Fight Club - Football Crowds

[Raiderdave]

a shot of the Challenge cup final in London in August last year




a shot of the English Vicky kicky equivalent

[adamj1300]

http://www.theroar.com.au/2013/05/14/ho ... n-the-nrl/

Over the weekend, I read an article that stated that NRL CEO David Smith would be cracking down on the inflated crowd numbers that NRL clubs have been providing to rugby league headquarters.

The act of embellishing attendance numbers at games is nothing new, but apart from the notion of saving face, I’ve always wondered what good it actually does.

Sure, it may allow a club to boast about its crowd figures – or more likely, save the club from an embarrassing number – but it’s the equivalent of telling a first date that you’re extremely wealthy.

Yes, there might be some short-term benefits, but if you’re into it for the long term you’re going to be found out, and you’ll end up being much more embarrassed than if you were just honest in the first place.



in 2012 the NRl had an average of 16423 attendance during its home and away season
http://stats.rleague.com/rl/crowds/summary.html

[adamj1300]

a shot of the Challenge cup final in London in August last year




a shot of the English Vicky kicky equivalent

lets wait for all of the latest rounds crowd figures to be released then lets compare :D

[Drac]

any ova 35K

52,500 in Brisbane
&
83,250 in Sydney
75,000 in Manchester
88,000 in London



OMG
the dumbness
the rampant dumbness

And in Auckland?

[Judge J]

It is irrelevant to compare crowds in England to crowds in Australia, Raider Dave.

[Raiderdave]

It is irrelevant to compare crowds in England to crowds in Australia, Raider Dave.

it is when Vicky kicky doesn't get any


one city
one state
one country

[piesman2011]

any ova 35K

52,500 in Brisbane
&
83,250 in Sydney
75,000 in Manchester
88,000 in London



OMG
the dumbness
the rampant dumbness

And in Auckland?

He forgot the huge crowds in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. Oh wait a minute...

[Judge J]

No it's not, Raider Dave, because it is England. An entirely different culture to Australia.

[Raiderdave]

any ova 35K

52,500 in Brisbane
&
83,250 in Sydney
75,000 in Manchester
88,000 in London



OMG
the dumbness
the rampant dumbness

And in Auckland?

He forgot the huge crowds in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. Oh wait a minute...

for Rugby League ?
well

ok

56,000 in Melbourne , at Etihad
the only .. sellout .. that venue has had in 5 years


wow
just wow

[piesman2011]

any ova 35K

52,500 in Brisbane
&
83,250 in Sydney
75,000 in Manchester
88,000 in London



OMG
the dumbness
the rampant dumbness

And in Auckland?

He forgot the huge crowds in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. Oh wait a minute...

for Rugby League ?
well

ok

56,000 in Melbourne , at Etihad
the only .. sellout .. that venue has had in 5 years


wow
just wow

Touché

[Stewie]

any ova 35K

52,500 in Brisbane
&
83,250 in Sydney
75,000 in Manchester
88,000 in London



OMG
the dumbness
the rampant dumbness

And in Auckland?

He forgot the huge crowds in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. Oh wait a minute...

for Rugby League ?
well

ok

56,000 in Melbourne , at Etihad
the only .. sellout .. that venue has had in 5 years


wow
just wow

Touché

lolwut? Raiderdave doesn't understand what a sell out is, and also he doesn't understand that Etihad Stadium can't sell every available seat to oval sports, because some sections right at the back in the top deck have viewing restrictions. I wonder why SoO couldn't break the all time record crowd for the ground Raiderdave? The superior union holds that title.

[piesman2011]

any ova 35K

52,500 in Brisbane
&
83,250 in Sydney
75,000 in Manchester
88,000 in London



OMG
the dumbness
the rampant dumbness

And in Auckland?

He forgot the huge crowds in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. Oh wait a minute...

for Rugby League ?
well

ok

56,000 in Melbourne , at Etihad
the only .. sellout .. that venue has had in 5 years


wow
just wow

Touché

lolwut? Raiderdave doesn't understand what a sell out is, and also he doesn't understand that Etihad Stadium can't sell every available seat to oval sports, because some sections right at the back in the top deck have viewing restrictions. I wonder why SoO couldn't break the all time record crowd for the ground Raiderdave? The superior union holds that title.

Fair point Stewie on the sellout bit. I was more in agreement in terms on RL getting a good crowd in Melbourne, even if most of the people did travel from NSW and Qld to attend.

[adamj1300]

any ova 35K

52,500 in Brisbane
&
83,250 in Sydney
75,000 in Manchester
88,000 in London



OMG
the dumbness
the rampant dumbness

And in Auckland?

He forgot the huge crowds in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. Oh wait a minute...

for Rugby League ?
well

ok

56,000 in Melbourne , at Etihad
the only .. sellout .. that venue has had in 5 years


wow
just wow

Touché

lolwut? Raiderdave doesn't understand what a sell out is, and also he doesn't understand that Etihad Stadium can't sell every available seat to oval sports, because some sections right at the back in the top deck have viewing restrictions. I wonder why SoO couldn't break the all time record crowd for the ground Raiderdave? The superior union holds that title.

Fair point Stewie on the sellout bit. I was more in agreement in terms on RL getting a good crowd in Melbourne, even if most of the people did travel from NSW and Qld to attend.

they sure do, a prime example of the interest in the sideways throwball is what the Melbourne storm can generate, almost zero.

[adamj1300]

any ova 35K

52,500 in Brisbane
&
83,250 in Sydney
75,000 in Manchester
88,000 in London



OMG
the dumbness
the rampant dumbness

And in Auckland?

your 83,250 is a grand final, any other game they bumsnitting struggle to get 20 k to the game,
in 2012 for the home and away season the nrl had an average of 16423k
if you include the finals series, they averaged 17346k
so if the nrl got 82,250 as you claim, how little about of people are turning up to the finals series

Over the weekend, I read an article that stated that NRL CEO David Smith would be cracking down on the inflated crowd numbers that NRL clubs have been providing to rugby league headquarters.
http://www.theroar.com.au/2013/05/14/ho ... n-the-nrl/
as this article states, that the clubs have been inflating its own figures.
looking at the embarrassing figures that the nrl already has & its own CEO admitting they have been fudged.
it only proves how shit your game is & how little interest there is in it

[Stewie]

any ova 35K

52,500 in Brisbane
&
83,250 in Sydney
75,000 in Manchester
88,000 in London



OMG
the dumbness
the rampant dumbness

And in Auckland?

He forgot the huge crowds in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. Oh wait a minute...

for Rugby League ?
well

ok

56,000 in Melbourne , at Etihad
the only .. sellout .. that venue has had in 5 years


wow
just wow

Touché

lolwut? Raiderdave doesn't understand what a sell out is, and also he doesn't understand that Etihad Stadium can't sell every available seat to oval sports, because some sections right at the back in the top deck have viewing restrictions. I wonder why SoO couldn't break the all time record crowd for the ground Raiderdave? The superior union holds that title.

Fair point Stewie on the sellout bit. I was more in agreement in terms on RL getting a good crowd in Melbourne, even if most of the people did travel from NSW and Qld to attend.

Fair enough. Not to mention the rest of the majority of the rest of the crowd was made up of NSW and QLD expats