Neila Posted 20 hours ago Report Share Posted 20 hours ago 10 hours ago, LisaColette said: Poole get biggest crowd in Champ, so they will do whatever gets people through the door. Who has the best track in the Champ? Worky? And their crowds are low. So you can have good racing but unless the team is winning, people will not go! But the population in say a 10 / 15 mile radius of Poole would probably equate to the population of Cumbria. Then all the money in the Poole surrounding area will mean more and bigger sponsorship. Where worky and say Berwick are in very rural areas so haven't got the big money sponsorships available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted 19 hours ago Report Share Posted 19 hours ago 20 minutes ago, Neila said: But the population in say a 10 / 15 mile radius of Poole would probably equate to the population of Cumbria. Then all the money in the Poole surrounding area will mean more and bigger sponsorship. Where worky and say Berwick are in very rural areas so haven't got the big money sponsorships available. But that cannot be the total answer, we get big crowds because when we win, the Fords are winners, they dont accept failure. It has happened throughout their history whichever league we were in. Their passion for the Poole team rubs off on everyone. I do not think we would have had the success we have had without that winning mentality. Workington may not have the fanbase Poole have and the population in the locality maybe smaller but you must also come to the conclusion if they were winning and at the other end of the table, more people would attend. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitza Posted 10 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 10 hours ago 9 hours ago, Neila said: But the population in say a 10 / 15 mile radius of Poole would probably equate to the population of Cumbria. Then all the money in the Poole surrounding area will mean more and bigger sponsorship. Where worky and say Berwick are in very rural areas so haven't got the big money sponsorships available. When you say the population of the Poole area is the same as Cumbria, you must be including your sheep as well right? Also worth noting that Poole has many fans travelling a fair distance for meetings, hence why the recent closure of the A31 was an issue for some. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spencer Posted 10 hours ago Report Share Posted 10 hours ago What a great meeting. Those last three heats were great. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Johnson Posted 5 hours ago Report Share Posted 5 hours ago 14 hours ago, foreverblue said: But that cannot be the total answer, we get big crowds because when we win, the Fords are winners, they dont accept failure. It has happened throughout their history whichever league we were in. Their passion for the Poole team rubs off on everyone. I do not think we would have had the success we have had without that winning mentality. Workington may not have the fanbase Poole have and the population in the locality maybe smaller but you must also come to the conclusion if they were winning and at the other end of the table, more people would attend. Poole is vastly larger than Workington, with a population difference of roughly 118,000 more people. While Workington is a modest industrial town of about 25,448 residents, Poole has a population of approximately 143,418 people, making it nearly 6 times larger. thats without Bournemouth added Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 1 hour ago, Paul Johnson said: Poole is vastly larger than Workington, with a population difference of roughly 118,000 more people. While Workington is a modest industrial town of about 25,448 residents, Poole has a population of approximately 143,418 people, making it nearly 6 times larger. thats without Bournemouth added No surprise that Poole is such a popular place to live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharpenRake Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 6 hours ago, Spencer said: What a great meeting. Those last three heats were great. Thanks for commenting positively about the Glasgow v Poole meeting on the Glasgow v Poole thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 3 hours ago, Paul Johnson said: Poole is vastly larger than Workington, with a population difference of roughly 118,000 more people. While Workington is a modest industrial town of about 25,448 residents, Poole has a population of approximately 143,418 people, making it nearly 6 times larger. thats without Bournemouth added Why would you add on Bournemouth? That is a seperate town. Are you adding on any nearby towns to Workington? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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