Ken Davy's price pledge impresses Paul Anderson

Aug 23 2008 by Chris Roberts, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

CARETAKER Giants coach Paul Anderson believes chairman Ken Davy has thrown down the gauntlet to the players to make 2009 the club’s best Super League season ever!

Davy announced at half-time during last Saturday’s home clash against Catalans Dragons that fans can pay as little as £80 for a season-ticket for Super League XIV.

It was a smart move by the Giants owner, who made the announcement in front of more than 12,000 fans who had taken advantage of free admission on the night.

It’s a move that already appears to have paid off, with club officials reporting the initial response to the deals on offer have been nothing short of incredible. So far, over 40% of those tickets snapped up have been to new supporters.

That suggests the Giants should easily achieve record season-tickets and could close in on an average crowd of 10,000.

And Anderson, who next season will be the assistant to new head coach Nathan Brown, knows it would then be up to the players to match the efforts of the chairman and make sure the fans receive real value for money.