More Wasps BS? (8 Viewers)

peaches and cream

Well-Known Member
Another big crowd at the Ricoh less than 8,000 for their European game, maybe they aren't allowed to give away free tickets for these games.
you make it sound unique that the gate was lower for a cup game in the early stages of the competition, remind me again how many turned up against Crawley?
 

peaches and cream

Well-Known Member
It’s not a European competition. I’m not sure what it’s the equivalent of though? The Europa or Champions League?
The competition in question regardless of what it is isn't taken seriously until the later stages as its classed as a minor competition, most of the teams are made up of young players, those returning from injury, squad players and a few first team players but just like any other cup once you get to the later stages and think you have a chance of winning it the clubs start playing stronger teams.
 

SlowerThanPlatt

Well-Known Member
The competition in question regardless of what it is isn't taken seriously until the later stages as its classed as a minor competition, most of the teams are made up of young players, those returning from injury, squad players and a few first team players but just like any other cup once you get to the later stages and think you have a chance of winning it the clubs start playing stronger teams.

So like the Europa League then for top division clubs.

Whatever way you want to present it, it’s clearly not the equivalent to us playing Crawley Town
 

SlowerThanPlatt

Well-Known Member
We got 14,000 last time we played against a top division side in a cup competition. And then we took more than you got at home to an away game in the next round.

All while we were a League 2 club.
 

peaches and cream

Well-Known Member
The team Wasps played are 13th in their league so the football equivalent would be Monaco or Rennes
So like the Europa League then for top division clubs.

Whatever way you want to present it, it’s clearly not the equivalent to us playing Crawley Town
Top tier rugby club getting 11k average attendance for homes game this season and 8K attendance for a minor cup fixture Vs third tier football team getting 5K average gates and 1K for a minor cup fixture and you can't see the similarity?
 

SlowerThanPlatt

Well-Known Member
Top tier rugby club getting 11k average attendance for homes game this season and 8K attendance for a minor cup fixture Vs third tier football team getting 5K average gates and 1K for a minor cup fixture and you can't see the similarity?

No because there’s not a similarity to be had. Crawley Town are not comparable to the likes of Monaco and Rennes.

Only in Wasps world does the Checkatrade Trophy get compared to a European competition
 

peaches and cream

Well-Known Member
We got 14,000 last time we played against a top division side in a cup competition. And then we took more than you got at home to an away game in the next round.

All while we were a League 2 club.
you seem to be missing the point, all I pointed out was the fact that people keep posting on here on how badly they think Wasps are doing by quoting figures but putting it across as if these things are unique to Wasp when in fact it is pretty much the same across the board just on different scales, generally speaking football will always attract bigger crowds than rugby. Wasps have had crowds of 6K up to 30K since they have been in Coventry depending on the opposition and importance of the match so plucking one crowd of 14k out of the stats is hardly indicative of home support.
 

peaches and cream

Well-Known Member
No because there’s not a similarity to be had. Crawley Town are not comparable to the likes of Monaco and Rennes.

Only in Wasps world does the Checkatrade Trophy get compared to a European competition
the cup competition is irrelevant as its dictated by the level you are competing in, all i am trying to say is games that are considered less important to the club get lower attendances.
 

Nick

Administrator
you seem to be missing the point, all I pointed out was the fact that people keep posting on here on how badly they think Wasps are doing by quoting figures but putting it across as if these things are unique to Wasp when in fact it is pretty much the same across the board just on different scales, generally speaking football will always attract bigger crowds than rugby. Wasps have had crowds of 6K up to 30K since they have been in Coventry depending on the opposition and importance of the match so plucking one crowd of 14k out of the stats is hardly indicative of home support.

It also depends on how many free tickets are given out.

Also how many away fans are there.
 

hill83

Well-Known Member
you seem to be missing the point, all I pointed out was the fact that people keep posting on here on how badly they think Wasps are doing by quoting figures but putting it across as if these things are unique to Wasp when in fact it is pretty much the same across the board just on different scales, generally speaking football will always attract bigger crowds than rugby. Wasps have had crowds of 6K up to 30K since they have been in Coventry depending on the opposition and importance of the match so plucking one crowd of 14k out of the stats is hardly indicative of home support.

tenor.gif
 

SlowerThanPlatt

Well-Known Member
the cup competition is irrelevant as its dictated by the level you are competing in, all i am trying to say is games that are considered less important to the club get lower attendances.

And all I’m trying to say is comparing a game against a top division side to a fourth tier side is not a fair comparison... never mind that it’s a European competition
 

peaches and cream

Well-Known Member
And all I’m trying to say is comparing a game against a top division side to a fourth tier side is not a fair comparison... never mind that it’s a European competition
Fourth tier did you get relegated?
OK look at this way, do you agree that in a cup competition that the club class as minor they would expect to get a lower attendance than for a league game.
 

peaches and cream

Well-Known Member
You can usually get a good idea from looking in the ground as to how many are actually there.

Then have a look to see how rife the freebies are that week.
Work on that i would say somewhere around the 500 mark but only a guess could be out by 200 either way
 

Users who are viewing this thread

Top