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tad rhino wrote:

yes they look very good. young viera was outstanding. mates a Newcastle regular and he reckons we are better than them at this moment. they are rubbish without shelvey

Well considering Leeds only picked up 4 points from their first 6 games then over the next 20 matches we've probably picked up more points than anybody else. I thought Newcastle & Brighton would be too far ahead to catch and was happy with a playoff place but for the first time I think we might be able to get top 2. More likely catching Newcastle than Brighton who still look strong. If we can keep close to Newcastle for a while they then have a tough run of fixtures at the start of March - away to Hudds & Reading (midweek the latter) and home to Fulham in the space of 7 days. Could be the period that we can catch/overtake them if they don't fair well in that week.

15th April Newcastle vs Leeds, 5th game from the end of the season, could be massive.

Could the return of interest and enthusiasm for the soccer team impact on Rhinos attendances I wonder?

William Eve wrote:

Could the return of interest and enthusiasm for the soccer team impact on Rhinos attendances I wonder?

quite possibly but not by much

It didn't when Yorkshire started winning again. It would be great to see LUFC in the top flight again.

rhino65 wrote:

It didn't when Yorkshire started winning again. It would be great to see LUFC in the top flight again.

There's little cross-over between YCCC and Leeds Rhinos even when one or the other is successful.

You wouldn't swap one for the other.

Entirely different demographics which do not mix.

Cricket = A,B,C1
Rugby League = C2,D,E

Not even T20 bash which appeals to some C2's and a sprinking of D's (if they obtain a free ticket) would see anyone switching from Leeds Rhinos to Yorkshire Vikings.

Pretty much the same for RL and football.

William Eve wrote:

There's little cross-over between YCCC and Leeds Rhinos even when one or the other is successful.

You wouldn't swap one for the other.

Entirely different demographics which do not mix.

Cricket = A,B,C1
Rugby League = C2,D,E

Not even T20 bash which appeals to some C2's and a sprinking of D's (if they obtain a free ticket) would see anyone switching from Leeds Rhinos to Yorkshire Vikings.

I'm a season ticket holder for both but you'll never see me watching Leeds Utd in the flesh.

rhino65 wrote:

Pretty much the same for RL and football.

Soccer used to be the same demographic as RL but not nearly as much these days. Not since ABC1's occupied most of the seats which only they can afford. C2DE's get most of their soccer fix off TV as they can just about afford that.

All elite sports fans are in the same boat.