Hurrah!

I admire the honesty of the opening post. I also have a feeling that you're not alone in those thoughts.

I must admit having had a similar feeling for a while myself, the only thing that keeps me going is the fact that I have followed the club so closely for so long and I am the type of person that once I commit to something I stay loyal to it.

It is worrying though that large numbers of fans will be fed up and will stop going. If diehard fans are starting to feel like this then casual supporters certainly will be.

I'm not sure what the answer is though? It's an entertainment business at the end of the day and one thing you can say for sure at the moment is that a Sunday afternoon at Belle Vue is anything but entertaining. It's totally lifeless with no atmosphere at all...the pre-match and half time entertainment is again not entertaining at all and the product on the pitch has been very poor of late too..

Even when results are good and we're playing well that is not pulling in the punters. IMO the club need to do more to encourage people to go to games and make it feel worth the £20 entrance fee whether we win or not or play well or not.

It goes without saying and is obvious to everyone that we need the new ground to lift everyone's spirits. I think the long slow process is grinding people down and we just all want that sorted out. If that doesn't come about we're doomed!

52 years.... club shop..... price of bacon....

Mmmmmm? 2007 - 8th out of 12. 2008 - 8th out of 12 + CCSF. 2009 - 5th out of 14, so 1 season of progression in fact. This season I think we'll be lucky to even finish in top 8.
Fraid I agree with the original poster on this 1.

Wakey are an example of a club punching above there weight and playing some decent rugby. Yes you are in a slight blip at the moment.

Get to the Stoop. Before Sat we had won 2 in 25!! Sat at the bottom of the league

i stopped reading at the bit where you complained about hammering Salford.

Some change of heart.

frustrating times for the fans, but also for John and the staff, I have had mixed feelings, yes paying £20 is a lot of money for a poor performance, maybe £15 is a better entrance fee, would we get more coming in ?, possibly. We do need a few more quality players but we do not have the money, the gates play a big part in how much we can spend so how do we get more in ?, maybe someone from x factor every home match may help !!, I just feel that we have to ride the storm and hope the results will come, but, as a realist, I believe we only look like 8th or 9th place material. Lets hope the players dig deep in the next few weeks and bounce back, the fans, John and the staff deserve it.

i'd call that an optimist !

The gate price of £20 seems to be the biggest problem when I try and get new people to come to the games. I never think about it because I've had a season ticket for the last 6 or 7 years but £20 is a lot. Add a couple of kids to the mix and you're looking at a lot of money for a family of 4. £60 is it?!