The Wire were getting on average 5000-5500 per game at wilderspool. So they have added 60-70% growth since moving to the HJ

havnt you got these two words the wrong way round?

thanks!!!

When they were skirting with relegation and their kit suppliers wouldn't supply any more kits through lack of payment and just before Warrington Borough Council bailed them out to the tune of £1.5M, the crowd was down to 4500.

So yes its a massive turn around for them. Hope we get a similar "new stadium effect".

Strangely enough the year we flirted with relegation was 2002, the year that the stadium got the go-ahead. The council actually bought Wilderspool for £1 million and the loaned the club £250,000. In 1998 we were actually a couple of hours from going bust, but we didn't and we're still here. As regards the stadium, the club actually asked the fans what they wanted. As a result, we got the South Stand as the popular side and for most matches it is a sellout or close to a sellout. I'm not saying that the HJ is perfect, but the layout should be a blueprint for RL stadiums. People want to have a choice between standing and seating and they don't just want to stand behind the posts.