Talking Footy

Raiderdave wrote:

Beaussie wrote:

Whilst I'm disappointed more of my fellow Swans fans didn't show (pathetic how many I know who hate ANZ and refuse to go), we still saw a bigger crowd for the AFL in Sydney last night than the local derby in the NRL last night.

BTW, was talking to some mates last night at the game who said they also went to Bulldogs vs Souths after getting free tickets at the Easter Show on Good Friday. Apparently NRL staff were handing out thousands of free tickets all day at the show.

midgets staff were also handing out freebies to the battle of the boggers at the easter show bearsy .... like confetti ... all week apparently

I was at the Easter Show yesterday before the game. All that was being handed out was a pamphlet about the game. No free tickets in sight. More BS from Raiderdave.

Raiderdave wrote:

& this was the case to both games last year as well when they were played.
free tickets for school children ... & the family & fiends of Skoda employees , & in the end it was anyone with a pulse
& yet yesterday they still couldn't get to HALF of the 52K turnout for the NRL

You just make rubbish like that up as you go.

Raiderdave wrote:

& as for the sthn derby last night
a ground ova 60K capacity smaller then ANZ .... was 95% full with ova 20K fans

Why wasn't it full / sold out if as you say it is so small in capacity. Don't NRL fans care about this local derby anymore? Surely it should have been a sellout yeah?

Fact remains of the two local derbies in Sydney last night, the AFL had a bigger crowd than the NRL.

RL heartland

Raiderdave wrote:

Xman wrote:

Knew you wouldn't have an answer to that post

that was a post ?

it was a series of

but but but but but

& not a valid excuse anywhere .......................

you said 30K would be a good turnout

it was 23K
& its still just the best ever

you are a cockhead
& thats that really

The eels got a crowd of 45k at the end of last year yet their only home game this year was infront of a mere 13k

How can that be? Where are the other 32k?

Obviously they are now following the Wanderers!

Xman wrote:

Raiderdave wrote:

Xman wrote:

Knew you wouldn't have an answer to that post

that was a post ?

it was a series of

but but but but but

& not a valid excuse anywhere .......................

you said 30K would be a good turnout

it was 23K
& its still just the best ever

you are a cockhead
& thats that really

The eels got a crowd of 45k at the end of last year yet their only home game this year was infront of a mere 13k

How can that be? Where are the other 32k?

Obviously they are now following the Wanderers!

The Wanderers own Parramatta Stadium in just their first season and are already looking for a bigger stadium. What an embarrassing lot the NRL and Parramatta Eels have become. 13k for the Eels vs sellout crowds for the Wanderers.

Soccer >>>>> Rugby League

Xman wrote:

Raiderdave wrote:

so next week

the SCG

a sellout yeah ?
34,000 & not a seat spare for the premiers first game at home ?

I mean they have 32K members already .... & apparently only 300 of these are in Melbourne

its assured isn't it ...

Sell out doesnt mean full. Are you really so stupid you don't know this?

Unfortunately he is. Not every seat was taken up at the nRL grand final, so I guess in Raiderdave's fucked up mind it wasn't a sell out? What a minda

Never mind the poor state of the surface last night, we had bought a group of 10 tickets on level 1 middle of the ground in a prime viewing position. Get to the ground and they decided to not open that part of the ground after selling tickets for it. We had to line up in a long queue after entering the stadium and get allocated restricted viewing down near the fence near where they roll the grandstand back. Could not see the goals at one end. The tickets cost over $60 dollars. What a joke. All the staff could say was lodge a complaint.

this was just posted on BF by a swans supporter! No wonder swans fans didnt turn out in big numbers to watch yesterday's game in general admission!

Beaussie wrote:

Raiderdave wrote:

Beaussie wrote:

Whilst I'm disappointed more of my fellow Swans fans didn't show (pathetic how many I know who hate ANZ and refuse to go), we still saw a bigger crowd for the AFL in Sydney last night than the local derby in the NRL last night.

BTW, was talking to some mates last night at the game who said they also went to Bulldogs vs Souths after getting free tickets at the Easter Show on Good Friday. Apparently NRL staff were handing out thousands of free tickets all day at the show.

midgets staff were also handing out freebies to the battle of the boggers at the easter show bearsy .... like confetti ... all week apparently

I was at the Easter Show yesterday before the game. All that was being handed out was a pamphlet about the game. No free tickets in sight. More BS from Raiderdave.

