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Not, it seems.

www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A61490793

Shamelessly ripped from the 606 messageboard and "Wolfman Kenny" who has basically ranked each attendance by ground and allocated points 13-1 to away support. Obviously the methodology is subjective and there are match-specific factors to take account of, but thought it was interesting.

Vs Bradford @ Odsal: 13pts- Leeds (14554) 12pts- Hull KR (12141) 11pts- Hull (11327) 10pts- Saints (10599) 9pts- Huddersfield (10186) 8pts- Wigan (9487) 7pts- Cas (8971) 6pts- Wire (8643) 5pts- Wakefield (8387) 4pts- Salford (8167) 3pts- Catalans (7919) 2pts- Quins (7813) 1pt- Celtic (7602)

Vs Cas @ The Jungle: 13pts- Wakefield (10155) 12pts-Bradford (9185) 11pts-Hull KR (8709) 10pts- Hull (8297) 9pts- Leeds (8082) 8pts- Saints (8003) 7pts- Salford (7052) 6pts- Quins (7049) 5pts- Wigan (6754) 4pts- Huddersfield (6572) 3pts- Celtic (6547) 2pts- Wire (562icon_cool.gif 1pt- Catalans (550icon_cool.gif

Vs Catalans @ Stade Aime Giral: 13pts- Wire (18150) 12pts- Wigan (9490) 11pts- Hull (9800) 10pts- Hull KR (9073) 9pts- Saints (9065) 8pts- Wakefield (8755) 7pts- Salford (8327) 6pts- Quins (8324) 5pts- Cas (8150) 4pts- Leeds (7913) 3pts- Bradford (7620) 2pts- Huddersfield (7520) 1pt- Celtic- 6784

Vs Celtic @ Brewery Field: 13pts- Saints (6351) 12pts- Leeds (5997) 11pts- Hull (5272) 10pts- Wigan (5253) 9pts- Wire (3231) 8pts- Bradford (3089) 7pts- Hull KR (3015) 5.5pts- Quins & Salford (3009) 4pts- Catalans (2972) 3pts- Cas (2857) 2pts- Wakefield (2089) 1pt- Huddersfield (198icon_cool.gif

Vs Quins @ Twickenham Stoop: 13pts- Leeds (437icon_cool.gif 12pts- Saints (425icon_cool.gif 11pts- Huddersfield (3916) 10pts- Wigan (3883) 9pts- Cas (3824) 8pts- Wakefield (3612) 7pts- Bradford (3112) 6pts- Hull (3593) 5pts- Hull KR (3492) 4pts- Wire (3026) 3pts- Salford (2612) 2pts- Catalans (2539) 1pt- (2245)

Vs Huddersfield @ Galpharm: 13pts- Leeds (11593) 12pts- Saints (1133icon_cool.gif 11pts- Hull (10459) 10pts- Wigan (898icon_cool.gif 9pts- Bradford (7982) 8pts- Wakefield (7846) 7pts- Wire (7107) 6pts- Salford (6903) 5pts- (6356) 4pts- Celtic (6407) 3pts- Hull KR- (6346) 2pts- Cas- (6010) 1pt- Catalans (5823)

Vs Hull @ KC Stadium: 13pts- Hull KR (22332) 12pts- Quins (15592) 11pts- Wigan (14523) 10pts- Cas (1402icon_cool.gif 9pts- Catalans (12482) 8pts- Saints (12009) 7pts- Wakefield (11975) 6pts- Leeds (11780) 5pts- Salford (1121icon_cool.gif 4pts- Huddersfield (11191) 3pts- Wire (10997) 2pts- Bradford (10412) 1pt- Celtic (10397)

Vs Hull KR @ Craven Park: 13pts- Hull (9450) 12pts- Wakefield (903icon_cool.gif 11pts- Wigan (9007) 10pts- Saints 8976) 9pts- Huddersfield (8731) 8pts- Leeds (8623) 7pts- Wire (8579) 6pts- Bradford (8026) 5pts- Catalans (8115) 3.5pts- Cas & Salford (8104) 2pts- Celtic (8046) 1pt- Quins (7874)

Vs Leeds @ Headingley: 13pts- Saints (19997) 12pts- Bradford- 17824 11pts- Wigan (17667) 10pts- Cas (16931) 9pts- Hull KR (16192) 8pts- hull (15929) 7pts- Wakefield (15643) 6pts- Huddersfield (14934) 5pts- Celtic (14827) 4pts- Salford (14381) 3pts- Quins (13912) 2pts- Catalans (13425) 1pt- Wire (13386)

