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Neither do I, but what I said appears to be what's shaping-up.
Because of the lack of ambition with regards to expansion prior to St Peter becoming our Patron Saint, there was a backlog that we are feeling the effects of now.
Yeah, we paid a huge price for having timid & extremely conservative leadership for 20 years- not to mention an ownership/governance structure that had a strong interest in preserving the status quo- particularly with Newscorp's keen interest in keeping the Broncos as "the only show in town".
The Wanderers had around 18k crowd average in 2016/17. Now its about 9k.
Yeah and Melbourne Victory used to average over 20k back in the day too
www.thepress.co.nz
I can't see crowds of 8600 sealing the deal.The Press
When the stadium is finished and games are being sold out there it won’t be long till they get a team
The stadium and crowds will seal the deal
“Interest in rugby league in the South Island has reportedly doubled since 2022, and a study shows that a NRL franchise in Christchurch would return a $3 million profit from its first year.”
The Gemba reports showed a South Island NRL team would generate up to $29m a year to the NRL in additional broadcast revenue, deliver a viewership base of 259,000 and a potential market of 282,000 people in the South Island, including 36,000 “converted rugby union fans’’.
It could expect a membership base of 10,600 and an average game attendance of 8600 - both figures would be the lowest of existing NRL clubs (the Brisbane Broncos lead with 40,200 members).“
The Press
When the stadium is finished and games are being sold out there it won’t be long till they get a team
The stadium and crowds will seal the deal
“Interest in rugby league in the South Island has reportedly doubled since 2022, and a study shows that a NRL franchise in Christchurch would return a $3 million profit from its first year.”
The Gemba reports showed a South Island NRL team would generate up to $29m a year to the NRL in additional broadcast revenue, deliver a viewership base of 259,000 and a potential market of 282,000 people in the South Island, including 36,000 “converted rugby union fans’’.
It could expect a membership base of 10,600 and an average game attendance of 8600 - both figures would be the lowest of existing NRL clubs (the Brisbane Broncos lead with 40,200 members).“
There's a lot to take out of that but one thing is certain. Those membership numbers and crowd numbers are bs . Double both is around right and that's if they're travelling badly.The Press
When the stadium is finished and games are being sold out there it won’t be long till they get a team
The stadium and crowds will seal the deal
“Interest in rugby league in the South Island has reportedly doubled since 2022, and a study shows that a NRL franchise in Christchurch would return a $3 million profit from its first year.”
The Gemba reports showed a South Island NRL team would generate up to $29m a year to the NRL in additional broadcast revenue, deliver a viewership base of 259,000 and a potential market of 282,000 people in the South Island, including 36,000 “converted rugby union fans’’.
It could expect a membership base of 10,600 and an average game attendance of 8600 - both figures would be the lowest of existing NRL clubs (the Brisbane Broncos lead with 40,200 members).“
Yeh but if they can see the club making a 3 million profit on such lower membership and crowd numbers then imagine what the real figures will show in terms of profit
Seems to be the case. It is disappointing but Christchurch is going anywhere, it's population is only increasing along with RL following. In 8 years it'll storm out of the blocks.
Wait tilll Anzac game next year in that stadium the talk will ramp up
Nah gws and Gold Coast suns
