I think it will even out a bit like last year. In the end it does not matter who is ahead on season ticket sales so long as over all the trend is up for everyone. I think most Saints fans where expecting a drop off this year with the novelty factor gone. But actually sales have held up remarkably well considering the moans on the net about the style of rugby.

I think we have to accept that whilst we are a noisy lobby on the net, we are not an accurate reflection of the opinions of RL fans in general.

We all have our moans about the game but from the perspective of fan numbers, club wise they are still on the up despite the general opinion on the net over the quality of the game and the exodus' to RU and NRL. As always where we really fall down from the likes of RU is having a regular international fixture list that bolsters the club game.

IMHO

Many will hate me here. I have been a season ticket holder for I think 24 years with first my son and myself then son, wife and daughter and me which has evolved to still 4 tickets wife, son, his wife, and me. However we have come to a stage when the quality, the games and frankly Rugby League and the way it is run have made it should we shouldn't we and we have NOT renewed.

If you look at how the games are arranged we have 2 matches within 7 days , no matches for 4/5 weeks or more I think this is more like 6 weeks and as we all know what does it matter, too many non events and perhaps 4 matches at home worthy of paying.

I could go on and give a view that last year we had a really good squad let down by a coach who thinks he is right about everything and will not change. Great sentiments if you win, not so when you get found out.

However this is nothing to do with win or lose as in my view one of the best seasons was when we were going down and we recovered and it was only the RFL (isn't it always) that said we broke the spirit of the game that in my view stopped us going on to win the Grand Final. How these jokers can get away with what they say with clubs been given licences and a few months later being bailed otu is just a joke and I think unfortunately our game has become a joke. Too many matches decided by crazy decisions etc.

So as you can see we (not just me but wife, son etc.) have become disillusioned with the quality and entertainment making so sadly a third rate sport.

We have great viewing figures but if anybody actually looks at the annual accounts in detail you will see that our biggest source of income is a Government grant, most would think his should be TV money not so, do you know what the TV deal is try to find it, the people that run this game take large salary's but frankly would you want them running your company.

I wouldn't trust them running for a bus let alone anyhing else

No-one on here should "hate" you. If more people voted with their feet, rather than acted like sheep - "I will buy my season ticket come what may", we may see some improvement in the decision making at the club.

You might see them running to the buffet (Woods usually gets there first) but a bus never

You can tell you are clueless on the RFL staff structures














Woods has an official 'Buffet Gopher' on the payroll as a non taxable benefit

From the number of people I know who have said they are not renewing this time, I would be surprised if the club could hang on to what we had last season. The worrying thing is a lot of them are saying it’s not the money, it’s the game!

I must admit that I was very undecided about renewing this time but my heart ruled my head and renewed 3 .I have reservations about the way SL is going downhill .Having watched the game now for 60 years for me it is now at an all time low.

I've got 5 members of my close friends and family who aren't renewing this year. The reasons given from a couple of them range from occassional games on a sunday having too much impact on other plans for the weekend, to shift patterns that cause them to miss games which means a season ticket makes no financial sense.
However, others who are not renewing have mentioned general disillusionment with the game, and that they see the season ticket as a pointless expense when you also have to fork out for play offs etc as the weekly rounds ultimately decide very little.

Obviously, the reasons for people not renewing probably cover a wider range of reasons than the couple of sentences I've put above. But there does seem to be a general malaise around the game this year.

I live too far away to make it to most live games so tend to watch most of my RL on sky. I'm a life long fan of the game and was a season ticket holder at Wigan up until the time I moved away from the north west. This year though something has changed, and I didn't watch a single game that Wigan weren't involved in, where as before I watched any RL no matter who was playing. I can't put my finger on what it is that's made me not care anymore. I don't think it's the game itself, as I've started to make plans to go to as many of the RLWC games next year as possible and I'm really looking forwards to it, and things like the SOO are always a highlight of my sporting year. But I just don't really care about the domestic comps anymore.

Have to agree tbh. I've renewed but simply because I can't picture myself not watching Wigan no matter how dull the game is. I'm bad enough missing a game through work or other commitments. If I missed one by choice I'd be climbing the walls.

Totally agree. I could never imagine not going down to the dw when the warrior's are at home.

Edited

ive not renewed yet and probably wont. had a call from wigan last night asking why not? how could they encourage me to do so etc? they can offer me the old renewal price that has now passed if i agree to it now blah blah blah

I didnt. I told them if you can guarantee me a trophy I will...silence...

Anyway, I'm not sure if this is a sign things arent going that smoothly with renewals, having to phone people??

Was it from a frequent poster on this forum?