Tigers future

[cochise]

Cochise makes a fair point. Sorry don’t know how to reply. However I understand that our membership is sitting at around 20000 so it confuses me why that at what would be one of our more premier home games on a Friday night could only fetch nine. There are also people who just buy traditional tickets so it’s just a bit baffling to me. Same with Campbelltown against titans and roosters.

10 seasons without finals is really hurting us and the form this year has left a lot to be desired. Who wants to travel to Bankwest on a cold Friday night for some of the rubbish we have been dishing up. I had to attend the game by myself because I couldn't find anyone to use my spare tickets.

7k last Friday night ?
Is that right ?

I was there 9.9k

Someone mentioned 7k that’s all ..

Yeah was just under 10k, covid seems to be still impacting our crowds. Some other team's crowds have bounced back but ours haven't, I'm guessing, because of form.

 

[tigerap]

Cochise makes a fair point. Sorry don’t know how to reply. However I understand that our membership is sitting at around 20000 so it confuses me why that at what would be one of our more premier home games on a Friday night could only fetch nine. There are also people who just buy traditional tickets so it’s just a bit baffling to me. Same with Campbelltown against titans and roosters.

10 seasons without finals is really hurting us and the form this year has left a lot to be desired. Who wants to travel to Bankwest on a cold Friday night for some of the rubbish we have been dishing up. I had to attend the game by myself because I couldn't find anyone to use my spare tickets.

7k last Friday night ?
Is that right ?

I was there 9.9k

Someone mentioned 7k that’s all ..

All good, was just trying to prove an accurate crowd figure that’s all

 

[hobbo1]

Cochise makes a fair point. Sorry don’t know how to reply. However I understand that our membership is sitting at around 20000 so it confuses me why that at what would be one of our more premier home games on a Friday night could only fetch nine. There are also people who just buy traditional tickets so it’s just a bit baffling to me. Same with Campbelltown against titans and roosters.

10 seasons without finals is really hurting us and the form this year has left a lot to be desired. Who wants to travel to Bankwest on a cold Friday night for some of the rubbish we have been dishing up. I had to attend the game by myself because I couldn't find anyone to use my spare tickets.

7k last Friday night ?
Is that right ?

I was there 9.9k

Someone mentioned 7k that’s all ..

Yeah was just under 10k, covid seems to be still impacting our crowds. Some other team's crowds have bounced back but ours haven't, I'm guessing, because of form.

We’ve been copping some crappy time slots as well ..
Start of the year was all 4pm Sunday’s
Then a raft of 6pm games ..

 

[cochise]

Cochise makes a fair point. Sorry don’t know how to reply. However I understand that our membership is sitting at around 20000 so it confuses me why that at what would be one of our more premier home games on a Friday night could only fetch nine. There are also people who just buy traditional tickets so it’s just a bit baffling to me. Same with Campbelltown against titans and roosters.

10 seasons without finals is really hurting us and the form this year has left a lot to be desired. Who wants to travel to Bankwest on a cold Friday night for some of the rubbish we have been dishing up. I had to attend the game by myself because I couldn't find anyone to use my spare tickets.

7k last Friday night ?
Is that right ?

I was there 9.9k

Someone mentioned 7k that’s all ..

Yeah was just under 10k, covid seems to be still impacting our crowds. Some other team's crowds have bounced back but ours haven't, I'm guessing, because of form.

We’ve been copping some crappy time slots as well ..
Start of the year was all 4pm Sunday’s
Then a raft of 6pm games ..

6pm games were away games, including our home game in Brisbane.

I know so many people that didn't go on Friday because of the way the team has been performing, even though we have won 3 from the last 5 it is the way we have lost that is disheartening this season.

 

[likeatiger 0]

Not the most important thing for the future but I’ve thought about a name change for the last few years. Anyone like the Western Sydney Tigers? Roosters have claimed the whole of Sydney. It might be more attractive and explain who we are. Does anyone pronounce the s on the end of West’s anyway?

 

[hobbo1]

Cochise makes a fair point. Sorry don’t know how to reply. However I understand that our membership is sitting at around 20000 so it confuses me why that at what would be one of our more premier home games on a Friday night could only fetch nine. There are also people who just buy traditional tickets so it’s just a bit baffling to me. Same with Campbelltown against titans and roosters.

10 seasons without finals is really hurting us and the form this year has left a lot to be desired. Who wants to travel to Bankwest on a cold Friday night for some of the rubbish we have been dishing up. I had to attend the game by myself because I couldn't find anyone to use my spare tickets.

7k last Friday night ?
Is that right ?

