Never to the dark side Posted May 10, 2019 Report Share Posted May 10, 2019 The population of ENGLAND in 1958 was approx 40 million 2019 population is approx 56 million The North/South divisions were abolished in 1958 Working with all the above figures total attendance should be in the region of 21 million Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted May 10, 2019 Report Share Posted May 10, 2019 You don't half spout some absolute bobbins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyderInACan Posted May 10, 2019 Report Share Posted May 10, 2019 11 minutes ago, Bristol Rob said: You don't half spout some absolute bobbins. Account hacked by Tommy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdliketoRogerMoore Posted May 10, 2019 Report Share Posted May 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Never to the dark side said: The population of ENGLAND in 1958 was approx 40 million 2019 population is approx 56 million The North/South divisions were abolished in 1958 Working with all the above figures total attendance should be in the region of 21 million What? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted May 10, 2019 Report Share Posted May 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Never to the dark side said: The population of ENGLAND in 1958 was approx 40 million 2019 population is approx 56 million The North/South divisions were abolished in 1958 Working with all the above figures total attendance should be in the region of 21 million You’re going to have explain that John.......it’s lost on most of us, including me.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted May 10, 2019 Report Share Posted May 10, 2019 I think what he’s getting at, in a round about way, is as population has increased by 40% since 1958 the number of people using Parson Street station should have increased by the same amount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz Posted May 10, 2019 Report Share Posted May 10, 2019 3 minutes ago, pongo88 said: I think what he’s getting at, in a round about way, is as population has increased by 40% since 1958 the number of people using Parson Street station should have increased by the same amount. Some prefer to fly Easyjet though. Sorry John, but I think I speak for most people when I say "what?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashton_fan Posted May 10, 2019 Report Share Posted May 10, 2019 In 1958 in probably cost around 2/- (10p in todays money) to see the game whereas now it's around £30, even accounting for inflation that's a massive increase, also the 1958 figures included all the big clubs as there wasn't a Premier League then, that's probably why attendances are lower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handsofclay Posted May 10, 2019 Report Share Posted May 10, 2019 That would be nearly 1 million per home match and our ground only holds 27,000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiale Posted May 10, 2019 Report Share Posted May 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Never to the dark side said: The population of ENGLAND in 1958 was approx 40 million 2019 population is approx 56 million The North/South divisions were abolished in 1958 Working with all the above figures total attendance should be in the region of 21 million There simply was not as much competition for peoples time and money back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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downendcity Posted May 10, 2019 Report Share Posted May 10, 2019 30 minutes ago, ashton_fan said: In 1958 in probably cost around 2/- (10p in todays money) to see the game whereas now it's around £30, even accounting for inflation that's a massive increase, also the 1958 figures included all the big clubs as there wasn't a Premier League then, that's probably why attendances are lower Back in the day you could get bus to the ground , a programe and rosette, your ticket to the match a bag of chips on the way home and buy a nice terraced house in Fishponds, and still have change from half a crown! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogkev Posted May 10, 2019 Report Share Posted May 10, 2019 I often ask myself, what brings me back to look at OTIB, at least 2 or 3 times a day, even when the City season has finished? Threads like these are the reason ... unexpected nuggets of comedy gold. All involved, take a bow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Oil Services Posted May 10, 2019 Report Share Posted May 10, 2019 1 hour ago, pongo88 said: I think what he’s getting at, in a round about way, is as population has increased by 40% since 1958 the number of people using Parson Street station should have increased by the same amount. 2 hours ago, Never to the dark side said: The population of ENGLAND in 1958 was approx 40 million 2019 population is approx 56 million The North/South divisions were abolished in 1958 Working with all the above figures total attendance should be in the region of 21 million There's 40% more things to do in 2019, other than go to the match, than there were in 1958. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted May 10, 2019 Report Share Posted May 10, 2019 1 hour ago, ashton_fan said: In 1958 in probably cost around 2/- (10p in todays money) to see the game whereas now it's around £30, even accounting for inflation that's a massive increase, also the 1958 figures included all the big clubs as there wasn't a Premier League then, that's probably why attendances are lower My brother earned 10/-6 as a 15 year old on the railway in 1958 that makes a football match a 5th of his weekly wage which seems expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted May 10, 2019 Report Share Posted May 10, 2019 48 minutes ago, Moments of Pleasure said: There's 40% more things to do in 2019, other than go to the match, than there were in 1958. .................. all of them worse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted May 10, 2019 Report Share Posted May 10, 2019 3 hours ago, Robbored said: You’re going to have explain that John.......it’s lost on most of us, including me.. Here's his original workings out - that should make it clearer. Of course, it might be the algorithm calculation he uses to work out which flights to take to away games! