crowd numbers

[fulvio sammut]

Good onya. I thought I saw your Dad on the ground, but couldn't work out what he would be doing around the balloons....

[pruc]

yeah, he got us the jobs and he got to walk around watching the game. its good coz we will proberly get to do it next year aswell.

[Thequeerone]

Pruc I'm impressed - you got to be that close to the action and play with those enormous toys too - was it fun ?

[pruc]

yeh. except i got the dodgy one. it had a leak so it wouldnt fully inflate. but wen it finally did. the crowd gave an all mighty rooooooaaaaaarrrrr=]

[Darren]

that was FlameThrower belching...

[Flamethrower]

[Happy]

that was FlameThrower belching...

ooer Coach .. over the line!!!

[Sagerian]

Where abouts were you pruc?

[metro]

Or maybe alot of us are sick of watching rugby at Subi.............

[Sagerian]

A disgrace for mine. $70 ticket. Only 20,000 and you still had to line up for food and drinks, plus they decided not to open Gate 9 which we were supposed to enter.

I will not be going to any more Tests at Subi Oval unless of course I get lucky and am invited to a box.

Again, an absolute disgrace.

Yeah gate 9 was where we had (tried) to enter as well.. and seeing the line I didn't even bother lining up for drinks.

[AndyS]

At the end of the day, I think it was just too much money for too little rugby. It was interesting to note watching the replay that there was commentary on how it was kind of assumed that strong Force support would naturally roll over into strong Wallaby support, but I wonder if they will really question why too closely.

If it was the heinous money being asked, I wonder if there is a lesson there for the Force. I really like the approach they are taking to the ARC, with supporters under 15s free. I would have thought a similar approach to the S14 games would yield benefits - make access to any unsold seats free for junior rugby club members and, say, $20 for under 17s. Not only would it encourage younger supporters, it would make it more attractive to families, help the atmosphere and fill the stadium. If we were getting an average 35k to the games in a stadium that is acknowledged as being toilet for watching rugby, it would make for some very useful leverage on the stadium issue.

[The InnFORCEr]

In NZ for Super 14 matches, a full paying parent can pay for one child and bring as many kids as they like, great for a kids bday etc. They allocate a seperate family area.

I'm sure we have plenty to learn from the established franchises, let's hope it's before it's too late.

[Darren]

agree with the last 2 posts

[AndyS]

I was really impressed by the way the Chiefs engaged the kids - organised face painting and activities before the game, token give-aways during the game when tries were scored and, as you say, the kidzone area where they don't get completely surrounded by adults. Wasn't too sure about using the Rockettes for the giveaways though - throwing the giveaways probably constitutes the Kiwi sex education system.

[pruc]

Where abouts were you pruc?

right on the halfway=]