Vs Salford @ The Willows: 13pts- Wigan- (7016) 12pts- Wire (6150) 11pts- Leeds (6101) 10pts- Saints (480icon_cool.gif 9pts- Bradford (4383) 8pts- Hull KR (4222) 7pts- Hull (4165) 6pts- Celtic (4026) 5pts- Huddersfield (3721) 4pts- Quins (3367) 3pts- (3487) 2pts- Catalans (3475) 1pt- Wakefield (3151)

Vs Saints @ Knowsley Road: 13pts- Wire (17009) 12pts- Wigan (15563) 11pts- Leeds (13996) 10pts- Hull (13684) 9pts- Hull KR (11830) 8pts- Bradford (11039) 7pts- Salford (9723) 6pts- Cas (9680) 5pts- Quins (9359) 4pts- Huddersfield (870icon_cool.gif 3pts- Celtic (8684) 2pts- Wakefield (8651) 1pt- Catalans (826icon_cool.gif

Vs Wakefield @ Belle Vue: 13pts- Cas (8371) 12pts- Celtic (7893) 11pts- Salford (657icon_cool.gif 10pts- Bradford (6516) 9pts- Leeds (6425) 8pts- Hull KR (632icon_cool.gif 7pts- Saints (603icon_cool.gif 6pts- Wigan (5521) 4pts- Quins (5079) 3pts- Huddersfield (5037) 2pts- Catalans (4807) 1pt- Hull (4721)

Vs Warrington @ HJ: 13pts- Saints (12075) 12pts- Wigan (1071icon_cool.gif 11pts- Leeds (9863) 10pts- Bradford (9606) 9pts- Hull (9170) 8pts- Salford (890icon_cool.gif 7pts- Wakefield (8681) 6pts- Hull KR (8457) 5pts- Cas (8202) 4pts- Quins (8010) 3pts- Huddersfield (8007) 2pts- (7947) 1pt- (7854)

Vs Wigan @ JJB: 13pts- Saints (22232) 12pts- Leeds (20295) 11pts- Quins (14977) 10pts- Wakefield (14377) 9pts- Wire (13452) 8pts- Hull KR (13415) 7pts- Bradford (1258icon_cool.gif 6pts- Hull (12491) 5pts- Celtic (12731) 4pts- Cas (12079) 3pts- Huddersfield (11760) 2pts- Salford (11550) 1pt- Catalans (11543)

When you add up all of the points each team got for last season, you get:

1. Saints- 138pts
2. Leeds- 132pts
3. Wigan- 131pts
4. Hull- 114pts
5. Hull KR- 109pts
6. Bradford- 103pts
7. Wire- 91pts
8. Wakefield- 90pts
9. Cas- 80.5pts
10. Salford- 73pts
11. Quins- 68.5pts
12. Huddersfield- 64pts
13. Celtic- 45pts
14. Catalans- 35pts

Surprises for me are Saints at the top and Wire only on a par with Wakefield.
Not, it seems.

www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A61490793

Shamelessly ripped from the 606 messageboard and "Wolfman Kenny" who has basically ranked each attendance by ground and allocated points 13-1 to away support. Obviously the methodology is subjective and there are match-specific factors to take account of, but thought it was interesting.

Vs Bradford @ Odsal: 13pts- Leeds (14554) 12pts- Hull KR (12141) 11pts- Hull (11327) 10pts- Saints (10599) 9pts- Huddersfield (10186) 8pts- Wigan (9487) 7pts- Cas (8971) 6pts- Wire (8643) 5pts- Wakefield (8387) 4pts- Salford (8167) 3pts- Catalans (7919) 2pts- Quins (7813) 1pt- Celtic (7602)

Vs Cas @ The Jungle: 13pts- Wakefield (10155) 12pts-Bradford (9185) 11pts-Hull KR (8709) 10pts- Hull (8297) 9pts- Leeds (8082) 8pts- Saints (8003) 7pts- Salford (7052) 6pts- Quins (7049) 5pts- Wigan (6754) 4pts- Huddersfield (6572) 3pts- Celtic (6547) 2pts- Wire (562icon_cool.gif 1pt- Catalans (550icon_cool.gif

