pillred Posted August 2, 2017 Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 Just now, Bar BS3 said: I remember well, we took 8,000 to Anfield and then the following home game, Vs Notts county..? The attendance was 7k something. what!! are you saying we are a fickle bunch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forbespm Posted August 2, 2017 Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 I remember our average gates of 4000 in the old 4th division,sometimes less than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pillred Posted August 2, 2017 Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 1 minute ago, forbespm said: I remember our average gates of 4000 in the old 4th division,sometimes less than that. sounds daft I know but they were some of the best times I have ever had supporting city, the atmosphere from just those 4000 made the hair on the back of my neck stand up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyderInACan Posted August 2, 2017 Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 1 hour ago, Wanderingred said: Villa plus Reading and Wolves over xmas are bankers for 20k+. Others would depend on circumstances such as how we are doing, any special offers etc. Villa is a Friday night game on Sky isn't it now so I doubt we'll top 20k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unan Posted August 2, 2017 Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 2 hours ago, RedLionLad said: Which would be a fair few. ....meaning many who were on here threatening not to renew if LJ was still in charge obviously didn't carry out their threats. I haven't renewed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ska Junkie Posted August 2, 2017 Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 3 minutes ago, Tammys Scan said: I haven't renewed No me. Work does play a part in my decision as well though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLionLad Posted August 2, 2017 Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 6 minutes ago, Tammys Scan said: I haven't renewed ....your season ticket or your username? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unan Posted August 2, 2017 Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 2 minutes ago, Ska Junkie said: No me. Work does play a part in my decision as well though. Probably isn't a fair point seeing that I now live in London. Just now, RedLionLad said: ....your season ticket or your username? Wow, just noticed, better renew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Army 75 Posted August 2, 2017 Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 My old man took me down 81 / 82 season. It was empty 3/4 thousand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSSEL85 Posted August 2, 2017 Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 6 minutes ago, Red Army 75 said: My old man took me down 81 / 82 season. It was empty 3/4 thousand 750 people? Gates were low then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin_unreliant Posted August 2, 2017 Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 26 minutes ago, Tammys Scan said: I haven't renewed Nor have I - or my brother - or my dad (although tbf he wanted to but didn't bother once we decided against). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WessexPest Posted August 2, 2017 Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 I don't think we can make useful comparisons with the 1980s because people had stopped going to football full stop. Even teams like Villa struggled to get five-figure crowds in 85/86. More recently, average crowds in our 97/98 promotion season was something like 11,500 which was impressive for the time. Highest in the division and more than champions Watford. Even in 07/08 we didn't get full houses all season despite our run to the Championship playoff final. If we repeated that now - and we can but hope - attendances would be much bigger. While I'd be a little disappointed if we don't top 20k Saturday it's still not bad when you look back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted August 2, 2017 Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 1 hour ago, forbespm said: I remember our average gates of 4000 in the old 4th division,sometimes less than that. We were dogshit in that first season, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderingred Posted August 2, 2017 Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 56 minutes ago, CyderInACan said: Villa is a Friday night game on Sky isn't it now so I doubt we'll top 20k People will still turn out for opposition like Villa, wait and see! Plus, isn't the whole of the Atyeo now for away fans? Villa could sell that out even for a friday night sky game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyderInACan Posted August 2, 2017 Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 I guess we shall see. One thing that I might have missed: with Upper Lansdown now open for the family area every game, is the rest of it open too for every game? I know last year it was only a few games but not sure about this season, anyone know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted August 2, 2017 Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 17 minutes ago, CyderInACan said: I guess we shall see. One thing that I might have missed: with Upper Lansdown now open for the family area every game, is the rest of it open too for every game? I know last year it was only a few games but not sure about this season, anyone know? No it's not. The rest is still for over flow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnclosureSurge Posted August 2, 2017 Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 7 hours ago, glynriley said: So 800 more than the Whorefield Swamp holds then. Drain the swamp! Drain the swamp! Drain the swamp! (Does it, Glyn? You sure? That many? I know it's 'full' at about 11,000, but 12,something capacity? Anyway...) Drain the swamp! Drain the swamp! Drain the swamp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted August 2, 2017 Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 2 hours ago, WessexPest said: I don't think we can make useful comparisons with the 1980s because people had stopped going to football full stop. Even teams like Villa struggled to get five-figure crowds in 85/86. Correct, attendances were down all over the country. Different times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glynriley Posted August 2, 2017 Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 1 minute ago, EnclosureSurge said: Drain the swamp! Drain the swamp! Drain the swamp! (Does it, Glyn? You sure? That many? I know it's 'full' at about 11,000, but 12,something capacity? Anyway...) Drain the swamp! Drain the swamp! Drain the swamp! Took the figure from wiki. Guess it's academic as they'll never get that as long as they've got a hole in their ozone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted August 2, 2017 Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 Considering some of the ******* dross served up in the middle part of last season combined with the fact that there's no 'new ground/redevelopment factor this season, I think the fact we've sold over 13k is superb. Other clubs in the region would kill for this level of support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Dawe Posted August 2, 2017 Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 3 hours ago, forbespm said: I remember our average gates of 4000 in the old 4th division,sometimes less than that. 4,700 for one year, 1983. 7500 the other year in Div 4. Chelsea averaged 12k in 1983. As @WessexPest says, attendances nationwide were nose diving. I went to watch Arsenal v Coventry in the 80s and there were 17k in the ground. Their lowest average at Highbury in the 80s was 23,800 for finishing 7th. And Cardiff, in their visits to Div 4 about the same time, averaged under - under - 3k more than once (2,800 the lowest). The game was dying a death back then, just as people began to die in the stands. Our crowds are, or have been, nothing to be ashamed of, and nothing to crow about either, really (other than being massively more loyal at our lowest ebb than the boyos in blue over the bridge. Fact!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeOTIB Posted August 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 No matter what, I can't not renew. I'll miss the Saturday tradation of waking up with the footy on my mind all morning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Up The City! Posted August 2, 2017 Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 What date do they go off sale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyderInACan Posted August 2, 2017 Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 1 hour ago, cynic said: All the single seats and the seats right at the front of the stands will need to be sold before they open up the Lansdown stand - may as well have saved a few million and just built another Dolman type stand. They seem frightened to have too many people in the ground.. Bit tinpot really. Just open the ****** thing. There could be a very good reason for that as it goes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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