Quote: wildshot "REDWHITEANDBLUE and snowie I'm sorry that you took my observational post so personally. I was afraid that might happen and tried to word my comment to avoid that. Is that a fail on my part?
If anyone understands about not being able to make every game then it is I. I am frequently on business trips abroad and can't get to games. Even though I have had a season ticket for a few years I know I can't even make every home game. I also don't even live in West Yorkshire so going to a home match is a journey, but I am willing to make it.
If I hold my hands up there is only 1 match this season when I chose not to go when I could have potentially made it. That was Wigan at home. It was on a Thursday night and was televised. I had things to do early Friday morning. Since I had already given the club money through my season ticket and supported them whenever I can home and away, I still felt a little uneasy but knew it was the appropriate choice. It was a school night, difficult to get to and rescheduled due to Sky, not the club.
I am not seeking any recognition or praise for my attendance I am just classifying myself as a certain type of supporter. That being the same type as supporter as you are, people who go to matches whenever they feasibly can through affordability, commitments and location.
Now let's put this into context. How many of those at Hull KR or Leigh or even the AJ Bell fit our category? A third if that? How many of those could afford and were able to go to matches earlier this year but chose not to? They chose not to for reasons individual to them but I'm willing to bet it was highly influenced by our poor performances. Hence the reference to jumping onto the bandwagon when our performances improve.
My point being that when the club is doing better more people come along for the experience. When the club is doing poorly, the less committed ones drop by the wayside. This is hardly rocket science, it is how sport is.
I welcome the increase in our support over recent weeks. What I would like to see is an increase in home attendances and also for more of these people who (have choices) choose to come to a game now will then choose to commit in the future as much as we do.
Whilst I can see how it can be misinterpreted, my posts are not meant to be judgmental. I am identifying the different types of supporters there are in sport. Sadly we don't have a large number of people like ourselves, that is people who try to make watching our team in person a priority.'"
Understood good points
