Aizoon Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 Haven't seen the official figure (17,000 anybody?) but anyone care to guess the real figure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Exile Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 The official figure was 16 984. We weren't using our STs...so at most the real figure is 16 982! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid in the Riot Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 Officially 16,984. Must have been a fair bit lower than that in terms of actual attendees though. Not a very good attendance and proof that supporters are voting with their feet in regard to how the club is being run. Second lowest home attendance of the season (only Brentford home lower). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelts Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 brill crowd again considering it was a friday night, on sky and a bloody horrible night! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted March 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 I would guess about 13K. Sky didn't mention it for the obvious reason, but you could see the bald patches all around the ground. Not quite one man and his hedgehog, but very thin... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted March 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 1 minute ago, shelts said: brill crowd again considering it was a friday night, on sky and a bloody horrible night! Not so. Attendance figures as announced are total fantasy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sglosbcfc Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 Every club counts tickets sold, there were nearly 17000 tickets sold for a team in the bottom three, in awful weather, live on Tv, with a modest away support. Why do some fans feel the need to moan? The support for City this season has been nothing short of amazing COYR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eardun Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 8 minutes ago, shelts said: brill crowd again considering it was a friday night, on sky and a bloody horrible night! Agree. And whatever the number, the atmosphere was great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unan Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 8 minutes ago, sglosbcfc said: Every club counts tickets sold, there were nearly 17000 tickets sold for a team in the bottom three, in awful weather, live on Tv, with a modest away support. Why do some fans feel the need to moan? The support for City this season has been nothing short of amazing COYR. Including season tickets, which is... 14k? 3k ticket sales isn't great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickJ Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 23 minutes ago, Aizoon said: Haven't seen the official figure (17,000 anybody?) but anyone care to guess the real figure? Lansdown Upper - Empty LansdownLower - Half at most (so 3,500 max?) South Stand - A little over half maybe (3,500?) Dolman (I'm in it so don't know but usually the most populated so say two thirds - 4,000?) Atyeo - One third at most - 1,500? TOTAL - 12,500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natchfever Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 Weather. Sky. Dislike of how the club is going. Maybe 14000 in the ground BUT just goes to show that with a decent performance the fans are right behind the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid in the Riot Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 10 minutes ago, NickJ said: Lansdown Upper - Empty LansdownLower - Half at most (so 3,500 max?) South Stand - A little over half maybe (3,500?) Dolman (I'm in it so don't know but usually the most populated so say two thirds - 4,000?) Atyeo - One third at most - 1,500? TOTAL - 12,500 That's dreadful and hopefully the message of supporter dissatisfaction will make it up to whoever the board room bean counter is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 13 minutes ago, Tammys Scan said: Including season tickets, which is... 14k? 3k ticket sales isn't great Depends which way you look at it. For a bottom 3 club playing on a Friday night at home to a team who have only lost twice since we last played them in December....with the game on SKY, I think a lower number of ticket sales is to be expected. 14000 STs sold in the first is very good, whether they all attended last night or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Lerring Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 29 minutes ago, eardun said: Agree. And whatever the number, the atmosphere was great! Yep, even the dour bloke next to me was singing... which happens about as often as a flint rabona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntstile Red Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 I'd say it was about 15,000 And as shelts said, that's a good crowd. Many times in our history attendance has fallen when we're doing badly, but this season few have voted with their feet. Amazing patience. Some were missing last night, but I doubt they'll miss the next one if we avoid defeats at Brentford and PNE. It's all very well and good "protesting" but if you drift back again cos we're doing better.... If yr gonna stay away, do it till Johnson's gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Between heaven and hell Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 Doubt they're was more than 14k in the whole ground, so no money coming in through ticket sales apart from the 5 or 6 hundred away fans. Shame really but still a good atmosphere generated by those who attended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippenhamRed Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 36 minutes ago, Tammys Scan said: Including season tickets, which is... 14k? 3k ticket sales isn't great You're not going to get a lot of POTD sales for a game on Sky, and you can't blame people for that. If you're not a STH then you will pick and choose your games, and it makes perfect sense not to choose a game you can watch on the telly. I aim for about 8 home games a season - this one was never going to make the shortlist. Even if there were only 13-14k in the ground, would we have got that a few years ago with the team in the relegation zone, for a game on Sky, on a