Attendances (16 Viewers)

[Sky Blue Pete]

There's petrol, coach fare, parking and beer and food on top of the ticket.

That’s the same however much the match ticket costs though

 

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[Gynnsthetonic]

That’s the same however much the match ticket costs though

Yes but it all adds up

 

[CovRes]

Swansea's owners are laying on free coaches for the boxing day game.

 

[pusbccfc]

But prices aren't going to drop.
I think, barring promotion, our attendances have pretty much peaked.
An end to the cost of living crisis which seems to be going on forever might help.

The only reason Saturday isn't sold out is because it's the most expensive ticket in the league and probably the most expensive kids ticket in the history of the division.

 

[pusbccfc]

It’s too expensive but those same fans would think nothing of spending £50 on a night out

People do throw money around but I don't think it's comparable to football.

 

[Londonccfcfan]

The only reason Saturday isn't sold out is because it's the most expensive ticket in the league and probably the most expensive kids ticket in the history of the division.

Yup attendance vs Charlton will be much bigger than depending on how many Baggies bring. Not sure why charlton were only given 2150 tickets.

 

[David O'Day]

There will be plenty boycotting. They were always more vocal than Birmingham fans were.

it's also an easy excuse if you are playing shite and don't fancy going to a 12:30 kick off to watch your team maybe get a tonking from a local rival.

Last time they claiming they were boycotring they were doing well and all still turned up

 

[pusbccfc]

it's also an easy excuse if you are playing shite and don't fancy going to a 12:30 kick off to watch your team maybe get a tonking from a local rival.

Last time they claiming they were boycotring they were doing well and all still turned up

Maybe, but they'd have sold out at even £37.

QPR are charging them £39 and they are going to sell it out.

 

[David O'Day]

Maybe, but they'd have sold out at even £37.

QPR are charging them £39 and they are going to sell it out.

they wouldn't, work with a couple who aren't going as they are scared we'll run ragged over them

Some are boycotting maybe but some are just not up for it

 

[pusbccfc]

Yup attendance vs Charlton will be much bigger than depending on how many Baggies bring. Not sure why charlton were only given 2150 tickets.

Nicole Ibbetson has told a supporters club meeting tonight that away fans will only be given 2100 for the rest of the season as they are moving the segregation like the Sheffield United game.

 

[David O'Day]

Nicole Ibbetson has told a supporters club meeting tonight that away fans will only be given 2100 for the rest of the season as they are moving the segregation like the Sheffield United game.

Good, the less the better

We get shite allocations these days so why shouldn't we cut it back to the minimum we have to give

 

[pusbccfc]

they wouldn't, work with a couple who aren't going as they are scared we'll run ragged over them

Some are boycotting maybe but some are just not up for it

They may fancy it at £32-37 though. Even if not officially boycotting, West Brom not selling out 2700 tickets up the road is pretty telling.

 

[pusbccfc]

Good, the less the better

We get shite allocations these days so why shouldn't we cut it back to the minimum we have to give

Agreed. It will piss off plenty.

 

[David O'Day]

They may fancy it at £32-37 though. Even if not officially boycotting, West Brom not selling out 2700 tickets up the road is pretty telling.

it's not, the ones I know just don't want to see them potentially get made to look shite against us

if they were playing well and confident of beating us they'd have found 2700 people to buy a ticket

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Nicole Ibbetson has told a supporters club meeting tonight that away fans will only be given 2100 for the rest of the season as they are moving the segregation like the Sheffield United game.

That’s interesting

 

[shmmeee]

Right call. Too many games with an empty block in the away end this year and a full home end.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Right call. Too many games with an empty block in the away end this year and a full home end.

Yep and Doug will be less likely to charge £45 off his own fans

 

[pusbccfc]

Yep and Doug will be less likely to charge £45 off his own fans

Oh he will.

 

[pusbccfc]

it's not, the ones I know just don't want to see them potentially get made to look shite against us

if they were playing well and confident of beating us they'd have found 2700 people to buy a ticket

That didn't stop them selling out 2000 away at Ipswich in their last Saturday away game and they even took 1500 to Charlton midweek a few weeks ago. More than they have supposedly sold so far.

