exactly

So my number from a club official at a community meeting 2 weeks ago is hearsay but a few hundred more isn't? Isn't it all hearsay? i expect people to tell the truth... Silly me.

No Jools, the point is both number come from "club officials" and neither are probably close to accurate. Neither "club official" will actually know the numbers and certainly neither should be bandying them about.

A quick look on the Giants website at the available seats shows that in the Brittannia Stand alone there are 2432 seats taken up, over 1000 on the Media Stand and 2300 in the Direct Golf Stand

so...5700 so far by my reckoning

perhaps the 1800 was for one stand?

Don't forget that sections of the stadium are kept empty for press,advertising and corporate tickets- for instance the section behind the dugouts are reserved for such. I'm not sure why you think the numbers shouldn't be made public- why should it be a secret?

Yes I know that. But a section behind the dugouts doesn't account for the difference between 1800 and 5700

As for keeping them secret there is such a thing as business confidentiality
The moment a business starts being precise about things they hold themselves up to scrutiny and tie their own hands in regards to marketing

But yet we keep being told if we want to know something we only have to ask......
I really do hope you are right and the figure is nearer 6000, lets hope we have a flying season that gets the fans flocking in.
Talking to a couple today one is Wigan fan one saints (kids split too-bet that gets tasty on derby day!) she is a Wigan fan and wasn't too confident about their season-reckons they may struggle to get in top four she feels they have a good pack but inexperienced half back pairing and reckons teams will close down Sam and they will struggle. He was more confident that saints would have a good season building on last year. I think we have strengthened well and providing the players don't bottle out this year we could do well.

I agree Jools about the prospects for our season

And it's all well and good asking, just don't ask what might be commercially sensitive

Quote ="Durham Giant"Maybe you want to reassess your views about NB being an unmitigated disaster for us. [uI said at the end of the season that NB had left us in an almighty hole because of the disaster of a season we had and how it would affect season ticket sales.[/u viewtopic.php?f=26&t=537658&tsmp=1353245829 about 6 posts down. I was right. [uNB royally effed us over with his disaster of planning and now we are sowing the consequences of what he left us[/u. Having our worst season when it was clear season ticket prices would have to go up has royally screwed the club over. Makes the Eden decision easier to understand. This season coming will be a watershed for the club. Unless we have a good season to stabilise things we will be screwed as the decline will only get worse ( not helped by Town doing well). If we have another season like the last one then the club can look forward to terminal decline. Now is the time for the supporters club to focus it's energys on working with the club to promote the club to make sure it can keep going.'" Classic!

Quote ="Durham Giant"Maybe you want to reassess your views about NB being an unmitigated disaster for us. [uI said at the end of the season that NB had left us in an almighty hole because of the disaster of a season we had and how it would affect season ticket sales.[/u viewtopic.php?f=26&t=537658&tsmp=1353245829 about 6 posts down. I was right. [uNB royally effed us over with his disaster of planning and now we are sowing the consequences of what he left us[/u. Having our worst season when it was clear season ticket prices would have to go up has royally screwed the club over. Makes the Eden decision easier to understand. This season coming will be a watershed for the club. Unless we have a good season to stabilise things we will be screwed as the decline will only get worse ( not helped by Town doing well). If we have another season like the last one then the club can look forward to terminal decline. Now is the time for the supporters club to focus it's energys on working with the club to promote the club to make sure it can keep going.'" Classic!

Why is it a classic?

It's an epic rant based on ever more increasingly inaccurate "info"
But other than that I'd tend to agree with him to an extent

NB did leave us in a bad position because of his poor planning and management and the very poor second half of the season has made many people question their renewals

Special christmas pack now available for kids getting season tickets, £15 includes a steeden soft ball, calendar, and drinks cup! They've done these before though not for a while!

I'll be getting my lads season ticket this week and adding the away vouchers this time round even though most of the away fixtures are on a very family unfriendly times on a friday night!

Not from Huddersfield (or even Yorkshire) but a Giants supporter for these past ten years.
Love the club and go to all the games and it's become an enormous and significant part of my life. However, I'm always surprised at the lack of interest in the club from most Huddersfield Folk who - when expressing any interest in sport - seem far more interested in what's going on at Town. I find this frustrating to say the least..
From talking to those around me in our seats towards the latter end of last season, it seemed apparant that many were not going to renew and that we could be facing a huge fall-away in support.
I hope that doesn't prove to be the case but I fear that it may.

My other half and I have re-newed

Wigan and hull alone almost cover the cost of the kids away ticket- you will defo get your money's worth!

Know what you mean,guarantee if in pub with Giants shirt on waiting for the rest to arrive,some bloke will come up and say 'who's t'Giants playing today mate? when you reply it's followed by 'well I went to watch Town yesterday,they were crap (or alternatively) not bad' blah blah blah

In town yesterday,entrance to packhorse from Kirkgate,saw the current official website splashscreen,(together we are hudders, uwag) totally covering a plate glass window that used to be a chicken take away.Splash must be 10 feet x 10 feet at least in that window.Impressive,can't miss it.

Can't fault the club for trying to get the message out with this advertising.

People can moan all they want about folks spending their hard earned cash on watching Town rather than the Giants but ATEOTD its their money so their choice.

Annoys me too cos wendyball is about as entertaining as kick and clap and IMO (only my opinion) RL is by far and away a much more entertaining spectacle.

Trouble is Town are doing well, the Giants can put as many posters as they want in Kingsgate, they could also have a bus to go round to people's houses to pick em up game day and let em in free, we would still struggle to break 10,000 home fans.

The best advertising possible would be to go out and actually win sommert, yup that's it win something and be more successful than the rival teams you are competing for fans with.

Still think we would struggle to break 10,000 home fans but it would help push numbers up and generate interest.

Last season back end was a massive disaster and Brown did us no favours, hopefully an English coach who wants to be here can change things around and make us successful.

Update..... Bulls sold 6000 FULL price tickets including corporate and expect to get near to 10000.

The owner has got his family to buy tickets then...well done

Does that mean they might pay some bills?

Bet the answer to that will be no, Code!!!!

Bills? What are they?

Going by their quoted attendance figures for last year I would guess the answer would be no code.

Wow, big succesful club sells more season tickets than a medium sized trophy-less club !!

What a fantastic achievement !!

you mean big cheating club

I come on these boards to exchange "banter" with fans of other teams, YOU have crossed the line with that gutter comment.

I'm gonna lock this thread I think

It's been shown to be tosh from start to finish