Attendances

[franksinatra]

So once the additional 200/300 seats go in will that increase the capacity to 55,097 or is that in addition to the currently stated capacity?

 

[Deleted member 58678]

I wasn't quite sure which thread to put this. Some Chelsea fans don't seem too impressed.

Good. It's about bloody time. It is our stadium. They just happen to come along once a year to visit. You don't have a mate come round and stay at your house once a year and give him your nice King Size bed in your nice bedroom, you shove him in the box room on the pull-out bed and he doesn't fucking moan about it as he's just a guest.

Away fans were given pride of place, bang in the prime camera spot, splitting our singing sections up, making it hard for us [the home team in our own stadium] to get an atmosphere going for 12 fucking years! It's about time that changed.

Like i never moan about away sections at other grounds - because i have no right to - they should shut up about our new away section set-up.

 

[M18CTID]

Good. It's about bloody time. It is our stadium. They just happen to come along once a year to visit. You don't have a mate come round and stay at your house once a year and give him your nice King Size bed in your nice bedroom, you shove him in the box room on the pull-out bed and he doesn't fucking moan about it as he's just a guest.

Away fans were given pride of place, bang in the prime camera spot, splitting our singing sections up, making it hard for us [the home team in our own stadium] to get an atmosphere going for 12 fucking years! It's about time that changed.

Like i never moan about away sections at other grounds - because i have no right to - they should shut up about our new away section set-up.

Well said. I'm not sure what Chelsea fans are moaning about - away fans have had it way too easy since the ground opened in 2003. We get shoved in the corner at Stamford Bridge and even with the bigger allocation you don't see much of the away fans on the box. When O' Neill became manager at Villa he ordered the away allocation to be moved from behind the goal to the side and out of sight of the TV cameras. Interestingly, I was browsing West Ham's KUMB forum yesterday and one of their fans was saying that the "squeezing" of away fans is a good move by us - he went on to lament West Ham's own policy of doing something similar with the away fans at Upton Park that we'd previously done at our gaff. Another agreed and said he was sick of the amount of times visiting teams have scored at the away end at West Ham and the players and fans have celebrated together.

The triple whammy of splitting away fans over 3 tiers instead of 2, the new 3rd tier with the noise reflecting back off the roof, and the new singing section in the old away blocks will totally redress the balance.

 

[Gary James]

Thanks Derby County 72 was the last League gate to beat yesterday's (55023)

That's correct. It was the last game before the North Stand became seated and Maine Rd's capacity dropped from 63,000 the next season. People may wonder why no League crowd was over 53,000 in 1972-73 yet the Sunderland game was 54k plus. Maine Rd's capacity for 1973 onwards was about 52,500 and in 1972-73 that appears to be the League capacity. In interviews I have performed the Sunderland cup game is viewed as an anomaly. Bernard Halford admitted to me that as this was his first game in charge as secretary he underestimated how long it took to close down the turnstiles and he gave the order as capacity was close to shut the gates. It took longer than he expected and in the end an official crowd, which matched the safety certificate, was announced. That was higher than the capacity for League games.

Personally, I'm not certain what our final capacity will be this season when the extra seats are added, but I hope our record crowd is for a game v Bournemouth or a smaller team, not MUFC. Would much prefer the record to show that we fill our stadium, not the quality/rivalry of the opposition.

 

[worsleyweb]

So we got 54,371 against Chelsea - I estimate 300 to still go in in the North West Corner - I also think there is scope at some stage this season to put some more in in the South East and South West Corners - those 3 rows we used to have for the legends lounges? That would be say 40 long x 3 rows x 2 section - 240.

Potentially if they are creative they could get up to 54,911?? At Watford I am going to spot anywhere a seat can be squeezed in and I will email the club! Will get it to 55,000 somehow.

 

[franksinatra]

So we got 54,371 against Chelsea - I estimate 300 to still go in in the North West Corner - I also think there is scope at some stage this season to put some more in in the South East and South West Corners - those 3 rows we used to have for the legends lounges? That would be say 40 long x 3 rows x 2 section - 240.

Potentially if they are creative they could get up to 54,911?? At Watford I am going to spot anywhere a seat can be squeezed in and I will email the club! Will get it to 55,000 somehow.

Its been stated the capacity is 55097, by the MEN. Surprised they would be so specific in not confirmed by the club.

 

[stag]

There were definitely empty seats in the Chelsea end on Sun, even if only 150/200 that would still take the actual capacity now before any new seats go in up to 54500+

 

[franksinatra]

There were definitely empty seats in the Chelsea end on Sun, even if only 150/200 that would still take the actual capacity now before any new seats go in up to 54500+

I think it is a given Chelsea sold out for this game so likely they would have been included in the attendance

 

[Gingers Dad]

That's correct. It was the last game before the North Stand became seated and Maine Rd's capacity dropped from 63,000 the next season. People may wonder why no League crowd was over 53,000 in 1972-73 yet the Sunderland game was 54k plus. Maine Rd's capacity for 1973 onwards was about 52,500 and in 1972-73 that appears to be the League capacity. In interviews I have performed the Sunderland cup game is viewed as an anomaly. Bernard Halford admitted to me that as this was his first game in charge as secretary he underestimated how long it took to close down the turnstiles and he gave the order as capacity was close to shut the gates. It took longer than he expected and in the end an official crowd, which matched the safety certificate, was announced. That was higher than the capacity for League games.

Personally, I'm not certain what our final capacity will be this season when the extra seats are added, but I hope our record crowd is for a game v Bournemouth or a smaller team, not MUFC. Would much prefer the record to show that we fill our stadium, not the quality/rivalry of the opposition.

Bernard never really did have a clue

 

[waspish]

If the the away fans dont take up all the allocation will they just have the 2nd tier and top tier?