Personally, I dont think a tenner a game (or whatever it works out at) is bad value.

Make it £100 and its a nigh on 30% cut; would we get 30% more folk in who wouldnt be going anyway? I dont think we would to be honest.

well never know until we try

Well I left two pieces of 'anatomy' on the gantry yesterday, like I say its the best view but 'gawd it were cowd' so can fully understand that statement if I hadn't had to go I may have thought twice, especially seating at least if your standing you can 'jiggle abawt a bit' to get warm(ish).

Yes, 1,375 is disappointing, yet with the exception of Widnes v Oldham, it was the best in the round. So, it's a worry for all Championship teams - except Gateshead, who are apparently raving at their 1,200 'bumper gate' - and if that's all they can achieve, by giving tickets away, then how the heck can they keep signing NRL quality players?! I would suggest that supporters at all Championship clubs are not taken with the format of the NR Cup - I'm certainly not. OK, so they've changed the 'group' format, but it still seems such a contrived way of deciding on who qualifies for a knock-out cup. We now have the RFL saying who should get their postponed games played by this mid-week, and who doesn't need to (Swinton, for example!! and London Skolars, who can play their postponed game two weeks after the group stage finishes!)

I would much rather watch 'league' games and, if that means increasing the number of teams in the Championship, or increasing the number of games against each team, so be it!

I would suggest that 75% haven't got a clue what the format is

I think the cup comp holds little interest for most until the final, and even then its not much more than a derby match in terms of interest.

For me, the season doesnt start until nigh on Easter, we then play a couple of home during the sunny months, then its up to somewhere Siberian for a play off game, before spending 5 months whinging about the squad, ticket prices, and the RFL.

Trouble is those who want 2 pay nothing contribute nothing. I have posted this b4 u value nothing you can get for nothing.

It would involve restructuring the league(s) format otherwise.

Given the current cup format, increasing the division to 14-16 teams (and the s##tstorm that would bring), or playing (say) Whitehaven 4 times in the league, I'm not sure what I'd prefer.

Neither. Clubs won't want a reduction in games, but a bigger division one would lead to the quality being hugely diluted (think NFP here). And we'll be seeing more than enough of our divisional rivals over the next three years as it is

No ideal solution but, once people get the jist of the current format and the fact that it actually is a bit tricker to qualify (lose a couple of games and you're in trouble) and it might catch on.

I'd probably like to increase the size of the league, but that would be grossly unfair on supporters of 5 Championship One sides - unless you suddenly introduce another half dozen 'development' teams. They are currently talking of a development officer in Jamaica - now there's an away trip!! I bet there'd be no problem enticing twenty superannuated Aussies to a club there!

They can see it , but they dont believe it , because it is a ' vibrant ' competition , in the same way as the Co-op Championships are more ' vibrant ' than the Co-op NL's because of the inclusion of a French team

Just seen The Publican post on another thread that he had been told that the ticket machine broke down at 1375 sales and that there were nearer 1800 on. I am also unsure as to whether corporates are included in attendance figures. Over to you Mr Andrew Parkinson