Has been fantastic imo considering how much we've underacheived in both years. I don't think we've had a gate under 10k all season which is an incredible achievement considering how things have panned out. After last season I don't think anyone expected record pass sales and I'm pretty sure we'll top that again next year. Away from home our support has been excellent as always.

It just makes you wonder how many we could average with a successful side that's challenging the top 4? (next year hopefully) Easily 14-15k imo.

I'm not going if we're successful, I couldn't handle the excitement.

You're safe for quite some time then!

Sacking agar would instantly put 2000 on the gate

All that's happened this year is that all the closet masochists have been able to come out in public without being noticed amongst all of the regular supporters. If FC start doing well the gates will drop off.

600 at craven park, 650 at Wigan...awesome!

10397 is the lowest,

13,230 is the average

Does make you think how good a fan base we have, when teams who are having there best seasons for years cannot attract more than 9500

Big clubs = big crowds

Small clubs = Small crowds

Time you lot woke up to the reasons why that is. You reap what you sow.

I was at CP and the south terrace was full so that figure is bollox. As for Wigan, I don't think anyone expected us to travel over there in our droves considering the season we've had and the obvious difficulties of getting over there on a friday night, etc. Barring those two games (and salford) I don't think theres been an away game where we've taken less than 1000 fans, which imo is excellent support, good season or bad.

Though perhaps those teams don't have to give away 5000 tickets.





Perhaps also these teams haven't had 15-20 years of dominance in the city in the late-80's, 90's, and much of 2000's, thus meaning they have to work much harder to draw more fans in?

Why haven't your crowds improved much from last year then?

Gotta admire the likes of Quins and Celtic for trying though.

I'd say it's mostly down to the recession (if you look at SL stats, very few clubs' averages will have improved on last year).

What has been interesting has been how many more attend home matches now that FC play at the KC. I can only assume that if Rovers were able to bring their facilities up to a similar standard (not straightforward I realise) their gates would probably improve in a similar way.

Very fair and balanced point mate.

Hull had fairly good seasons (IIRC) from 2000-2002, but the jump from 5000-6000 to 10,000 came with the KC move.

Without doubt if Rovers moved more to the Holderness Road heartland it would add more support (believe it or not there's still people out there who won't go to the current CP), or even just a new South Stand close to the pitch would probably help (+ there's the second East Stand extension still to be done).

Or maybe they've always just been the biggest club in the city

We're averaging a similar number to what we were in the early 80's at the antiquated Boulevard. Crowds in SL are up across the board compared to 10 years ago so I don't think the KC is the major factor. The dobbins are enjoying their best year in a generation. I doubt there are many of their fans who aren't attending games right now

You sure their average attendance has increased?

Approx the same AFAIK.

Hull are the biggest club in the city (obviously), but they're not the best.

Edited

Well I can't see things changing until at least 2014 after today's fantastic news.

Code for average attendances being lower year on year (2008: 8,554, 2009: 8,527). South stand empty and North Stand less than half full at the weekend for a game against the CC winners on a sunny evening when you're sat in 3rd. No wonder extension plans aren't being rushed through.



At least we have an excuse for falling gates in that we're rubbish on the pitch. What's yours?

- Recession
- Poor facilities at two of the four ends of the ground (East and West were both full you may have noticed).
- Sudden decision by Sky to televise it meant many people couldn't get there (myself inc - had to miss first home game in 5 years)
- Wire bringing a poor number (by their standards), presumably because a lot of fans were spent up after Wembley

That do ya hun.





P.S. Just thought of another - we don't get HDM to fill our ground.