CITYAREREDANDWHITE Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 Should be really worrying Bristol Sport that Bristol are only able to attract 5,000 in at the moment, they should be aiming for double that every game. Anyone know why Attendences have dropped so much this season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacker Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 4 minutes ago, CITYAREREDANDWHITE said: Should be really worrying Bristol Sport that Bristol are onlAbsolutelyle to attract 5,000 in at the moment, they should be aiming for double that every game. Anyone know why Attendences have dropped so much this season? Probably people getting fed up with winning the league several times and still not getting promoted.Absolutely disgraceful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrs Court Red Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 They've dropped considerably from last season. A combination of pricing and realisation that the league is a joke untill play offs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
View from the Dolman Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 For comparison... B&I cup match in late November last year - 5760... http://www.bristolrugby.co.uk/news/report-bristol-rugby-31-26-pontypridd There was one match with 4608 (http://www.bristolrugby.co.uk/news/bristol-rugby-22-14-london-scottish/) The quarter final only had 3467! (http://www.bristolrugby.co.uk/news/report-bristol-rugby-41-28-yorkshire-carnegie/) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 Bristol only had around 5000 for their last league game, too. Remember this the next time the local media tell you yet again that Bristol is predominantly a rugby City.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrs Court Red Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 http://imgur.com/SOGn9un Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 The league is an utter joke if you are clearly in the top few teams. It's like having 7 or 8 months of friendlies until the real action starts. Garbage format. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sglosbcfc Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 15 minutes ago, cynic said: It does seem a bit stupid and time they changed it so that the champions are rewarded for actually winning the bloody thing. If they have to have playoffs, then change the format like football - champions and play off winners go up. A few posters have hit the nail on the head, the format is crazy and for a top club like Bristol they are playing effectively friendlies. I will be taking up my free tickets for the London Scottish game but wouldn't go to a game where I have to pay until the play offs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 1 hour ago, Barrs Court Red said: . A combination of pricing and realisation that the league is a joke untill play offs Also, it's ******* RUGBY ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBFC II Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 They have increases the prices significantly since last season, which has left fans annoyed considering the quality of opposition isn't any better, for instance last season I could take a few friends along at a fiver each but now it's about 15 quid for them to go and a tenner for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 30 minutes ago, JBFC II said: They have increases the prices significantly since last season, which has left fans annoyed considering the quality of opposition isn't any better, for instance last season I could take a few friends along at a fiver each but now it's about 15 quid for them to go and a tenner for me Can understand the disappointment, but anyone that thinks £5 was either long term or sustainable is sadly mistaken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offside Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 When I went to the rugby earlier this season as part of that free ticket deal for STH the crowd was very sparse. It was quite sad to see. Not sure what sort of crowds Bristol would expect if they get promoted but it clearly needs to happen sooner rather than later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippenhamRed Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 I'm amazed the format has survived as long as it has. As others have alluded to, I understand that Bristol are all but certain to finish in the playoffs, rendering almost every fixture insignificant until the playoffs at the end of the season. Why can't they promote the champions and have playoffs for 2nd - 5th? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sargent Pepper Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 I thought this recently. Even when us City ST holder could get free entry thee was little over 5k then too. I imagine BS most be a bit worried about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miah Dennehy Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 31 minutes ago, Offside said: When I went to the rugby earlier this season as part of that free ticket deal for STH the crowd was very sparse. It was quite sad to see. Not sure what sort of crowds Bristol would expect if they get promoted but it clearly needs to happen sooner rather than later. At The Mem Bristol were pretty much selling out every week when in the Prem. I do think there is a small amount of 'anti Ashton' amongst some Bristol fans, but I think if they do get promoted this time, then 5 figure attendances will be fairly common. Bath is also a problem, I live in Hanham, and I see plenty of Bath shirts around, but very few Bristol ones, Bristol's prolonged absence from the top flight has exacerbated this problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 1 minute ago, Miahdennehy said: Bath is also a problem, I live in Hanham, and I see plenty of Bath shirts around, but very few Bristol ones, Bristol's prolonged absence from the top flight has exacerbated this problem. There was even a poster advertising Bath RFC tickets at Bristol Temple Meads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidered abroad Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 A mixture of yet another play off failure, eight months of meaningless league games (according to some) and pay on the day price increases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidered abroad Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 53 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said: I'm amazed the format has survived as long as it has. As others have alluded to, I understand that Bristol are all but certain to finish in the playoffs, rendering almost every fixture insignificant until the playoffs at the end of the season. Why can't they promote the champions and have playoffs for 2nd - 5th? Because only one team promoted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippenhamRed Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 2 minutes ago, cidered abroad said: Because only one team promoted! Yes, I know that, clearly I'm suggesting they promote two! