Joe Strummer
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2014 SOO viewing figures from www.throng.co.nz
28th May 90,000
18th June 100,000
9th July 60,000
Sometimes Aussies do believe their own media hype a tad too much.
258,000 watched the 4 Nations final....514,000 watched the Warriors in the 2011 NRL final (184,000 watched this years).
There is interest in RL here.......but predominantly KIWI RL.
I see councillor John Morrison, the bloke that paid the AFL to bring games to Wellington that nobody wanted thinks that "it will fail".
Friends like that we don't need.
The trick with the Bid is getting the maths right. Pricing needs to be keen, marketing needs to be constant and connection with the areas where most of the support will come from is vital.
Porirua is 40 minutes away by train, 25 by car. A family of 4 travelling by train to a Phoenix game are looking at $36 in rail travel and $49 for the family ticket to the game. Beers are $7.50 each, Soft drinks $5.00 and Burgers/Dogs are about $5.00
4 Beers, 4 Cokes and 4 Burgers/Dogs and the day out is $155.00.
This may not sound like a lot, but to a family from Cannons Creek or Porirua, this is a fair wedge to be paying out.....so maybe the new club need to work with the Train company and sort out a deal there.
The new club need to raise about 8 million a year to be self sustaining.....I reckon that translates to about a 16,000 average across the 12 "home" games......not easy, but it can be done.
