asteener1867 Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 3 minutes ago, bluemagic said: Good point, I hope you are right anyhow. Would love us to get 40k avg. Not 100% certain I am correct in what I have been saying, in splits minds on it. Difficult one to predict, because as you say being in the Premier is maybe is like winning a cup. I guess time will time. I think I'll probably go round in circles if I discuss it further, so I agree to disagree :) No worries mate I put the link up mate..its easy to check.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysticOwl Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Didn't we take 45k to Wales in 2005? 50k is a nice round figure. Let's aim for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemagic Posted March 20, 2017 Author Share Posted March 20, 2017 Just now, iliveinthenow said: Didn't we take 45k to Wales in 2005? 50k is a nice round figure. Let's aim for that. Think it was 48,000. Great day out :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysticOwl Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Mind you, we had 30k against Villa didn't we? Dunno where they would fit the other 9k if we were allowed them in. The placed looked full. And before you say, there were scattered seats around the ground. This is 1/4 of the stadium we are talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Grez Bez Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Why does everyone care about history so much? The Sheffield Metro area easily has a population that could get 50k+ crowds. We just need to work on the youngsters... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyboy66 Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 35 minutes ago, asteener1867 said: !986/87/88..in the top division..They averaged UNDER 15000 Don't let facts get in the way of a good err...argument Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolsterstone Owl Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Get into Prem, drop price to a tenner, and we'd fill a 60,000 seater stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiejohn Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 The premier league is a very different animal these days even the pigs averaged over thirty thousand with reduced away followings does anyone think they have more fans than us We should be looking at a renovated 50000 capacity stadium when we get back to the top flight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BECKS-TO-BUD Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 20 hours ago, Ellis Rimmer said: Sunerland aint a big place, if they can attract that many fans then we can aim for that quit while your not ahead,listen to him cos you ain't got a clue. Between Leeds and Edinburgh there are only 3 big teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 4 minutes ago, BECKS-TO-BUD said: quit while your not ahead,listen to him cos you ain't got a clue. Between Leeds and Edinburgh there are only 3 big teams. what are you on about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BECKS-TO-BUD Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 5 minutes ago, Ellis Rimmer said: what are you on about? catchment area,within 50miles of Sheffield how many big teams can you support? 2 Sheffield teams 2mancs leeds forest derby etc. You can drive north from Sunderland for 100 miles,west for 60 miles and pass 1 English football club,so that's why they have the fan base you can only dream of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypnosisman Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 2 hours ago, bluemagic said: Think that came down to the prawn cocktail glory supporter brigade. They simple didn't dare go to Liverpool and Manchester or Leeds due to the serious hooligan element at those clubs, likewise Chelsea, Spurs and West Ham all had serious problems. So they only got the local hardcore fans like Wednesday did. Question is, can we attract those glory supporters if we made to the Premier, I think it would be difficult as they can go to Man Utd or City fairly easy, and we probably will never be spending 100-200 million a season on players. Just as many prawn cocktail supporters were frightened away from Hillsborough. I think the negative press after the disaster had a massive effect on our crowds and is still doing so, more so than any other club. Wednesday will sell out the first season back in the Premier division. The ground capacity will need doubling for the success around the corner. I don't see Manchester United as a bigger club than Sheffield Wednesday, once the club is run right and they start to suck in fans within a 40 minute drive of Sheffield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 14 minutes ago, BECKS-TO-BUD said: catchment area,within 50miles of Sheffield how many big teams can you support? 2 Sheffield teams 2mancs leeds forest derby etc. You can drive north from Sunderland for 100 miles,west for 60 miles and pass 1 English football club,so that's why they have the fan base you can only dream of. why are you telling me this? look at my location Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selbyowls Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 If Hillsborough is redeveloped it would not change the fact of traffic issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BECKS-TO-BUD Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 22 hours ago, Ellis Rimmer said: if we got into the premiership now we wouldn't be far off of 40k, attendances have increased in general. If teams like Sunderland, Everton, West Ham can get that then we can. Never had the crowds what these are pulling and never will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 4 minutes ago, BECKS-TO-BUD said: Never had the crowds what these are pulling and never will. we average more than West Ham already. No reason we can't aim for the same attendances as those clubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Grez Bez Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, BECKS-TO-BUD said: catchment area,within 50miles of Sheffield how many big teams can you support? 2 Sheffield teams 2mancs leeds forest derby etc. You can drive north from Sunderland for 100 miles,west for 60 miles and pass 1 English football club,so that's why they have the fan base you can only dream of. It doesn't matter if nobody lives there... Sheffield City region is c.1.8M;Tyne & Wear has c.1.2. The majority of which support Newcastle Edited March 20, 2017 by Grez Bez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OWL1969 Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 2 hours ago, hypnosisman said: Just as many prawn cocktail supporters were frightened away from Hillsborough. I think the negative press after the disaster had a massive effect on our crowds and is still doing so, more so than any other club. Wednesday will sell out the first season back in the Premier division. The ground capacity will need doubling for the success around the corner. I don't see Manchester United as a bigger club than Sheffield Wednesday, once the club is run right and they start to suck in fans within a 40 minute drive of Sheffield. I agree we are capable of pulling 35 to 40k in the Premier League, so something definetly needs doing with regards to the current ground restrictons/capacity. However to claim we are/can be of equal size to Manchester United is ridiculous and makes you look stupid. Remember Dave Richards saying something similar 25 years since, it wasn't true then and the gap has only widened since. These people saying we have never had the same crowds as Sunderland, West Ham and Everton are either youngsters other have selective memories. We had the fourth highest average in the country in 91/92 season with just below 30k, most teams were around 20-25k average then. If they can all grow so much, why can't we? Just shows how much getting relegated when we did affected us. Just prior to the sky Tv/Premier League boom and no parachute payments back then. If, no when we get back to the Premier League demand for tickets would by far outweigh our currente capacity, 40k minimum would be needed (add another 5 to 10k for 4 or 5 of the bigger matches). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the monk Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 1 hour ago, rob chester said: 40K stadium is fine we have only increased our attendance's this year who knows what crowds will be next year on the back of a failed playoff bid Sheffield folk are very fickle surprised the blunts managed to hold onto what they still have now. West stand needs redeveloping and a Kop without posts would be nice with a sensible pricing structure. Fickle ?? 1 trophy between them in 80 odd years and crowds just as big after 17 years of relegation scraps !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Ron's Sovereign Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 We get into the Prem and we'll be pulling in Toytown, Dingles, Donkeys, Tarn etc. We've been gone a long time from the top table and we'd easily sell out 40K stadium. I also think DC will bring down the prices a bit, only gone up to compete with FFP. Redevelop Hillsborough as per the World Cup plans, It'll be like field of dreams I tell ya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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