I have always been of the opinion that an increase in home support is due to that team gaining more local (home) support. And again i might be wrong but did we not sell more season tickets this year? If correct might this have an effect.

I recall a match v Catalans early last season. Club did a lot of promo work and free/ cheap tickets for sure, but Catalans brought a bus full and the crowd was around 9 1/2 k as I recall. This tells me all I need to know about our crowds. HKR brought about 2 k...that leaves 7+ k of ours. We're buillding nicely thanks but we won't get carried away and think we are SL champs yet

It's good that your fans finally recognise the good football we are playing and for the last couple of seasons' have rewarded us with your presence by making it your must go to see game of the season.

Our attendances have consistently gone up year on year for the last 10 seasons barring one maybe even two years. To say that is down to away fans is ridiculous

As opposed to our home game against HKR being played on a bitterly cold snowy Saturday night in front of the SKY cameras. A night when any sensible human being wanting to go out would have chosen an evening with friends or family at a warm and cosy restaurant or at the very least would have stayed in and watched it on the telly.

Jeez you always need to have a snide swipe. If anything the away support from clubs like Bradford and Cas has dwindled. You improved showing over the last two years hasn't come close to replacing it.

Average attendance v Huddersfield over the last 9 seasons is 5927. High of 8794 (last season), low of 4114.

Spot on!

This is not recent, it started after 2004 and has continued steadily since. The new regime has pretty much carried on where the old one left off.

2004 average about 5000, lowest gate 3004, highest about 7,500

by 2008 average about 6800, lowest gate 5016, highest 9287

by 2012 average about 7900, lowest gate 5876, highest 9786

For me it's the lowest figure that matters most. Since 2004 we have doubled our core support - few other clubs have managed that without a new ground in that time period.

Although we are heavily discounting it's still a hell of an achievement from the old and new regimes.

If we have a good year I can see it reaching an average of 8000+ and a few 10,000 gates. Heady times for those who were there at BV in 1998 when we pulled just over 800 for a match against York.

Note: My averages are rough estimates.

Didn't Durham Giant just tell you it's all down to the Giants legendary away support, do keep up.

Change your name back to Fartown and a few more might go because them slacko's at side of me for some reaso think that's what you're called

Indeed, the biggest competitor to Wakefield in terms of capturing the sporting public of Wakefield is Leeds United, whose fans are becoming rapidly disillusioned with the realities of their long term absence from the Premiership which will be helping.

It is amazing looking round town nowadays, you can almost guarantee to see at least some kind of Trinity gear as you go about, back in the early 2000's it was rare. I think we are seeing the benefits of excellent community work over the last 10 years or so as well, we have much more presence in the city these days, a great deal of which are youngsters which is encouraging.