Southie_Owl Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 If the product on the pitch was a driving factor in why people attend matches, the majority of us would have stopped going years ago. I actually didn't know until Friday that season ticket holders could take a friend for £10 so I don't think it was marketed very well but 22k is still a poor turnout out IMO. Err, a large majority have stopped going since years ago, hence the attendences are now 22k and not 36k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrickyTrev Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Err, a large majority have stopped going since years ago, hence the attendences are now 22k and not 36k Apart from the odd big match, when have we ever got 36k on a regular basis?? Over the last 15 years our average has remained pretty constant between 20-25k, during that entire period we've been very poor only ever having one top half Championship finish. There are a great many reasons why people stop going to watch football but bearing our attendances over more than a decade of absolute garbage being served up on the pitch, I'd suggest that not being very good isn't one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torres Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 eh? Whats wrong with 22k on a freezin cold jantary day? How many clubs got more than us? After 3 league wins in a row, pushing for a top 6 spot, with a cheap ticket offer on, personally I'd expect more. Our part timers seem to be getting even more hard to please than ever before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southie_Owl Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 After 3 league wins in a row, pushing for a top 6 spot, with a cheap ticket offer on, personally I'd expect more. Our part timers seem to be getting even more hard to please than ever before. Imagine you're a family with 2-3 kids, and you think what shall we do on Saturday? Pay £80+ to watch Wednesday "potentially" score 1 goal and not play good football, or take the kids to the cinema in the warm. The die hard fans are the 19k that are still going, the part timers are people that do need more motivation than a dour 1-0 penalty win over blackpool in the last home game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torres Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Imagine you're a family with 2-3 kids, and you think what shall we do on Saturday? Pay £80+ to watch Wednesday "potentially" score 1 goal and not play good football, or take the kids to the cinema in the warm. The die hard fans are the 19k that are still going, the part timers are people that do need more motivation than a dour 1-0 penalty win over blackpool in the last home game bad parenting!! A family that goes to the match together stays together!! Plus it's pictures not cinema!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hamy33 Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 A very decent turnout given the poo poo that's currently served up at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animis Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Apart from the odd big match, when have we ever got 36k on a regular basis?? Over the last 15 years our average has remained pretty constant between 20-25k, during that entire period we've been very poor only ever having one top half Championship finish. There are a great many reasons why people stop going to watch football but bearing our attendances over more than a decade of absolute garbage being served up on the pitch, I'd suggest that not being very good isn't one of them. You're right - we had a spell under Jones for the first few matches in the championship at around 25K but once the enthusiasm wore off and realization dawned that it was gonna be a season long struggle we were back at the 20K mark. It's what we are. Having said that the offer was effectively the same as the Reading game - assuming the fans who wanted a £10 ticket knew a season ticket holder, but 7K less attended - odd really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DobbinTheDonkey Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Some people don't get paid until the end of the month, coming off the back of possibly the most expensive month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royalowlisback Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 That was a pathetic crowd. Would have expected at least 25k, but then people prefer to sit at home and moan about how crap we are. Plus it was cold - apparently winter is a new thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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