JBFC II Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 25 minutes ago, Kid in the Riot said: You think sales will double between now and Saturday? Sorry mate but I'm with @Andy082005 on this one. 650 max and similar for Ipswich. They probably won't but would be good to see, reckon we can get past 650 though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phileas Fogg Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 23 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said: Certainly think we have an aging fanbase for sure Which is great the loyalty, the sticking with. Lots of incomers as you say- some may adopt City as a 2nd local team but most won't. Where I work for example, most are not City fans. Hell a lot aren't even from Bristol- think there's even more Exeter Rugby fans than other Bristol City as first team fans where I work. Also though, opportunities abound- get the impression a reasonable number of City fans are from North Somerset, some from Somerset more broadly and then South Gloucestershire also- will take more from that lot the longer the gap persists. I think most clubs have an ageing fan base. There's more options now, most of which better value, than football. Also I think Bristol having such a huge Saturday football playing scene doesn't help. I reckon that eats into our numbers a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC J Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 1 hour ago, Kid in the Riot said: Had an interesting convo with mate on way up to Wolves. Think it's the away crowds which separate us from some of the truly big clubs in this league. On our day our away support is amazing and some of the numbers we've taken ie 5500 to MK, 4700 to Sheff Wed, 4000+ to Coventry are phenomenal. However, we don't do it on a consistent basis. The like of Leeds, Sheff Wed etc would never 'only' take 650 to Wolves or 500 to Norwich/Ipswich. Our home crowds are impressive now but away from home we lack consistency in numbers! That said, see you all at Ipswich! Leeds barely scraped a thousand to Birmingham in midweek a couple of years ago when they were naff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 7 minutes ago, Phileas Fogg said: I think most clubs have an ageing fan base. There's more options now, most of which better value, than football. Also I think Bristol having such a huge Saturday football playing scene doesn't help. I reckon that eats into our numbers a bit. Agreed. Leisure activities, rising prices- all play their part. We do seem pretty big on that in Bristol for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 4 minutes ago, BCFC J said: Leeds barely scraped a thousand to Birmingham in midweek a couple of years ago when they were naff. Leeds are a well supported club on their travels. Very well- I remember a pre-season friendly in 2003 they filled a good chunk of away end from memory! (Admittedly they were still PL but they were declining fast). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid in the Riot Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 Our away crowds in 2007/08 were big-time, mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 4 minutes ago, Kid in the Riot said: Our away crowds in 2007/08 were big-time, mind. Where are we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy082005 Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 6 minutes ago, Super said: Where are we? I literally spent 2 minutes looking for us before I realised Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 I think that's a table of our attendance per away game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 3 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said: I think that's a table of our attendance per away game? that does make sense! did think it strange that Plymouth's average away attendance was 2728! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid in the Riot Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 3 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said: I think that's a table of our attendance per away game? Yes, that's all our followings of 1,000+ in the 2007/08 season. 9 out of 23 away games we took in excess of 2,700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin101 Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 Remember that a lot of our fans are from Somerset and further west/south than Bristol. The rail links are crap, and any Away days (bar the very few west of Bristol) are likely to add around another hour round trip to an already long journey from Bristol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gert Mare Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 It was cheaper for me to fly to Spain and watch it there. I'll be cheering live from the province of Alicante Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZiderEyed Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 9 minutes ago, Super said: Where are we? Away attendance on the far right column Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 3 minutes ago, Kid in the Riot said: Yes, that's all our followings of 1,000+ in the 2007/08 season. 9 out of 23 away games we took in excess of 2,700 I do think there's a big untapped latent or lapsed fanbase, both for home and away. 100%. That's superb, 2/3 of away games in excess of 1k. Well before my time but I assume- when clubs got whole ends and it was standing behind goals- we took some massive followings then? Bristol, North Somerset, some of Somerset more generally and parts of South Gloucs our fanbase I'd say, predominantly. @Super I had a very quick wonder of the same thing- they doubtless have a latent untapped fanbase too and were doing quite well at the time but it seemed somewhat high! