Point taken Leeds did win the cup however while an increase was expectable 25% in 1 go is a bit much, bare in mind you won the cup in 1999 and finished a close 3rd but then lost 800 fans in 2000...

Results for 2004 can't really count for improved 2004 attendences directly as unless they significantly increased towards the end of the season to inflate the averages fans where there "before" the dominance so to speak, 2005 figures would be a more realistic comparison to 2004 dominance.

But as i said previously it is far from definitive and I don't believe it was purely a footballing issue, without asking every extra fan why they came its all speculation and regardless Leeds are still the torch bearers for SL attendances.

I know several teams will have United fans but I'll bet its more Rhino's than Hull or Cas. Nothing been forgotten, I've made no reference to Leeds Rhino's shirts at Old Trafford because I have not criticised their attendances nor their total number of fans, in fact I've said they are the torch bearers - at Old Tafford last year it was a Blue wash no doubt about who had/has most fans.

Some could then question just how much work in 2004 was as a result of Leeds United's demise, that it was the reason the Rhino's had such a significant push, however as I say the figures I used are what other people use rightly or wrongly - not me i might add, I was only showing them as why fans mention it, when in reality it is impossible to be accurate how much if any affect it actually had

Appeal dismissed, 3 game ban stands.

EDIT: Already mentioned by RhinoNeil.

Bit shocked it didn't come down to 2 - strange that the RFL get a backbone for a player without a poor history.

Inconsistency again.

kirkstaller get that picture removed,its enough to make you vomit

It's cost him another £200 as well to cover the cost of the appeal.

Not forgetting folks that the previous list was incomplete as it didn't include all SL seasons, only those where Leeds have finished ahead on the Attendance League table in response to Soprano's point re Leeds United.

Here therefore is the complete list for Leeds over the SL Era: +/=#FF0000- % on previous season

1996 ….. 12(11) ….. 8,581 …..
1997 ….. 12(11) ….. 10,998 ….. 28%
1998 ….. 12(11) ….. 12,164 ….. 11%
1999 ….. 14(15) ….. 13,482 ….. 11%
2000 ….. 12(14) ….. 12,674 ….. =#FF0000-6%
2001 ….. 12(14) ….. 12,881 ….. 2%
2002 ….. 12(14) ….. 12,157 ….. =#FF0000-6%
2003 ….. 12(14) ….. 12,846 ….. 6%
2004 ….. 12(14) ….. 16,028 ….. 25%
2005 ….. 12(14) ….. 17,012 ….. 6%
2006 ….. 12(14) ….. 15,677 ….. =#FF0000-8%
2007 ….. 12(13) ….. 17,558 ….. 12%
2008 ….. 12(13) ….. 17,043 ….. =#FF0000-3%
2009 ….. 14(13) ….. 15,774 ….. =#FF0000-7%

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With only Les Catalans still to visit Headingley:

2010 ….. 14(13) ….. 15,372 ….. =#FF0000-3%

A steady decline year on year since Coach McClennan took over from Coach Smith.

no problem with the ban,he deserved it. my anger is the fact you see others get away with shocking 'tackles' with only a letter issued. you see shockers week in week out with nothing done.
i'm all for stronger discipline but you need consistency

Why should he?

I think the Cas lot will love it.

She looks like that scary women from the 80s who didn’t do too well in this part of the country..

If there is a bright side it wouldnt of cost much in petrol

In a perverse way I think it might have been better for us and Carl had he being sent off.

That and has previous record might have seen him get a 'sending off sufficient'?

I've thought for some time now that disciplinary action and the length of any ban depends on whether or not the 'incident' was during a live Sky game and how the commentators react to the 'incident' which usually has a direct corrolation to how much public outcry there is amongst RL fans to the 'incident'

I think Carl had no chance of reducing his ban such was the public outcry to the 'incident'

Personally I thought it was a bad challenge that probably looked a lot worse than it was and given that Ganson was in charge and how he's never afraid to show the red card,I said straight away to our group that he was going to get sent off.

I look forward to the next bad looking 'incident' on sky to see how Stevo & Co react and what public outcry results

you are right, why havn't more Leeds whinos been disciplined like Keith Senior and Ryan Bailey and many others over time ???????????????????????????

Any chance of getting that in English rather than Uggggggg?

Justice prevails.

Which makes a change.

Lets hope it prevails the next time O'loughlin or Tompkins hit someone high or late or the latter drops with his knees in the tackle.

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Come back when you have a quarter of the honours won by the most famous Rugby Club in the world.
What did Sinfield say tonight. Leeds had gone thirty something years without winning a major trophy.

That will never be said about Wigan.

When you get anywhere near this please post again.
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I've seen Wigan win more in my lifetime than Leeds have won in their entire history

That's fantastic, no really. But that had no relevance to his comment, and also none of your current team have any achievements in a Wigan shirt as of yet.

Yes Rouges all bought and paid for by mr lindsey not a wigan youngster to be found anywhere near the first team in the ninties, sorry maybe a couple !! oh and sorry a team of antipodeans as usua pretty similar to the way it is going now.

Just review the rhinos acadamy winning 3 grand finals on the trot something wigan will only ever dream off !!!!!!

Edited for accuracy.

Still clinging to the past glories of an unequal comp and brown bags full of notes changing hands!
Oh and comeback when you have'nt disgraced our great sport with sly and underhand methods of cheating the system.
As proud as your history is it's still tarnished by that slimeball Lyndsay and his lack of honesty.

It's good to see primary school is out for summer.

Ellery Hanley, Lee Crooks, Gary Schofield, Shaun Wane, Andy Gregory, Alan Tait etc etc.
How much did they cost you?

What did they win with Leeds?

We've just won 3 in a row and you're banging on about our old players!

Still can't remember Leeds having to go, cap-in-hand, to a major supermarket and sell off their greatest asset because they'd mortgaged their future, by spending more than they could generate.

Does your "lifetime of watching Wigan" include the reasons for the introduction of the salary cap?