Re: Season Ticket Sales 2015 - All clubs : Thu Jan 29, 2015 1:57 pm  

Nostalgia was a lot better in the old days

Re: Season Ticket Sales 2015 - All clubs : Thu Jan 29, 2015 2:12 pm  

Wire Yed wrote:

Nostalgia was a lot better in the old days

Nostalgia isn't what it used to be

Re: Season Ticket Sales 2015 - All clubs : Thu Jan 29, 2015 3:31 pm  

Wires71 wrote:

maybe "the product" is not as exciting as it could be. Time will tell.

The overall standard of fitness and athleticism is obviously much higher than it used to be, and we do still see some very talented players, but I'm inclined to agree that the 'product' isn't as exciting as it could be. I think there is a real dearth of characters and 'showmen', for want of a better word, amongst modern players. There used to be loads - Hanley, Offiah, Davies, Edwards, Holding, Gill, Boyd, Sorensen, Andy Gregory, Harry Pinner, Bobby Goulding, etc. Since Briers retired I'd be hard-pushed to name any player who shows any sort of 'personality' out on the pitch these days. Maybe Ryan Bailey

Re: Season Ticket Sales 2015 - All clubs : Thu Jan 29, 2015 4:44 pm  

Vespid_Wire wrote:

Nostalgia isn't what it used to be

Strictly speaking 'nostalgia' means 'longing for another place' ( not 'another time' ) but I guess he means Wilderspool.....................

Re: Season Ticket Sales 2015 - All clubs : Thu Jan 29, 2015 6:27 pm  

Vespid_Wire wrote:

but don't knock a sport that is growing and is certainly NOT on the way out.

Isn't this the thrust of the argument though that the game is not growing. Average attendances are down for most teams and across the league in general.The number of teams in the top flight of Northern Hemisphere Rugby League has reduced also by 2 teams (14%). Attendances at the "Magic" events has also decreased. In terms of geographical spread and expansion SL has diminished with the loss of a Welsh and London team in the top flight.

I fail to see the growth in those statistics.

Re: Season Ticket Sales 2015 - All clubs : Thu Jan 29, 2015 6:55 pm  

yes but a few out of shape exiled northerners pull on a kit in hemel hempstead and coventry so don't worry about dwindling attendances. The game is booming

Re: Season Ticket Sales 2015 - All clubs : Thu Jan 29, 2015 8:00 pm  

A unified comp in the USA and more and more countries are taking up the sport.

Yeah, RL is growing.

Re: Season Ticket Sales 2015 - All clubs : Thu Jan 29, 2015 8:48 pm  

Vespid_Wire wrote:

We can try and debate why season ticket sales are down but the stone-cold truth is that it's because we haven't won a trophy since 2012.

We peaked at over 8000 ST's in 2012 and have been slipping down since, GF defeats pushing people away.

Rest assured, should we be successful this season, we'll reach over 8000 again.

bet we dont....

Re: Season Ticket Sales 2015 - All clubs : Thu Jan 29, 2015 9:36 pm  

Fantastic thread. Five pages of people discussing something about which they have absolutely no reliable information. Absolutely pointless.

Re: Season Ticket Sales 2015 - All clubs : Thu Jan 29, 2015 9:41 pm  

Teessidewire wrote:

Fantastic thread. Five pages of people discussing something about which they have absolutely no reliable information. Absolutely pointless.

Preseason.