just watchin this game anyone noticed the crowd shocking and this is 2 super league clubs what a laugh the rfl is

Good 2nd half.

oh so so so gutted that they lost to a drop

1817 attendance according to Sportinglife - even Quins got more than that!

Vey enjoyable game I thought.

Regarding the attendance it was boosted by two Leythers who I spotted right at the end in Leigh shirts and the obligatary red and white scarves.

I know most SL fans don't seem to bother with the CC till the semis, but that is shocking. From their much publicised 10000 crowd for their first game it has declined steadily in the last three games to 4000 and now this.

A competition we are no longer in , so of no relevance to us

2nd half was, 1st half seemed very flat although there was a severe lack of atmosphere which doesnt help

couldnt give a stuff about the attendance TBH a good game advert for RL and was it not Matt who was one of the Leigh fans?

yes agree it was a gud game the point was that that the rfl in there wisdom gave both the teams a super league spot and the crowd was less then 2000 what gud is that for our game

What on earth makes you think it belongs to us ? , It belongs to the person who bought it , a certain Mr Murdoch I believe

thats why i couldnt give a stuff about the attendance (or lack of it) that tick the box only applies to us flatcap teams

Indeed it was!



I can categorically state that the 'official' attendance is absolute tosh, there was easily close to 3,000 there...EASILY. And the atmosphere mustn't have carried over well on telly because it was a really enjoyable one at the ground, far better than I expected.

A very pleasant afternoon, it must be said - very welcoming home fans in the pub next door who, to a man, who incredibly knowledgable and enthusiastic about RL and, personally, I just think it's ace to hear proper Welsh born and bred follow our game with such dedication (spoke to one guy who only started going this season after previously just watching the games on telly - including Championship, it must be said - and has only missed two Crusaders games home and away all season)

Great game, no idea where the 1000 figure came from, on one shot from the end you could see that both sides had a good number on.

Matt.... you used to be able to sneak into the ground from The Turf at one time, I'll bet they've killed that one off now...

Think that one will have long since gone with the new stand being built. Good ground to go to though, certainly summat different (and even the Welsh can get a roof on their grounds before the Yorkshiremen!)

obviously no FREE tickets on offer, bless.

i think the crowds will be ok for them, especially now they have jarrod sammut on board..........

the term " crowd pleaser " springs to mind, he looks the real deal this lad!!

It's a sad reflection on the sport that a thread about a really good cup game is, rather inevitably, dominated by comments about the attendance.

I'm quite happy to see RL of any level, played in front of any number of fans, on the TV at any time.

And as for the use of the word "our" yes it is OUR sport. The only reason SKY fund the game is because fans want to watch it; the only reason sponsors fund the game is that fans will buy into their product. RL (and particularly SL) may be dominated by money but without the fans there's no money.

I'm delighted when any RL fan uses the phrase "our game" and not because it means he (or we) own it - when people refer to Leigh as "our town" does that mean they own it?!?

yesterdays game was a delight to watch with a thrilling ending! 2 poor teams but they played some great rugby at times. did nobody see me and matt on telly??
there was at least 3,000 on ! obviously fixing the gates so catalans dont get much of the shared gate.
crusaders half back looked really good apart from recieving the ball back after scoring.

Mentioned earlier in the thread mate

must of missed it!! haha

Come on Ste get up to speed.

im at work so im missing out posts and reading the last few before i get caught lol

That makes at least 3 Leythers there supporting the Cru. Saw you two after the match. Exciting times to be a Leyther in Wales. Cru v Pies Sat 22 - come on down!

You should have said hello to us! Definitely thinking about going to the Wigan game.