Of more concern was the paltry crowd of 6456, which prompted a bitterly disappointed Wests chief executive Grant Mayer to announce the round 11 match against Brisbane on May 24 would be the last chance for fans to show they would support home games at Campbelltown.
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Just six days after 16,311 fans braved torrential rain to cheer the Tigers to a 34-18 win over Manly at Leichhardt, the turnout at Campbelltown was the second lowest at the venue in the 15-year history of the joint venture and Mayer said the club could not afford to continue losing money by hosting games there before small crowds.
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"I thank the 6500 fans here tonight, they are diehard fans but I scratch my head wondering what more we can do to attract a crowd at Campbelltown Sports Stadium," Mayer said.
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"We are going to announce $10 tickets for our 15th anniversary match against the Broncos in round 11, where fans can sit anywhere they like, and it will be one last throw of the dice for Campbelltown to come and show they support their club.
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"We have to sit down and reassess whether we can continue to run games here at a loss. I feel incredibly sorry for the 6500 fans who did attend tonight, they are are the ones who support their teams through thick and thin.
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"It is difficult to reconcile that we got 16,500 people at Leichhardt in the rain and we won against one of the competition heavyweights, yet six days later we can only get 6500 people at one of the best venues in rugby league."
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After winning three of their last four matches against competition leaders Gold Coast and premiership heavyweights South Sydney and Manly, it was difficult to understand why more fans didn't turn out to watch one of the most entertaining teams in the NRL play against an opposition boasting the likes of Johnathan Thurston, Brent Tate and Tariq Sims.
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Just six days after 16,311 fans braved torrential rain to cheer the Tigers to a 34-18 win over Manly at Leichhardt, the turnout at Campbelltown was the second lowest at the venue in the 15-year history of the joint venture and Mayer said the club could not afford to continue losing money by hosting games there before small crowds.
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"I thank the 6500 fans here tonight, they are diehard fans but I scratch my head wondering what more we can do to attract a crowd at Campbelltown Sports Stadium," Mayer said.
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"We are going to announce $10 tickets for our 15th anniversary match against the Broncos in round 11, where fans can sit anywhere they like, and it will be one last throw of the dice for Campbelltown to come and show they support their club.
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"We have to sit down and reassess whether we can continue to run games here at a loss. I feel incredibly sorry for the 6500 fans who did attend tonight, they are are the ones who support their teams through thick and thin.
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"It is difficult to reconcile that we got 16,500 people at Leichhardt in the rain and we won against one of the competition heavyweights, yet six days later we can only get 6500 people at one of the best venues in rugby league."
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After winning three of their last four matches against competition leaders Gold Coast and premiership heavyweights South Sydney and Manly, it was difficult to understand why more fans didn't turn out to watch one of the most entertaining teams in the NRL play against an opposition boasting the likes of Johnathan Thurston, Brent Tate and Tariq Sims.
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