Round 1 attendances in SL this year = 64387

Round 1 attendances SL last year = 73720

% drop in attendances = 12.66%



Note:

*Last years Round 1 attendances were achieved in [url=http://www.wiganwarriors.com/WContent.aspx?id=6801&type=newswhat were atrocious weather conditions - according to Nigel Wood[/url.

On its own a pretty useless stat. What were the fixtures in RD1 last year? Were Wigan/Leeds both at home? Etc

Perhaps their just coming round to to your way of thinking.







The sooner the top four break away & play each other endlessly all season, the better.

What you really mean is that the stat doesn't fit snugly with the current vogue for positive SL news items ONLY? Like Nigel Wood claiming after Round 1 last year that [i"a total of 73,720 people attended the seven opening round fixtures, producing an average attendance of 10,531 - an increase of 12 per cent on last season's average attendance across Super League"[/i for instance?

There were 4 teams at home this year that were at home last year. Leeds, London, Salford and Bradford.



At Leeds the crowd was down by 46

At London the crowd was down by 2,068

At Salford the crowd was up by 141

At Bradford the crowd was down 186



So they're roughly the same bar London.



As for the remaining 3, in 2012 Widnes, Hull and Wigan were at home compared to Saints, Hull KR and Warrington.

2012

Widnes 8,120

Hull 12,710

Wigan 16,771



2013

Saints 12,003

Warrington 10,721

Hull KR 7,864



So really the difference is London's missing 2k and the fact Wigan were away instead of at home.

So we can expect this comparison every round from you then? With the accompanying celebrations for increases to match your depression over 'tumbling' attendances of course.

Round 1 attendances in SL this year = 64,387

The corresponding fixtures last year = 65,179



% drop in attendances = 1% (or, to put it another way, an average of 113 people per game)

A pattern is emerging here.



Super League 2013 - Round 1 attendances = 64387/7 = 9198

Super League 2012 - Round 1 attendances = 73720/7 = 10531

Super League 2011 - N/A - Magic Weekend

Super League 2010 - Round 1 attendances = 78090/7 = 11156

Super League 2009 - Round 1 attendances = 78141/7 = 11163



*I make no apologies for not providing positive spin.

Oh.

Corresponding fixtures last year



Leeds /Hull - JULY

Saints/Hudds - JULY

HKR/Catalan - JUNE

Brad/Wakey - JUNE

Lon/Widnes - JUNE

Wire/Cas - APRIL

S'ford/Wigan - MARCH



That these same fixtures took place on a pretty cold windy unpleasant February weekend this year would account for the 'massive' 113 less people per game I would imagine.



Also note Salford/Wigan was almost 1500 less this year, unsurprising given the off-field events at Salford.

The whole of Round 1 last year was played in atrocious weather conditions according to Nigel Wood, when he compared last years Round 1 average attendance to the average attendance for the whole of the 2011 SL season.



It goes without saying that the numerous sheep on this forum didn't question Wood's clumsily manufactured "water into wine" analysis but instead accepted it as universal truth of the RFL doing a fantastic job and further positive evidence of a sport on the march towards greatness.



If only they could get all the heretics onside with the same positive agenda for data analysis and interpretation.

World's most stupid post.