Went to the pub after the game, including myself there was 4 people who had been. Ten people approached us during the evening wanting to know all about the game. As I was leaving I passed another four blokes comming in the doorway who had said they had been to another pub in Wakey to watch it. If these people who are interested in the club would get off their backsides to support us we would get the gates we deserve.

The reason I started this thread was to highlight our problem with our sporting public.

We have a good club the punches above its weight, We have a great and proud bunch of hardcore supporters. However I have serious doubts about the wider public of our City and quite honestly I don't believe they deserve a SL club.

Yeah I have few people in bus station coming up asking me what score was how we played etc. Same guy always seems to be there saying how much he likes rugby, so I just said "get to a game once in a while and decide for yourself"

Seems people would rather watch it in the pub, what prob works out more expensive any way.

The lads certianly deserve better support that what they are getting at the moment.

This is nothing new really,look back historically probably back to the late 70's and our crowds were very similar to todays.
People wearing Wakey shirts (at £45) in the pub in Normy when the match is on 4 miles away never ceases to amaze me!!

the crowds are poor but so were bradfords pre sl.give the schools tickets and fill the ground nothing to lose. normy has loads of wakey fans even the norman pub has gone red white and blue and put shirts on the wall, in the 60s we had massive crowds the grounds the problem we all know that

think trb nailed it, friday night games where away team has to do more than about an hours journey are always going to be poor attendences, and for a family of 4 your looking at 50 quid to get in, again Im sorry to say this but twice a month on sky your looking at 100 quid saved in many peoples eyes. Or put it another way not taking the family pays for your months sky subscription!!

a new ground wont change that, in my opinion nothing will on a cold friday night, however a team pushing for the top 4 and or a cup run will bring the fans out of the pubs / armchairs.

on a positive note more people have asked me this week about games to go to to try it / see if they /their kids like it.
however I was honest and did not recommend last night as a good starting point for newbies.

We can't rely on away support we have to generate our own and increase our own gates, that said Saints/Warrington brought less that Salford.

exactly my point
both friday night long trips and on sky
salford was a sunday after noon

Yes mate i know, it was half said in jest, just to niggle (in a nice banter type way) the Saints/Wire fans

Same price for when ever you go. But Friday nights is not the best for a family with young kids, I prefer night games to Sunday though.

Playing well should do enough to get the fans in but obviously not. Hope they start turning up, we certianly have more fans that what turn up.

ah i had my banter filter switched on!

sorry!

im in the sunday at 3.30 corner and always will be. best way to end a weekend is a win, a pint and some banter.

friday away games especially over the pennies are a real pain especially wigan.

Horbury club would have been full in the TV room of so-called Wakey fans


Untill we have our new stadium then our crowds will remain the same unless we are in the C CUP Semi's or at wembley then the fans suddenly appear again

it did make it easier to find you for the community trust ticket and was just about 30 0ff the winning number

did you sell it again

I would have done if you were that close mate maybe next time er

Try harder



Numbers wise our support last night was low, but the fact it was a friday and on sky will have impacted upon that unfortunately - and the fact the move of the game wasn't (that I saw) particularly well publicised by either club or the RFL in advance meaning people who needed to change work to get there couldn't.

Fair play to those that made it.

I can tend to tell how many on the traffic to the game, walking to the ground thought about 7k, shame it wasn't even that

we need all the young kids in wakefield educated to follow wakefield instead of leeds. The kids grow up and follow the glory teams it happens just the same in football look how many man u shirts you see round here in stead of the local teams like leeds and huddersfield

Agree - but BV on a cold, wet night would not be the most enticing of destinations for away fans

Well, I was due to go and then the game was switched from Sunday to Friday night. The coach from St Helens would be leaving at 4.30 and I'm still at work then. So that was me and two others out of the running. I'm sure a number of other coach-reliant fans will have had similar problems.

Why does the coach leave so early 4.30 i know it's friday night BUT our supporters coach leave's 5.30 to 5.45 to any away match over the Pennies
Still i know it difficult when you've been working thou

yes, but there coach gets there on time for ko

Steady

steady on i wont have a word said against about Acko tours



spoke to you know who who , thanks Acko