Correct john and trust me i'm no fan of constant friday night games, so why do we bend over backwards for the sponsors when it really does affect the gate? What do they have that sheffield eagles need so much so that they will sacrifice a loss in gate money

its probably down to the lack of sponsors available. When you actually look at the numbers that may not turn up on Friday that would on Sunday and include away supporters in that, it could be 200-300 fans per match x £15 its £3k -£4.5k in Gate revenue per game not including other spends. times that by 15 games its £45k - £67k in lost gate money, plus a minimum of £15k on food drink purchases.
That's between £60k-£80k minimum in lost revenue. I know that main sponsors at this level probably pay between £10k & £20k as a main sponsor so really the club are cutting their own throats really if they are letting a sponsor dictate what night they play and they are losing nearly 4 times the amount that sponsor pays because of it.......Only in Rugby league

The point you miss is that we're all in the same ****.

We've never had a crowd. You had one and lost it. You should be more worried than us.

Strangely enough, my thoughts entirely.

Sponsors definitely prefer Friday nights. Straight from the office to the game, just in time for some snap, watch the game, job's a good 'un. Sunday - takes all day and they don't work Sundays.

Wouldn't argue with your 200-300 but there's VAT to take out, so it's more like £2.5k - £3.75k a game, say £40k over a season plus £0k for the burgers and beer because DVS keep all that.

Sponsorship is profitable but I just think you need to build a crowd if you're going anywhere.

More punters = more gate money = more secondary spend = more ability to sell yourself to sponsors = more press coverage = more punters = etc etc

I don't know where their money comes from, never really thought about it and in the whole scheme of things does it matter? I am more concerned about where Fax's revenue is coming from and how poor our gates are at the moment. How can Fax maximise their gates and all other streams of revenue to make sure that we, not only survive but compete at the top, that should be our concern, knowing where Sheffield get their money from is not going to change our situation!

One question we should be asking is, who are the player scouts at Sheffield??? I think their player recruitment over the last few years has been excellent both overseas and domestic. Picking up players like Menzi Yere, Quentin Laulu-Togagae, Misi Taulapapa but also players like Jack Howieson from Student Rugby League show they have some keen eyes on the player market. They really impress me in that respect.

No you. miss the point, we have had a crowd and we can get it back.

I will however hand it back to you as you always like the last word.
We have gone off topic so , over to you.

I would say less than 2.5k - 3.75k taking into account free kids season tickets etc
I agree they need to think about building a fan base for the reasons you've put but the moral of the story is sponsors are king at sheffield and are paying a large portion of our outgoings, Its no secret we've had good sponsors for quite a while it's catch 22 we're dependent on them

If anyone wonders where sheffield gets its money from this would be a good place to start

Have a safe trip down tomorrow night fax fans

Got to say Sheffield is a football city and whilst you have done brilliant on the crowds you have I can never see them ever getting big enough to justify a place in SL, it failed before even after a fantastic win at Wembley (I was there a great day that).
I think the reason you have done as well as you have is good management (Halifax take note) and a man who is Sheffield through and through in Mark Aston, when he goes you will drop like a stone I think.