The new season is about to start and walking round Wakefield you would have no idea. I know supporters are not able to attend but we are in real danger of becoming irrelevant to potential fans. On top of that, driving home today I see an electronic billboard promoting Wakefield AFC to rush hour traffic by the A61 near what was Charlie Browns. 'Bringing football to Wakefield!'.

If a barely more than Sunday League club can afford to do this why can't Trinity?

Fully prepared to see the standard response that the best way to increase support is a challenge cup win but let's be honest it's not happened for a life time and looks more unlikely now than it ever was, so something has to give in the interim.

What is the strategy to increase our average? Perhaps a good question for JM or MC?

Steady on khlav, you will have the rose tinted bregade spitting feathers.
Money money money. Tales of woe and all that jaz

I'm convinced that the only thing that will bring the crowds back to BV is a winning team in a decent stadium.
The stadium alone will not do it - ask Widnes fans.
I remember a few years ago there were mobile advertising boards around Wakefield. I don't think it made any difference to attendances!
Like it or not the vast majority of the Wakefield public couldn't give a monkeys about Tr.inity

Winning more games. How can anyone think any different.

Yawn

I love it, you’re reasonably optimistic and your accused of being rose tinted like it’s a disease.

You couldn’t make it up

What if the team isn't or very good a winning games, how can the club increase the average to get more revenue to boost the chances of winning more games?

Sorry Vastman you have lost me, however your response was totally expected. If you can be bothered to enlighten me please keep it brreif, I have no interest in playing ping pong.

More people associate Jane McDonald with Wakefield than Trinity.

We could do with whatever it is that they put into the water in Castleford; a small town with an above average side yet the public there really connect with their club. Not so much during lockdown, but walking through the town centre in normal times (running through is probably safer) there seems to be a "Tigers" buzz in the air. They even have a gigantic alternative entertainment venue located there, but "Cas chat" in "The Glass Blower" and other pubs is always very prominent.

Nail on head.
Trinity haven't won a major trophy for over 50 years and this and only this will have a major effect on crowd numbers.
The revamped stadium will help to add some numbers but, only on field success will really make a difference.

Bringing football to Wakefield? They play in Featherstone.

I actually think getting one of the big pubs on board in the Centre of Wakey is a good idea - where everyone goes before and after games - have a bus to and from ground - will get the pub known as the wakey trintiy pub - signs /flags etc outisde pub at all times
the players come back there after games etc - the buzz will be created .

over here the leagues clubs near the grounds are full before after and even when the games are not on

Correct, we play in a dump of a stadium and haven’t won anything for over 50 years . Stadium hopefully getting sorted will show we have ambition to improve the club and keep improving on the field and we will be ok for crowds. When we’ve had a sniff the crowds have come only to be let down and the hardcore remain. There is appetite for RL and Wakefield Trinity and also more potential to get bigger than a lot of the small town clubs.

Up the Trin

Are you suggesting we in fact have lots of money?

Stadium is more important than trophies imho.
Winning more than we lose would be a good start.

The fact we are in lockdown partly explains the lack of billboards in Wakefield. Both because there is no one to see it and we have less money available.

We need to do more, but I'm happy to see social media advertising. In modern times that is more than a billboard..... Though once we get a rush hour back, billboard becomes more relevant.