So in the brave new Ealing dawn what would be an acceptable attendance for the opening fixture?

I'll set the bar low (obviously) & say 1,500.

I would expect around 5-600. It will take a while to grow again. A winning start would help.

Who are the opponents? Oldham. Ideally they could have done with Leigh and used there big names to promote the game.

CN what do you mean by acceptable? Please expand.

First up at home - the mighty Swinton. That will test the trestle table out (thats ones for you CN)

First away game after promotion for the lions, they may look at us as a big scalp so they may bring a few fans down.

Aren't Swinton our benefactors "home" side?

Not sure what home side means? If you mean is that not where our benefactor comes from then apparently so, not sure what that has to do with anything apart from mild interest.
Unless you are suggesting that he will do what our previous benefactor did and go buy his home team, in fact that would make some on here happy.

Hughes might be able to do some good at Swinton.

He certainly isn't doing any good here.

CN I will ask you one more time

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition.



But by acceptable I of course mean poor in any other context than the shambles that is London Broncos.

So how can we answer if you haven't set an 'acceptable' benchmark?

Come on let's stop all the usual cr4p and start fronting up on your comments.

Is everybody hard of English on here?

I gave an opinion (1,500) & then asked a question.

You're the one who needs to front up not me.

Obviously you are showing up your poor understanding of the English language, actually what you did was ask a question, then you answered it yourself. Not the way round you have stated. If you ask a question expect answers if you ask an ambiguous question expect people to ask for clarification. Had you made a straight statement that in your opinion we should be looking at 1500 as a minimum.
But, actually defending you here, it was a pretty fair question just badly worded, a straight forward what do we think the crowd for first home game is going to be. As for acceptable! Acceptable to who?

Forgot to put my opinion, to be brutally honest I reckon 1000 would be a realistic figure, not saying that's acceptable I am just saying that's what I reckon it will be close to

Following the way last season fizzled out and the move to Ealing I think we'll be doing well to get 600-700

400 for me, unless they have a marketing push which may take it to 5-600.

Is that acceptable?? Who knows I've not seen the financial strategy for the business.

There IS a financial strategy???

'Acceptable' has to be gauged/bench-marked against something........or it will be neither acceptable or unacceptable

CN maybe you can lead us on this as you are looking to chip away at the club at every opportunity

Should we just accept your offering of 1500 (which you know wont be achieved|) then after the game see whether it was acceptable or otherwise to you. Is that the game?

Come on CM provide some guidance as i'm hard of English

David Hughes saw "Brewster's Millions" & was impressed by Richard Pryor's head for business.

Why shouldn't it be achieved?

Not in terms of paying customers obviously but if the club market properly with freebies widely distributed.

But then they already dropped the ball at the Olympic Stadium whilst Skolars made comparative hay.

What the hell are you going on about? Do you tend to drink a little in the afternoon?

Will you be wanting the playing staff, ground staff, etc counted in the numbers?

Again provide some straightforward criteria and we will all have a go hey!

Attendance figures are flexible with a bit of creative accounting.

Saracens give away thousands of tickets & declare record attendances off the back of it.

It shouldn't be beyond even Broncos to canvas Ealing & surrounding areas.

Hell post tickets free through letter boxes if need be.

Very good point. For the first game in a new home we should expect at least 1500 even if it is primarily from giveaways to Ealing Trailfinders fans, locals etc. Just expecting the same old faces is lazy and does not offer a sustainable future. The attitude that sees 400-700 as acceptable is symptomatic of the problems with the club.

You sayr skolars made comparative hay, you have no evidence of that until you see what numbers turn up at skolars first game.
If I recall correctly when it was announced that London broncos were involved in the Ealing Xmas lights event I believe you belittled that as a waste of time and effort, so engaging with the local community is wrong, not engaging with the local community is wrong! Interesting view.
How do you know that the club will not offer incentives to the locals, doing it now would be pointless the first game is still a couple of months away