membership down again in 2008, subi to blame?

[The InnFORCEr]

ANyone know what the membership tally stands at, at the moment?

around 15,000

[robyn <3]

Any news on the tally for this season? I know it's a bit early, but if they have dropped again it is not good news

[slomo]

the figures aren't normaly release until the start of december..................

[mudskipper]

Keep pushing for your Rectangular Stadium Force Supporters. It makes a huge difference… It should be built in parts over a decade or so...Or a Gold Coast Skilled stadium design.

[welshrugbyfan]

Date/Opposition/Crowd

10/02/2006 Brumbies 37,037
24/02/2006 Chiefs 29,239
17/03/2006 Waratahs 26,140
25/03/2006 Bulls 23,392
31/03/2006 Stormers 24,507
21/04/2006 Crusaders 30,230

2006 Average 28,424

2/02/2007 Highlanders 30,704
24/02/2007 Lions 25,523
9/03/2007 Hurricanes 27,648
16/03/2007 Reds 26,032
30/03/2007 Sharks 28,400
27/04/2007 Cheetahs 24,313
4/05/2007 Blues 30,083

2007 Average 27,529

Lifetime Average: 27,942

Opposition:
Aus 29,736
NZ 29,581
SA 25,227

A new rectangular stadium is supposedly going to bring crowds "back" to the game.
We are already averaging a tick under 30k against Australian and New Zealand teams in a reportedly crap stadium.
Who of you are going to give up YOUR seat in the newly refurbished/rebuilt/re-whatevered MES to allow these people "back" to the game?
30k does not cut it, it is a cop out and it is selling our code short.
Once something is built we are stuck with it for the majority of our watching days.
MES is not the option we should be encouraging as punters for a growing code in a growing community.

I have never had my ticket scanned at a Force game yet. I hope they don't work out the numbers from the scanning machines at Subi.

[Flamethrower]

You don't enter through the Turnstyles???

[welshrugbyfan]

You don't enter through the Turnstyles???

Same as everyone else but I always wondered why so many people are let straight through as I have been many times.

Personally I think it's a conspiracy from the gayfl head honchos in Perth to try to show numbers at rugby are always down on their stupid code.

[travelling_gerry]

Same as everyone else but I always wondered why so many people are let straight through as I have been many times.

Personally I think it's a conspiracy from the gayfl head honchos in Perth to try to show numbers at rugby are always down on their stupid code.

Totally agree WRF...the same happened to me for the Crusaders match last year and the RWA was informed who queried WAFC who denied it.

Crowd numbers v Crusaders - Western Force Rugby Supporters Site





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[Burgs]

It's only happened to me once, admittedly over fewer matches than you fellas, but there was a shocker line and we were going to miss kick off so I was pretty happy they did.
Does bring into question the numbers though doesn't it...

[travelling_gerry]

It certainly does Burgs. With the numbers of occasions it has happened to a small sample size of TWF members I would say the numbers are very suss.

The crowd for that Crusaders game was EXACTLY the same number as the crowd in Sydney the previous night. What a coincidence.

[Flamethrower]

I can't say I've noticed anyone standing near the gates with a counter to tally those who have problems with their tickets.

[slomo]

as we've spoke about before, my membership wasn't scanned once last season....

[oxleymoron]

It's more noticable that the areas where the tickets are not scanned is in the areas to access the gold seats along the wings of roberts rd and the other side (Gates 1-5 and 10-17) if I remember correctly. These gates don't have turnstiles, just attendents there to scan tickets.

Physical turnstiles that people have to pass through do slow up the process of people entering the ground, but would provide a more accurate figure of the crowd in attendance.