I was there 9.9k

Someone mentioned 7k that’s all ..

Yeah was just under 10k, covid seems to be still impacting our crowds. Some other team's crowds have bounced back but ours haven't, I'm guessing, because of form.

We’ve been copping some crappy time slots as well ..
Start of the year was all 4pm Sunday’s
Then a raft of 6pm games ..

6pm games were away games, including our home game in Brisbane.

I know so many people that didn't go on Friday because of the way the team has been performing, even though we have won 3 from the last 5 it is the way we have lost that is disheartening this season.

Leichhardt should be heaving this week ..
although light rain is predicted.

 

[cochise]

Cochise makes a fair point. Sorry don’t know how to reply. However I understand that our membership is sitting at around 20000 so it confuses me why that at what would be one of our more premier home games on a Friday night could only fetch nine. There are also people who just buy traditional tickets so it’s just a bit baffling to me. Same with Campbelltown against titans and roosters.

10 seasons without finals is really hurting us and the form this year has left a lot to be desired. Who wants to travel to Bankwest on a cold Friday night for some of the rubbish we have been dishing up. I had to attend the game by myself because I couldn't find anyone to use my spare tickets.

7k last Friday night ?
Is that right ?

I was there 9.9k

Someone mentioned 7k that’s all ..

Yeah was just under 10k, covid seems to be still impacting our crowds. Some other team's crowds have bounced back but ours haven't, I'm guessing, because of form.

We’ve been copping some crappy time slots as well ..
Start of the year was all 4pm Sunday’s
Then a raft of 6pm games ..

6pm games were away games, including our home game in Brisbane.

I know so many people that didn't go on Friday because of the way the team has been performing, even though we have won 3 from the last 5 it is the way we have lost that is disheartening this season.

Leichhardt should be heaving this week ..
although light rain is predicted.

All I know is that I'll be there lol

 

[BirchgroveTigers]

I don’t think our success will come from copying other clubs.

5 each Campbelltown and Leichhardt. 1 game Tamworth, one game homebush forEaster Monday. Means we can ditch the nomad label, connect with our two areas and still bring in some cash with Tamworth and Easter game.

Media love Leichhardt, huge amount of growth/potential in Campbelltown. Play to our strengths. Reserve grade need to at very minimum play half games at campbelltown, half at lidcombe. COE in concord is good but now need an academy in MacArthur.

Challenge is money. We need to cover the money we gain from deal with stadiums nsw. don’t think that’s impossible though hard to know as a fan.

 

[cochise]

I don’t think our success will come from copying other clubs.

5 each Campbelltown and Leichhardt. 1 game Tamworth, one game homebush forEaster Monday. Means we can ditch the nomad label, connect with our two areas and still bring in some cash with Tamworth and Easter game.

Media love Leichhardt, huge amount of growth/potential in Campbelltown. Play to our strengths. Reserve grade need to at very minimum play half games at campbelltown, half at lidcombe. COE in concord is good but now need an academy in MacArthur.

Challenge is money. We need to cover the money we gain from deal with stadiums nsw. don’t think that’s impossible though hard to know as a fan.

LO and CSS don't have the same draw for the corporate $, though looking at the Western Stand on Friday I don't know what corporate support we are getting at Bankwest either.

 

[hobbo1]

I don’t think our success will come from copying other clubs.

5 each Campbelltown and Leichhardt. 1 game Tamworth, one game homebush forEaster Monday. Means we can ditch the nomad label, connect with our two areas and still bring in some cash with Tamworth and Easter game.

Media love Leichhardt, huge amount of growth/potential in Campbelltown. Play to our strengths. Reserve grade need to at very minimum play half games at campbelltown, half at lidcombe. COE in concord is good but now need an academy in MacArthur.

Challenge is money. We need to cover the money we gain from deal with stadiums nsw. don’t think that’s impossible though hard to know as a fan.

LO and CSS don't have the same draw for the corporate $, though looking at the Western Stand on Friday I don't know what corporate support we are getting at Bankwest either.

How do the Dragons manage it ..
They’re pretty much in the same boat as us with Kogarah & Wollongong

 

[BirchgroveTigers]

I don’t think our success will come from copying other clubs.

5 each Campbelltown and Leichhardt. 1 game Tamworth, one game homebush forEaster Monday. Means we can ditch the nomad label, connect with our two areas and still bring in some cash with Tamworth and Easter game.

Media love Leichhardt, huge amount of growth/potential in Campbelltown. Play to our strengths. Reserve grade need to at very minimum play half games at campbelltown, half at lidcombe. COE in concord is good but now need an academy in MacArthur.

