41,861 attended 16 CC fixtures at an average of 2,616.

A figure marginally boosted in comparison to last year in all probability by the 5 fixtures involving all SL clubs.

[uRecent CC Round 4 Attendance History[/u
2014: 41,861/16 = 2,616 (5 all SL fixtures)
2013: 38,953/16 = 2,435 (2 all SL fixtures)
2012: 45,219/16 = 2,826 (4 all SL fixtures)
2011: 54,265/16 = 3,392 (1 all SL fixtures)
2010: 61,577/16 = 3,849 (4 all SL fixtures)
2009: 68,315/16 = 4,270 (5 all SL fixtures)

Free admission to CC games is perhaps the only way to rescue attendances as the modern day season-ticketed fan of Sooper Dooper League and it's parent company Sky Sports are averse to coughing up the dosh for one-off cup games.

The very same logic applies to SL play-offs because their attendances also reside in the embarrassment category.

Er, no, it isn't. People either go to something they want to go to nowadays, or they don't. If they want to go they will pay a modest fee which is a fair description of all CC tickets. Making it free would not attract any significant extra numbers. If I just don't fancy an event, the I won't go, whether or not I have a free ticket.


Can you explain your embarrassing use of that juvenile wording?


More nonsense, I'm afraid. Anyone is allowed to go, you do not have to be a "season-ticketed fan of Sooper Dooper League". I happen to be what you would call a "season-ticketed fan of Sooper Dooper League" and I was not averse to coughing up the dosh to go, so your simplistic theory is immediately disproved.


It is what it is, though. I don't know anybody who feels "embarrassed" about say the Bulls attendance, and I'm afraid anti-RL axe-grinders like you being vicariously embarrassed on the game's behalf doesn't count.

No it's not. Automatic cup scheme for all season ticket holders at a reduced rate is the way.

Any chance of reprising your role for the league fixtures, only since you were hounded out it looks to have been consigned to the bin.

Maybe it will return if there’s a weekly increase, because recently there appears to be a bad news blackout.

seconded.

The attendance at CC games increases thanks to the draw????? F**k.....what is next weeks thread going to be......'Don't pi** into the wind'.

Imagine what it would've have been if the best supported clubs (Leeds, Wigan, Wire, Saints) had been the home teams instead and Hull had played at the weekend instead of Thursday. Another 10,000+ at least.

It's all Sky's fault.

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What's the matter? Do you need winding?

Imagine if you were funny, it would be brilliant!

Your standing up on several occasions now for William is cute....makes you look like a 13 year One Direction fan but cute none the less.

imagine if players had three legs and 4 arms....that would be brilliant.

Imagine if you weren't a t**t

That would be brilliant! WoW!

Er, yes it is. The modern day season-ticketed fan of Sooper Dooper League and it's parent company (Sky) are more likely to attend games if there are hugely discounted tickets available or, even better, those tickets are provided gratis.

Mindful of falling CC attendances several seasons ago, the RFL and Sooper Dooper League clubs gave away free tickets for the 4th round CC fixtures to all season ticketed Sooper Dooper League club supporters. As a result, a 4th round televised fixture between Leeds and St Helens attracted an attendance of 17,689. I wonder how many will be in attendance for the Leeds V St Helens in the next round this season without all those freebies on offer?

Other 4th round attendance examples in 2009 included Hull FC V Salford which attracted 8,945, Hull KR V Crusaders 7,104, Barrow V Wigan 6,275 and Warrington V York 6,000. Even Catalans attracted over 6,450 for their cup tie at home to Bradford! Amazing what a load of free tickets can do for attendances.


Given the juvenile moniker of 'Super' which has been applied to the game since 1996, it's astonishing that you felt the need to ask that question in the first place. Stupidity is clearly not lost on you.


What you do in isolation is irrelevant. Modern day season-ticketed fans of Sooper Dooper League clearly are averse to coughing up the dosh for one-off CC games. They won't cough up for Sooper Dooper League Play-Off games in healthy numbers either. Why else would the most important and significant games of the Sooper Dooper League season be so poorly attended in comparison to all those meaningless regular season fixtures between the same sides?

I'd be more than happy to produce the attendance stats. However, that would depend upon my original thread being unlocked.


Two poor SL attendance rounds in succession appear to have impacted upon JonB95's enthusiasm for the task at hand. What a pity.

I can’t help you on that one I’m afraid, I don’t wield the power.



Whatever the reasons I find it a bit sad.

This time last year the thread was up to 83 pages, now it’s down at 29, at least the “Rose Tinted Brigade” now finally rules the roost

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Another load of hypocritical tripe from someone who's referred to the Challenge Cup as the Mickey Mouse cup for the last 10 years, hasn't been to a "Sooper Dooper League" game in 3 years (unless someone bagged him a free ticket), streams Sky matches illegally online and only subscribes to Premier Sports because he "got it cheap".

Your post was about CC attendances. You lose the plot so quickly these days.


...they demonstrated that this didn't work, like I say. Which is why they binned it.


It is actually from the Latin, William. Pity you didn't attend a decent school, then you might have known.


Why's that then? I can only presume because it doesn't suit your "argument" (with due apologies to that word)



Grow up ffs

It is what it is... a small-minded insecure sport run by small-minded insecure people and supported in the main by small-minded insecure supporters who don't welcome facts unless they portray the sport (or, more importantly, their club) in the most positive and favourable light. Reporting facts always succeeds in flushing out reactionaries like FA and Co




They believe ignorance is bliss.

And it remains so. You lose the plot so quickly these days.


It clearly did work, just as it worked for the attendances during the RLWC.


Did Adeybull tell you to say that?


Reactionaries do tend to express such opinions.






This isn't the Bulls forum ergo it isn't your fiefdom.

It's ok, William paid full price for his RLWC tickets.......allegedly.

The 2 teams with the highest average attendance in the country being away at 2 of the smallest capacity grounds probably didn't help.

So both grounds were full to capacity?

My favourite was the league table showing each SL club’s % increase / decrease on the previous year.

I even got mildly excited when my club was vying for top spot with only a couple of rounds to go, until that is, it came to light the club was over egging the figures & giving freebies away, presumably to compliment the cut price ST’s – strangely the club nearly went bust.

Now we just get long threads with derogatory titles like “The Mad Dr”, yet ironically, I would have thought Salford would be cruising the attendance increase league right now.