Sadly the play off formula has not taken off this year none of the crowds have been good, I have to say it hasn't inspired me the intensity was missing all the teams have looked tired and with too many games giving a second chance the RL have got this wrong for me.

I would rather see more teams in SL with the old top 4 formatt for an extra incentive
#I am sorry but the magic weekend and going to France are not on my agenda bit of a dinosaur I suppose but I like the home and away games where the best team wins the championship.

I agree with that, but us as a city if where in the "top tier" of rugby league and only have a core group of 3700 supporters who come to every game then frankly the other clubs who can muster this support for lower tiers or have proven to get better attendances in super league then you could argue they "deserve" it more.

Name me any other SL team bar, celtic and quins who would have got just over 4000 for a playoff game.

Answers on ...,. well there isnt.

yep, dont think the 2 game thing helped that either, going to pub for the first game and then oh sod it well stay here!

but there are no excuses, and your right, we loyal attenders deserve to have a sl club, whether wakefield does at this point is open to debate, sadly.

Sums it up.


How to turn it around is aBIG QUESTION.

Must have seen around 10 Wakey "fans" go into pub while I was waiting for bus. Now it was only 4pm so maybe they went to game but I doubt it. Pubs are always packed out when Wakey are on sky, it should be BV that is packed out, sadly it never is

NEW GROUND A.S.A.P.

LOL....is this the magic potion for bringing another 2 or 3000 to watch Wakey!!!???
Think it goes a bit deeper than just hoping a new stadium is going to fetch them in

Oh what a pile of crap

EXCUSES EXCUSES

So 2000 wakey fans had prior arrangements did they, 2000 have pre-booked meals/parties/events they couldnt get out of did they?? 2000 who prefer going to the pub or watching it on home on a saturday night, because it might be cold in the evening.

EXCUSES EXCUSES

And i cant have them.

It's certainly not charging £20 a pop. Casual supporters aren't going to buy a season ticket but the club needs them to attend, not only to get the average up but to also increase turnover. I think an extensive campaign in the schools this off season is a must whilst also keeping a presence within the city centre instead of disappearing for the winter. This along with the stadium will be the downfall of this club, but with a new stadium the club will be in a better position in which to attack the low attendances.

I don't get invited out much, why is that

TBH i think you are both correct but just see it a different way.

rubbish fella

I could not make the game last night but even if I could have it would have cost me £72 my wife and daughters add to that the program £3 fuel etc thats a lot of money for under 2 hours entertainment

Fair doos it cost our family £56 + fuel, drinks, food etc and were living off an extremely tight budget but if the city of wakefield cant pull somet out of the bag for only our 3rd playoff game in 10 years and our first home playoff for god knows how long then it shows theres not enough interest.

fair point, and perhaps here is where the problem stems, its ok if your going and paying only for you, to take a family of 4 your looking at 300 quid a month to go home and away, not including petrol etc etc, that almost 3 grand a year.

On that basis, except if you can easily afford it, your going to make financial decisions, and you miss one week it pays for sky for 2 months!!
Devil and deep blue sea really, lower prices, less well paid players, less quality players, less wins, less fans!!
higher prices, less fans, quality players will be released, less wins.

In all honesty the only answer is a review of the whole structure of rl finances, but why would wigan leeds and saints want that?