"Disappointing" attendances

[oakiecokie]

Noisy but not full I’m afraid.

I thought someone on here last night claimed that 52K tickets had been sold ?

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Just saw the attendance on Sunday ………. does anybody else think its a bit disappointing ?

It was a little I suppose. But given the circumstances against an uninspiring championship team broadcast live on BBC, and not cheap enough to fill empty seats it's, hardly surprising. Not a bad turnout, but I pay no attention to the media fueling the fire of our stadium, 'The Emptihad': /

Fuck 'em in their sneering arses.

 

[kaz7]

I agree. We all knew for that game it was maximum of 45k, we won’t sell more than that for that game. Not a sleight on the fans, it’s been a dear do and people are assuming we’ll get to Wembley end of February. Of all the games, that Fulham one was the one we wouldn’t go to. I didn’t.

I'm not sure he realises how expensive the wembley trips are let alone all the others in 4 comps,you guys do a fucking brilliant job following the team

Someone should say to him,look do you realise/care that fans are still on the road getting home whilst you and the players are home and tucked up in bed after evening/euro games in particular.It seems to me he has been trying to force fans to love what he loves,esp the cl,it can't be done by force or handing you guys over to the media

 

[Franny's toilet roll]

Plenty of scope for Utd to be in with City fans. If Utd get a goal first, i expect things to get a little heated

 

[Didsbury Dave]

It will sell out I think.

It won’t, mate. Nowhere near.

 

[hampshireblue]

The club and the authorities need to realise they are close to tipping the average match goer over the edge. There are now so many games at stupid times that, fans may just, on occasions put the non football parts of their lives first. Salaries have not moved significantly up for over 10 years, many people are doing 6 day weeks to make ends meet and at the same time the number of games being played has increased. Put that together with more live games on TV and their accompanying stupid kick off times will just not allow people to attend every game as they may have done in the past. Add a bit of VAR into the mix and it's no surprise that game do not always sell out.

 

[quiet_riot]

It’s the first club he’s managed where fans tend not to turn up in droves. We have ~40k base fans that will always turn up, then fair weather fans and tourists. I’d have preferred him to shut up but he’s a right to ask people to turn up, probably strange to him to see so many empty seats

Barcelona is the MOST TOURISTY ground in the world. Ever. When it's not warm and not a glamour game, that place is empty and silent. Always has been.

 

[franksinatra]

It’s the first club he’s managed where fans tend not to turn up in droves. We have ~40k base fans that will always turn up, then fair weather fans and tourists. I’d have preferred him to shut up but he’s a right to ask people to turn up, probably strange to him to see so many empty seats

At Barca, in his first season in the League,they averaged 27k empty seats every home match, 20k second season and 18k the third year and thats before you even look at Copa Del Rey attendances.

 

[mayo31]

He wasn't asked about the crowd,he was asked about the squad but answered about the crowd

You need to listen to the BBC interview

 

[blueparrot]

The club and the authorities need to realise they are close to tipping the average match goer over the edge. There are now so many games at stupid times that, fans may just, on occasions put the non football parts of their lives first. Salaries have not moved significantly up for over 10 years, many people are doing 6 day weeks to make ends meet and at the same time the number of games being played has increased. Put that together with more live games on TV and their accompanying stupid kick off times will just not allow people to attend every game as they may have done in the past. Add a bit of VAR into the mix and it's no surprise that game do not always sell out.

I agree with a lot of the problems you point out. Thing is though attendances at most premier league clubs are probably higher than they’ve ever been.