Attendances (1 Viewer)

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

Id never rule out BR being hoodwinked as a possibility tbf.

Can we please make it clearer who we're talking about. Whenever I see BR I think Bryan Richardson. Can Big Ron either be BRA or BFR please?

 

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[cov4theprem]

Looking at the Swansea £45'er on boxing day - I can't believe we already only have single seats left for that. Seems the pricing was ok afterall

 

[shmmeee]

Can we please make it clearer who we're talking about. Whenever I see BR I think Bryan Richardson. Can Big Ron either be BRA or BFR please?

Oh I mean BR not BFR

 

[rob9872]

I'm none the wiser. Is BFR Big Fat Ron or Bryan Fucking Richardson? I assumed the former but the alternative was BRA which I assumed was Big Ron Atkinson.

Fwiw in terms of being hoodwinked I was referring to Richardson.

 

[shmmeee]

I'm none the wiser. Is BFR Big Fat Ron or Bryan Fucking Richardson? I assumed the former but the alternative was BRA which I assumed was Big Ron Atkinson.

Fwiw in terms of being hoodwinked I was referring to Richardson.

We’re all referring to Richardson

 

[Gleneagles65]

M I’m

Looking at the Swansea £45'er on boxing day - I can't believe we already only have single seats left for that. Seems the pricing was ok afterall

bargain.

 

[pusbccfc]

Looking at the Swansea £45'er on boxing day - I can't believe we already only have single seats left for that. Seems the pricing was ok afterall

Still a decent number left for West Brom but not many.

 

[Viktor17]

Charlton sold out intial 2k and been given additional 127?!?!
Thought it was 2800 away allocation?

 

[blunted]

Looking at the Swansea £45'er on boxing day - I can't believe we already only have single seats left for that. Seems the pricing was ok afterall

Big day out for City fans returning home for Christmas visiting relatives and football tourists. Usually a great atmosphere as a lot of attendees are pissed

 

[Bernie Rhodes Nose]

My two penneth is it's still a hangover from covid. People REALLY missed going to the football, and watching it on TV with no crowds or atmosphere was just shit so we all flocked back afterwards. And once you've caught the bug again it's difficult to give up, even if your wallet's being squeezed elsewhere.

Good point. I think one of our first game after covid was QPR away. We lost 2-1 I think but, dare I say, the result didn’t matter we were just so happy to see live football again.

 

[HuckerbyDublinWhelan]

My two penneth is it's still a hangover from covid. People REALLY missed going to the football, and watching it on TV with no crowds or atmosphere was just shit so we all flocked back afterwards. And once you've caught the bug again it's difficult to give up, even if your wallet's being squeezed elsewhere.

I’d also say it’s just general football fan fickleness.

football fans generally find funds when their team is doing well. Covid helped the crowds but the fact we’ve gone from strength to strength since has really kept healthy attendances.

 

[shmmeee]

I’d also say it’s just general football fan fickleness.

football fans generally find funds when their team is doing well. Covid helped the crowds but the fact we’ve gone from strength to strength since has really kept healthy attendances.

Yeah we’ve had three or four of the best seasons ever as a Cov fan are we really wondering why attendances are up?

 

[Bernie Rhodes Nose]

Yeah we’ve had three or four of the best seasons ever as a Cov fan are we really wondering why attendances are up?

Stop making sense!

 

[Flying Fokker]

Charlton sold out intial 2k and been given additional 127?!?!
Thought it was 2800 away allocation?

Ticket details | Coventry City at the CBS Arena | West Bromwich Albion.

The away supporters seen to be getting fewer tickets than last season.


Maybe Block 9 is being used for home fans?

 

[CovRes]

Ticket details | Coventry City at the CBS Arena | West Bromwich Albion.

The away supporters seen to be getting fewer tickets than last season.


Maybe Block 9 is being used for home fans?

Brum were given 2,744, and sold all of them. I can't see why Baggies wouldn't be offered the same.

Clubs that don't normally sell out their allocation tend to get a smaller initial allocation.

 

[CovRes]

Brum were given 2,744, and sold all of them. I can't see why Baggies wouldn't be offered the same.

Clubs that don't normally sell out their allocation tend to get a smaller initial allocation.

In fact they were given more than Brum.

From their website
The Baggies visit the CBS Arena on Saturday, November 22 (ko 12.30pm) and have been given an allocation of 2,815.

