posted Mar 28, 2007

The trouble is, the Borders is a big wee place. Gala and surrounding area has a population of about 17000. Attendance of 1200 represents 7% of the population. If Edinburgh got the same level of support, gates there would be 17,500 and for Glasgow they would be 35,000. Neither of those teams can match the support of the Reivers, yet they continue.

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posted Mar 28, 2007

Edinburgh aagainst Gloucester, December 2006. Attendance just over 4100. Where were all the Edinburgh supporters? That is roughly 1.5% of the potential fan base.

Glasgow against Cardiff, January 2007, attendance just over 1500 or 0.03% of Glasgow turning up to support their team.

Using your figures, 10% of Galashiels turned out to support the Reivers.

Now tell me which side is better supported and which should be axed?

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posted Mar 28, 2007

Here's a novel idea - why not promote rugby union in working class areas of greater Glasgow. When I was at school early 80's (city centre Glasgow) rugby was seen as a sport for public school boys, have things changed?
I went to the Glasgow/Scarlets game, I don't know what the attendance was, but the atmosphere was better than at Netherdale. I even think I spotted a rugby supporting gay couple, well, it is the west end!
When supporting the Reivers it was embarassing when visiting fans always seemed to have more of a presence. Marketing is the problem, but you can't have professional players without attendance money.

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posted Mar 29, 2007

ive been a season ticket holder for 3 season with the borders i come from selkirk but travel down from glasgow to see the games. its all a bit of a joke glasgow get smaller crowds than us and trying to find somebody who "might" go to a glasgow game is just impossible, the glasgow public will never follow rugby they are far too intrested in the old firm.

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posted Mar 29, 2007

Professional Rugby? Ask the experts, start talking to the lads that have been doing it for years - Rugby League.
Learn from their experience.
Make rugby attractive to families, side attractions, etc,.. for smaller kids, enclosed/covered? stadia, open doors (at Hughenden, unlike Netherdale, the bar is members only - how sad is that?).

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posted Apr 4, 2007

Re: Retro_junkies. Sorry mate but Glasgow have got crowds half as big again as the Reivers (Av. 2037 from 8 ML games v 1365 from 7).

Having looked at this and the quotes from the SBC and the like it seems quite simple; you had your team, you didn't back them, they die.

Exactly the same happened in Wales with the Celtic Warriors, petty infighting and local rivalry leads to no support and a team that is not financially viable. If the Borders public thought the team was worth a bean they should have got off their collective behind and supported them. Simple as.

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posted Apr 16, 2007

BBC Scotland's rugby coverage is garbage. The media in general are only interested in the "ned's game".
BBC Northern Ireland did a great piece about the crisis in Borders rugby?
Where's Scotland's "Scrum V" ?

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posted Apr 27, 2007

mr gala, the reason that the borders were dropped is because they were drawing the smallest crowd and were the worst team in scotland, regardless of this percentage battle going on. The fact that a greater percentage of the borders potential fans come to games that Edinburgh or Glasgow is irrelevant. All that matters is that the borders were drawing the least money.

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posted May 14, 2007

HonestEck - i dont know what you are on about Netherdale has to covered stands and everyone is welcome (and goes in the bar) are you a glasgow fan trying to blacken the borders?

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posted May 30, 2007

Its a discrace by the SRU they should all feel ashamed with themselves. BRING BACK THE BORDERS!!!!!!

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