Only 11,000 at Parramatta's First Home Game

[bartman]

I'll say Friday is a crowd problem... not by way of excuse, but it's clear that people working on Friday means less people will commit to a game kicking off at 7:30pm, what a mad dash home and back out to a ground that is for anyone who doesn't live/work local to their ground.

Good Friday will be the best Firday night crowd we'll have all year - largely because of the public holiday cancelling out the people working factor.

Get the Sunday arvo culture re-established, with all the old add-ons that used to make for Sunday Parra games being great (champagne breakfast in the club 10am-12pm, pre-match drinks in the club 12-1ish pm, after match replay/function in the club 5pm-7pm) - and crowds won't be a problem imo.

Except when we play like a pack of busted arses for two years :lol:

 

[Didgi]

I think the point was that Friday was a very good crowd, nearly a sell out like Loudy said. Can't you just drop it? I think everyone has noticed that Parra's crowds overrall haven;t been great, but they aren't the worst, either.

 

[Loudstrat]

NOONE IS SAYING FRIDAY IS A CROWD PROBLEM!

You're either the most ignorant poster on this forum, or just to arrogant to have a serious debate and concede that Parra sometimes struggles to draw a crowd.

Timmah, who are you replying to?

Who said Friday is a crowd problem?

Who is denying that sometimes Parra, in fact every club, sometimes struggle to draw crowds?

No one. I sat in the Andrew Johns stand last year in an 11k crowd. That's a crowd problem. 19k in a 20k cap ground isn't a crowd problem.

Asserting that it IS, and labelling those that don't agree with you as ignorant, is a drug problem. Or a lobotomy problem.

FMD - how many ways do we have to scrutinise things to find 'problems'? No we are looking at the colour of clothing ffs.

Timmah, it isn't a problem. Unlike losing 2 premiership points for having 14 players on the park. Unlike attracting sponsors that contravene the NRL's sponsorship deal with Telstra. Is that why you are so bloody dumb on this issue - because the Dogs are struggling with their own issues?

FFS! 19k at Parra v Saints - and people whinge. How about SUPPORTING the bloody game when things happen that are good, rather than finding a way to moan and complain!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Timmah]

You brought up this topic after the 19,000 - the topic's point is still valid. You won't draw 19,000 for any of your remaining Parramatta Stadium game - that's the concern... the crowd figures for those other games.

You're not the only club people are worried about either - Cronulla are worse than your lot. Ignoring the problems and doing nothing about them because of one good result - silly.

 

[Loudstrat]

One good result in a thread about one bad result - but you focus on the bad result. :roll:

Timmah = Rugby League wowser.

Besides, this thread was only started in response to a question about a 14k crowd for opening night for the NRL for a club in the last 3 GF's against it's biggest traditional rival.

A club who has finished top[ of the table and made the GF 3 years running pulling 14k, 11k and 10k (average 11.5k) is wonderful. Yet a club with internal problems at board level, a player/coach rift, a $9 million annual loss, a key player quitting, and poor recent form pulling 11K and 19k (average 15k) is poor..........

 

[Timmah]

Denial isn't just a river in Egypt it seems...

 

[Loudstrat]

No, it's also a river in Sudan.

19k is a terrible crowd. Timmah, you are right.

10k is far better.

 

[Timmah]

10k is crap, 11k is crap. Anything under 12-13k is crap in my book, apart from Melbourne, who have to put up with sub-par facilities in an antiquated ground, as well as direct competition from the media-saturated AFL as well as any other events being held at any of the FOUR nearby sporting stadia.

 

[Loudstrat]

How about the Roosters/Tigers crowds up against the Swans and Waratahs next door?

Or when your mob got kicked off your home ground for a semi by the Swans a few years ago?

Every club faces it's competition. Every club has to survive despite whatever circumstances arise to impact upon it. Sometimes they win. Sometimes they don't. Personally, I long for the day where Melbourne's average home crowd pegs itself somewhere near the Knights and Cowpats - the clubs that are realistically the top-end benchmark for crowd participation.

Problem is, when Storm fans claim a 14k crowd is such largely because of the comfort of Olympic Park creates some sort of cap on their crowds - which will be alleviated by their new stadium - how come it drops to 10k or 11k? Cronulla posting such crowds are in trouble - Melbourne arent?

