I'm going on what happened before. I can see what you are getting at, and yes, in an ideal world they should make the effort. However, plenty of people are used to walking up and for whatever reason don't buy in advance. When we are selling out regularly, then they may all buy season tickets. At the moment though, when we are averaging nowhere near capacity, to try to create a false frenzy could easily backfire and just put off plenty of the more casual support.

Given attendances thus far I think there will be 7500 - 8000. Disappointing but then all bar the Harlequins home match have been.

Watched the game back when I got home and heard Kears rallying call to our fans! Let's hope that works

8000 its ponty races same day

less than 7500 - its ponte races same day/school holidays

Just realised meself it clashes with that day, very unfortunate and will have a bearing on the attendance IMO. Racing there is a hugely popular event so it really is on the marketing team to sell this game to the public and persuade them to come to this rather than the races..

John KEar said if a massive crowd does not flock to Belle vue for this one then a crowd never will. I agree with him 5th v 6th derby game loads at stake. If there is less than 8000 there then we are a disgrace. It annoys me when people say its not on TV so it should bring more. If you are a fan of that team you should be there what ever like I was against St Helens not many gonna make the trip but I did and christ would not have swapped it for the World nothing like the atmosphere when we pull off a shock win in the away end. You don't get that on your armchairs. OH and if the weather is bad that is another excuse our fans seem to like to give I managed to drive to St Helens through utter crap friday, so a small trip to wakey and bring a brolli should not ditter you. Have some heart we need to pack it out Sunday we have had 2 fallen players and bad injuries and look where we are. 8000+ is what the boys deserve [size=150sort it out Wakefield Public !!!!![/size

its also party in the party

or even party in the park, my eldest son will be going and now is has put a dilemma in picking him up

iv told my m8s that wakefield vs castleford come first before seeing some chav act

This already happened at the Cas v Wakey friendly earlier in the season. If people want to support the Fund on the day they can join the walk from Cas to Wakey, we are leaving Cas at 11am , stopping at Cas Panthers where Adams son Arana played at 11.30 then heading towards Normanton and over the Common. Everyone please feel free to join us , even if its only for a small section of the walk and show your support for the Fund and Adams memory.
In addition to the walk we have the Adam Watene Stall at every home game. Situated between the tea bar and the programme hut. We have wristbands, badges, keyring/bottle openers, beanie hats & tshirts on sale. Hope to see you there & thanks for all your support so far.

Could well be a crowd arround 10/11k, but a lot of the announced figures have seemed a lot lower than seemed to have actually been in so I wouldn't be surprised if we only announced 7.5k

Ponte races! Party in the park! Just goes to show why we have such poor attendances. Can't imagine anyone I know who supports the Trin preferring to go to either of these events. The Wakefield public will make any excuse for not attending games, it's pathetic.

little harsh the races attracts a lot of middle aged supporters who tend to make a day of it - but i would hope given the nature of this fixture it would cause the racecourse to fear that their attendances will be hit not the other way around.

Not harsh at all plenty of race days in the calendar that people can attend.

more people may attend the Ponte Sunday meeting as last Friday was such a washout (i should know i was there)

nah then ar many can we get in

The family and I went to the last ponty meeting on a sunday alongside 10,000 other people. Not all fans within belle vue come with there family say just a man goes by himself with his mates pays £18 and say a tenner more for food and drink, quite expensive whereas if its a nice day this said man could take his family to ponty races for £18 for all the family. They may be forced into doing that.

I will be going and bringing some people who dont normally come but unfortunately there will be no more than 8000 in. Which is a deep shame.

Whether people like it or not...

If the weather is nice on Sunday, Ponty races will be jam packed without a doubt. Can we say the same about the rugby, I'm not so sure?

The die hard rugby fans will obviously go to the rugby, but there's a hell of a lot of casual supporters out there, and I know of plenty who will choose a day at the races over the rugby. If I wasn't such a die hard rugby fan I would choose the races too, it's a longer day, better value and more family friendly IMO.

Agreed upthecats, the casuals would rather have a nice day on grass with picnic, watching horse racing with a family of 4 for the price of 1 adult ticket, imo represents better value for money.

But I'll be down watching the derby.

A day at the races can be a bit more pricey than just the entrance fee!
A losing bet on every race on the card can cost a bob or two.


I did once go through the card at Kempton with an accumulator though.

No we can't say that about the rugby and that is the problem. We have been in SL long enough now and have had relative success over the years. If the people of wakefield really wanted a rugby team then Ponte race days and Party in the Park would not affect attendances. As it is the 'floaters', good name for them, will continue to find other things that are 'better value', 'more important' than the rugby. Don't really know what more the club can do as you cannot create interest in a City where no one seems bothered. Hopefully the stadium will come through and that will have an effect as from where I'm sitting it's the only thing left to try.

really negative fella cheer up

tbf you are preaching to the converted on an RLFans forum(in the main)

obviously its the casual supporters we need to attract

This is very true. Sadly there doesn't seem to be much that entices the Wakefield public off their armchairs and down to Belle Vue, unless it's a relegation decider of course!