Re: Great support : Mon Mar 15, 2010 9:25 am  

Jake the Peg wrote:

Impressive considering we've had about 1500 away fans in total so far.

And interesting that RL attracts more fans in the development area of N Wales than the RL hotbed of east hull

Yes because that's really going to last isn't it. Their early good crowds will have been boosted by:

- Novelty
- Freebies/promotions/discounts etc
- Good away support from you guys
- Good away support from Leeds

It'll all wear off in good time.

Re: Great support : Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:59 am  

Roofs wrote:

Yes because that's really going to last isn't it. Their early good crowds will have been boosted by:

- Novelty
- Freebies/promotions/discounts etc
- Good away support from you guys
- Good away support from Leeds

It'll all wear off in good time.

Does that explain the fall in your crowds?

Re: Great support : Mon Mar 15, 2010 11:07 am  

Hull Kingston Convicts wrote:

Does that explain the fall in your crowds?

Presumably

Neither us, Leeds, nor Crusaders have been there yet.

Re: Great support : Mon Mar 15, 2010 11:09 am  

Hull Kingston Convicts wrote:

And Rovers still loosing £35k per week

So we will be losing £1.8 million quid this year will we?

Don't make things up

Re: Great support : Mon Mar 15, 2010 11:33 am  

MrPhilb wrote:

So we will be losing £1.8 million quid this year will we?

Don't make things up

Hudgill "we need 10,000 to break even"

8,000 crowds, a shortfall of 2,000. Average price £18,

2,000 x 18 = £36,000

Re: Great support : Mon Mar 15, 2010 11:36 am  

So we play at home every week for 52 weeks then do we?

Re: Great support : Mon Mar 15, 2010 11:50 am  

MrPhilb wrote:

So we play at home every week for 52 weeks then do we?

Is your stadium busy 52 weeks a year?

Re: Great support : Mon Mar 15, 2010 11:52 am  

Hull Kingston Convicts wrote:

Is your stadium busy 52 weeks a year?

could have car boot sales for 30 odd weeks

Re: Great support : Mon Mar 15, 2010 11:55 am  

Philb is quite right your calculations are way off HKC.

Re: Great support : Mon Mar 15, 2010 12:01 pm  

hullbg wrote:

Philb is quite right your calculations are way off HKC.

Times the £36k by 13 home games, it comes to £468,000 which is what they have lost each year for the last 2