Raiderdave wrote:

& this was the case to both games last year as well when they were played.
free tickets for school children ... & the family & fiends of Skoda employees , & in the end it was anyone with a pulse
& yet yesterday they still couldn't get to HALF of the 52K turnout for the NRL

You just make rubbish like that up as you go.

Raiderdave wrote:

& as for the sthn derby last night
a ground ova 60K capacity smaller then ANZ .... was 95% full with ova 20K fans

Why wasn't it full / sold out if as you say it is so small in capacity. Don't NRL fans care about this local derby anymore? Surely it should have been a sellout yeah?

Fact remains of the two local derbies in Sydney last night, the AFL had a bigger crowd than the NRL.

RL heartland

I was at the Easter Show yesterday before the game. All that was being handed out was a pamphlet about the game. No free tickets in sight. More BS from Raiderdave.

you are a dick bearsy & a lying karmichael as we all know
I know many people who went to the show yesterday & throughout last week .... they all said the same thing
midgets staff harrassing people to attend yesterdays game with free tickets ... barrells full of them in fact

Why wasn't it full / sold out if as you say it is so small in capacity. Don't NRL fans care about this local derby anymore? Surely it should have been a sellout yeah?

same question to you about the VFL game ... except replace 100% full ... with just ... 30% , the fumbleball couldn't even get ANZ featuring the premiers ... a 3rd full & you want to bag a crowd at a tiny suburban ground that was 95% full

Fact remains of the two local derbies in Sydney last night, the AFL had a bigger crowd than the NRL.

20,130 payers at Shark Park ... junior passes not honoured there yesterday representing just 25% of Sydney's NRL clubs
15,000 at ANZ... stadium members & freebies padding it hugely , representing 100% of Sydneys VFL clubs

Xman wrote:

Raiderdave wrote:

Xman wrote:

Knew you wouldn't have an answer to that post

that was a post ?

it was a series of

but but but but but

& not a valid excuse anywhere .......................

you said 30K would be a good turnout

it was 23K
& its still just the best ever

you are a cockhead
& thats that really

The eels got a crowd of 45k at the end of last year yet their only home game this year was infront of a mere 13k

How can that be? Where are the other 32k?

Obviously they are now following the Wanderers!

where pray tell would you put another 32K when there was only 7K spare seats at Parramatta ...


what a cock

same venue *********** .... swines at ANZ
60K one year
a few later ... 40K less

VFL... decline

Raiderdave wrote:

Xman wrote:

Raiderdave wrote:

that was a post ?

it was a series of

but but but but but

& not a valid excuse anywhere .......................

you said 30K would be a good turnout

it was 23K
& its still just the best ever

you are a cockhead
& thats that really

The eels got a crowd of 45k at the end of last year yet their only home game this year was infront of a mere 13k

How can that be? Where are the other 32k?

Obviously they are now following the Wanderers!

where pray tell would you put another 32K when there was only 7K spare seats at Parramatta ...


what a cock

same venue *********** .... swines at ANZ
60K one year
a few later ... 40K less

VFL... decline

and none of those 32k bothered filling the spare 7k seats.

45k to 13k .....eels on the decline big time!

Beaussie wrote:

Xman wrote:

Raiderdave wrote:

that was a post ?

it was a series of

but but but but but

& not a valid excuse anywhere .......................

you said 30K would be a good turnout

it was 23K
& its still just the best ever

you are a cockhead
& thats that really

The eels got a crowd of 45k at the end of last year yet their only home game this year was infront of a mere 13k

How can that be? Where are the other 32k?

Obviously they are now following the Wanderers!

The Wanderers own Parramatta Stadium in just their first season and are already looking for a bigger stadium. What an embarrassing lot the NRL and Parramatta Eels have become. 13k for the Eels vs sellout crowds for the Wanderers.

Soccer >>>>> Rugby League

the Wanderers .... minor premiers of the A League
avearged just 12,700 at Parramatta stadium
the Parramatta eels ... wooden spooners of the NRL
averaged over 13,000 at the same venue

the eels have filled Parramatta stadium to its capacity over the years on probably 50 occasions & no one ever talked about them out growing it
the Wanderers have not filled Parramatta ... once
their derby crowds were both 19,500 .. Parras capacity is 20,500
& yet they need a bigger stadium ?



but hey whatever ... a 40K all seater somewhere in Sydney west will only Benefit the NRL in the long run .... so its all good

Xman wrote:

Raiderdave wrote:

Xman wrote:

The eels got a crowd of 45k at the end of last year yet their only home game this year was infront of a mere 13k

How can that be? Where are the other 32k?

