Coming off a big win at Saints and on a decent spring day I thought yesterdays crowd was disappointing, it shows again how Sundays can clash with things like Mothers day. At least with Fridays is leaves the weekend free for family stuff and is less likely to clash.

Be interesting to see how many we get for Bradford on a Friday night.

Over 10,000 for a game against bottom club?... i dont think they will complain tbh

Ive been dissapointed with the crowds we've had up to now this season, I thought the change of regime would bring us back to the crowd levels of 2006 - just shows how hard it is to get the fans back once you've lost them.

I think we should go back to Friday nights - The atmosphere and overall spectacle becomes more appealing, and as many have said it also doesnt clash with the rest of the weekend.

I agree and sundays are for getting over hangovers.

Like good friday and stuff you mean which also comes along only once a year

We always play good Friday anyway, and Easter Monday

Judging by the crowd given for the Wakey game (over 11k) I thought there was probably close to 12k there yesterday as the ground seemed far more populated imo. Widnes only brought around 200 or so but credit to them, the majority stayed till the end and clapped their team off. Itll be interesting to see what sort of crowd we get for the Bradford game in a fortnight.

TBF I still think we have a hangover from the old regime with regards to attendances. If Pearson had taken over a season earlier the crowd may have been more forgiving and come back sooner however, I think the many who made a stand and stayed away as their patience and loyalty had been worn away to zero, it will take more than a few games to convince them we now mean business under Pearson and its not just another false dawn.

Definitely think Sundays are affecting attendances, I think it could be even worse in summer, families going away for the day etc

Course they did, they were probably all on the same bus.



Credit to those that made the trip, but I did think it was a disappointing turnout from them. Thought they might have brought a few more after getting their first win last week.

The Bradford game could be a pretty good crowd, as both teams should be coming into the game on a good run of results as well.

Lets face it, anyone who prioritises Mothers Day or there girlfriends birthdays cant really call themselves a true fan can they

crowds haven't been as good this season,i think pearson will defiantly go back to fridays
also the atmosphere seems abit low as well:/

Widespread skintness might be a factor. Rovers' crowds have been down a notch as well.

I was well peed off,couldn`t make it because of a rearranged game with my footy team.Sods law,the only game I couldn`t make and we have a field day.

A very big factor IMO.

Still don't think our attendances will improve just yet. Sadly, it will need more then a decent start to a season to convert the sceptics back to the KC.

Yesterday's crowd was what I expected, and I don't think playing on a Sunday made any difference to the crowd. Widnes simply isn't an attractive game to be spending £19-24 on in these economic times.

It will take a few years of good rugby to lure the lost fans back, many have been turned off by the years of Hetherington/Rule/Agar spin and empty promises.

I think a better indicator of our crowds will be the Bradford game, it will be only our 2nd game against 'marketable' opposition (with the Wire crowd hampered by the weather) if we beat Cas i'd hope to pull in 13-14K for Bradford.

Simple answer is go back to Friday nights. It's what all the clubs with decent attendances do

The biggest disappointment for me has been the atmosphere within the stadium

When old faithful gets go (a rare occasion) no-one joins in, and it dies out by "... when the round up days are over"!
I miss hearing our loyal fans screaming at the top of their lungs our famous anthem! I know that we've had a few bum seasons, but aren't we as hull fans supposed to follow the motto "old faithful in any kind of weather"? For decades we have been known as highly passionate and loyal fans, it's really upsetting to see how dull we've all become! I don't know how we can improve this, but for the sake of the players, the club and the match day experience, it needs to improve!!!

The club need to do something about the user agreement so they can have more flexibility for ticket offers to get people back into the habit of attending matches

I think the crowd numbers will increase if our performances carry on with the recent forum.

I don't like us playing on Sundays. It's the first time since I was 14 that I haven't gotten a season pass (admittedly I'm only 19 now) and this is because Sunday clashes with too many other things to make purchasing the pass worthwhile. Instead I just buy on the day for the matches I can get to as it works out cheaper overall.
Sunday will also be affected by the weather, as when it's nice families may decide to go away for the weekend.

Also, it's kinda crap for the East Stand as you've got the sun in your eyes nearly the entire game, and the matches themselves don't seem to have the atmosphere that friday nights did.

I'd rather see us switch back to Friday night matches next season.

Attendances and atmosphere will be governed by performances. Friday night attendances last year were poor so I'm not sure Sunday rugby has too much of an effect.

It was a disappointing figure yesterday but as has been said it'll take a while to win some supporters back. After the Bradford game we have potentially the four biggest gates of the season - Rovers, Wigan, Leeds and Saints so it'll be interesting to see how the attendaces go.

Plus what people can afford .Fans just might be waiting to see the top teams coming to KC Stadium .Hull should put offers to traveling fans to help them .But so should every S/L team .The cost of a Coach fare plus gate money fans think twice about the lay out .

Plus what people can afford .Fans just might be waiting to see the top teams coming to KC Stadium .Hull should put offers to traveling fans to help them .But so should every S/L team .The cost of a Coach fare plus gate money fans think twice about the lay out .

same here, except it was the daughter playing!! her match kicked off in scarborough at 12:30! utter gutted