Friday night? I don't think so. We are already taking the improvement in our attendances for granted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unan Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 3 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said: You're not going to get a lot of POTD sales for a game on Sky, and you can't blame people for that. If you're not a STH then you will pick and choose your games, and it makes perfect sense not to choose a game you can watch on the telly. I aim for about 8 home games a season - this one was never going to make the shortlist. Even if there were only 13-14k in the ground, would we have got that a few years ago with the team in the relegation zone, for a game on Sky, on a Friday night? I don't think so. We are already taking the improvement in our attendances for granted. Agreed, never said it was bad, just pointing out it wasn't great/figures were skewed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsince1994 Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 Is the thing about st holders being counted even when not showing up true? Would have thought with electronic gates it would be very quick and easy to check the real attendance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidered abroad Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 32 minutes ago, NickJ said: Lansdown Upper - Empty LansdownLower - Half at most (so 3,500 max?) 3,000 South Stand - A little over half maybe (3,500?) 3,750 Dolman (I'm in it so don't know but usually the most populated so say two thirds - 4,000?) 5,500 Atyeo - One third at most - 1,500? 1,750 TOTAL - 12,500 My "guestimate figures" in red total 14,000 which, if correct, means that approximately 2,900 who had bought match tickets or ST's did not attend. Whether the foul weather, live on Sky or a "boycott" vote against LJ, who knows. I boycotted the Norwich game but having realised that LJ will be with us for a while whether I like it or not, I went and am glad I did. An entertaining game instead of the turgid dross and the bonus is the three points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Exile Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 3 minutes ago, redsince1994 said: Is the thing about st holders being counted even when not showing up true? Would have thought with electronic gates it would be very quick and easy to check the real attendance. It is true. The club will also know how many people are actually in the ground, they'd need to know that for safety reasons. These days they'll also almost certainly know who they are. For the attendance they quote tickets sold, which naturally is a higher number and more impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 1 hour ago, Kid in the Riot said: Officially 16,984. Must have been a fair bit lower than that in terms of actual attendees though. Not a very good attendance and proof that supporters are voting with their feet in regard to how the club is being run. So nothing to do with game being live on Sky and many fans decided to watch the game in the pub and clubs then? Add to that a wet and miserable night and you have good reasons for a relatively low attendance. The proof that fans are voting with their feet is absolute nonsense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 47 minutes ago, NickJ said: TOTAL - 12,500 Talk crap ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 3 minutes ago, Red Exile said: It is true. The club will also know how many people are actually in the ground, they'd need to know that for safety reasons. These days they'll also almost certainly know who they are. For the attendance they quote tickets sold, which naturally is a higher number and more impressive. They have to know and announce the correct figure or the ground will be closed and liecnse to hold sporting events revoked if 17k was announced then 17k was there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 I would say it was between 14k and 15k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Exile Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 1 minute ago, Monkeh said: They have to know and announce the correct figure or the ground will be closed and liecnse to hold sporting events revoked if 17k was announced then 17k was there I don't think that's correct. Happy to be proved wrong of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 1 minute ago, Red Exile said: I don't think that's correct. Happy to be proved wrong of course. Health and safety mate, you can't lie about those figures, if an incident were to happen and we are lying about something as trivial as that then we are in a world of shit, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Exile Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 1 minute ago, Monkeh said: Health and safety mate, you can't lie about those figures, if an incident were to happen and we are lying about something as trivial as that then we are in a world of shit, This is an interesting read...this is what I assume to be the case. https://medium.com/@peterkwells/football-attendance-figures-are-inaccurate-and-don-t-tell-the-whole-story-b4e3f4859648#.axlr6eaxf I appreciate what you say about H&S. But the actual attendance numbers needn't be those announced in order for the safety authorities to know who is there on the night. Two different things - tickets sales and bodies in the seats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonM88 Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 8 minutes ago, Monkeh said: Health and safety mate, you can't lie about those figures, if an incident were to happen and we are lying about something as trivial as that then we are in a world of shit, You're quite simply wrong in this case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Maesknoll Red Posted March 18, 2017 Admin Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 7 minutes ago, Monkeh said: Health and safety mate, you can't lie about those figures, if an incident were to happen and we are lying about something as trivial as that then we are in a world of shit, They aren't lying, they are working within the rules, announced attendance = tickets sold, real attendance which the club must know = bodies through the turnstiles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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