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United Thread 2015/16
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Some areas were packed, but further back and in the corners the stands were empty. Doubt there were 60k there, but it was still a good crowd given the ticket prices.60,000 according to the Daily M #rror!
We'd have struggled to get more than 40k against Ipswich.
They always get a big travelling support at Old Trafford - far bigger than turn up at City.
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Nobody's disputing that Marvin....the point is that if you sing about empty seats to an opposing set of fans, then you better be damn sure your ground doesn't have any, especially when you claim to have 600 million supporters!Some areas were packed, but further back and in the corners the stands were empty. Doubt there were 60k there, but it was still a good crowd given the ticket prices.
We'd have struggled to get more than 40k against Ipswich.
They always get a big travelling support at Old Trafford - far bigger than turn up at City.
laserblue
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And we also know United add to that, so when GMP put the figureout it could be under 50k. Cant wait for the true figure
Unfortunately that will no longer happen. The GMP were greatly embarrassed when the original figures were released, following a Freedom of Information request from a rag fan group suspicious of the club's official attendance figures, as the GMP figures were never meant for public consumption. I put in a FOI request to the GMP for last season's games but was told that the information wasn't available. Seeing as they had all the detailed information just two seasons before I challenged this but was given the same reply. It looks like the club has 'had a word'.
blue b4 the moon
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Haha it'd be like Paul Whitehouse in the Fast Show.Christ, i hope bacon himself isn't narrating it. Would be one long drunken aggressive slur...
Some areas were packed, but further back and in the corners the stands were empty. Doubt there were 60k there, but it was still a good crowd given the ticket prices.
We'd have struggled to get more than 40k against Ipswich.
They always get a big travelling support at Old Trafford - far bigger than turn up at City.
Yep Personally it's the media that go on about our empty seats that annoy me from other fans I except it as it is! But empty gates spouting from the media who are on freebees at these grounds what pisses me of!
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A bit surprised when I could not find their attendance in MEN, checked the Telegraph,
not given in there either.
Had a look on RedCafe and pissed myself.
They gave it out at 71000 over the PA and everyone inside fell about laughing as they
say there was no more than 60000 inside.
Of course, to quote them " It was he coldest night in Manchester for ages "
and City do it all the time.
not given in there either.
Had a look on RedCafe and pissed myself.
They gave it out at 71000 over the PA and everyone inside fell about laughing as they
say there was no more than 60000 inside.
Of course, to quote them " It was he coldest night in Manchester for ages "
and City do it all the time.
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Reminds you of Swales but the other way round
The Glazers have form for this in the US. They regularly buy tickets for Tampa matches so that they can declare a sellout. Once they've done this they can sell the match to local television. If it's not a sellout they can't. In the context of the rags it would be more to protect "the brand" than anything else.Swales as you say declared smaller than actual attendances again for logical reasons ...
Nobody's disputing that Marvin....the point is that if you sing about empty seats to an opposing set of fans, then you better be damn sure your ground doesn't have any, especially when you claim to have 600 million supporters!
When you are the self declared 'biggest club in the world' with 653 million 'fans' you would think that they would be queuing down Chester Road to get into the Theatre of Dreams. I wonder why Pravda haven't released the attendance figures?,they are usually busy adding to the myths and untruths about this rancid club, maybe there was an outbreak of sickness and they were short staffed.
Yep Personally it's the media that go on about our empty seats that annoy me from other fans I except it as it is! But empty gates spouting from the media who are on freebees at these grounds what pisses me of!
Nobody used to mention empty seats until 5 years ago.
Nobody used to mention empty seats until 5 years ago.
I know and we know why it started! Only stick left
Unfortunately that will no longer happen. The GMP were greatly embarrassed when the original figures were released, following a Freedom of Information request from a rag fan group suspicious of the club's official attendance figures, as the GMP figures were never meant for public consumption. I put in a FOI request to the GMP for last season's games but was told that the information wasn't available. Seeing as they had all the detailed information just two seasons before I challenged this but was given the same reply. It looks like the club has 'had a word'.
Maybe they sent the 'MIBS' round to 'have a word', these Primark clad scroates need to keep active.
blue b4 the moon
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even on the first page most of the comments say it all
http://www.redcafe.net/threads/post-match-vs-ipswich.409781/
Embarrassing, so nobody on the site could be arsed going to the game.....even our current resident pair of scummy rag posters couldn't be arsed.
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It is damning that the ONLY League Cup tie over the last two days reported on BBC Sport website that DOES NOT HAVE an attendance figure against it is the one at the Swamp
Even Sunderland with 21 thou and Newcastle with 33 thou weren't so ashamed to admit theirs
Never mind poor old Preston with 5 thou
Even Sunderland with 21 thou and Newcastle with 33 thou weren't so ashamed to admit theirs
Never mind poor old Preston with 5 thou
laserblue
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All those empty seats at the swamp just shows you what sort of attendance the rags would get for CL and FA Cup games if their season tickets holders weren't forced to buy tickets. They declared a full house for the Cambridge replay last season but from what I was told by a rag mate who went there were about 30,000 empty seats. Apparently about 15,000 empty seats for the Brugge game also claimed as a full house. All that after forcing 55,000 S/T holders to buy tickets so they can declare full houses.
It is damning that the ONLY League Cup tie over the last two days reported on BBC Sport website that DOES NOT HAVE an attendance figure against it is the one at the Swamp
Even Sunderland with 21 thou and Newcastle with 33 thou weren't so ashamed to admit theirs
Never mind poor old Preston with 5 thou
I've even had a look on the Ipswich OS,which has all the attendances next to the fixtures........nothing down for this game.
silverback
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What is the split on gate receipts for cup games? That will reveal all.
I've even had a look on the Ipswich OS,which has all the attendances next to the fixtures........nothing down for this game.
The rags OS claims there were 5,500 Ipswich there.
Fuck me,quoting myself now.
M18CTID
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I don't know why they don't just announce the figure. Every fucker apart from delusional brainwashed armchair Rags knows it was far from a sell-out last night and they've announced all the other attendances of early round home league cup games over the past few years - usually in the mid 40-000's - so I'm unsure why they're being so secretive about it this time round.
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