures Essex Leyther. The full info isn't available on their Twitter feed, which is the only one I check now and again. At the moment, we won't score very well with IMG on our social media and website presence. This is such a shame with all of the excellent work being done elsewhere. Come on, Leigh. Don't give IMG any excuses.
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| Quote: Essex Leyther "I understood from the Leopards’ Facebook page that Leigh had sold out the West stand for the semi-final with 3,000. Also, the last allocation of 1,200 for the South stand is reportedly on the way. So there should be many more than 1,500. I can’t be there and will have to watch on TV. But if Leigh do get to Wembley I aim to be there. I was fortunate to be at Wembley in 1971 and Whitehaven in 1982. So fingers crossed that 2023 will equal those great years.'"
We sold our first allocation of 5000 and got 1200 extra south stand tickets when it was segregated. Those sales exclude corporate.
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| Hahahaha just laughing at Maurice the Boris
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