 

[CovRes]

Based on a capacity of 32,609*, we have the 8th fullest stadium in the EFL with us filling 91.3% of the available seats.

*This figure has been questioned.

That is according to this video from Ben HD.

 

[SkyBlueSoul]

I’d also say it’s just general football fan fickleness.

football fans generally find funds when their team is doing well. Covid helped the crowds but the fact we’ve gone from strength to strength since has really kept healthy attendances.

Yeah we’ve had three or four of the best seasons ever as a Cov fan are we really wondering why attendances are up?

Oh yeah, I absolutely get why ours are miles ahead of where they were. The original post was about the Championship as a whole.

The crowds at Championship level are outstanding. Go back to our last year in the Championship before relegation. The likes of Leeds and Leicester only averaging 23,000.
Boro only 17,000 and ourselves as low as 15k.

1West Ham United30,923
2Southampton26,420
3Derby County26,020
4Leeds United23,283
5Leicester City23,037
6Cardiff City22,100
7Nottingham Forest21,578
8Brighton & Hove Albion19,998
9Reading19,219
10Birmingham City19,127
11Hull City18,790
12Ipswich Town18,267
13Middlesbrough17,558
14Crystal Palace15,219
15Coventry City15,119

 

[Viktor17]

In fact they were given more than Brum.

From their website
The Baggies visit the CBS Arena on Saturday, November 22 (ko 12.30pm) and have been given an allocation of 2,815.

Anyone know how many they have sold?

 

[bigfatronssba]

Based on a capacity of 32,609*, we have the 8th fullest stadium in the EFL with us filling 91.3% of the available seats.

*This figure has been questioned.

That is according to this video from Ben HD.

I imagine the actual capacity is closer to around 32.2k

That 32.6k was the theoretical capacity in 2005 when it probably hadn't been fully measured and there was no scoreboard.

 

[pusbccfc]

I imagine the actual capacity is closer to around 32.2k

That 32.6k was the theoretical capacity in 2005 when it probably hadn't been fully measured and there was no scoreboard.

Quite a few seats were added back in Block 14 to be fair.

 

[shmmeee]

Did safe standing cost any capacity?

 

[bigfatronssba]

Quite a few seats were added back in Block 14 to be fair.

But taken out of 9 & 10 when the new scoreboard went in

 

[Incognitocov]

Did safe standing cost any capacity?

Don’t think so, the original seats are still there.

 

[pusbccfc]

But taken out of 9 & 10 when the new scoreboard went in

I'd be surprised if there's more than a 100 difference.

At one stage a few years back, Wasps and the FA when ladies football was hosted there, claimed the capacity was just over 33,000.

Would be interesting to see the official figure now. Derby have dropped below 33,000 in recent years due to reconfigurations.

 

[edgy]

I mocked this up during the summer. Before they started to sell Block 5, reduce away in Block 6 and more recently sell a few more in Block 10. I think the actual capacity is around 31500-31750

 

[CovRes]

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I mocked this up during the summer. Before they started to sell Block 5, reduce away in Block 6 and more recently sell a few more in Block 10. I think the actual capacity is around 31500-31750

Does that take into account the executive boxes?

 

[edgy]

Does that take into account the executive boxes?

I think so yes, as the boxes have allocated seats in the blocks/stands.

 

[shmmeee]

Surely we can fit one more seat in for an even 2k here? Give the rest to home fans.

Add in block 9 if we get promoted for 3k.

 

[TomRad85]

Surely we can fit one more seat in for an even 2k here? Give the rest to home fans.

Add in block 9 if we get promoted for 3k.

I reckon when we get promoted they'll just rejig the seats and put in a proper bit of dedicated segregation. Makes more sense than just having unsold covered up seats.

 

[pusbccfc]

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I mocked this up during the summer. Before they started to sell Block 5, reduce away in Block 6 and more recently sell a few more in Block 10. I think the actual capacity is around 31500-31750

For the Swansea game, we've got to try and get Block 9 and most of 8 for home fans.

 

[pusbccfc]

I reckon when we get promoted they'll just rejig the seats and put in a proper bit of dedicated segregation. Makes more sense than just having unsold covered up seats.

Yeah, it will require seats to be ripped out but would be worth it.

Could easily have 500 general admission seats by the segregation and for a game in the Premier League against a United, they'd go for £50+. That's a lot of money each game and would be worth the tens of thousands it would cost to remove and replace seats.