Interesting article in Campbelltown Advertiser about crowd
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Juro
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I didn't read Humphreys' comments as being overly negative towards Campbelltown. He was looking at ways to improve the situation, as he should. Everyone agrees that the crowd was not good enough, and I'm glad the club is looking into the cause.
As to who was protesting to take the game to Leichhardt, I'm assuming it was some of the board. But that is just a guess.
Talk about ticket prices is interesting. I heard there were GA family tickets for sale for $50, which isn't too bad. I only found out when I heard the ad on the radio on the way home though…
And the talk about not having the chance to play Souths? Well, for 2 years they did not exist. Then for the next few years they were hardly anything to get excited about. And then we had the period of only playing 3 games at either Campbelltown or Leichhardt each year. And finally, now that Souths is a glamour club (man, that is sickening to type!), the SFS or SCG snaps them up.
It makes sense in some ways to play your games at Campbelltown or Leichhardt against teams with some sort of local rivalry, or that is closer for opposition fans to get there. So Campbelltown gets Penrith and Canberra. Unfortunately, there were bugger all Penrith fans at the ground on Sunday.
Looking deeper into the numbers of games at each ground over the period 2008-2013, it is interesting to compare who has played where.
* Campbelltown has not hosted Cronulla, Souths or the Dragons, but has hosted Penrith 5 times and Canberra 4 times.
* Leichhardt has not hosted Brisbane, Canterbury, Manly, Souths or the Dragons, but has hosted Melbourne 5 times and New Zealand 4 times.
* The SFS, SCG and Homebush combined have not hosted Canberra, Gold Coast, Melbourne, New Zealand, Newcastle, North Queensland or Penrith, but have hosted Souths 6 times, the Dragons 5 times, Canterbury 4 times and Parra 4 times.
From this, I feel that fans who only attend 1 ground don't get a decent spread of opposition, whether it is Campbelltown, Leichhardt or 'the others'. Obviously, 'the others' get the first pick of teams so take the most desirable ones. Campbelltown and Leichhardt are left to fight over the scraps. The solution? I don't know... Go to more than 1 venue?
As to who was protesting to take the game to Leichhardt, I'm assuming it was some of the board. But that is just a guess.
Talk about ticket prices is interesting. I heard there were GA family tickets for sale for $50, which isn't too bad. I only found out when I heard the ad on the radio on the way home though…
And the talk about not having the chance to play Souths? Well, for 2 years they did not exist. Then for the next few years they were hardly anything to get excited about. And then we had the period of only playing 3 games at either Campbelltown or Leichhardt each year. And finally, now that Souths is a glamour club (man, that is sickening to type!), the SFS or SCG snaps them up.
It makes sense in some ways to play your games at Campbelltown or Leichhardt against teams with some sort of local rivalry, or that is closer for opposition fans to get there. So Campbelltown gets Penrith and Canberra. Unfortunately, there were bugger all Penrith fans at the ground on Sunday.
Looking deeper into the numbers of games at each ground over the period 2008-2013, it is interesting to compare who has played where.
* Campbelltown has not hosted Cronulla, Souths or the Dragons, but has hosted Penrith 5 times and Canberra 4 times.
* Leichhardt has not hosted Brisbane, Canterbury, Manly, Souths or the Dragons, but has hosted Melbourne 5 times and New Zealand 4 times.
* The SFS, SCG and Homebush combined have not hosted Canberra, Gold Coast, Melbourne, New Zealand, Newcastle, North Queensland or Penrith, but have hosted Souths 6 times, the Dragons 5 times, Canterbury 4 times and Parra 4 times.
From this, I feel that fans who only attend 1 ground don't get a decent spread of opposition, whether it is Campbelltown, Leichhardt or 'the others'. Obviously, 'the others' get the first pick of teams so take the most desirable ones. Campbelltown and Leichhardt are left to fight over the scraps. The solution? I don't know... Go to more than 1 venue?
Black_n_White
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@LaT said:
Like Humphreys in the article?
Its a bit rich when even the boss must not even care about being divisive either. Surely one of the requirements of being CEO is to be a good speaker and businessman, yet he backhanded a sector of the fanbase in their own local rag… The guy isnt a CEO's ring hole. He is an agend driven puppet reaking of old club allegiance. Its a shame. He definitely isnt what the club needs to progress.
I agree Humpty isn't a CEOs ring hole.
But the fact is he is all we got right now, and if our own CEO can't make a comment involving fans of the club he represents, then whats the bloody point of anything?
It was valid. It was correct. And WESTS TIGERS fans from that area needed to step up. Humpty did nothing wrong except be void of eloquence.
