Always a Wasp

Average Attendances:
Coventry 3440
Bedford 3063
Doncaster 1884
C. Pirates 1611
Cambridge 1411
Caldy 1182
Nottingham 1158
Ampthill 1069
Ealing 1008
Hartpury 994
L. Scottish 608

Thanks for posting. very interesting. Anyone have any idea why Coventry & Bedford get such high gates compared with the rest?

Quote from: Robson9 on April 24, 2024, 07:59:06 AM

Quote from: baldpaul101 on April 23, 2024, 03:14:48 PM

I hope you are right Coddy, I really do. I also hadn't quite appreciated how low the attendance for Champ games is.

If you're referring to ealing they're a bit of a weird outlier as they're effectively a club elevated far beyond their support levels and infrastructure by virtue of having a sugar daddy owner bankrolling a squad they'd never be able to afford otherwise.

Average attendances for the season to date below - there's quite a varied number- but I think most are quite self explanatory for why they're high/low compared to the others!

Average Attendances:
Coventry 3440
Bedford 3063
Doncaster 1884
C. Pirates 1611
Cambridge 1411
Caldy 1182
Nottingham 1158
Ampthill 1069
Ealing 1008
Hartpury 994
L. Scottish 608

What's the source on that, Robson9? I'd be interested to see how Cov & Bedford stack up against Prem attendances for season to date.

Interesting numbers.

Yes those are legitimate numbers as taken from Wikipedia. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_RFU_Championship

I apologise for underestimating Ealings support, they seem to either get well over 1100 or less than 800 suggesting a number of their supporters are probably bored watching them give the weaker teams a dicking.

Quote from: baldpaul101 on April 23, 2024, 03:14:48 PM

I hope you are right Coddy, I really do. I also hadn't quite appreciated how low the attendance for Champ games is.

If you're referring to ealing they're a bit of a weird outlier as they're effectively a club elevated far beyond their support levels and infrastructure by virtue of having a sugar daddy owner bankrolling a squad they'd never be able to afford otherwise.

Average attendances for the season to date below - there's quite a varied number- but I think most are quite self explanatory for why they're high/low compared to the others!

Average Attendances:
Coventry 3440
Bedford 3063
Doncaster 1884
C. Pirates 1611
Cambridge 1411
Caldy 1182
Nottingham 1158
Ampthill 1069
Ealing 1008
Hartpury 994
L. Scottish 608

What's the source on that, Robson9? I'd be interested to see how Cov & Bedford stack up against Prem attendances for season to date.

Interesting numbers.

It?s unlikely I?ll get to home games so I?m hoping that there?ll be a Wasps TV which was hinted at in the survey we can sign up to. That could be a good revenue stream given the way Wasps fans are dispersed.

I would sign up for that, and get to any games local to me (ish). As long as they have motorbike parking (you too Coddy)?

I hope you are right Coddy, I really do. I also hadn't quite appreciated how low the attendance for Champ games is. You are right that any interest in those lost clubs, however low, could only be a boost & you do wonder why the other clubs aren't keener?

For me it all depends on the composition of the squad/management, the competition they are playing in & the length of time before things actually happen.

All the marketing in the world isn't going to get new fans to watch a team of unknowns play a club they've never heard of.

Is it even Wasps if its just a franchise team with no link to the past other than a few old players fronting it & a badge? Even if it is will I care if they play in a competition I might have serious reservations about?

Maybe other supporters have made up their minds either way but for me, I can't decide until I see where it all ends up.