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none of the ones I do and its a lot as im still involved with rugby in Leigh, the post was liked by the usual happy clappers on there, the ones that were happy with John DuffyCaboosegg wrote: ↑Tue Jan 25, 2022 9:15 amThey do though I speak to a fair few and the majority (of the ones I speak to that is,) are happy
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Am I missing something here? There's been no games to check attendances and surely season ticket sales or lack thereof can't be put down to Thornley? Have I misunderstood your post?Exiled Wiganer wrote: ↑Tue Jan 25, 2022 5:44 pm I take the point about fans’ sites being different worlds. A much much better way to judge fans’ feelings would be by season ticket sales or attendances. Last time I checked there wasn’t much encouragement for the hashtagthornleyisrenoufreborn lot on those fronts.
I think it fair to say that crowds are dwindling across many, if not most, sports as the increased choice of home entertainment etc. grows. Netflix, Sky, Amazon prime, Disney plus et al coupled with the dominance of computer games/YouTube/ social media particularly in the younger demographic means that fewer people are turning out to watch. I really don't think you can blame this on Thornley or, in fact, recruitment in general!Exiled Wiganer wrote: ↑Tue Jan 25, 2022 10:11 pm It was more a comment on the trajectory of attendances and season tickets, in response to a post saying that people being gloomy weren’t representative of real fans. I could have written hashtagweveneverhaditsogood but thought I would pick on Thornley. Which was mean of me. We will know soon enough how enthused the support is...
Kris Radlinski said moreorless the same thing on Sunday at Newcastle.Flash wrote: ↑Wed Jan 26, 2022 2:04 amI think it fair to say that crowds are dwindling across many, if not most, sports as the increased choice of home entertainment etc. grows. Netflix, Sky, Amazon prime, Disney plus et al coupled with the dominance of computer games/YouTube/ social media particularly in the younger demographic means that fewer people are turning out to watch. I really don't think you can blame this on Thornley or, in fact, recruitment in general!Exiled Wiganer wrote: ↑Tue Jan 25, 2022 10:11 pm It was more a comment on the trajectory of attendances and season tickets, in response to a post saying that people being gloomy weren’t representative of real fans. I could have written hashtagweveneverhaditsogood but thought I would pick on Thornley. Which was mean of me. We will know soon enough how enthused the support is...
The world is changing. Ever more so over recent times. Putting it down to one single thing like recruitment is massively misunderstanding the reality of the situation.
Err, maybe. If you think that all is well, and it’s Netflix’ fault, then that’s good. It’s only a game, after all. Personally, I found last year excruciating and am far from convinced this year will be great. Someone suggested that people complaining were out of step with what real fans think - I was highlighting our declining support, which has fallen further than any other SL club. Honestly, signings like Thornley are definitely part of the problem.Flash wrote: ↑Wed Jan 26, 2022 2:04 amI think it fair to say that crowds are dwindling across many, if not most, sports as the increased choice of home entertainment etc. grows. Netflix, Sky, Amazon prime, Disney plus et al coupled with the dominance of computer games/YouTube/ social media particularly in the younger demographic means that fewer people are turning out to watch. I really don't think you can blame this on Thornley or, in fact, recruitment in general!Exiled Wiganer wrote: ↑Tue Jan 25, 2022 10:11 pm It was more a comment on the trajectory of attendances and season tickets, in response to a post saying that people being gloomy weren’t representative of real fans. I could have written hashtagweveneverhaditsogood but thought I would pick on Thornley. Which was mean of me. We will know soon enough how enthused the support is...
The world is changing. Ever more so over recent times. Putting it down to one single thing like recruitment is massively misunderstanding the reality of the situation.