But the fact is he is all we got right now, and if our own CEO can't make a comment involving fans of the club he represents, then whats the bloody point of anything?
It was valid. It was correct. And WESTS TIGERS fans from that area needed to step up. Humpty did nothing wrong except be void of eloquence.
Black_n_White
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@LaT said:
Im a Lidcombe fan… so have no real stake in Campelltown or Leichhardt... but check the bold... thats not one club, thats half a club.
innsaneink
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@Black'n'White said:
My thoughts too unfortunatley.
We now have our major sponsor advertising this weeks game at Leichhardt, and pushing his accomodation in the city as well…."Coming to the game and need somewhere close to stay?"
This is terrific.
But I dont think we saw this last week, despite him having premises at Parramatta ...from which travelling via M4 & M7 takes a blink to get to Campbelltown.
TIGERS
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@LaT said:
Thats like being the CEO of the Walt Disney Corporation and saying "Jeebus, I wish more people would go and see our movies…"
Humpty is making the wrong call about something that is actually HIS RESPONSIBILITY.
innsaneink
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Our fans come from everywhere….its supposedly a national game now but Humpty, and LaT are talking in an old 70s suburban tribal footy ethos.
I cant wait until Humpty is gone....as soon as Potsy gets some stability I hope hes out the door
I cant wait until Humpty is gone....as soon as Potsy gets some stability I hope hes out the door
Black_n_White
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I agree Lat, he has every right to comment…
As CEO, he should know that comments he makes to the press have a good chance of making it to print. So either he is too stupid to realise he played fatcional grumblings against one another in the public domain, or well knew what he was doing airing dirty laundry and balance sheets for his own agenda. He didnt have to share the finer details.
He could have said " The attendance was down this week, which is a bit disappointing, but the boys got a good win to open our account for the season, its just a shame they couldnt share it with more of the fans out here on this beautiful sunday afternoon" or something along those lines. Thats all the question needed as a response. That would have been professional, which seems too much to ask... He had a platform and he muffed it, plain and simple.
As CEO, he should know that comments he makes to the press have a good chance of making it to print. So either he is too stupid to realise he played fatcional grumblings against one another in the public domain, or well knew what he was doing airing dirty laundry and balance sheets for his own agenda. He didnt have to share the finer details.
He could have said " The attendance was down this week, which is a bit disappointing, but the boys got a good win to open our account for the season, its just a shame they couldnt share it with more of the fans out here on this beautiful sunday afternoon" or something along those lines. Thats all the question needed as a response. That would have been professional, which seems too much to ask... He had a platform and he muffed it, plain and simple.
TIGERS
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@Black'n'White said:
So as CEO he has the right to comment even though you think he is either stupid or acting out of self interest.
or
"You have the right to divide and ruin our club, just use more buzzwords"
:crazy
GNR4LIFE
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@LaT said:
As a professional he should choose his words better. If wants to take a swipe at the supporter base thats fine, but you can't take a swipe at half while patting the other half on the back. He's pitting both sides against each other. Where is the attitude of putting it on every single WT's fan from every walk of life to get their buts out there. I don't care what anyone says this whole us v them mentality will never die until every single supporter who watched a Wests or Balmain game dies. Its just apart of everyone, even if its just subconsciously, and unfortunately with his comments our CEO has proven that he feels the same way
GNR4LIFE
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@Craegus said:
We had someone on this very forum after the game, a rather open C-town hater say it was too much of an effort to get out here from the inner city so he'd just sit in front of his TV, so there's an example
innsaneink
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He's commenting on a portion of the fan base
innsaneink
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Haha
So what?
Its been pointed out several times.
Stick your head in the sand
Playing dumb suits you
So what?
Its been pointed out several times.
Stick your head in the sand
Playing dumb suits you
GNR4LIFE
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Would you say ''So what'' if the shoe was on the other foot? yes i know you'll say LaT, something along the line of ''Yes i would, i wouldn't care blah blah blah'', well its so easy to say it if you haven't walked it
Humphrey's is a a dead set idiot!!….He is now indirectly laying the blame on the Campbelltown crowd numbers for his poor financial management of the club...We should be one of the Silver tails when it comes to finances...we have very healthy crowd numbers; great merchandising sales; great sponsorships; great support from Wests leagues; guaranteed revenue from the SFS...We should be one of the strongest clubs aka Bulldogs yet apparently we are struggling for ca$h and are paupers!......I say Mr Humphrey's its time you took accountability for the Club's finances rather than apportion blame to poor crowd figures. in Campbelltown....maybe if he didn't treat players and the public with contempt he has over the last 2 years we would be doing much better!
