Media thread 2022/23

[Lavinda Past]

I did a season in the main stand as I was ill for a while and had to sit down. It was unbelievable! Moan. Groan. Whinge and criticism from the first whistle to the last every single game bar none. That where I must have picked it up from! :-)

Happy times:-)

 

[aguero93:20]

No we didn’t. Our average home attendance that season was around 27,000 and the capacity of Maine Road was around (iirc) 34,000 at the time, which is about 80% capacity. Another Maine Road myth, just like the false claim in that article that it was a cauldron every week.

28,356

It was actually 12,345.

 

[Norbiton]

'Premier League is asked if it has investigated Manchester City owner over Russia allegations'

From the Guardian - I had expected one of the usual suspects with a 'PL Investigation' or 'fake sponsor', but this sort f garbage isn't far short of outrageous. After a week of Haaland release clause nonsense too. Usual supposition but easy retweet fodder.

We can only keep winning games - hopefully on Sunday too.

I think it’s a bit above the Premier League’s pay grade to investigate international sanctions busting allegations involving one of the UK’s key allies

 

[whipper]

I did a season in the main stand as I was ill for a while and had to sit down. It was unbelievable! Moan. Groan. Whinge and criticism from the first whistle to the last every single game bar none. That where I must have picked it up from! :-)

Bet they also frequent the match day forum:)

 

[M18CTID]

Thanks x

You're spot on that we didn't fill it every home game in 1998/99 but I think Maine Road's capacity was quite a bit less than 34,000 back then. IIRC our biggest home crowd was around 32,500 against York City (without checking 32,471 sticks in my head!) in the last league game which was more than the first game against Blackpool and even the Wigan play-off home leg (probably due to segregation reasons). We got up to 34,000-ish capacity over the next couple of seasons when they started to add in seats in weird places and built a second Gene Kelly between the Kippax and Umbro/Platt Lane

 

[Gremlin]

You're spot on that we didn't fill it every home game in 1998/99 but I think Maine Road's capacity was quite a bit less than 34,000 back then. IIRC our biggest home crowd was around 32,500 against York City (without checking 32,471 sticks in my head!) in the last league game which was more than the first game against Blackpool and even the Wigan play-off home leg (probably due to segregation reasons). We got up to 34,000-ish capacity over the next couple of seasons when they started to add in seats in weird places and built a second Gene Kelly between the Kippax and Umbro/Platt Lane

Coincidentally, the away fixture against York City had a crowd of 32,500,000.

 

[TheThirdDeano]

Coincidentally, the away fixture against York City had a crowd of 32,500,000.

The York away fixture is so overdone!

Think the real fans should start claiming they were there for Wigan away

 

[LongsightM13]

'Premier League is asked if it has investigated Manchester City owner over Russia allegations'

From the Guardian - I had expected one of the usual suspects with a 'PL Investigation' or 'fake sponsor', but this sort f garbage isn't far short of outrageous. After a week of Haaland release clause nonsense too. Usual supposition but easy retweet fodder.

We can only keep winning games - hopefully on Sunday too.

Have we got a big game this weekend or something?

 

[fitzy blue]

You're spot on that we didn't fill it every home game in 1998/99 but I think Maine Road's capacity was quite a bit less than 34,000 back then. IIRC our biggest home crowd was around 32,500 against York City (without checking 32,471 sticks in my head!) in the last league game which was more than the first game against Blackpool and even the Wigan play-off home leg (probably due to segregation reasons). We got up to 34,000-ish capacity over the next couple of seasons when they started to add in seats in weird places and built a second Gene Kelly between the Kippax and Umbro/Platt Lane

I've dug out the last program of that season against Wigan P/O semi final second leg as a matter of interest.
I seem to recall the first and last home games against Blackpool and York being sell outs in the home sections when they're were 32.000 plus there.
Interesting to read that out of the 23 teams we played 19 had their best home gates. Taking crowds of 4320 to places like Reading for a 3rd tier club is and was good by any standard, especially for a club with no support.

 

[aguero93:20]

Have we got a big game this weekend or something?

No