We did used to count corporate matchday revenue as commercial rather than matchday income a few years ago but haven't done since then. The reason I mentioned corporate numbers being missed is that many of those don't have to click in therefore aren't registered at the turnstiles like us plebs are.The club will count corporate customers as part of the overall attendance figures, all seats sold will be included in this figure, even if the people who bought the ticket do not attend eg season ticket holders who cannot attend for whatever reason.
Maybe a policy chnage, if they are counting corporate attenders as commercial revenue, maybe they are not now including them in the attendance (match day revenue), as per @Shaelumstash post above. This would equate roughly to the difference, as apart from a few missing away fans, the rest seemed as full as it ever does, though I did notice that quite a few boxes in the East stand didn't seem to have anyone in them, at least not in the seats outside. We'll see from the next game I guess.
I thought it was counted from tickets sold though not turnstile clicks. That's why when s/c seats are left empty it's still a sellout / full attendance.We did used to count corporate matchday revenue as commercial rather than matchday income a few years ago but haven't done since then. The reason I mentioned corporate numbers being missed is that many of those don't have to click in therefore aren't registered at the turnstiles like us plebs are.
But they would surely have known how many corporate seats they'd sold.
It is but I was thinking that maybe City just used the wrong figure of turnstile clicks or actual tickets sold by them and missed out those distributed to third parties and used internally. Because there's no the slightest doubt that there were at least 54k in the ground on Monday night.I thought it was counted from tickets sold though not turnstile clicks. That's why when s/c seats are left empty it's still a sellout / full attendance.
Definitely was full, there does seem to be an increase in tickets sold for the season. Last season I bought tickets at the start of the season for 3 games and then picked up for other games through the season without any problem even the bigger games.It is but I was thinking that maybe City just used the wrong figure of turnstile clicks or actual tickets sold by them and missed out those distributed to third parties and used internally. Because there's no the slightest doubt that there were at least 54k in the ground on Monday night.
Interesting, I had to look at ticket for West Ham in December for my daughter (only game I have looked at), and I was very surprised how few there were left, in fact told her to get a hurry on, particularly as she wants 2 together, because it was largely only at the back of level 3 in the east and west that there were numbers together.had a look yesterday to decide on our next game and there are a lot less tickets left than there was this time last year.
It is but I was thinking that maybe City just used the wrong figure of turnstile clicks or actual tickets sold by them and missed out those distributed to third parties and used internally. Because there's no the slightest doubt that there were at least 54k in the ground on Monday night.