Obviously they are now following the Wanderers!

where pray tell would you put another 32K when there was only 7K spare seats at Parramatta ...


what a cock

same venue *********** .... swines at ANZ
60K one year
a few later ... 40K less

VFL... decline

and none of those 32k bothered filling the spare 7k seats.

45k to 13k .....eels on the decline big time!

NRL's wooden spooners
46K

VFL's premiers


half that amount ............

Raiderdave wrote:

Beaussie wrote:

Raiderdave wrote:

midgets staff were also handing out freebies to the battle of the boggers at the easter show bearsy .... like confetti ... all week apparently

I was at the Easter Show yesterday before the game. All that was being handed out was a pamphlet about the game. No free tickets in sight. More BS from Raiderdave.

Raiderdave wrote:

& this was the case to both games last year as well when they were played.
free tickets for school children ... & the family & fiends of Skoda employees , & in the end it was anyone with a pulse
& yet yesterday they still couldn't get to HALF of the 52K turnout for the NRL

You just make rubbish like that up as you go.

Raiderdave wrote:

& as for the sthn derby last night
a ground ova 60K capacity smaller then ANZ .... was 95% full with ova 20K fans

Why wasn't it full / sold out if as you say it is so small in capacity. Don't NRL fans care about this local derby anymore? Surely it should have been a sellout yeah?

Fact remains of the two local derbies in Sydney last night, the AFL had a bigger crowd than the NRL.

RL heartland

I was at the Easter Show yesterday before the game. All that was being handed out was a pamphlet about the game. No free tickets in sight. More BS from Raiderdave.

you are a dick bearsy & a lying karmichael as we all know
I know many people who went to the show yesterday & throughout last week .... they all said the same thing
midgets staff harrassing people to attend yesterdays game with free tickets ... barrells full of them in fact

Unlike you, I was actually there yesterday. As if anyone would believe your bullshit anyway.

Fact remains of the two local derbies in Sydney last night, the AFL had a bigger crowd than the NRL.

Two local derbies on the same night in Sydney and the AFL gets a bigger crowd than the NRL. Go figure.

RL heartland

Unlike you, I was actually there yesterday.

unlike you .... everyone I spoke to
aren't liars ...........

Two local derbies on the same night in Sydney and the AFL gets a bigger crowd than the NRL. Go figure.

a few years ago a VFL game like yesterdays would have tripled the sthn derby , but these days ... it barely beats it

VFL in Sydney
in decline

Raiderdave wrote:

Unlike you, I was actually there yesterday.

unlike you .... everyone I spoke to
aren't liars ...........

Two local derbies on the same night in Sydney and the AFL gets a bigger crowd than the NRL. Go figure.

a few years ago a VFL game like yesterdays would have tripled the sthn derby , but these days ... it barely beats it

VFL in Sydney
in decline

Can you show me another swans game v a bottom team that tot more than 23k?

Can you show me another swans game in sydney with a higher crowd, other than the giants opening game, that wasnt a home game?

Thought not

I'll repeat my previous analogy of what Dave is arguing:

This is like a cripple trying to ridicule Usain Bolt for running the 100m slightly slower than his previous race.
This is akin to a mute insulting Adele for missing a note.

Let's do a direct comparison. The Swans are Premiers, the Storm are premiers.

The Swans are premiers, they play an AWAY game in round 1, with their members having to buy tickets, there are other nRL games on in Sydney that weekend - 23k
The Storm are premiers, they play a HOME game in round 1, their members get free entry, there are no other AFL games on in Melbourne that weekend - 16k

Swans fans > Storm fans.

Xman wrote:

Raiderdave wrote:

Unlike you, I was actually there yesterday.

unlike you .... everyone I spoke to
aren't liars ...........

Two local derbies on the same night in Sydney and the AFL gets a bigger crowd than the NRL. Go figure.

a few years ago a VFL game like yesterdays would have tripled the sthn derby , but these days ... it barely beats it

VFL in Sydney
in decline

Can you show me another swans game v a bottom team that tot more than 23k?

Can you show me another swans game in sydney with a higher crowd, other than the giants opening game, that wasnt a home game?

Thought not

premiers in 2006 .... 60K plus for games
premiers in 2013 .... barely a third of that figure

it should matter not who was playing
or who's home game it is
excuses along these lines are as pathetic as it gets

it shows the decline .. the near unstoppable decline ... of the fumbles & bumbles ... in our nations largest city