Can understand Wasps, Irish and Welsh since they are playing miles away from their traditional homes, but what excuse do Exeter and Gloucester have for their crowds drop?

EDIT - I see Sale were comfortably beaten again tonight. Not going so well there is it?

Clifton Lane, which is tiny- in fact, capacity is apparently 2,500.

Seems like the penny has dropped: www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugb ... 00168.html

Seems like the penny has dropped: www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugb ... 00168.html

It's pretty incredible isn't it? I bet Welsh will see their crowds tail off- the people of Oxford don't seem interested and anyone else trying to get their by any means bar car will probably get fed up of negotiating the dire public transport connections to the stadium and/or wandering through Blackbird Leys.

It's pretty incredible isn't it? I bet Welsh will see their crowds tail off- the people of Oxford don't seem interested and anyone else trying to get their by any means bar car will probably get fed up of negotiating the dire public transport connections to the stadium and/or wandering through Blackbird Leys.

It's pretty incredible isn't it? I bet Welsh will see their crowds tail off- the people of Oxford don't seem interested and anyone else trying to get their by any means bar car will probably get fed up of negotiating the dire public transport connections to the stadium and/or wandering through Blackbird Leys.

Welsh only had 1 crowd above 6,000 (Leicester game), and the other was actually around 4,500 as announced on BBC website yet Welsh for some reason announced it as something stupid like 6,000. Something funny going on there, as I saw the game today against Saracens, there looked about 2,000 people there at most (including the stand behind the cameras), yet it's been announced at about 4,500. Not a chance in hell.

It's been a long time since we heard anything of our old chums, Manchester. And by the looks of it, things are still not going well for them: www.pitchero.com/clubs/mancheste ... 11558.html Being battered by Alty Kersal. Blimey.

It's been a long time since we heard anything of our old chums, Manchester. And by the looks of it, things are still not going well for them: www.pitchero.com/clubs/mancheste ... 11558.html Being battered by Alty Kersal. Blimey.

London Welsh were averaging about 600 fans a game a couple of years ago.......by the sounds of it, they have increased this by 500%.
The Fulhamcrsaderbroncoquinsbroncos RL are plodding along on a 2,807 average, down 44% over 7 years......given the choice of an increase of 500% or a reduction by 44%, I'd think the board and owners of the cottage burners would be a tad happier........
...but keep up the crowd counting

London Welsh have increased their crowds and no doubt their spend (probably by more)........but they have increased their crowds, which is what was under debate.



It'll be rolled out as "it's the olympics fault" or something like that, but in reality, they'll be scratching their heads wondering why. I would say they have yet to understand their place on the pecking order of club sport........which is below soccers 3rd tier and that they need to sort out their pricing structures. To a certain extent, they need to stop believing their own hype.....just because the RFU can fill twickenham, doesn't mean that Exeter v London Welsh will create the same interest. When I was home last week I noticed that tickets for England v FIJI were on offerfor 40 notes each.....even the internationals will start to struggle.




You were debating the crowds at a union club....I simply pointed out that fans in glass houses should ease off with the stone throwing. I am a die hard Broncos fan, but even I admit that London Welsh have crowds we would kill for.

Very rarely watch Union but do watch the All Blacks. Tuned into the Australia v All Blacks game today and switched it off at HT. Thought it was very boring!

Went to London Irish v Mont de Marsan today with a union-loving friend. One-sided anyway, but amazing that even when there's a match full of tries, it's so inferior to League. And the schlock, cod Irishness of the thing was insane- like being trapped in a semi-open O'Neills in Basingstoke.