Have to agree Toulouse's match day set up is the best ive experienced. A nice summer day in the south of France does help mind

Steve0 mentioning the early 2000’s versus today - was when Trish Goldsmith ran the match day/sponsorship side and did a great job with limited resources.
When she left (to go to Salford at the time), job was given to her deputy - with no wage increase - who carried on quite well until she also left within the next season or two. Since then, get the impression nobody has been handling it properly, or in a professional capacity: guess it’s not viewed as important.

The atmosphere at the MKM is dire bordering on embarrassing. A short outbreak of “come on you ull” then back to silence, it will hardly inspire the players.
It is a soulless stadium and the match day experience is very very poor.
As I alluded to in a previous post what sort of entertainment is kicking a ball into the back of a transit van?
It probably doesn’t help been a full seater stadium it’s on the terraces where the atmosphere is created take Hull Kingston Rovers East Stand for example it creates a fantastic atmosphere that is often mentioned on Sky and by rival players and coaches.
The Hull fans have nowhere to socialise pre and post match just a soulless concrete concourse that Hull FC make zero revenue from so where is the incentive for fans .

Hull Kingston Rovers have Craven Streat where heaps of fans meet and socialise pre and post match plenty of different food and drink outlets, stalls selling Hull Kingston Rovers merchandise, live bands and again Sky comment on this too. And the Club make a lot of money from Craven Streat

The other thing that needs addressing is your fans simply getting up and walking out when things aren’t going so well on the pitch , you need to back your team …old faithful….Hull FC fans have a reputation for walking out of the stadium leaving the players to walk around the pitch post match applauding plastic seats .

We could borrow the Dobbins burger van and bouncy castle, might have to pay a fee though. Doubt Grudge would let us have it for free.

Ridiculous to suggest Hull fans walk out before any other clubs fans in similar situations. Maybe we just need some burger vans in north stand.

Have to wonder what they’ll rename Poorhouse Lane when the newbuilds are going up. 10-5 street?

So Rovers make a lot of money from Craven Streat? If they sell 1,000 burgers/or drink per match @ £2 profit = £2k per match = £30k per season.

Or they could build a stand to house 3,000 fans. That would bring in £75k extra revenue just for the Derby, as their is no decent capacity to house away fans. Fans would still buy food and drink. Modern grounds have concourses selling food and drink, all under cover too.

Sky only mention it as it’s the only thing to mention about CP. If Craven Street was such a good idea, then they’d be knocking down The Kop, Stretford End, Holte End and Spurs would have only built a three sided ground.

How much does all this events-related bring in per year Billy? Just roughly. £250,000 do you reckon?

Bring back Sharky

Somebody needs to let Brisbane Broncos know that they’re going to be usurped as the worlds biggest RL Club.
How can Suncorp compete when they don’t have a three sided ground containing kebab vans, beer gazebo and crazy graffiti.

Plus they can’t get their bottled waters from the nearby Poundstretcher.

But even huge games like wire 2016 league leaders much got 17k so around 15k FC fans

Derby hasn't sold out for years so even the derby doesn't get more than 15k FC fans

Our home max home support is around 15k

Are you ok?

I've got a new hobby. Every time one of the great unwashed come on here spouting rubbish I press the ignore button. This does not apply to Mild Rover who is the one voice of reason from the dark side. It would be great if people did the same or didn't quote them so that eventually they might realise that nobody is reading their bile and stop posting here. I live in hope!!