was never a fan of their entry when they were at the don valley

it looks like the move to brammal lane is getting some great crowds

do they have a backer?

potentially a very good place to expand to

and lets ignore the whole we tried it before, lets not try it again nonsense

expand to another part of yorkshire is fine by me

heaps of hurdles inc fanbase and money to overcome. As one of the manjor cities in the country and close for travelling fans in tehory they should have potential but if they can get 7,000+ fans regularly and find 3million income is very doubtful.

they gotten some great crowds now where they are in the championship so if they can stablize at 3000 or more and find a backer they would have some chance

Don Valley was a worse view than the old (Brisbane) ANZ/QEII Stadium.

BL was always a better choice for RL.

Having said that, the Eagles had some pretty decent crowds over the years.

I dont think RL will ever be more than the #3 sport in Sheffield (Football reigns supreme and Ice Hockey is very popular as well) but if they can get the public interested I feel they could be pushing for a license in 2015.

They've already got a couple players who could play SL imo, Menzie Yere was superb in the cup against Wigan.

Yere is an excellent player.

As London have proved time and time again, fans aren't the big factor that some think. A backer is what Sheffield need....someone willing to underwrite about 1,000,000 a year for a few years until they can get to the 7k/8k Gates that make a SL club viable.

and of course sheffield would be an excellent expansion being away from the heartlands, big well recongnized city.

and please dont tell me its part of the heartlands

the RFL sure will have some interesting franchise candidates down the track.

shoudn't we be pushing for more mainland european team to make up the numbers in the ESL?
that way,sheffield & everyone else would have a level playing in a british league with P&R.

At least they have a fighting chance at BL. DVS was the pits. If they can start getting 2k regularly then who knows?

why cant we have both

if french clubs can get their own tv deal so as not to dilute the sky money then it can happen

No

Yes the 1100 against Batley and 900 against Toulouse is massive. SL certs.

Getting 1k regularly would be a good start. The £7 offer they're running at Bramall Lane seems like a smart idea - crowds seem to be up by at least a couple of hundred over what they'd have got at Don Valley.

2900 vs wigan and another over 2000

thanks for quoting the lowest crowds, its the sign of a weak argument

as it currently stands theyre a long way down the pecking order.
They havent even 'ticked the box' so are behind 3 clubs already

And you quoting the two highest. Yes very week.. from the five games at bramall lane average is 1854. The Wigan away support inflating that average. Truley epic get them in SL.

You do amuse me sometimes, Dally. Never one to see the hypocrisy on your own argument



Just in case you can't comprehend what I mean...

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hey i said it was something to work from, i didnt say they got it for every game

think about it for a bit and get back to me if you need help

yeah its a week to week thing, truley

Arguement shredded, pick up on typo's... Fair enough.

For what its worth I hope Sheffield get it together at bramall lane. Its the best stadium in the division and the little quirks of having a big screen showing the game with replays of tries is very novel for games not on TV not just our league but any league bar Catalan I think?

They just seem to be struggling to pull in the crowds and are not as good as you suggested. Maybe next season when they have settled back into their new home might the crowds pick up.

hey close to 2000 is very good from my point of view.

taking out wigan and toulose (highest and lowest) and its still got potential which was my point.

and i dont think theyll be ready next time.

You should probably learn to spell "truly" before picking up on the mistakes of others; dim ocker.

2000 at that level is good. Not many clubs that have been promoted drew alot more than 2000 leading up to their promotion push.