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 1 minute ago, ChippenhamRed said: Yes, I know that, clearly I'm suggesting they promote two! I think Bristol rather shot themselves in the foot over that. I believe they were a prem side when that was decided on and they voted for it not thinking they`d be relegated. I could be totally wrong about the whole thing though - it`s just what I`ve been told by a Bath fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southstandoriginal Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 56 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said: I'm amazed the format has survived as long as it has. As others have alluded to, I understand that Bristol are all but certain to finish in the playoffs, rendering almost every fixture insignificant until the playoffs at the end of the season. Why can't they promote the champions and have playoffs for 2nd - 5th? It's survived as long as it has because the clubs vote for it. It gives them all some hope of promotion. Even clubs like London Welsh can go up when they wouldn't stand a chance if it was champions only going up. There is no chance of the rules changing to allow 2 to go up because the premiership won't send 2 down, in fact they're not keen on promotion and relegation at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bourne End Red Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 Attendances will rocket should they ever get promoted out of the ridiculous play off system...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippenhamRed Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 7 minutes ago, Southstandoriginal said: It's survived as long as it has because the clubs vote for it. It gives them all some hope of promotion. Even clubs like London Welsh can go up when they wouldn't stand a chance if it was champions only going up. There is no chance of the rules changing to allow 2 to go up because the premiership won't send 2 down, in fact they're not keen on promotion and relegation at all. Ah, OK. Cheers for explaining - I'm no expert on the egg chasing. It strikes me that the one-promoted system serves the interest of the Premiership teams with little regard for attendances and development of the game at the lower level. But like I said I'm no expert and might be out of my depth here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirscrumpton Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 I went to half a dozen games last season, but they jacked up the prices this year, which I'm not prepared to pay for the level they're playing at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidered abroad Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 1 hour ago, ChippenhamRed said: Ah, OK. Cheers for explaining - I'm no expert on the egg chasing. It strikes me that the one-promoted system serves the interest of the Premiership teams with little regard for attendances and development of the game at the lower level. But like I said I'm no expert and might be out of my depth here! No, you are not out of your depth. You have hit the nail well and truly on the head. It's not rocket science CR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeepUpLino Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 5 hours ago, Slacker said: Probably people getting fed up with winning the league several times and still not getting promoted.Absolutely disgraceful. Exactly this.... the whole season literally means **** all, it's all about the play offs which Bristol are guaranteed!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciderup Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 I haven't been down to the egg chasing this season, yet. Do they have all 3 stands open with a crowd of 5K? If they don't (finally) get up, that's going to look really silly with 27,000 seats (as will our 15/16K tbh). Will BS start shutting stands if their crowds stay the same? Opening the Dolman and South stands without the Atyeo gives them 12,000 doesn't it, maybe more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 when you consider the league is worth little more than qualification to the play offs what is the point in a season ticket? I was certainly interested in a dual ticket but not whilst the games I pay for are worth, for Bristol, the sum of attempting to finish fourth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 I'm no expert but it seems Bristol can finish in a play off position without really breaking sweat, resting star players at regular intervals etc. Then unlike other seasons, when they've gone all out to win the league only to run out of steam in the play offs, this year they'll time their run to peak next April/May. Thus making most if the season meaningless and not really worth turning up to. It beggars belief why clubs don't make a stand against this ridiculous system. A bit like our FA and others allowing FIFA to go on for so long, no fight in these organisations nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciderup Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 2 minutes ago, ralphindevon said: I'm no expert but it seems Bristol can finish in a play off position without really breaking sweat, resting star players at regular intervals etc. Then unlike other seasons, when they've gone all out to win the league only to run out of steam in the play offs, this year they'll time their run to peak next April/May. Thus making most if the season meaningless and not really worth turning up to. It beggars belief why clubs don't make a stand against this ridiculous system. A bit like our FA and others allowing FIFA to go on for so long, no fight in these organisations nowadays. I would imagine all the power (as in football) is with the top division. Unless they want a change, which won't happen unless there's no promotion at all, Bris are stuck with the daft system that exists at the mo. Bear in mind finishing 1st in their top division means nothing either! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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