Quote:
Originally Posted by esquire
The point of my comment is that Regina does impressively well to support the Riders by any measure. They cannot be faulted for not selling out games considering that on a per capita basis they absolutely whip the ass of pretty well any pro team you can think of.
|
Is it just Regina, though? I feel like we're always reminded that the entire province supports the Riders and that people commute for hours to watch them play.
Quote:
Originally Posted by esquire
If people can't or won't buy pricy tickets to watch a bad team this season, I'm not going to blame them, certainly not any more than I'd blame people in Toronto from staying away from their teams which are apparently all having lacklustre seasons this summer.
|
I mean, the Wolfpack are doing pretty well again this summer.
I agree in theory but the issue becomes when it starts to fall into a general trend with other teams from the same league. If they're all more or less trending down, or reaching more for their floors than usual, then it's more than just weather or ticket prices affecting general gate figures.
This isn't just some fascination on this forum, either. The official CFL forums have a
number of
recent threads with it users discussing the attendance figures for this season.
Quote:
Originally Posted by esquire
As for the Bombers, the numbers you posted demonstrate that they are squarely within the attendance range that they have been in over the past 6 years.
|
They are more or less for the time being, but do you think their crowds should be larger given that they're unbeaten and pushing for a franchise-setting start to a season? Genuinely curious for your thoughts on this because we all know the Bombers have been bad for what feels like forever.