Vs Catalans @ Stade Aime Giral: 13pts- Wire (18150) 12pts- Wigan (9490) 11pts- Hull (9800) 10pts- Hull KR (9073) 9pts- Saints (9065) 8pts- Wakefield (8755) 7pts- Salford (8327) 6pts- Quins (8324) 5pts- Cas (8150) 4pts- Leeds (7913) 3pts- Bradford (7620) 2pts- Huddersfield (7520) 1pt- Celtic- 6784

Vs Celtic @ Brewery Field: 13pts- Saints (6351) 12pts- Leeds (5997) 11pts- Hull (5272) 10pts- Wigan (5253) 9pts- Wire (3231) 8pts- Bradford (3089) 7pts- Hull KR (3015) 5.5pts- Quins & Salford (3009) 4pts- Catalans (2972) 3pts- Cas (2857) 2pts- Wakefield (2089) 1pt- Huddersfield (198icon_cool.gif

Vs Quins @ Twickenham Stoop: 13pts- Leeds (437icon_cool.gif 12pts- Saints (425icon_cool.gif 11pts- Huddersfield (3916) 10pts- Wigan (3883) 9pts- Cas (3824) 8pts- Wakefield (3612) 7pts- Bradford (3112) 6pts- Hull (3593) 5pts- Hull KR (3492) 4pts- Wire (3026) 3pts- Salford (2612) 2pts- Catalans (2539) 1pt- (2245)

Vs Huddersfield @ Galpharm: 13pts- Leeds (11593) 12pts- Saints (1133icon_cool.gif 11pts- Hull (10459) 10pts- Wigan (898icon_cool.gif 9pts- Bradford (7982) 8pts- Wakefield (7846) 7pts- Wire (7107) 6pts- Salford (6903) 5pts- (6356) 4pts- Celtic (6407) 3pts- Hull KR- (6346) 2pts- Cas- (6010) 1pt- Catalans (5823)

Vs Hull @ KC Stadium: 13pts- Hull KR (22332) 12pts- Quins (15592) 11pts- Wigan (14523) 10pts- Cas (1402icon_cool.gif 9pts- Catalans (12482) 8pts- Saints (12009) 7pts- Wakefield (11975) 6pts- Leeds (11780) 5pts- Salford (1121icon_cool.gif 4pts- Huddersfield (11191) 3pts- Wire (10997) 2pts- Bradford (10412) 1pt- Celtic (10397)

Vs Hull KR @ Craven Park: 13pts- Hull (9450) 12pts- Wakefield (903icon_cool.gif 11pts- Wigan (9007) 10pts- Saints 8976) 9pts- Huddersfield (8731) 8pts- Leeds (8623) 7pts- Wire (8579) 6pts- Bradford (8026) 5pts- Catalans (8115) 3.5pts- Cas & Salford (8104) 2pts- Celtic (8046) 1pt- Quins (7874)

Vs Leeds @ Headingley: 13pts- Saints (19997) 12pts- Bradford- 17824 11pts- Wigan (17667) 10pts- Cas (16931) 9pts- Hull KR (16192) 8pts- hull (15929) 7pts- Wakefield (15643) 6pts- Huddersfield (14934) 5pts- Celtic (14827) 4pts- Salford (14381) 3pts- Quins (13912) 2pts- Catalans (13425) 1pt- Wire (13386)

Vs Salford @ The Willows: 13pts- Wigan- (7016) 12pts- Wire (6150) 11pts- Leeds (6101) 10pts- Saints (480icon_cool.gif 9pts- Bradford (4383) 8pts- Hull KR (4222) 7pts- Hull (4165) 6pts- Celtic (4026) 5pts- Huddersfield (3721) 4pts- Quins (3367) 3pts- (3487) 2pts- Catalans (3475) 1pt- Wakefield (3151)

Vs Saints @ Knowsley Road: 13pts- Wire (17009) 12pts- Wigan (15563) 11pts- Leeds (13996) 10pts- Hull (13684) 9pts- Hull KR (11830) 8pts- Bradford (11039) 7pts- Salford (9723) 6pts- Cas (9680) 5pts- Quins (9359) 4pts- Huddersfield (870icon_cool.gif 3pts- Celtic (8684) 2pts- Wakefield (8651) 1pt- Catalans (826icon_cool.gif

Vs Wakefield @ Belle Vue: 13pts- Cas (8371) 12pts- Celtic (7893) 11pts- Salford (657icon_cool.gif 10pts- Bradford (6516) 9pts- Leeds (6425) 8pts- Hull KR (632icon_cool.gif 7pts- Saints (603icon_cool.gif 6pts- Wigan (5521) 4pts- Quins (5079) 3pts- Huddersfield (5037) 2pts- Catalans (4807) 1pt- Hull (4721)

