Quote ="Newton-Le-willows-Warrior"Here's some stars for you:-
2011- Wigan v St.helens- Warrington - 12700
Average of 6350 per club
Leeds v Castleford- Doncaster- 13158
Average of 6500 per club
2012-
Leeds v Wigan- Huddersfield- 12800
Average of 6400 per club
Huddersfield v Warrington- Salford- 9500
Average of 4750 per club
Are people getting the trend? Clubs tend to take between 4000 and 6000 to a semi final. Wigan today took 6000 London took 100. One teams support is consistent with the trends!'"
There are some Huddersfield fans on here who don’t appear to have understood a previous posters comments.
In essence, what the facts and figures show from the last two seasons Challenge cup semis is that the number of Wigan fans at yesterdays game was about the current going rate for one club at a semi final.
Wigan cannot be responsible for the fact that virtually no London fans or neutral fans turned up.
Judging by the comments of the Huddersfield fans, I’m now expecting 10K from Hull & 10K from Warrington to turn up at todays game - we shall see.
No doubt if that quaint Yorkshire village of Huddersfield (population 146000) had played the vast metropolis of Wigan (population 81000) yesterday, Leigh would have been swamped with at least 3000 extra fans.
On second thoughts, I've changed my mind. For the next big cup match not involving Wigan were less than the current 6K average from each club turn up, Wigan should accept full responsibility for that as well. It is all Wigans fault.