Quote duggs413="duggs413"Unfortunately however hard we try Sheffield will never get massive crowds until/if we get into the superleague and even if we do we would probably only average 3,000 at best there are three reasons for this'"
Jeez duggs - you set your sights pretty low.
Quote duggs413Heritage - If Sheffield was in West Yorkshire we would probably get crowds of 5-10 k however Sheffield is a football city with 2 well attended clubs,the oldest club and the oldest football ground. Growing up as a child you are either a blade or an owl. Rugby League has never been popular in Sheffield if we could not build and attract a crowd following our wembley win we never will . Football owns this city.'"
Soccer owns everywhere. St Helens don't seem to do so bad, despite being close to Liverpool.
Quote duggs413Rugby League - We are all fans on this forum and understand the rules most of the time !! for a newbie it must be difficult to follow in the flesh if you are used to watching rugby league on Sky'"
When I first started watching Rugby League, I was just happy to watch it as a spectacle. I was prepared to invest a bit of time learning the laws of the game. The trouble with folk today is they want to "plug and play". New products don't even come with manuals now. They're online in the unlikely event that you want them.
Quote duggs413Minority Sports - Sheffield Ice Hockey is well attended and other rival sports Speedway, Stockcars, Greyhound Racing. Teams like Warrington Widnes Castleford St Helens are well attended but RL is the only sport in their town'"
Not sure what your point is here, duggs. We're a minority sport too. Why do we get less fans than ice hockey ? And are you telling me that no-one in Warrington, Widnes, Castleford or St Helens travels to sporting events outside their town ? Afraid that's nonsense. Folk travel big distances to sporting events these days.
