We need an attendance of 11,509 against Worky. No problem.

So why would Fev over egg the attendance last night (unless we'd added the extrat 65 to the gate total)?

Good publicity ? Part of Feisal's PR campaign ?

There's always a reason ......

Cos thats what the RFL want inflated crowds like last Saturday at Wembley there was no way there was a crowd of 78K, I was there and the Club Wembley was 95% empty which holds 10K so theye were saying that there was only 2K empty seats in the rest of Wembley?
Er no chance there were loads of empty seats I estimate the crowd last week was around 68K.
Watching Fev the other night the seated stand was around a 1/3 empty and the terracing was not crowded full so comparing the crowd with when we played there (that seated stand was rammed full) I am pretty certain it was lower but to say the crowd figure they did is good PR for Fev and makes them look bigger than their rivals which is why they do it, not saying our crwods are great but at least they are the true crowd figure.

F4L,

FWIW the crowd on Wednesday of 3890 looked about the same as the Fax game of 3686, yes the Fax part of the that stand was most certainly fuller than it was on Wednesday however for me the terracing was fuller as was the main stand and sponsors bar.

As for it being good PR, that it certainly was, but at our level I am sure that the thoughts of the taxman outways the desire to inflate the gate numbers. If it is a good think to do why haven't all the other clubs been been inflating there crowds?

I know it is hard for people to accept but maybe coming top of the league 3 (maybe 4 now) years has encouraged a lot of the old faithful back (and some new supporters too). The the work that Paul Taylor put in to promote the game for the two weeks leading up to it was outstanding. I wish we had another 10 people working as hard promoting our club.

Now is the hard bit, to get those suppoters comming back for every game.

It may now be unlikely that Fev and Fax play again this year, which is a shame because I always enjoy our games, good atmosphereand great games to watch. On top of which I'll be missing out on a beer with some very good pople. However when we do play each other again, please look me up because I'll be more than happy to stand you a beer and chew all the fat about RL.

Good luck in the play-offs.

Agreed. Due to poor recruitment we just dont have the same zip to our game.

I do fancy us to beat Sheffield though if results go as they should on Sunday. I think they have hit a dip in form at just the wrong time.

It's going to be a brave un that backs against the eagles. I get where you're coming from GFB, and yes they towed v Hunslet.
But Aston is a tenacious little b'stard.... I just can't see him letting one of his teams slide.... he's just not that sort of coach.
Good side sheff. Any team playing them will have to be at their very best.
I just hope we haven't played our hand too early.... which is always a risk

We missed Mitch Stringer on Wednesday. And Patch Walker getting injured so early in the game took a lot of the variation out of our play.

Get a few players injured at the wrong time and any team will have a "dip in form".

Tell us about it, we lost Scott Murrell before we played Fev at home then Thackeray during the Leigh away game, Scott is back but his hand is not right. Fev seem luckier than most with injuries especially Finn who never gets injured!

Somebody probably needs to tackle him, then he might struggle. But don't think his dinner jacket has need a clean for a few seasons.

Saves Rhino watching the dvd i suppose, thanks for the heads-up.

I'd be surprised if it does but you're welcome.

Just out of curiosity, who gives all the penalties away when Stringer's unavailable ?

We don't give a lot of penalties away. We're very much on the plus side this year.

Ya did t'other night!!

Everyone knows the RFL like to favour the M62 corridor clubs, Robin. They don't like us development clubs winning things.



Hardly overwhelming, anyway, was it ? And you obviously can't count the last penalty. Clear error.

Of course richie boy.... of course!

Maybe if you'd actually develop then they would like you? I'll never forget 1998 as the first year that Wembley was only two thirds full. Don't think its been full since. Looking forward to a crowd of 1200 on Friday night with 1000 fax fans.

If you actually develop, you will get my support. For the last 10 years tho you have been a waste of sunday afternoon/Thursday evening/Friday t time (or when every you can find somewhere to play).

Can i ask why the 1000 Sheffield fans who attend all the home games dont come to any match with
Halifax.

Would not supprise me if they chose to play games at midnight on a monday, would not affect the crowd from a home perpesctive only mean away fans could not get there.

The RFL obviously like them, where does their money come, they can deny it as much as they want but?

250 came to the Shay to watch the NRF, the other 750 were at Meadowhall.
Norh Wales Crusaders brought more, Skolars brought more, and the half time entertainment brought more.



At least at Doom Valley on Friday we won't have to be near the Directors box like at Bramall Lane, listening to all those vitreous (football) Eagles for a day supporters.

Typo corrected HJ

I heard Sheffield Eagles also make pigs smoke and feed beefburgers to swans

That's a myth. Look at the record books.

There's a lot of bitter folk on this forum.