Elks Notebook: Dwindling attendance a result of poor on-field product | Edmonton Journal

‘Losing six in a row, that’s on us. We’ve got to put a better product on the field, so I’m not surprised if they feel like they’re not getting their value. That’s on us’ Author of the article: Gerry Moddejonge The Edmonton Elks battle the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Commonwealth Stadium, in Edmonton on Sept. 18, 2021. Photo by David Bloom /Postmedia, file The Edmonton Elks are dead men walking when it comes to the final four games of the 2021 Canadian Football League season. Advertisement This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. It’s fitting, in a way, considering their last home game – a 39-23 loss to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Friday – was about as lively as a funeral, drawing easily the smallest crowd of the season, estimated between 8,000-10,000. And the only reason for it to get any better this week is because the ever popular Saskatchewan Roughriders from the merchandise mecca of Regina will bring along their usual strong following to help put fans in the stands – actual butts in seats, mind you, not simply announcing the number of tickets sold – for this Friday’s game at Commonwealth Stadium (7:45 p.m., TSN,…
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