Blues Game (2 Viewers)

If it is to do with the coaches and there aren't that many of them, why don't they just park them up on Tilton Rd and Cattell Rd like they do normally, which would free up some more turnstiles?

Stan_Drews said:

Imagine had we lost in the last round. You’d be playing Blackburn at home. Slight contrast methinks

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And you could be going to Bristol Rovers.

It would be an even greater contrast had we drawn a top premier league side.

Jukeblue said:

It's not a police decision. It's to do with the coaches. Worth watching this from this evening about 10 mins onwards. WMP would have little objection to more tickets being made available;

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How many coaches are you guys bringing? They picking up at Digbeth station and dropping you at the ground?

Irish Sky Blue said:

Look at the match day thread for a home game and see how many are on Ifollow. A good number of those are local.

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I have used iFollow for a home game but only when I have been called into work a couple of times over the years

In terms of away games, I physically can't make every away game so the next best thing is to pay the club to watch it.

If I have the choice, it's being at the game every time! iFollow is a backup.

Only one set of three together I can see. Selling quickly. Gone by lunch I reckon.

Corrado said:

Either you counted or you have got a very good eye....... 497 left

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Pure guess. Call me Rain Man

Irish Sky Blue said:

Look at the match day thread for a home game and see how many are on Ifollow. A good number of those are local.

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People used to be on match day threads following the wall which cost the club money to run.

Liquid Gold said:

People used to be on match day threads following the wall which cost the club money to run.

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I remember something called the wall but can't remember what it was. Was it a chat room?

ccfchoi87 said:

And you could be going to Bristol Rovers.

It would be an even greater contrast had we drawn a top premier league side.

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Interesting point that.

Had you drawn one of the top clubs would you have got a comparable size attendance to saturdays?

CovInEssex said:

I remember something called the wall but can't remember what it was. Was it a chat room?

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It was something on the offal. I think it was like a chatroom but I just muted all the random people talking. It was Kieran Crowley that just gave a random commentary on the game. I suspect many of those following that are now getting the stream for free on Facebook.

theferret said:

Away followings in bottom two leagues are at record highs I believe. Our average this year is the highest for a long time. ifollow having no impact.

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Have you a link to that info?

Blues sold out

cant wait, should make for a brilliant atmosphere

Singles only left in our end now.

145 left to be precise

ccfcricoh said:

145 left to be precise

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They seem to have put the front row of all lower tier blocks for sale

Wiseoldfool said:

They seem to have put the front row of all lower tier blocks for sale

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Well not you've made me count again!!!

238!

p.s. yes i'm bored at work

Irish Sky Blue said:

Have you a link to that info?

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Last season EFL attendances were at a 60 year high - Average attendance of all 72 EFL clubs in the 2018/19 season - ranked lowest to biggest - Fan Banter

There's a bit in there about it and a quote from EFL referencing iFollow. The away attendances I remember seeing a few months back, there are people who keep track of this since clubs started publishing away figures about 8 years ago. Don't have time to dig it out right now but will try to find it later.

lets just hope some of the daytrippers stay on board until the end of the season

skybluesam66 said:

lets just hope some of the daytrippers stay on board until the end of the season

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That would depend partly on the result.

Be interesting to see what the bookies think about this one although odds will change depending on what team they put out.

Stan_Drews said:

Interesting point that.

Had you drawn one of the top clubs would you have got a comparable size attendance to saturdays?

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I’m not great at calling attendances but say Liverpool were turning up, I would say it would sell out. They would sell out their allocation and then you would have maybe a similar amount of Coventry fans. There would then be the daytrippers from Brum and Cov who just want to watch Liverpool.

Londonccfcfan said:

That would depend partly on the result.

Be interesting to see what the bookies think about this one although odds will change depending on what team they put out.

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They’re just over evens and we’re 2/1

Hopefully, they reduce the segregation once these tickets sell out.

theferret said:

Last season EFL attendances were at a 60 year high - Average attendance of all 72 EFL clubs in the 2018/19 season - ranked lowest to biggest - Fan Banter

There's a bit in there about it and a quote from EFL referencing iFollow. The away attendances I remember seeing a few months back, there are people who keep track of this since clubs started publishing away figures about 8 years ago. Don't have time to dig it out right now but will try to find it later.

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Thanks

theferret said:

Last season EFL attendances were at a 60 year high - Average attendance of all 72 EFL clubs in the 2018/19 season - ranked lowest to biggest - Fan Banter

There's a bit in there about it and a quote from EFL referencing iFollow. The away attendances I remember seeing a few months back, there are people who keep track of this since clubs started publishing away figures about 8 years ago. Don't have time to dig it out right now but will try to find it later.

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With my data head on one slight proviso to that. What’s the rate of increase been in previous years? It’s possible to have an all time high but iFollow slowing the rate of increase. Say it was going up 5% a year and then since iFollow it’s 1% (numbers from my ass) that’d prove Irish’s point.

My gut says that it might be a pirated music situation where free access gets and keeps people engaged but they still want the real thing.

Interesting discussion.

Anyone know what the capacity with current segregation, will be ?

Should be a decent earner (and should’ve been on tv - glad it’s 3pm Saturday though)

ccfc92 said:

Hopefully, they reduce the segregation once these tickets sell out.

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I hope so. At least give Cov 2 more blocks in Tilton and give Blues another block in Gil Merrick

This is the ideal fixture to see how far we have come and how far we need to go should we go up, two of last years promoted teams are adrift in the the bottom two and the other 6th from bottom so it’s tough.
Birmingham are one of those teams who can beat the best but lose to the worst I think at our best we are as good as any in our division and I’m hopeful we’ll give account of ourselves. I think we will .

CCFCSteve said:

Anyone know what the capacity with current segregation, will be ?

Should be a decent earner (and should’ve been on tv - glad it’s 3pm Saturday though)

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19'700 ish

shmmeee said:

There are loads of tickets left though you’re right.

Another day of dot counting!

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No way nearly 500 season ticket holders either moved seat or didn`t take option of a ticket.
As i said earlier. Very strange.

Back down to 144 left....

Front row snapped up pretty quickly!

Christ what is wrong with me

Come on folks, can we not have some images showing the dots.... love a good bit of dot watching on SBT for big games!

ccfcricoh said:

Back down to 144 left....

Front row snapped up pretty quickly!

Christ what is wrong with me

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That was 20 minutes ago - what's the latest count? :bag: