1st vs 3rd in a major cup semi final and this is all that we can attract?

And people still moan about a lack of press coverage etc.........

Play the match in a bigger stadium?

But the 10638 people inside the stadium saw a great game of Rugby League in a fine stadium with a great,friendly atmosphere - that is what this sport is all about !!!!!

Eh?!



It wasn't a sell-out, so what would be the point?

Congrats for yesterday. Reckon you'll take more then 6000 this time then?!

by your calculator or the official one





i think we may push 7,000 this time !!

Same thing.



Reckon you might push 10,000, but can see 30,000 Wire turning out tbh.

Officially we took 13000 to Twickers.

haha keep going pal !!
we'll be nearer 20,000 than 10 this time !!

Fair play if so.



Was a great game yesterday, and though I thought a Hudds v Wire Final sounded bad, having thought about it I can see it being a superb match and it's a refreshing change.

more empty spaces?

for all Hudds have acheived on and off the field this year, their turnout yesterday was very poor.

RL fans are way too bothered about attendances. It's as if they are morew bothered about them then the actually game itself

WE should be saying/hoping each team takes over 20000 down to wembley all decked out in primrose n blue/ claret n yellow. it would look great on tv if they both wear thier home kits.

On the kit subject, reckon there will be lots of neutrals at the final - both clubs need to think of ways to get the neutrals into their colours - even if it's only taping kit-couloured paper tabards onto speccies as they go in.

I say this time and time again, attendances make no difference to the quality of the game.

fair enough, 10K isn't very good for a semi final but it felt like more from position I was wedged into in the main stand.

Just because the World Snooker Final only gets 1000 people in the room, doesn't mean it's any less important, same goes for many things in life.

The games should of been either a double header at the city of manchester stadium to try and fill it.

Or

A triple header at Twickers along with a quins league game to try and promote the game down there. Quins RU did a game there and got over 60,00.

Or

A triple header at the millennium stadium with a Celtic league game to promote the game down there. There was a RU semi there not long ago and it was nearly full.


To people who say attendances are all RL fans care about, well it is what will make the game grow. We are miles behind some sports. We used to get big crowds so we should now. Its a massive part of our sport.

I used to fret over the fact that more people weren't attracted to the Greatest Game until a mate of mine put it in a nutshell for me.

He was referring to all the people in the South not getting on board with London (as they were at the time) but its applicable anywhere....if they haven't got the gumption to see just what drama and quality they're missing then its their problem not a rugby league's.

Sure, we need to strive for bigger crowds, better sponsorship, media coverage and all that goes with it...but the bottom line is that there were two fantastic Cup matches this weekend that simply could be surpassed for sporting theatre.

We have a thriving Super League - so so much better than guessing which of four teams might win the footy comp for instance or watching a sport in which you pay for five days and get only three

- and the Championship is in an unbelievably healthy state in terms of equality and producing great games, too.

Let us crack on with what we do so well and if only all the true fans would rally round for the rep' games at the end of the year we needn't worry about those who refuse to acknowledge what we have, which is uniquely special.

After the two semis at the weekend I feel more positive about the game than for years. We have a wonderful product and should never take that for granted.

No no no. The Peoples Final is all about wearing your own team's kit. Just love seeing if you can spot a shirt from every team in the league.

Strangely enough the hardest one to find every year is a Harlequins shirt!!

So how many did the Giants take to Twickers?

I'd expect around 20k from Wire. Maybe they'll stick around after, too?

Last year I walked into the spoons pub round the corner from the stadium and counted 28 different club shirts from this country. Also people wearing SOO shirts and England, Aus, NZ and France shirts and also a scotland shirt and some other NRL shirts, it was brilliant. That it was it unique about our sport. For the community shield final on sunday I am pretty sure the only time the fans were allowed to see each other is accross the stadium.

Apparently we took 13,000 to Twickenham, I expect quite a bit more this year.