CROWD? : Sat Mar 23, 2024 12:15 am  

It looked 90 percent empty on the TV tonight very few visiting supporters aswell
The Leeds public do not like Challenge Cup games

Re: CROWD? : Sat Mar 23, 2024 12:29 am  

An expensive night to go watch a poorly performing poorly coached side against an opposition we lost to last week in awful weather. Not surprising really

Re: CROWD? : Sat Mar 23, 2024 6:43 am  

Leeds had the highest crowd of the round at this stage last year, let's see who that will be this year...

Re: CROWD? : Sat Mar 23, 2024 9:22 am  

To be fair Saints brought a fair few to say it was the 2nd week in a row they visited .

The whole Headingley experience is enough to put most off , including the team and getting served at bars and Kiosks (although last night was ok as no one was there)

Re: CROWD? : Sat Mar 23, 2024 9:31 am  

I’ve parked near Becketts park and walked down Headingley Mount for a long time and last night got parked closer than any game since I used to go with my old man on A Saturday in the early 70’s , when the crowd for a league game v Doncaster was around 4,000, I’d guess last night was about 5,000, possibly less. Given it was between the 2 most successful sides in SL , that is woeful.

I think at very least they need to make the draw much earlier and set the date much earlier.

Re: CROWD? : Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:28 am  

If we're honest, nobody cares about the CC until the final, it's a dead comp in it's current format. Although, SL clubs could drop their prices for cup games, or even include them in memberships/season tickets.

Re: CROWD? : Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:30 am  

Jack Burton wrote:

If we're honest, nobody cares about the CC until the final, it's a dead comp in it's current format. Although, SL clubs could drop their prices for cup games, or even include them in memberships/season tickets.

Correct include in season ticket

Re: CROWD? : Sat Mar 23, 2024 3:32 pm  

Saints brought a decent amount across. The three stand for the Leeds fans were very sparsely populated, though. The pre-season games were noticeably busier, and last night was the quietest I've seen Headingley in many years.

I'd guess at around 5,000 and not much more.

Re: CROWD? : Sat Mar 23, 2024 3:35 pm  

Think most people probably knew the outcome before the game!
Not many regrets for not going…..

Re: CROWD? : Sat Mar 23, 2024 4:47 pm  

I wouldn't think away fans would attend in any great numbers if they knew the were going to get drenched in the away end with no roof.