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Message: [QUOTE="Twiztid, post: 2379516, member: 2144"] I haven't read the 5 pages but here are my 2 cents. NSW and NSW NRL fans are mostly TV supporters. The pros outweight the cons in peoples opinion to stay home or go to a club instead of going to a game. It sucks, but that is just the mindset of NSW fans. NSW fans will wait right till the last minute to make the decision to go to a game and there are many factors that will alter that decision - weather and traffic are very high on the list. The 2 for 1 ticket offer for SOO is pretty simple marketing. It helps lock in the fence sitting fans to get tickets early. The good price and knowing you are with a friend/spouse will make fans commit, it also takes away the excuses to not attend games eg. weather and traffic, however there will be some who will still use it. Another major reason for QLD's great crowd figures is for the lack of games they get, QLD/Brisbane fans only get roughly 15 games a year with possible weeks in between games. Success is another reason for great crowd figures. If the Broncos had a losing history like Souths, they wouldn't be pulling in 20k+ a game and there is the possibility that some of you guys might not be supporting them right now if they did. NSW fans also get a lot more games a year and I worked it out to roughly 78 games a year in Sydney alone (if you base it on 3 Sydney games a round), so there are a lot more chances of seeing games. This is probably another reason NSW fans are less likely to attend games as there is always next week, the problem is the same excuse is used the next week so the person or family choose to watch it on TV. I am in a rare family and we go to every Souths game we can and we have only missed 1 Souths game so far this NRL season, as we couldn't afford to fly to New Zealand. I am lucky that I don't actually organise it, Bree's mum does all that. So many families can't put in that much effort and sacrifices to attend games like we do. Because you have to be very committed to do this. On the subject of SOO, IMO the idea of SOO is different to what it originally stood for and why I don't get into it that much. To me people treat it as an NRL match and choose who they support eg. NSWelshmen who support out of State teams (full of Qld players) so like those players and goes for QLD and then there are the bandwagon supporters who support a winning team. Then there is the players who are playing for a state they only spent a few years living in due to the first Senior match ruling (which is another debate). IMO this wasn't the original idea and it cheapens it for me and why I can't get into it. I will always enjoy an SOO match, on tv. I cheer and support NSW and wear my jersey with pride. Yet whether we win or lose, I will not be be affected emotionally compared too if Souths were playing. [/QUOTE]

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