I'm really divided on these double headers. On the plus side we get more fans into the ground for games at the caketin, and it introduces this team to new fans that might not have ventured out to PP, but the downside is the stadium is way too big and looks empty with a much much poorer atmosphere, and the womens team still ends up being a sort of "warm up act" which is just undeserved. Maybe a couple times a season as currently is best? Interested to know others thoughts.
I agree with everything you've said here, but it got me wondering just how much exposure the team gets compared to the Porirua Park faithful. From this season's home numbers it's a decent amount:
And no real surprise here, but all but one of the top 10 ALW attendances this season have been from double-headers:
(Not sure about the Roar/Nix numbers since the women played second, unless they somehow counted how many people left the stadium after the men.)
So I guess having a few is worth it despite all the downsides - hopefully we see a bump at the next Porirua Park game as a flow-on from yesterday.