Robbored Posted December 20, 2003 Report Share Posted December 20, 2003 Not a bad turn out for the Saturday before xmas which traditionally is a difficult time to attract crowds for obvious reasons, plus Stockport are not the biggest attraction. Good to see the partimers turning up as well.I had thought that City would get a gate of around 8000 but was delighted with 10400 even though some were free tickets. Any predictions for Bournemouth next week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myoudale Posted December 20, 2003 Report Share Posted December 20, 2003 9500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted December 20, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2003 I'm sure the announcer said 10400 as we were all leaving after the final whistle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
openEnd Posted December 20, 2003 Report Share Posted December 20, 2003 Attendance: 10,478 (256 away fans) If you don't believe me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myoudale Posted December 20, 2003 Report Share Posted December 20, 2003 you said 'Any predictions for Bournemouth next week?' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse With No Name Posted December 20, 2003 Report Share Posted December 20, 2003 The crowd was 10,400, but when you consider that 700 were free tickets for school kids, that brings it down top 9,700. Incidently, there were 1,500 tickets distributed to various schools, and not even half of the recipients could be tempted to come, even though it was free. This should tell the club something, surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted December 20, 2003 Report Share Posted December 20, 2003 The crowd was 10,400, but when you consider that 700 were free tickets for school kids, that brings it down top 9,700. Incidently, there were 1,500 tickets distributed to various schools, and not even half of the recipients could be tempted to come, even though it was free. This should tell the club something, surely? ...like what a load of cheapskate ######s Bristol is producing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheshire_red Posted December 21, 2003 Report Share Posted December 21, 2003 Absolutely brilliant gate today. Over 10,000 in the week before christmas and after a dodgy performance was a bonus. I thought around 8,000 or so would turn up, seems as if the core support is growing ? Or going to the Gate was the only way of getting out of accompanying the other half round the shops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipps Posted December 21, 2003 Report Share Posted December 21, 2003 The crowd was 10,400, but when you consider that 700 were free tickets for school kids, that brings it down top 9,700. Incidently, there were 1,500 tickets distributed to various schools, and not even half of the recipients could be tempted to come, even though it was free. This should tell the club something, surely? While watching Soccer AM on Saturday morning, they had Peter Beardsley on and were doing the usual chit-chat with him about what he was upto now etc......... He is now the community liason officer (or something like that) for Newcastle Utd and he said that this basically intels, going around local schools giving free tickets away. Sounds fair enough, but the way they actually do it, is as a reward for the kids..... It is done on 100% attendance for turning up to school, and it is actually working up there, attendance's have risen in local schools and they are putting it down to the fact that the kid's are now being rewarded for not bunking off. Sounds like a cracking idea, I may have gone to school more if the club had done something like that, but then again......If The G*s had come round, I probably wouldn't have gone to school at all!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesco Posted December 21, 2003 Report Share Posted December 21, 2003 Not bad but a shame there was n0o atmosphere, it really is becoming bad at ashton gate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted December 21, 2003 Report Share Posted December 21, 2003 Not bad but a shame there was n0o atmosphere, it really is becoming bad at ashton gate I went to the game today with a friend of a friend from Romania who was attending his first British game. His english wasn't great but he managed to convey that; A) He really enjoyed it. B) He thought it was "typical english" ( I think he meant the football. all blood and guts, little skill). C) The atmosphere was great. He is a Dinamo Bucharest fan and said that the only time the crowd get excited is when they are about to fight the opposition! I thought the atmosphere was good in the 2nd half in particular, cold damp air seems to help increase the volume. Personally no matter what they paid, I prefer to have a reasonably large crowd at the gate, but what was going on with those drummers in the East end? Were they under orders not to play while the game was on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse With No Name Posted December 21, 2003 Report Share Posted December 21, 2003 but what was going on with those drummers in the East end? Were they under orders not to play while the game was on? Yes. But weren't they great? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Club and Country Posted December 21, 2003 Report Share Posted December 21, 2003 not trying to be a pesimist but 1. it was quid a kid 2. ladies day 3. free tickets to school However, the club used its brain, and realised the crowd wasnt goin to big due to christmas, weather, results etc, so they decided to find away to bring fans in, like ladies day, quid a kid and free tickets well done to the club for doing this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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