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Some real positives for the game in the Championship and League 1 today!
- Newcastle Thunder (formerly Gateshead) winning their first league match (under the new name) in front of a crowd of 1,522! I've been following them closely over the last few years, last year they were often struggling to get 250 to a match. They've been doing a lot of work in the community and connecting with their junior and amateur local clubs in the North-East and the hard work really seems to be paying off! Of course, they won't maintain this figure throughout the season, but even half of that figure probably means that they've tripled their attendances compared to last year! Of course, their biggest crowd of the season will no doubt come when they play at home on the Friday night before Newcastle Magic. They're in for a big season, that's for sure!
- Coventry Bears played their first ever League match and won in front of 721 fans. Again, I highly doubt they will maintain this figure throughout the season, but it's a great start and even half that figure would be a decent season average for them.
...and finally, there was no crowd under 1000 in the Championship today, for a change. The public holiday and the scheduling of several derby matches definitely had something to do with that.
All in all, a great day for the game in England.
- Newcastle Thunder (formerly Gateshead) winning their first league match (under the new name) in front of a crowd of 1,522! I've been following them closely over the last few years, last year they were often struggling to get 250 to a match. They've been doing a lot of work in the community and connecting with their junior and amateur local clubs in the North-East and the hard work really seems to be paying off! Of course, they won't maintain this figure throughout the season, but even half of that figure probably means that they've tripled their attendances compared to last year! Of course, their biggest crowd of the season will no doubt come when they play at home on the Friday night before Newcastle Magic. They're in for a big season, that's for sure!
- Coventry Bears played their first ever League match and won in front of 721 fans. Again, I highly doubt they will maintain this figure throughout the season, but it's a great start and even half that figure would be a decent season average for them.
...and finally, there was no crowd under 1000 in the Championship today, for a change. The public holiday and the scheduling of several derby matches definitely had something to do with that.
All in all, a great day for the game in England.