And then, abysmally, to claim a 19k bumper crowd is bad - how do you make a shred of sense about that? Because of some idiotic crystal ball gazing which may or may not happen?

Despite the crap from Storm fans desperate to find arguments to punt Sydney clubs, there is really no argument if Parra's crowd average continues to be ahead of Melbourne's as they stand. If and when Melbourne get an average of over 20k, good on them. Going by your assertions, that will be crap and they must be punted. Oh, hang on, they are ok, because they ain't Parra.

You sound like Matt O.

19k. Terrible. Should have had at least 10k sitting on the Thornett and Cronin stands roofs. Or an Anfield crush.

In the words of Robyn Williams aka Adrian Kronouer - no man in history has been in more of a dire need of a blowjob than you.

 

[Timmah]

You're still trumpeting on as if I've made an assertion indicating 19k is terrible.

Please, go and find it. I dare you.

 

[Loudstrat]

So why are you arguing then you dumb twat?????????

You've mentioned Good Friday and Dragons Fans as the only reason the crowd was good.

No one has stated the number of Dragons fans in the crowd. Besides, moot point. The whole object of a crowd is to get people to pay money to get in. This happened 19017 times on Friday night. Therefore - mission accomplished.

You also mention Good Friday. I guess you mean that people only go to the footy on religeous holidays? Or is it a comment on scheduling a match so that people can get to a game. Parramatta doesn't schedule matches. The NRL does. So, if match scheduling is inhibiting fans ability to attend games, how is that Parra's fault?

So, it's a good crowd, but you aint happy. Apparently Parra need tro draw a 19k crowd at 2.30 on Wednesday Morning with a barbed wire fence and a minefield around the stadium during an earthquake. :roll:

 

[Timmah]

Because I don't think you have a strong case for Parramatta's crowds on the back of one good crowd. There's still issues out that way, 11k v Canberra was evidence of that, the reason this crowd issue thread started. Friday night was fantastic but derby's do that. The real test will come later in the season and I fear in the current climate with Parra's current brand of footy, they'll fail that test.

 

[Loudstrat]

Well, Storm fans were quick to attack Parra on one poor crowd, and you jumped on their bandwagon quicker than hungry head lice.

Come back and whinge when Parra's average home ground is less than Melbourne's at Olympic, rather than the weekend of a bumper crowd. Bagging Parra because of what you THINK MAY HAPPEN is as stupid as if I started bagging Canterbury because in 3 weeks time David Stagg might walk out of a club drunk as a skunk and grope a passing 18yo female.

Come to think of it, why haven't you dropped him yet?

 

[Mortar]

Well, Storm fans were quick to attack Parra on one poor crowd

No they were quick to attack you because you are a dickhead who started a thread that turned around and bit you in the arse.

 

[Evenflow]

No they were quick to attack you because you are a dickhead who started a thread that turned around and bit you in the arse.

It's funny cos it's true :lol:

 

[Eelementary]

who cares who was there, it looked great.

And it was a great atmosphere.

My dad and I sat there in the middle of the Mick Cronin stand surrounded by Saints fans but I'll tell you one thing - when they sang and cheered, it was loud. But when Parra fans chanted it, too, was loud.

It was a great atmosphere - and my team lost the game.

 

[ByRd]

Parra dont chant, they play that stupid thing over the PA system haha well here it next week at your "home" game at ANZ against us lollll

 

[Eelementary]

Were you even at the game? The chants started up before the PA put it up.

The PA chant happened like once or twice - and one of those times was with like 5 minutes left when the game was as good as over.

But hey - keep regurgitating the same old sh*t, ignoring the fact the crowd was hot on Friday, if it makes you feel like a big man.

 

[ByRd]

loll been to a few parra games and they may have chanted on friday night but others ive been to i have not heard anything expect the PA chant, not having a go, just stating what ive heard.

But seriously, who's idea was it to have the PA chant???

 

[Loudstrat]

No they were quick to attack you because you are a dickhead who started a thread that turned around and bit you in the arse.

:lol: 14k, blamed on a band whose attendence no one knew - backed up by 11k and 10k? :lol:

What's the latest excuse? The Turtles reformed?