To be fair to the Giants fans, half the people in Huddersfield were sat in Old Trafford so a low turn out was to be expected.

When watching the games back on TV, the East Stand is looking more empty every time you see it.

After reading over the Giants board it looks like a fair few of there supporters went to Old Trafford for the kiss ball..!

I know no excuse, however they have on some occasions looked like increasing there fan base with the cheap season ticket offers, they are slowly getting better on the road..! Remember a few seasons back there were less than 100 of them...!

As for the south stand very disappointed..! Think sky was a big factor 2..

I realise Kosh.



I personally see it as simply a question of the playing performances. If we were competing on the pitch consistanly and not just raising or game occasionally then all the factors that you mention would be negated. Yes recession is biting, yes some might want to get to the East stand 1 hour before ko and choose a seat, yes it being on a BH might effect it, but regardless of all this and KO date, the stands would be full with a decent team.

For me it will get worse as looking at the shape of next years squad I see no improvement unless that is we get a new c.... but thats not going to happen.

For the MOD you are a Pr##K and you know why

top post, agree entirely

I think after the unbeaten run of 6 the board will be satisfied and keep him until at least the end of season, totally agree with the point about the east stand...!!

As I'm away I can't reallyjustify buying a season ticket..! I now sit in the south stand when we make the trip 2 KC from sunny Norfolk...!

I was one of those who would get there early and get a decent undeserved seat in the east..!

go back to unreserved seating in the east stand and set prices lower instead of over charging the core supporters that go every week and try and get these fans where we where getting 14k+ for these games back.
im sick of going to the kc with only 11k there with the east stand half empty and a crap atmosphere, also what about tv ads i see wakey have been doing it and there have seen some very good crowds for them why not?

Bye.

Did you ban Lucytheconverted also Kosh?

I want her back.

She was ace.

You could have all the TV / Radio advertising that you want, the simple facts are that we have been sold spin over many years now and bought into it. The deal though was a con as the side have under performed massively. Christ we don't even have injuries to fall back on this season.

The money the club have spent on spin could have saved with a decent c....

I actually blame losing Airlie night on KCFM.

agree we have plenty on the radio but not tv, agree about how crap we are on the field but we where much worse back in 2009 but we getting 14k still. like i say back to unreserved seating,bring prices right down.

i think there are two factors, many supporters believe the clubs only ambition is to make money with winning silverware coming a distant second (even though success on the pitch makes money) and the fact that over the last couple of years price rises in everyday essentials has made things like rugby a bigger luxury than it was, people will pick and choose. if you are paying on the day with a couple of kids in tow it's very expensive.

But like fools we bought the spin in 2009, we are no longer buying it. Until we get to a consistant top 4 team I suspect the crowds will deminish or at best stagnate at current levels. I think the BOD are starting to recognise that now or at least should be.

I'm one of those who has stopped attending, and it's not (at least not only) about how good the team is. I started going in the Sharks days, so I was hardly enticed by the good times, and I was a season ticket holder up to and including 2009. I still went every other week for those 2 terrible seasons in the bottom 3, and went to most games of 2010. But it's this team I don't want to see or feel any attachment to, even with a slight upturn in results and apparently performances. They are not 'my team' in the way they always were. I didn't even bother to watch the last 2 home games when they were on Sky, never mind go to the ground, which was a stage I never thought I'd ever get to. I've been growing more apathetic year on year, and have only the slightest shred of interest remaining. The killing blows are the patronisation and spin that come out of the club in recent years, which I feel reveal just how stupid the board must think us fans are if they expect us to swallow it all.

like i say though prices have to come down to say £18-20 as how is £24 goign to incourage anyone to go

Agreed, but sort of understandable with Hudds Town in a play off final less than half the distance away.

Respect

to be fair, our away support was always going to be hampered by the fact that many of the people who would have come over on a friday/saturday chose to either go to old trafford or stay in town and watch both games once it was moved to a sunday.i had already planned to meet a hull supporting friend and stay over on the friday,unfortunately due to other commitments sunday became a no-no for me as it did for many others.
i must admit though i thought the crowd looked very low from seeing on tv,i cant remember seeing so many empty seats in the East stand before.
but despite this and despite the fact that hull fc have been mediocre for the last few years your support is still a credit to you and most of us would love to have that level of support.

I think the likes of these people should have their own forum....Oh wait a minute!!?

Give our following some slack guys.......i was surprised we brought as many as we did due to the fact that 99% of huddersfield's sporting public were at Old Trafford watching HTFC in the play off final or sat in the pubs around Town watching both games.

it was always going to be a poor turnout due to the 12.30 kick off and the clash with the play-off final.
Thought it was a bit unfiar of SKY to make fans choose by showing both games on the same day meaning people with a foot in both camps were obviously going to choose OT over the KC.

I think to be fair to you we have a certain element who will always point to the away following at the KC as some kind of excuse. For that I and many more sane fans can only apologise. For me the day Hull FC start looking towards away following to boost our attendances will be a sad sad day.

The crowds will be causing the board some concern, if we can only get 11,000 for a big game against Hudds while 6 matches unbeaten, how bad are the crowds for Quins, Salford and Catalan going to be?

it is far tool expensive to watch Hull at home, and it is a long time since we have performed consistently well at home.

To be honest, Hudds have always brought duff support and its only over the last 2/3 seasons that their home attendances have risen over 3500'ish.
I've never understood it with them, they are 1hr and half up the motorway, a good side and bring a hat-full of supporters?
The Hudds at Old Trafford does'nt wash, if City were there I know where my loyalties would be - behind the FC (for my sins). We should'nt rely on away support though and there are obviously lots of good reasons why we are losing support- already being said on other posts.

2007 = 7,089
2008 = 7,820
2009 = 7,908
2010 = 7,386