Apparently there was 'huge numbers' of empty seats...

[Tim of the Oak]

Anyway, good news that ticket sales are close to 55k (minus the mini bus of school kids who couldn't make it according to PB).

The ground will be virtually full for next week against Spurs!

A mate his daughter spent the second half in the 93:20 cafe/ bar so there is a range of reasons for the empty seats!

 

[didsburyblu]

Balls to em though I shall await their sports headlines on Friday with interest following the United game on Thursday and their stand closure

 

[jrb]

I've got no love for the Fail, but if you take away the obvious attempts to shit stir, click bait, they do have a point.

I was sat in level 2 of the South stand yesterday and there were 100's of empty seats at the start of the match, especially in the North stand. Even after a large percentage of those seats filled up later on in the 1st half, there were still plenty of empty seats left scattered around the stadium.

The match was 1st V 2nd, regardless if it was Leceister. It was the top of the table clash. And on the OS seat planner all the blocks were greyed out, indicating sold out, which clearly wasn't the case. So what is going on? Why where there plenty of unsold seats left for this match(and others), when other City fans who can't get tickets want them?(we usually fill the away 3rd tier if the away club don't take their full allocation) What are the club up to? They know which seats aren't being used on a regular basis by City fans/season ticket holders who don't turn up on a regular basis and cherry pick matches, if that is happening? So why don't the club do something about it? If that isn't happening and seats aren't being sold because their isn't demand, why are they indicating sold out on the OS seat planner and on the ticket page?

It really is about time City looked at how they sell tickets, so the stadium is full on a match day.

 

[SWP's back]

I already did - I told you it filled up well yesterday, was very full and you didn't believe me despite me telling you i spent ten minutes looking at the family stand. But you know best as you saw it on TV after 2 minutes. Did you see the fact it was 99 percent full after 35 minutes. Pb is just on a downer about the club for some reason. When did you let go to a game by the way?

20 mins in:

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

You love that line don't you - though the introduction of Mae West is new. Haha!

You can readily add Steve McQueen, Peter Sellers, Henry Miller and the Shah of Iran to the list!

 

[IanBishopsHaircut]

We don't do ourselves any favours with threads like this to be fair

I've said it before..who gives a flying fuck

 

[Phil1]

You can readily add Steve McQueen, Peter Sellers, Henry Miller and the Shah of Iran to the list!

Variety is the spice of life they say.

 

[oakiecokie]

I was there and from where I sit there were clear gaps in the usual areas - Lower Tier Family Stand and Joe's/93:20 in the Colin Bell, as well as the Director's Box (or whatever it's called). The club makes itself look completely stupid by claiming a record attendance when it was clearly nothing of the sort.

We're getting as bad as the rags for propaganda.

As I understand it (and I`m open to being proved wrong) the PL asks for the amount of tickets sold for that game,not the amount of people passing through the turnstiles,therefore the announcement ref it being a record would be correct for PL purposes.However we (fans) are as guilty as fuck for taking the piss out of the Rags also on the same subject.
Personally Colin I don`t give a fuck either way as its a pointless argument as the fucking media will never give us any credit.

 

[SWP's back]

54 mins in:

Looks to be the same seats empty just under an hour later. So how could it have filled up?

 

[HelloCity]

I've got no love for the Fail, but if you take away the obvious attempts to shit stir, click bait, they do have a point.

I was sat in level 2 of the South stand yesterday and there were 100's of empty seats at the start of the match, especially in the North stand. Even after a large percentage of those seats filled up later on in the 1st half, there were still plenty of empty seats left scattered around the stadium.

The match was 1st V 2nd, regardless if it was Leceister. It was the top of the table clash. And on the OS seat planner all the blocks were greyed out, indicating sold out, which clearly wasn't the case. So what is going on? Why where there plenty of unsold seats left for this match(and others), when other City fans who can't get tickets want them?(we usually fill the away 3rd tier if the away club don't take their full allocation) What are the club up to? They know which seats aren't being used on a regular basis by City fans/season ticket holders who don't turn up on a regular basis and cherry pick matches, if that is happening? So why don't the club do something about it? If that isn't happening and seats aren't being sold because their isn't demand, why are they indicating sold out on the OS seat planner and on the ticket page?

It really is about time City looked at how they sell tickets, so the stadium is full on a match day.

It's season ticket holders not turning up.

The seats were there before we expanded and with bigger crowds they're still there. They'd be there if we got 100,000 every home game.

One of the most telling things is that when we get the third tier of the away end we fill it every single time.

When we got good we picked up a new type of supporter. The casual season ticket holder. They pick and choose their games and don't fancy it if it's dark or rainy.