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted May 10, 2019 Report Share Posted May 10, 2019 3 hours ago, pongo88 said: I think what he’s getting at, in a round about way, is as population has increased by 40% since 1958 the number of people using Parson Street station should have increased by the same amount. Brilliant ! But on a serious note, how would 21 million people use Parson street? The council would shut it for being too busy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted May 10, 2019 Report Share Posted May 10, 2019 2 hours ago, downendcity said: Back in the day you could get bus to the ground , a programe and rosette, your ticket to the match a bag of chips on the way home and buy a nice terraced house in Fishponds, and still have change from half a crown! I remember those days although I didn’t bother with a rosette and got to AG in my schoolmates dad Bedford van and park in the Robins car park. Mum would give me 2/6 to go to the match. Later in the week I dare’nt ask for pocket money....... He’d buy his son a programme so that we could all work out the ht scores on the boards when the old guy in a brown coat put them up. How times have changed....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted May 10, 2019 Report Share Posted May 10, 2019 1 minute ago, Robbored said: I remember those days although I didn’t bother with a rosette and got to AG in my schoolmates dad Bedford van and park in the Robins car park. Mum would give me 2/6 to go to the match. Later in the week I dare’nt ask for pocket money....... He’d buy his son a programme so that we could all work out the ht scores on the boards when the old guy in a brown coat put them up. How times have changed....... Listening to a transistor radio on the bus home so you could catch all the results - back when all the league games were played on a Saturday afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted May 10, 2019 Report Share Posted May 10, 2019 2 hours ago, downendcity said: Back in the day you could get bus to the ground , a programe and rosette, your ticket to the match a bag of chips on the way home and buy a nice terraced house in Fishponds, and still have change from half a crown! Back in the day I got a bus to the ground and sat next to Dicky Downs (young centre forward who played a few matches for City in the 60s). We had an interesting chat. (I thought it was interesting but, as I was I young schoolboy, he might not have been impressed with my advice). The only way I could go to the ground with a player nowadays is if I was their chauffeur) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clevedon Red Posted May 10, 2019 Report Share Posted May 10, 2019 13 minutes ago, downendcity said: Listening to a transistor radio on the bus home so you could catch all the results - back when all the league games were played on a Saturday afternoon. And get the greenun at tea time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pillred Posted May 10, 2019 Report Share Posted May 10, 2019 15 minutes ago, downendcity said: Listening to a transistor radio on the bus home so you could catch all the results - back when all the league games were played on a Saturday afternoon. And waiting eagerly for the bloke that came round your street selling the green un. Damn! Clevedon red beat me to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted May 10, 2019 Report Share Posted May 10, 2019 4 hours ago, Never to the dark side said: The population of ENGLAND in 1958 was approx 40 million 2019 population is approx 56 million The North/South divisions were abolished in 1958 Working with all the above figures total attendance should be in the region of 21 million I was thinking the exact same thing this morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yozzarian Posted May 10, 2019 Report Share Posted May 10, 2019 I don't understand the point being made in the OP at all. EDIT: I do now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted May 10, 2019 Report Share Posted May 10, 2019 31 minutes ago, downendcity said: Here's his original workings out - that should make it clearer. Of course, it might be the algorithm calculation he uses to work out which flights to take to away games! I think that's a rather simplistic view of the issue at hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elhombrecito Posted May 10, 2019 Report Share Posted May 10, 2019 32 minutes ago, downendcity said: Here's his original workings out - that should make it clearer. Of course, it might be the algorithm calculation he uses to work out which flights to take to away games! Ah, now I see the problem. He forgot to carry the 1. Makes perfect sense now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gasbuster Posted May 10, 2019 Report Share Posted May 10, 2019 3 hours ago, handsofclay said: That would be nearly 1 million per home match and our ground only holds 27,000. The 15ers manage it ! 8,000 inside, with 992,000 outside in the car park ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashton_fan Posted May 10, 2019 Report Share Posted May 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Port Said Red said: My brother earned 10/-6 as a 15 year old on the railway in 1958 that makes a football match a 5th of his weekly wage which seems expensive. I was meaning adult prices, your brother would have got in for probably half that. In 1958 the average annual wage was £569, ie about £11 per week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tully Bascomb Posted May 10, 2019 Report Share Posted May 10, 2019 32 minutes ago, Clevedon Red said: And get the greenun at tea time. and didn't you get the PinkUn at bed time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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