Don’t Blame Fans For The Empty Seats

[quiet_riot]

A lot of season ticket holders didn't tip up tonight. After the week we've had, that's poor. Some can't go, I get that, well give your tickets away you tight sods. I had a row of 18 empty seats behind me, all season ticket holders, I'm not having it that every one of them is away. I don't normally give a damn about the emptyhad jokes, but tonight we deserve everything we get thrown at us. I suppose the amount of games takes their toll but this was season ticket holders that didn't turn up.

Loads of people will have seen that half-term coincided with our "winter break" and booked a few days away long before this match was rearranged.

Couple that with the fact it was on tv, motorways were fucked etc etc.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Half term round most of Manchester, a big accident in m60, affecting the m62, m56, plus late rearrangement, on tv and dogshit weather im not surprised at the attendance.

With it being half term I thought more would have gone with their kids, Mets and trains were fine, weather wasn’t bad at all (a little wet earlier on, not cold)... poor attendance that!

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

we're not really here, no really we're not

 

[urban genie]

I know some people who are on holiday booked before the re-arranged fixture, with only one ticket used by a family member

 

[Ban-jani]

A lot of season ticket holders didn't tip up tonight. After the week we've had, that's poor. Some can't go, I get that, well give your tickets away you tight sods. I had a row of 18 empty seats behind me, all season ticket holders, I'm not having it that every one of them is away. I don't normally give a damn about the emptyhad jokes, but tonight we deserve everything we get thrown at us. I suppose the amount of games takes their toll but this was season ticket holders that didn't turn up.

Ive never seen a rearranged game remotely full.

The Rags have always had good attendances, fucking idiots, but even their game vs Bournemouth the other year was half empty.

 

[chaddblue]

So many reasons for empty seats tonight

- Short notice for people to rearrange plans so loads either got refunds or just didn’t bother
- Half term so loads away on holiday
- The Motorway network was gridlocked because of an accident on the M62. I know people who turned back or didn’t even set off cos there was no point
- City centre also gridlocked cos Rochdale Road is shut
- Shit weather

I just about made it despite a 2.5hr journey home from work which should take 45mins, so these aren’t excuses as I don’t need to make excuses for other people. They’re valid reasons

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

2 hours to get from handforth tonight. It was a nightmare. Straight from work and no time to go home

 

[citizen]

Loads of people will have seen that half-term coincided with our "winter break" and booked a few days away long before this match was rearranged.

Couple that with the fact it was on tv, motorways were fucked etc etc.

Must be alot of blues on holiday then

 

[BLUEMATT23]

Manchesters roads are a joke
That's why people fuck it off. Blame the council.

 

[Ban-jani]

Must be alot of blues on holiday then

Just read the last few posts.

 

[Citizen Green]

Fuck it, over 40,000 in there today easily, not many clubs in this country can boast support like that on a rearranged midweek fixture. End of.

 

[chaddblue]

Must be alot of blues on holiday then

Of the 5 people I sit with, 3 were on holiday

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Change a game from a weekend to midweek and hundreds will be unable to make it.

 

[JOGAMIGMOG]

Blasé supporters to blame. We're not playing for anything, we might even get a points deduction. It's midweek and a ball-ache so they can't be arsed.
That's the real reason.

 

[Plain Speaking]

Half-term also effected the attendance tonight a know a number of fans who were away and unable to make it

 

[Gray]

Manchesters roads are a joke
That's why people fuck it off. Blame the council.

Correct, infrastructure is collapsing.

 

[Marvin]

Blasé supporters to blame. We're not playing for anything, we might even get a points deduction. It's midweek and a ball-ache so they can't be arsed.
That's the real reason.

Most of our supporters are season ticket holders. What do you do if the game is rearranged at short notice and you live outside Greater Manchester?

 

[Blue Maverick]

With it being half term I thought more would have gone with their kids, Mets and trains were fine, weather wasn’t bad at all (a little wet earlier on, not cold)... poor attendance that!

Or they are on holidays already booked, there was a jackknifed lorry and another accident on the m60 affecting both m62 and m56, by all accounts lots of people just turning round and going home.

 

[JOGAMIGMOG]

Most of our supporters are season ticket holders. What do you do if the game is rearranged at short notice and you live outside Greater Manchester?

Go to the game, probably.

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

A lot of season ticket holders didn't tip up tonight. After the week we've had, that's poor. Some can't go, I get that, well give your tickets away you tight sods. I had a row of 18 empty seats behind me, all season ticket holders, I'm not having it that every one of them is away. I don't normally give a damn about the emptyhad jokes, but tonight we deserve everything we get thrown at us. I suppose the amount of games takes their toll but this was season ticket holders that didn't turn up.

I’m one of those that didn’t tip up. 290 mile round trip every home game but was working today and will be again tomorrow so couldn’t get there. What is with some city ‘fans’ that they always have to find something blue to moan at? I’d have thought, given the week we’ve had there were a few more legitimate targets than blues who couldn’t get to a rearranged midweek game, in half term, with no notice and shit weather. But apparently not.