Saw the brief highlights today and were it not for the large number of Wire fans Hudds crowd would have been dire too.

Has the Magic weekend broken up the momnetum of the season, and more importantly did the expense of Edinburgh stop fans from going this weekend?

Nothing to do with Magic weekend. Attendances are always shocking at this stage of the Cup, always have been. It's not a big deal really.

One of worst games i have ever seen and as for the crowd it was like watching Huddersfield when they play on tv

So well done, you managed to attract almost twice as many as Crusaders in an attractive repeat of last years final.

All crowds are well down, Crusaders shouldn't be ripped for that. They have yet to build up a strong fanbase, and games like this will not be a draw for the casual Wrexham fan.

Let's judge them at the end of the year, because the fans will come out once they play games against the local teams.

The attendance at Hudds yesterday was 6,671 which is a fair bit more than 'almost twice as many'.

Whats Hudderfields Average attendanace for this season ?

Earlier I clearly asked what the home following was.

Had Crusaders had the benefit of around 3k Wire fans then the crowd would have looked decent and nobody would have really questioned anything.

over 8000

giants play in a 25000 seater stadium, if the crowd of 6671 was played at castleford, salford or wakefields grounds nobody would have really questioned anything

8327

The reason I brought it up was nothing to do with how it looked yesterday, it was due to you criticising Crusaders for their low crowd, when actually your support was very low too.

i do not think that attendances are the be all and end all but if they do not start to pick up then financially they will quickly become untenable.

in the first season away fans will make the trip for novelty value, however after that and especially in the economic climate some fans will have to pick and choose their away fixtures

london, catalans and crusaders away is a big financial layout.

likewise this explains the poor support these teams take away from home.

understandable really, just a consequence of expansion

I wonder if anyone who flicked over by accident enjoyed a good comeback in the second half and an close finish, or sat counting the crowd?

Exactly! The Crusaders fans made loads of noise and the action was firmly focused on the pitch.

the crowd is already forgotten the result will be all anyone remembers.

ill have to remember these replies when somebody starts spouting about giants crowds then

So given how long Huddersfield have had to grow the game compared to Crusaders you only got 1800 more for a game only available on subscription TV rather than free to air, well done numpty

I was there, hugely enjoyable afternoon and a really good atmosphere that I hope came across well on the telly. Whoever decided that there were 1,800 there must have left their glasses at home as the stand under the gantry was very well populated (central two blocks didn't have an empty seat between them, and plenty more besides) while it was reasonably busy where we were sat opposite the cameras; would have said at least 2,500 there if not more.

Was great to speak to some locals who were hugely enthusiastic about our game and my mate and I enjoyed the trip so much that we're planning on going to their next game as well - the club shop and ticketing set up etc is pretty impressive, the ground itself is far better than I imagined and all in all it was a pleasant experience that I will certainly be looking to repeat, well done (Cru Cru) Crusaders.

Erm, no.

They got 4,800 more and their game was also on the BBC and free to air.

on the first point the comparison is home fans
on the second point

Honestly right, who cares? Who is actually interested in this other than you and some other weirdos who seem desperate to put the game down at every opportunity?

A crowd of 1,800 is appalling.

We also must bear in mind that the Crusaders have won a few games this season and haven't been doing so bad. So how low would the crowds go, if they were as bad as they were last season in South Wales ?

That doesn't bear thinking about !

I agree, the fact that they get this sort of attendance every week and no other Super League clubs have seen drastic drops in crowd figures for this round of the Challenge Cup clearly shows there's something seriously wrong there.

wow some of the people on here are so jealous.

crusaders are in SL and it looks like theyll be there for a long time yet

Quins managed to get a crowd (3,381) over their seasons average (3176) gate to date? Can't imagine many Saints fans travelled down as they have already played at the stoop this year and had to fork out for jockland last week, so maybe there are a fair few ex-pat Saints fans in the London area.