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Hmeh – there's already a thread about it on the Quins board

Bradford have been doing it for years with real people - all of whom get in for next to nothing and then make no noise.

'[iAirheads' director Lee Harris believes the gimmick can help Nottingham Rugby continue to build their fan base.[/i'
plastic fans are the way forward, obviously taking a leaf out of manchester united's book

'[iAbout 1,000 inflatable fans were put in the stadium[/i'

'[iThe inflatables added to a crowd of 1,305 at Notts County's stadium, who watched Nottingham go down 15-14 to the Chiefs.[/i'
a massive 305 turned up then

[iThey recently revealed the cup run should ensure they do not go out of business, having announced in November they needed an injection of £150,000 to help funding problems linked to the credit crunch.[/i
lovely way to end the article

Having been to that ground to watch Notts County play when our coach stopped of in Nottingham on the way back from a weekend away watching us play Quins, I don't think 1000 inflatables added to a crowd of 1,305 would have made much of a difference at all

I really hope that Notts RU didn't pay for that!

Proof at last that Rugby Union report inflated crowd figures!

i do

i dont think they counted the inflated people as part of the crowd, as they are pieces of rubber rather than people.

never doubt the powers of the rugby union calculator

32,056 + 73,234 = 5/6 of the world's population watched the union world cup

Thats a great idea



All they need to do is string them up so their hands clap when someone kicks a goal

These are the kind of 'floating' rugby fans that the Nottingham Outlaws RL need to attract.

I thank you!