You're right, if they were top, they would have like sold out.

 

[Gynnsthetonic]

Nicole Ibbetson has told a supporters club meeting tonight that away fans will only be given 2100 for the rest of the season as they are moving the segregation like the Sheffield United game.

Are they moving the barrier then to give us another 1.5 blocks?

 

[skybluecam]

Swansea's owners are laying on free coaches for the boxing day game.

Swansea essentially subsidising our tickets

Another W for Douglas

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

There's petrol, coach fare, parking and beer and food on top of the ticket.

Bring tinnies on the train and a meal deal costs about a tenner from WHSmith at New St. Train ticket probably a £8-10 too.

They'd probably spend 250k on a house as well, but neither is really relevant.
And £50? Lightweights!

£30 for football tickets was relatively normal 10-15 years ago for an adult, its one of the few things that hasn't risen with inflation, everything else, has.

Look at your ST price now versus back then, the prices have barely moved.

 

[bigfatronssba]

People talking like the ground will be empty Saturday.
It’s literally a couple of rows left in the corner

 

[Viktor17]

People talking like the ground will be empty Saturday.
It’s literally a couple of rows left in the corner

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Mental that likely 28k+ attendance will be “empty” how times change!

 

[David O'Day]

That didn't stop them selling out 2000 away at Ipswich in their last Saturday away game and they even took 1500 to Charlton midweek a few weeks ago. More than they have supposedly sold so far.

You're right, if they were top, they would have like sold out.

Did you miss the part where they have told me they specifically don't want to sit in OUR ground and potentially watch them lose to US?

 

[pusbccfc]

Did you miss the part where they have told me they specifically don't want to sit in OUR ground and potentially watch them lose to US?

Yeah because I find it baffling. I've never once decided not to go to a game because I'm scared of the opposition!

Are West Brom fans not turning up to Coventry because they are scared of us and not Ipswich away?

 

[pusbccfc]

Are they moving the barrier then to give us another 1.5 blocks?

Nope, just the same set up as the Sheffield United game.

That set up doesn't work if away fans have 2700 as there's little way of adding stewards next to the segregation.

 

[Londonccfcfan]

People talking like the ground will be empty Saturday.
It’s literally a couple of rows left in the corner

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Mate about another whole block 9 gone on sale as WBA havnt even sold their their first allocation.

Reckon WBA will bring 1k.

Attendance will be 28k

Woukd have been 31k if pricing wasn't ridiculous.


Charlton will be a bigger attendance.

 

[Londonccfcfan]

What stupidity. We will barely sell couple of hundred seats in block 9.

 

[SkyBlueMatt]

My view on this allocation is that Coventry are running scared....

Our away fans are becoming well known for the noise they make in supporting our team - non stop throughout the 90+ minutes .

Less fans, less noise ?

Let's make sure we show them that numbers don't matter.

Loud & proud.

I've just read this on the Charlton forum. It sounds like something our fans would say back in those few seasons we generated incredible atmosphere.

 

[cov4theprem]

We've just opened up 600 tickets from the Swansea 'away allocation' to home fans in block 9.

 

[clint van damme]

I've just read this on the Charlton forum. It sounds like something our fans would say back in those few seasons we generated incredible atmosphere.

Its definitely the sort of utter tripe you'd read on here.
Allocation based on decibels, fucking idiots.

 

[SkyBlueMatt]

Its definitely the sort of utter tripe you'd read on here.
Allocation based on decibels, fucking idiots.

Allocation, no. Access to away tickets based on decibels, yes.

 

[bigfatronssba]

What stupidity. We will barely sell couple of hundred seats in block 9.

Not really sure why you think it’s stupid. Whenever there is a low away attendance we should always have block 9 on sale for home fans.
The SAG are likely funny about it, so the club will be using this game to demonstrate it’s safe

 

[SkyBlueTam]

We've just opened up 600 tickets from the Swansea 'away allocation' to home fans in block 9.

And the same against west brom. 18 rows in, I think they only went 9 rows in against Sheff Utd.

Doug has an eye on a big named player in January and he needs the money to pay for him.