Vs Warrington @ HJ: 13pts- Saints (12075) 12pts- Wigan (1071icon_cool.gif 11pts- Leeds (9863) 10pts- Bradford (9606) 9pts- Hull (9170) 8pts- Salford (890icon_cool.gif 7pts- Wakefield (8681) 6pts- Hull KR (8457) 5pts- Cas (8202) 4pts- Quins (8010) 3pts- Huddersfield (8007) 2pts- (7947) 1pt- (7854)

Vs Wigan @ JJB: 13pts- Saints (22232) 12pts- Leeds (20295) 11pts- Quins (14977) 10pts- Wakefield (14377) 9pts- Wire (13452) 8pts- Hull KR (13415) 7pts- Bradford (1258icon_cool.gif 6pts- Hull (12491) 5pts- Celtic (12731) 4pts- Cas (12079) 3pts- Huddersfield (11760) 2pts- Salford (11550) 1pt- Catalans (11543)

When you add up all of the points each team got for last season, you get:

1. Saints- 138pts
2. Leeds- 132pts
3. Wigan- 131pts
4. Hull- 114pts
5. Hull KR- 109pts
6. Bradford- 103pts
7. Wire- 91pts
8. Wakefield- 90pts
9. Cas- 80.5pts
10. Salford- 73pts
11. Quins- 68.5pts
12. Huddersfield- 64pts
13. Celtic- 45pts
14. Catalans- 35pts

Surprises for me are Saints at the top and Wire only on a par with Wakefield.


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Meaningless pretty much. I think the quins crowd at the KC almost proves it on its own!

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Quote: Mrs Barista "Not, it seems.


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Quote: hull smallears "Meaningless pretty much. I think the quins crowd at the KC almost proves it on its own!'"

icon_lol.gif I know it's flawed, but over a season I reckon a lot of anomalies would even themselves out.

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Saints & leeds are helped by being the standard top 2 teams so even when away you get a lot more part time supporters turning up to those games.

It would be interesting to see 'Official' figures for away fans attendance. Still to finish 4th on last seasons showing is still some going.

You also have to take into account freebies given out at certain games as well as other influences.

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Supjective!!! on so many fronts.

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Quote: hullbg "Saints & leeds are helped by being the standard top 2 teams so even when away you get a lot more part time supporters turning up to those games.

It would be interesting to see 'Official' figures for away fans attendance. Still to finish 4th on last seasons showing is still some going.

You also have to take into account freebies given out at certain games as well as other influences.'"


In a nutshell. Would be totally different.

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Doesn't make any sense IMO. icon_confused.gif

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Quote: hullbg "Saints & leeds are helped by being the standard top 2 teams so even when away you get a lot more part time supporters turning up to those games.

It would be interesting to see 'Official' figures for away fans attendance. Still to finish 4th on last seasons showing is still some going.

You also have to take into account freebies given out at certain games as well as other influences.'"


I don't disagree, but when official total attendances are often disputed/ met with disbelief, the chances of getting accurate away numbers is pretty remote. icon_wink.gif

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Quote: Roofs "Doesn't make any sense IMO.
What, the answer or the scoring methodology?

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Also you need to take matchdays into consideration. Some people just cannot make lancashire for a friday night kick off. Other teams benefit from being very close to a number of clubs hence skewing the results.

All in all it is a well put together bit of research and scored well.

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Quote: Mrs Barista "What, the answer or the scoring methodology?'"


The methodology! icon_confused.gif Like someone said, Saints are one of the biggest home games of the season for many clubs, but they often bring less then several teams to CP, e.g. Wire, Wigan, Leeds, Hull (obviously) have all brought more at different points.

Just a silly thing really (which must have taken someone a lot of time to do! icon_twisted.gif ).

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Quote: Mrs Barista "What, the answer or the scoring methodology?'"

Rovers not being top. icon_wink.gif

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Quote: TKOAH "Rovers not being top.
In reality we are. icon_wink.gif icon_smile.gif

Seriously it's all a bit daft. a010.gif icon_smile.gif

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Daft way of working it out. I think both Hull and Rovers fans can be proud of their away support. There's already a minimum 45 miles on the clock before you even think about leaving Hull for an away fixture.

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