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| Quote: Snowy "2900 isn't good for Widnes at all.
where have all the fans gone?'"
The Friday night experience appears to have failed. |
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I think Cullen is still the man, the players who are out there are not Cullen's signings.
Also the Friday and Saturday nights are rubbish, it proved the Leigh game which kicked off at 3, was the highest attendence this season
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| Everyone needs to back Cullen, End of the day they have just paid off SMc, No way will they pay off Cullen on a 2 year contract, On what, Im guessing 30-40k a year and then still pay another guy to coach us. The owner isnt a millionaire you know 
SOC desperatly needs to rethink the Sunday game day option. I beleived it was SMc that wanted Fridays, RFL said no for part time team travelling so hence some Saturdays, Cullen always coached at Wire for Sundays, Wouldnt he prefer the move back? Sure he would. Maybe when Footy season finishes in Mid may (is it?) an announcement un related of course will reveal were going back to Sundays "to see if that improves anything".
I can only plan my week Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday cos i havent a fookin clue when our next games coming !!! |
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| Quote: Doc Holliday "Who knows? Friday night games were going to bring in hundreds of armchair football fans as Friday night games clashed with nothing and would leave the weekend free for all kinds of other things. I just can't understand it! People don't seem to want to leave the comfort zone of Sunday afternoons for all sorts of reasons. We have supporters not renewing their season tickets just because they can't get to games, because they work nights or lates on Fridays or because they live miles away. What a shower eh? They should embrace the change! ![]()
That seems a pretty good reason to me. If you can't get to games on a regular basis why on earth would you buy a season ticket? 
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| Quote: Fax Machine "That seems a pretty good reason to me. If you can't get to games on a regular basis why on earth would you buy a season ticket? ![]()
I was being ironic. I spoke to the chairman after a game at the end of last season about this very subject because I knew several people who wouldn't be able to get to games and weren't going to renew their tickets. I suppose the powers that be at the club will sit down and discuss things at the end of the season regarding attendances etc.
IET, I'm a bit surprised about the atmosphere. The floodlights generally add something to evening games.
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| Quote: Doc Holliday "I was being ironic. I spoke to the chairman after a game at the end of last season about this very subject because I knew several people who wouldn't be able to get to games and weren't going to renew their tickets. I suppose the powers that be at the club will sit down and discuss things at the end of the season regarding attendances etc.
IET, I'm a bit surprised about the atmosphere. The floodlights generally add something to evening games.'"
Sorry mate. I've just read your post again and don't know how I missed the irony the first time. D'oh!!!  |
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| Quote: Fax Machine "Sorry mate. I've just read your post again and don't know how I missed the irony the first time. D'oh!!! ![]()
No harm done mate! 
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| Quote: Snowy "2900 isn't good for Widnes at all.
where have all the fans gone?'"
Still an attendance every other club in the Championship would love to have though!!! |
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| Quote: StuH "Still an attendance every other club in the Championship would love to have though!!!'"
Maybe your right, but not an attendance that can sustain your squads wages.
Widnes should be getting 4k plus every single game irrespective IMHO. |
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| working shifts
working away
theres no point holding a season ticket.
i have mine but have lost out this season.
sunday is my ideal day  |
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Don't really want to get into the Friday/Sunday debate, but in terms of atmosphere, I'm sure no matter what day the Batley game was on the atmosphere was going to be poor. If we think back over the past 3 seasons in NL1, how many games have seen a great atmosphere? The odd game against Leigh, Castleford or Whitehaven?
To be honest as soon as the licence decision was made, the atmosphere was going to take a nose dive, even though in general it was pretty poor anyway.
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| Quote: vikings 4 ever "Don't really want to get into the Friday/Sunday debate, but in terms of atmosphere, I'm sure no matter what day the Batley game was on the atmosphere was going to be poor. If we think back over the past 3 seasons in NL1, how many games have seen a great atmosphere? The odd game against Leigh, Castleford or Whitehaven?
To be honest as soon as the licence decision was made, the atmosphere was going to take a nose dive, even though in general it was pretty poor anyway.'"
The recession is certainly kicking in.
As for kicking, the likes of Leigh and Widnes will really get a kicking this season regarding averages year on year,
Widnes should still be top though, but other than the 4300 you got against us (and it was GF), I cannot see you topping that, unless some kind of deal is done when you play Fax.
Gee, Widnes v Leigh games used to be 6k + not too long ago. I'd be surprised if there is 2500 for the return game at LSV |
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| Quote: Snowy "The recession is certainly kicking in.
As for kicking, the likes of Leigh and Widnes will really get a kicking this season regarding averages year on year,
Widnes should still be top though, but other than the 4300 you got against us (and it was GF), I cannot see you topping that, unless some kind of deal is done when you play Fax.
Gee, Widnes v Leigh games used to be 6k + not too long ago. I'd be surprised if there is 2500 for the return game at LSV ![]()
That's our second best figure of the season so far, we had 5071 against Toulouse.
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| Quote: rufustanner "That's our second best figure of the season so far, we had 5071 against Toulouse.'" ah but thats all the away fans this expansion business brings to the game |
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| Quote: rufustanner "That's our second best figure of the season so far, we had 5071 against Toulouse.'"
Ah, Quite correct, but some tickets were given out as part of the TV sky deal ?
Maybe, once you start stuffing some teams, some might flock back, but some teams attendances this season will get caned as a result of the recession and franchises.
Watch the Celts attendances go down. Irrespective, I don't feel sorry one bit unfortunately. |
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