we know which one they will save but do you remember a few years ago. leigh v oldham in the playoffs nearly 6thousand on at hilton park in the play offs.the powers that be have got no idea'very sad

18-10 win to Leigh in that semi-final if I recall, I know Ando scored one try, could have been two though...

we lost the game to oldham then we lost the game to widnes in front off about 7thou

Parky was talking about the year before, when we lost to Dewsbury 13-12.

The season after we walked the league and lost to both Oldham (15-14?) and Widnes (25-18?), in fron of crowds some SL teams would be jealous of.

that is the season you refer to. A heatbreaking season after bogging the league by 9 clear points !!

And now, Championship clubs would struggle to get 3000 for these play off games.

But hey, rugby league is booming!!

Think it was actually two. Oldham brought easily a couple of thousand that day, worth asking where they've buggered off to...

the rules are set out before the season starts so we did finish in a relegation spot.but like you say if we do get a get out of jail card i hope we're ready for it

Does anyone seriously think weve got a chance of a reprieve?

those big crowds leigh had were not representative of the whole season and i think our average was about 2700 but i stand to be corrected.

super league crowds have averaged more than £10,000 for the previous 2 seasons(no figure for this year).
you would have to go a long way back to match that figure.

people keep talking about crowds in the 80,s but leigh did not average 7000 in our championship year.
for a minority sport with limited press coverage the super league crowds are brilliant.

stop being jealous because we have messed up and decrying our game

No

You raise some good points but how many teams average over 10K? When you have worked that out tell me how many average over 10K paying customers?

tbf its the bread and butter league games we have to get punters in, not just if we get in semi final place in playoffs a few years ago - and using that as a marker.
We got something like 1800 against Batley in playoffs with a very good side in 2006. We also had poor showing for the home game against Haven after winning the NL Cup. There are reasons sure, but isn't there reasons every time for the ones that don't turn up ?
I may seem negative saying this but its better than being in dreamland that we get gates of 6 thou - by using 1 off games as examples. Oldham contributed to that, and Widnes contributed to the other.
The club needs big gates more often for the weekly games by Leigh supporters.

understand your reply but all sports work on average.

rugby union has leicester with average crowds of over 20,000 and gloucester 12,000 making up for sale and saracens(when they dont hire wembley).

super league in my opinion overall is a great product but they have made a big mistake with celtic but nobody is perfect.
super league has many plaudits from other sports that recognise the entertainment value of our game.
lets sing its praises as well as its mistakes.