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When Maurice sold me to Leeds something changed, it just not the same, the passion inside me just wasn’t the same as running out at Central park for my hometown club.
We need a change of culture here; we don’t want to be just happy with playing ok on Saturday at St Helens.
Ill make sure that from now on things will change, that players will be under pressure and will train a lot harder than they have before.
Shaun Wane 8/10/09
"WE HAVE ACHIEVED WHAT YOU CAN ONLY EVER DREAM OF"
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The Mirror 30/10/09
How the Premier League table would look if teams were awarded points for famous fans...
20th: Wigan
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Im led to believe our tickets havent been great but Leeds fans are reporting that well outnumber them by 5-1! I know the challenge cup doesn't have the appeal of times gone by but if we can't attract a crowd of more than 10k for a semi it's time to wrap up.
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| Quote: Owdpopularsider "Im led to believe our tickets havent been great but Leeds fans are reporting that well outnumber them by 5-1! I know the challenge cup doesn't have the appeal of times gone by but if we can't attract a crowd of more than 10k for a semi it's time to wrap up.'"
I'd have thought the Leeds fans will still show up. I'd guess about 12k attendance, which I think is roughly comparable to typical semi-final attendances. |
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| Quote: Geoff "I'd have thought the Leeds fans will still show up. I'd guess about 12k attendance, which I think is roughly comparable to typical semi-final attendances.'"
If that's the case, then the RFL needs to start looking for different venues for semi-finals, i.e. smaller ones. |
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Double header at Bramhall Lane. Easy to get to via public transport, good size.
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instead of smaller venues how about the RFL give 2000 tickets each to schools in the competing teams areas, as we all know the kids will have to bring along some adults as well.
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It's very poor if this doesn't hit at least 15k. Both teams average that at home! The tickets are reasonably priced, I'm not sure what the RFL can do tbh. Some RL fans just don't like paying out again after they've bought their season ticket, I can see why the playoffs are poorly supported with the current ridiculous format, but this is the semi-final of the cup for god's sake. It should be seen as one of the biggest games of the season and their should be a mad scramble to get hold of tickets. Unfortunately this isn't going to be the case, there are going to be plenty of empty seats at the Galpharm and by the sounds of it Wire and Hudds aren't going to sell out Salford either!
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The stand under the camera isn't even open
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Only today I remarked that it didn't feel like Cup semi week and if I wasn't an avid RL fan I probably wouldn't know they where on.
This week should be massive.
The town should be buzzing at the prospect of qualifying for Wembley.
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Some semi-final attendance stats:
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Wigan v Saints 12,713 (@Warrington)
Cas V Leeds 13,158 (@ Doncaster)
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Saints v Leeds 15,267 (@ Hudds)
Wire v Catalan 12,265 (@Widnes)
2009:
Wigan v Wire 12,975 (@Widnes)
Saints v Hudds 10,638 (@ Warrington)
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How much is on the gate on Saturday ??? Finish work at 4 so hoping to make it
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Us and saints couldn't even sell out the HJ so we shouldn't be suprised
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| Quote: Geoff "Some semi-final attendance statsSaints v Leeds 15,267 (@ Hudds)
Wire v Catalan 12,265 (@Widnes)
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What's so different between now and 2010? Surely we should be at least matching that Sts Leeds attendance at Hudds.
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According to the Leeds site we are out numbering them by 5-1 
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[b:3oz7jfnu]Wigan Warriors coach Shaun Wane told BBC Radio Manchester:
"Some people within the club [Castleford] have come out with comments saying we're beatable and it's a great game for them and they're very confident.
Many of the comments I've heard have been bordering on disrespectful.
They can be as confident as they want, but they're going to get a tough game this weekend and we'll be trying our best to make sure they don't get that win.
We've played in some big games over these last few years and they've not played in as many, if any, so to be that confident is very risky for them.
They come here with confidence because they've scored a lot of points and beaten us at home, but I wouldn't be overconfident if I was them."
[u:3oz7jfnu]Incidentally Wane's mob got stuffed 16 - 4[/u:3oz7jfnu] [/b:3oz7jfnu]:30462.jpg |
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| Quote: Geoff "Some semi-final attendance stats
Clearly Cas v Whino's is the biggest supporting derby in recent Challenge Cup semi-finals, Shame on you pie and stains fans 
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| Quote: WARRIORCRAIG "What's so different between now and 2010? Surely we should be at least matching that Sts Leeds attendance at Hudds.'"
The optimism of the Leeds fans? I'd guess we'll take roughly as many as Saints did to that one... |
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