inpeace Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 Genuine question, is your home support usually as poor as it appeared to be today? From where I was standing (Cowshed, opposite you lot) we were pretty decent. We are by no means the loudest or best supported team in the league, but certainly not the worst. We had over 10k there today, which is more than most home attendances including away support across the whole league. Think our average home attendance this season is just over 9k which for league one is pretty damn good, think we are only behind Sheffield Utd, yourselves and Bradford this season now for highest average home attendance. Pretty good numbers I would say. The club is quite "family" friendly as you might have picked up today, lots of family day out promotions etc, so the fanbase isn't the typical one, a real mix to be honest, whereas most other clubs will be mostly lads in their teens/20s/30s/40s and beyond, who are usually a bit more vocal, think there are a lot more women, kids and families making up the numbers. 1 Quote Link to comment
Aaron-Bcfc Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 I didn't think MK's support was that bad. We've been quieter than that at Ashton Gate many a time this season Quote Link to comment
TNBT Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 Just back. Fantastic atmosphere from our lot! Their fans were so quiet it was embarrassing. Happy with the draw as it was, on the whole, a fair result. Could hear us coming through loud and clear but didn't hear even a cheer really from them , great support hopefully we'll soon be bringing similar numbers to most games :-) Quote Link to comment
HoldenBall Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 I think MK come in for a lot of un-necessary stick, although it looked less, their average crowds for a league game is not bad at all (Better than ex prem side swindle may I add), their facilities are top notch, inside and outside the ground, they play a great a good brand of football whilst blooding through good youth players. And the MK fan that come on here all seem a genuine decent bunch. 2 Quote Link to comment
inpeace Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 Think this Vine says it all about that Ayling handball......referee needs re-assessing as a Select group official to be honest.. https://vine.co/v/OUmMpgvFleD Quote Link to comment
BITW Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 Think this Vine says it all about that Ayling handball......referee needs re-assessing as a Select group official to be honest.. https://vine.co/v/OUmMpgvFleD Nothing wrong with that, was a cracking save! Quote Link to comment
Shelton’s Love Gravy Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 Thought you lot were excellent today support wise, very loud throughout and looked more than 5.1k. As for the game, two quite evenly matched sides, we had more shots and chances but you lot had better and more worrying chances. One thing that seems to becoming clear is that Craig Pawson, an apparent select group referee made a very bad decision with not awarding us a pen after Ayling blatantly handballed it from Carruthers' ball in. It looked a pretty stone wall penalty from where I was, but it also seems the ref has apologised to our manager afterwards. Karl Robinson said post match: Either way, on balance I think the draw was the right result. I can't see Bristol City not getting promoted through the automatics, I think you are looking good for top, but at the very least second auto. Certainly the best attacking side we've played against (and probably joint best with us). You seem a very hard side to beat. If we and you lot go up I'll be happy, hate Swindle and Preston seem to be falling away. Can see Sheff Utd or Bradford going up through playoffs. Thank you. Would you like to have some man-love? 1 Quote Link to comment
havanatopia Posted February 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 It was decided that neither team could lay hand to the trophies as they rightly belong to neither. It was the logical option as it is now open to both fans. I have certainly been. Interesting decision. Quote Link to comment
havanatopia Posted February 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 Not convinced by the 5k number. This is Wolves taking 9k. Whilst some gaps today vs. this (notably bottom tier left of the goal posts (looking at them)), struggle to believe another 4k could have squeezed in. I think I am right in saying over 4,600 tickets were sold so it is, actually, highly possible a further 500 were sold on the day. I suppose a few hundred might have had a guilt trip at the last minute and decided not to show up !! Quote Link to comment
TNBT Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 Think this Vine says it all about that Ayling handball......referee needs re-assessing as a Select group official to be honest.. https://vine.co/v/OUmMpgvFleD no way a pen he dived to the floor and his hand was out to cushion his fall your player seen that then booted it at his hand :laugh: haha :-) Quote Link to comment
Aaron-Bcfc Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 If MK counted the attendance based on tickets sold, then the 5109 figure is accurate. If they counted it on number of tickets actually passed through the turnstiles, then we had more than that. As I said earlier in the thread, stewards were just letting a lot of us through the wrong turnstiles without fans actually entering the ticket in the machine. Quote Link to comment
Garland-sweden Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 Think this Vine says it all about that Ayling handball......referee needs re-assessing as a Select group official to be honest.. https://vine.co/v/OUmMpgvFleD Handball Imo. But not seen the foul on Smith in the first half. Maybe 1-1 then, fair. Quote Link to comment
TheresaGreen Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 Yes I probably would, but not at the finish. Overall I thought we looked the more dangerous and accomplished of two very good sides and I was disappointed we didn't win. Little was a little below par, but I thought Bryan had another great game. It was interesting to have Smith and Wilbraham playing in the same game; the ball stuck up front much better once WIlbs came on. Wilbs came on for Smith mate. Quote Link to comment
1960maaan Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 Wilbs came on for Smith mate. I think he means in the same game, not at the same time. 1 Quote Link to comment
TheresaGreen Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 I think he means in the same game, not at the same time. Disagree Quote Link to comment
Drew Peacock Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 Wilbs came on for Smith mate. I am well aware of that. But they did actually play in the same game and so comparing the two players in the same role against the same team was possible. And the ball stuck up front better when Wilbs came on. I would say Wilbs has more to his game than Smith does. Quote Link to comment