Challenge is money. We need to cover the money we gain from deal with stadiums nsw. don’t think that’s impossible though hard to know as a fan.

LO and CSS don't have the same draw for the corporate $, though looking at the Western Stand on Friday I don't know what corporate support we are getting at Bankwest either.

Totally. Really hard to know as a fan how many corporate boxes are getting sold and for how much at each respective stadium. But still think that is just soemthing that needs to be overcome through other means rather than a reason to keep playing at Bankwest.

 

[BirchgroveTigers]

I don’t think our success will come from copying other clubs.

5 each Campbelltown and Leichhardt. 1 game Tamworth, one game homebush forEaster Monday. Means we can ditch the nomad label, connect with our two areas and still bring in some cash with Tamworth and Easter game.

Media love Leichhardt, huge amount of growth/potential in Campbelltown. Play to our strengths. Reserve grade need to at very minimum play half games at campbelltown, half at lidcombe. COE in concord is good but now need an academy in MacArthur.

Challenge is money. We need to cover the money we gain from deal with stadiums nsw. don’t think that’s impossible though hard to know as a fan.

LO and CSS don't have the same draw for the corporate $, though looking at the Western Stand on Friday I don't know what corporate support we are getting at Bankwest either.

How do the Dragons manage it ..
They’re pretty much in the same boat as us with Kogarah & Wollongong

Privately owned I believe and we'd want to be in a better financial position that them - they're pretty broke. We can be though - Ashfield is profitable and with a bit of luck a leagues club near Leichhardt oval can be opened again.

 

[cochise]

I don’t think our success will come from copying other clubs.

5 each Campbelltown and Leichhardt. 1 game Tamworth, one game homebush forEaster Monday. Means we can ditch the nomad label, connect with our two areas and still bring in some cash with Tamworth and Easter game.

Media love Leichhardt, huge amount of growth/potential in Campbelltown. Play to our strengths. Reserve grade need to at very minimum play half games at campbelltown, half at lidcombe. COE in concord is good but now need an academy in MacArthur.

Challenge is money. We need to cover the money we gain from deal with stadiums nsw. don’t think that’s impossible though hard to know as a fan.

LO and CSS don't have the same draw for the corporate $, though looking at the Western Stand on Friday I don't know what corporate support we are getting at Bankwest either.

How do the Dragons manage it ..
They’re pretty much in the same boat as us with Kogarah & Wollongong

I don't know, but it wasn't long ago they were in the same situation as us playing games in Wollongong, ANZ, SFS and Kogarah all in the same season.

 

[cochise]

I don’t think our success will come from copying other clubs.

5 each Campbelltown and Leichhardt. 1 game Tamworth, one game homebush forEaster Monday. Means we can ditch the nomad label, connect with our two areas and still bring in some cash with Tamworth and Easter game.

Media love Leichhardt, huge amount of growth/potential in Campbelltown. Play to our strengths. Reserve grade need to at very minimum play half games at campbelltown, half at lidcombe. COE in concord is good but now need an academy in MacArthur.

Challenge is money. We need to cover the money we gain from deal with stadiums nsw. don’t think that’s impossible though hard to know as a fan.

LO and CSS don't have the same draw for the corporate $, though looking at the Western Stand on Friday I don't know what corporate support we are getting at Bankwest either.

Totally. Really hard to know as a fan how many corporate boxes are getting sold and for how much at each respective stadium. But still think that is just soemthing that needs to be overcome through other means rather than a reason to keep playing at Bankwest.

It is hard, LO is one of my favourite places in the world but I think it is getting close to being below the standard for a modern top level sports team.

 

[upthetigers]

Winning games will put bums on seats

 

[BirchgroveTigers]

I don’t think our success will come from copying other clubs.

5 each Campbelltown and Leichhardt. 1 game Tamworth, one game homebush forEaster Monday. Means we can ditch the nomad label, connect with our two areas and still bring in some cash with Tamworth and Easter game.

Media love Leichhardt, huge amount of growth/potential in Campbelltown. Play to our strengths. Reserve grade need to at very minimum play half games at campbelltown, half at lidcombe. COE in concord is good but now need an academy in MacArthur.

Challenge is money. We need to cover the money we gain from deal with stadiums nsw. don’t think that’s impossible though hard to know as a fan.

LO and CSS don't have the same draw for the corporate $, though looking at the Western Stand on Friday I don't know what corporate support we are getting at Bankwest either.

Totally. Really hard to know as a fan how many corporate boxes are getting sold and for how much at each respective stadium. But still think that is just soemthing that needs to be overcome through other means rather than a reason to keep playing at Bankwest.