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 14 minutes ago, Kid in the Riot said: Our away crowds in 2007/08 were big-time, mind. That season we had the double bonus of new away grounds from previous seasons plus challenging at the top of the Championship. It's an example of what we can take in the right circumstances. I'm sure if Charlton had been a Saturday we'd have had a couple more thousand there. Presumably Cardiff was also a bubble game? 12 minutes ago, Super said: Where are we? That's not averages, that's the City attendances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid in the Riot Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 7 minutes ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said: That season we had the double bonus of new away grounds from previous seasons plus challenging at the top of the Championship. It's an example of what we can take in the right circumstances. I'm sure if Charlton had been a Saturday we'd have had a couple more thousand there. Presumably Cardiff was also a bubble game? And Stoke away was a 5.30pm ko live on Sky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 We took less to palace in the playoff game than the League fixture? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phileas Fogg Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 3 minutes ago, Super said: We took less to palace in the playoff game than the League fixture? I remember that. Was a bit weird that we didn't sell that out. I know it was on sky, but it was a Saturday 3pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 5 minutes ago, Phileas Fogg said: I remember that. Was a bit weird that we didn't sell that out. I know it was on sky, but it was a Saturday 3pm. Was Lunchtime wasn't it? Still strange though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyderInACan Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 5 minutes ago, Super said: We took less to palace in the playoff game than the League fixture? Watched that in a bar in Sopot, just along the coast from Gdansk in Poland. The atmosphere about 20 of us made that day (in association with Tyskie and Zywiec) was immense. COYR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid in the Riot Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 22 minutes ago, Phileas Fogg said: I remember that. Was a bit weird that we didn't sell that out. I know it was on sky, but it was a Saturday 3pm. Midday ko from memory and £35 a ticket put a lot of people off I think. Still - amazed we didn't sell-out for what was one of the biggest games in our history 18 minutes ago, CyderInACan said: Watched that in a bar in Sopot, just along the coast from Gdansk in Poland. The atmosphere about 20 of us made that day (in association with Tyskie and Zywiec) was immense. COYR Atmosphere inside the ground was certainly immense! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossi the Robin Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 1 hour ago, Andy082005 said: I literally spent 2 minutes looking for us before I realised Hahaha same here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O'Garlandinho Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 Norwich is a decent city and makes for a great awayday. Medieval feel complimented well with modern additions, lots of pubs & a classic stadium pretty close to the City centre. Less than 2 hours from London for the exiles also! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV Tom Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 Will Alan Partridge be commentating on the game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reigate Red Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 Never been to Carrow Road and been aiming to for a while now. This season though I can make it so I'll be there - just waiting for my ticket to arrive and looking forward to it. I did think about making a weekend of it but I'll try and get there early so I can have a wander around the city first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reigate Red Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 2 hours ago, Phileas Fogg said: I remember that. Was a bit weird that we didn't sell that out. I know it was on sky, but it was a Saturday 3pm. Yes I remember being surprised at ringing the club on the Friday on the off chance there might be tickets available - no problem getting one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Robin Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 Is it going to be POTD ? Only coz it will have to be a last minute, wake up in the morning and will know if I can go scenario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 I am hoping to do more away games when I retire/semi retire in the next couple of years. Currently it's difficult for me to justify going to an away game when I spend 100+ nights away from home with work. I occasionally get lucky and have an away game close to where I am working, otherwise I have to suggest making a weekend of it to my lovely wife to get to see a game. Hmmmmm she does quite like Norwich............. Will be finding a stream for the Ipswich game as NTTDS has pointed out it is being shown in Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Army 75 Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 I use to do between 5 and 10 away games a season. All over the place. Last couple of seasons I probably done 3 or 4 . Haven't missed a home game for years. But I've seemed to have lost my excitement of going away. Maybe it's because I have a child now who's a season ticket holder. Who only goes away if I drive. To young for the fun bus . Going to try harder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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