Drew Peacock Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 Disagree Well you are wrong. And I apologise if I was not clear about it. Quote Link to comment
Port Said Red Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 Think this Vine says it all about that Ayling handball......referee needs re-assessing as a Select group official to be honest.. https://vine.co/v/OUmMpgvFleD Why because he doesn't have x-ray vision? Think about it, look at the angle Ayling is at and where the referee would be standing, he would have seen Ayling go full length but have no idea what part of his body it hit. Quote Link to comment
Drew Peacock Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 Why because he doesn't have x-ray vision? Think about it, look at the angle Ayling is at and where the referee would be standing, he would have seen Ayling go full length but have no idea what part of his body it hit. He wasn't that good a ref though. I wouldn't want him for the Swindon game. Quote Link to comment
inpeace Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 (edited) Why because he doesn't have x-ray vision? Think about it, look at the angle Ayling is at and where the referee would be standing, he would have seen Ayling go full length but have no idea what part of his body it hit. That's probably what the referee will say in his own defence. But would you be saying the same if it was a Luke Freeman shot that hit Jordan Spence's arm? I think the general consensus on Twitter, and even a few on here is that it was a pretty nailed on penalty. From the sounds of things, a lot of believe believe McFadzean's "attack" on Smith was also a penalty. Basically, Craig Pawson got not only one, but two wrong and needs to referee in the Evostik league. Cynical me thinks that he only didn't award the Ayling penalty because he'd had a change of mind over the McFadzean one. Edited February 8, 2015 by inpeace Quote Link to comment
GodEmperor Palpatine Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 That's probably what the referee will say in his own defence. But would you be saying the same if it was a Luke Freeman shot that hit Jordan Spence's arm? To be fair we had a stonewall pen turned down as well.... Swings and roundabouts really. Quote Link to comment
Port Said Red Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 That's probably what the referee will say in his own defence. But would you be saying the same if it was a Luke Freeman shot that hit Jordan Spence's arm? Yes. probably, I am not as blinkered as some and I understand that a referee cannot see everything in a split second rather than over and over again on "vine" or whatever. Quote Link to comment
Drew Peacock Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 That's probably what the referee will say in his own defence. But would you be saying the same if it was a Luke Freeman shot that hit Jordan Spence's arm? You do keep banging on about the Ayling incident, but at one of our corners Smith should clearly have been awarded a penalty. Maybe the ref was evening things up or maybe he just wasn't very good. If the two teams had decided to start niggling against each other I have no confidence that the ref would have been able to control it. Quote Link to comment
inpeace Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 To be fair we had a stonewall pen turned down as well.... Swings and roundabouts really. Quite literally in our case. 2 Quote Link to comment
inpeace Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 (edited) You do keep banging on about the Ayling incident, but at one of our corners Smith should clearly have been awarded a penalty. Maybe the ref was evening things up or maybe he just wasn't very good. If the two teams had decided to start niggling against each other I have no confidence that the ref would have been able to control it. Agree - you should have had a penalty too. He didn't have a great day. He has a reputation for dishing out cards (read somewhere he has the highest rate of dishing out cards as a Prem official) so perhaps he was trying to resist giving in to the occasion. Anyway, I've enjoyed my brief time here. Good luck for the rest of the season, to be honest you won't need it think you've got this near enough nailed on....us, Swindon and Preston just aren't as consistent. Edited February 8, 2015 by inpeace Quote Link to comment
finbarr_in_z Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 If MK counted the attendance based on tickets sold, then the 5109 figure is accurate. If they counted it on number of tickets actually passed through the turnstiles, then we had more than that. As I said earlier in the thread, stewards were just letting a lot of us through the wrong turnstiles without fans actually entering the ticket in the machine. Some stadium disasters have happened from similar events. Bad organisation methinks....... Quote Link to comment
RedYoshi Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 I think I am right in saying over 4,600 tickets were sold so it is, actually, highly possible a further 500 were sold on the day. I suppose a few hundred might have had a guilt trip at the last minute and decided not to show up !! Think he was suggesting that it looked like more than the 5.1k announced - not believing that an extra 4k Wolves fans were in that pic compared to yesterday. I could be wrong though. It's been known to happen. Quote Link to comment
Aizoon Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 (edited) Some stadium disasters have happened from similar events. Bad organisation methinks....... We very nearly had one at the Gate against the Gas. Resulted in the old board being chucked out, which was a result, but the night could have been a disaster had both sets of fans not showed restraint. Edited February 8, 2015 by Aizoon Quote Link to comment
The Swan and Cemetery Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 Think he was suggesting that it looked like more than the 5.1k announced - not believing that an extra 4k Wolves fans were in that pic compared to yesterday. I could be wrong though. It's been known to happen. Yep, I was saying that if that was Wolves with 9k, we had more than 5k, as there weren't enough gaps (vs. the Wolves support) to squeeze another 4k in. Quote Link to comment
Red Exile Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 Agree - you should have had a penalty too. He didn't have a great day. He has a reputation for dishing out cards (read somewhere he has the highest rate of dishing out cards as a Prem official) so perhaps he was trying to resist giving in to the occasion. Anyway, I've enjoyed my brief time here. Good luck for the rest of the season, to be honest you won't need it think you've got this near enough nailed on....us, Swindon and Preston just aren't as consistent. I certainly hope that's true! It's going to be an exciting few months, enjoy the ride. Quote Link to comment
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