It is hard, LO is one of my favourite places in the world but I think it is getting close to being below the standard for a modern top level sports team.

Nah, its awesome lol. Honestly I don't really buy into the whole "facilities are too old" narrative. People rock up, have a great time, go home and are safe the whole time. As long as no one is at risk and people turn up then they're good enough surely?

 

[cochise]

I don’t think our success will come from copying other clubs.

5 each Campbelltown and Leichhardt. 1 game Tamworth, one game homebush forEaster Monday. Means we can ditch the nomad label, connect with our two areas and still bring in some cash with Tamworth and Easter game.

Media love Leichhardt, huge amount of growth/potential in Campbelltown. Play to our strengths. Reserve grade need to at very minimum play half games at campbelltown, half at lidcombe. COE in concord is good but now need an academy in MacArthur.

Challenge is money. We need to cover the money we gain from deal with stadiums nsw. don’t think that’s impossible though hard to know as a fan.

LO and CSS don't have the same draw for the corporate $, though looking at the Western Stand on Friday I don't know what corporate support we are getting at Bankwest either.

Totally. Really hard to know as a fan how many corporate boxes are getting sold and for how much at each respective stadium. But still think that is just soemthing that needs to be overcome through other means rather than a reason to keep playing at Bankwest.

It is hard, LO is one of my favourite places in the world but I think it is getting close to being below the standard for a modern top level sports team.

Nah, its awesome lol. Honestly I don't really buy into the whole "facilities are too old" narrative. People rock up, have a great time, go home and are safe the whole time. As long as no one is at risk and people turn up then they're good enough surely?

They don't rock up though, we average more at the big grounds than LO can hold. The averages aren't even close.

 

[Tiger Tarl]

As an interstate member for a decade now, i rarely get to games but when I do it is always Liechhardt or a few times Campbelltown.

That being said, with the COE complete next year, I think the next big move is we should find a home ground. With the NSW gov throwing money for stadiums, what about a Bankwest style stadium in Liverpool... good middle ground... maybe one big exhibition game at Leichhardt each season... make an event out of it. Would be a sell out...

Regardless, the future is bright.

 

[cochise]

As an interstate member for a decade now, i rarely get to games but when I do it is always Liechhardt or a few times Campbelltown.

That being said, with the COE complete next year, I think the next big move is we should find a home ground. With the NSW gov throwing money for stadiums, what about a Bankwest style stadium in Liverpool... good middle ground... maybe one big exhibition game at Leichhardt each season... make an event out of it. Would be a sell out...

Regardless, the future is bright.

That would be my preference, it is shame that the government wasn't smart enough that instead of building Bankwest in Parramatta that they had of built it at Homebush instead. Had a stadium for the club size games and then an event stadium in the same complex could have worked.

 

[BirchgroveTigers]

I don’t think our success will come from copying other clubs.

5 each Campbelltown and Leichhardt. 1 game Tamworth, one game homebush forEaster Monday. Means we can ditch the nomad label, connect with our two areas and still bring in some cash with Tamworth and Easter game.

Media love Leichhardt, huge amount of growth/potential in Campbelltown. Play to our strengths. Reserve grade need to at very minimum play half games at campbelltown, half at lidcombe. COE in concord is good but now need an academy in MacArthur.

Challenge is money. We need to cover the money we gain from deal with stadiums nsw. don’t think that’s impossible though hard to know as a fan.

LO and CSS don't have the same draw for the corporate $, though looking at the Western Stand on Friday I don't know what corporate support we are getting at Bankwest either.

Totally. Really hard to know as a fan how many corporate boxes are getting sold and for how much at each respective stadium. But still think that is just soemthing that needs to be overcome through other means rather than a reason to keep playing at Bankwest.

It is hard, LO is one of my favourite places in the world but I think it is getting close to being below the standard for a modern top level sports team.

Nah, its awesome lol. Honestly I don't really buy into the whole "facilities are too old" narrative. People rock up, have a great time, go home and are safe the whole time. As long as no one is at risk and people turn up then they're good enough surely?

They don't rock up though, we average more at the big grounds than LO can hold. The averages aren't even close.

Tha not true and not a single Sydney club averages more than 22,000 (capacity of both Leichhardt and Campbelltown). Would be good to get a proper break down of attendances...ie not just average over all but broken down to time slots and Sydney opposition vs non Sydney opposition. As has been mentioned, since 2011 stadiums nsw gets to pick which games are played and Leichhardt and Campbelltown get the rest - hence so many games va Titans at campbelltown for instance.