I think the Rags force season ticket holders of whom there are about 55000 to buy tickets for cup competitions therefore they will count those 55000 and another 5000 of sales. So even if only 30000 turned up Utd will report the crowd as the 60000 sold. Most clubs do the same in terms of reporting the crowd but usually the difference is small as not many other clubs force buying tickets for all compsAttendance says bang on 60'000 in the Mirror. So obviously made up when it's a rounded off figure.
It doesn't directly relate to that of course but I think it shows up an interesting point. They clearly protect their image quite ruthlessly and I suspect their position is that releasing attendance figures which might show they didn't have anything like a full house would be bad for that image. Baconface's book shows that, with him being economical with the truth about some key events. Also explains why he blew his top about the 'Welcome To Manchester' poster, because it held them up to ridicule publicly. And the media are generally complicit in this. Where are the critical stories about them refusing to release attendance figures? Someone like Charles Sale at The Mail would normally be all over this sort of thing.I still don't understand how it relates to "media bias against City" though?
They were taken to court over that and, as a compromise, were forced to exclude the League Cup from that scheme. Fans can opt out of it so the attendance for LC games will generally be closer to reality.I think the Rags force season ticket holders of whom there are about 55000 to buy tickets for cup competitions therefore they will count those 55000 and another 5000 of sales. So even if only 30000 turned up Utd will report the crowd as the 60000 sold. Most clubs do the same in terms of reporting the crowd but usually the difference is small as not many other clubs force buying tickets for all comps
Somethhing I have always wondered is how many of the football media are City fans? I know Lee Dixon and Quinn, cant think of anyone else right now?
Quinn is a Sunderland fan. Souness' missus supports City so if he's not nice about us he doesn't get any, one of the SSN presenters is a blue, a couple of the ESPN lads as well. Can't wait until Given and Dunny get into punditry over here tbh.
Somethhing I have always wondered is how many of the football media are City fans? I know Lee Dixon and Quinn, cant think of anyone else right now?
Somethhing I have always wondered is how many of the football media are City fans? I know Lee Dixon and Quinn, cant think of anyone else right now?
Lee Dixon left the BBC to go and work with Adrian Childs who's one of his mates at ITV. Childs got kicked out and they've now got hardly any football so I think he does most of his work for NBC, his missus is from LA and I think he fancies moving over there on a permanent basis at some stage. Not sure if he's still doing it this year but he was 'mentoring' the Arsenal full back who's on loan at West Ham last season. City are definitely his second team these days after Arsenal, Joe Royle tried to use the City connection to get him to sign for us but it would have been a hell of a step down at the time. I'd be more than happy to see Sinclair and/or Andy Hinchcliffe covering our games, both of them talk a fair bit of sense without being blinkered one way or the other.