Bris Red Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 Im shore this has been asked before but The last time we ever got 20,000+ at AG was against the sags in 1996.. I was just wondering why we havnt ever got over 20,000 since considering AG officialy has 21,497 seats. Shorerly against Rotherham for example we coud have got 20,000+? Im baffled that we got 19,500 for that game meaning there must have been 1,500 spare seats.. Were the hell were they?! Has anyone got a logical explanation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidNoble Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 Im shore this has been asked before but The last time we ever got 20,000+ at AG was against the sags in 1996.. I was just wondering why we havnt ever got over 20,000 since considering AG officialy has 21,497 seats. Shorerly against Rotherham for example we coud have got 20,000+? Im baffled that we got 19,500 for that game meaning there must have been 1,500 spare seats.. Were the hell were they?! Has anyone got a logical explanation? Segregation!? :S Community stand empty!? :S No idea tbh. Especially Palace in play-offs i would have though would be full. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibor Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 Segregation, some seats were lost in various alterations like premier club, and some seats aren't sold due to restricted viewing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riaz Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 19500 is the maximum capacity after segregation etc - really annoying. Why is it in the prem, they can have a line of stewards for segregation, instead of thousands of seats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCAGFC Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 I think you will find that (after the Sags game all those years ago), to comply with the clubs safety certificate, the club has to leave a certain number of seats unsold in each stand, around 1,500 altogether. BCAGFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinman-is-god Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 19500 is the maximum capacity after segregation etc - really annoying. Why is it in the prem, they can have a line of stewards for segregation, instead of thousands of seats? As much as I'd like it if City fans could be trusted with a line of police, I don't think we could be. There are lots that still go that wouldn't shy away from trouble, and were we to have just a line of police, this lot would sadly return to those areas where they could get at the away fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City_pete1 Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 19500 is the maximum capacity after segregation etc - really annoying. Why is it in the prem, they can have a line of stewards for segregation, instead of thousands of seats? In fairness to city, I would say it is due to events like Tuesday, where a good 300+ fans in the EE charged towards the plymouth fans and pushed the stewards back a fair bit (for all 3 city goals). If it was just one line of police between the fans and no space between them, they would have got at each other. would have made it interesting though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bringbacktherobin Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 If it was just one line of police between the fans and no space between them, they would have got at each other. would have made it interesting though! Or they wouldnt do it as there isnt the lines of netting, stewards and police. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Red Posted October 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 Or they wouldnt do it as there isnt the lines of netting, stewards and police. Exactly, only reason people get brave is beacause of the huge distance between the fans, would be a different story if they were closer. If other clubs can have only a small segregation so can we. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiderSomerset Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 Or they wouldnt do it as there isnt the lines of netting, stewards and police. Too true, the majority of those that give it the big un to the away fans wouldnt go anywhere near them if there was a chance of getting a slap... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanhamreds Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 also rememeber the sags had the whole EE for that game, so no lost seats due to segregation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DENZILL 77 Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 As much as I'd like it if City fans could be trusted with a line of police, I don't think we could be. There are lots that still go that wouldn't shy away from trouble, and were we to have just a line of police, this lot would sadly return to those areas where they could get at the away fans. Yet they can have a line of police at spurs/arsenal, Man Utd/Man City, Rangers/Celtic etc,etc,etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebristolred Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 Im shore this has been asked before but The last time we ever got 20,000+ at AG was against the sags in 1996.. I was just wondering why we havnt ever got over 20,000 since considering AG officialy has 21,497 seats. Shorerly against Rotherham for example we coud have got 20,000+? Im baffled that we got 19,500 for that game meaning there must have been 1,500 spare seats.. Were the hell were they?! Has anyone got a logical explanation? Pretty sure we got 20,000+ for the home game against Watford in the 97/98 season. Would love it if someone could check, would be really sad of me to get that right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shire_redz Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 Sadly, it's no cause for concern! :noexpression: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terpin Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 Pretty sure we got 20,000+ for the home game against Watford in the 97/98 season. Would love it if someone could check, would be really sad of me to get that right. Nope - 19141. Source: http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=250272 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betelgeuse Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 Pretty sure we got 20,000+ for the home game against Watford in the 97/98 season. Would love it if someone could check, would be really sad of me to get that right. Not quite, 19,141 was the crowd for that game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastend Fan Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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