Yesterday's attendance - some facts and figures

[chris]

in many of the games last season at cardiff, the attendance figures were much higher, than the amount of fans that actually turned up, it became a running joke for most of the season. this time around they are sticking to the actual figures who do attend.

you cannot keep adding 5,6,7,000 fans to the gate and expect people not to notice the difference.

3,000 leeds going to donny tomorrow night in cup, on telly once again, watch it, you might learn a thing or two, about proper support.

[Tandy]

in many of the games last season at cardiff, the attendance figures were much higher, than the amount of fans that actually turned up, it became a running joke for most of the season. this time around they are sticking to the actual figures who do attend.

you cannot keep adding 5,6,7,000 fans to the gate and expect people not to notice the difference.

All football clubs do the same even that MASSIVE club of yours.

That's why you had 10,000 empty seats last Saturday.

[old blue]

For the first time in ages for a league game, the announced crowd on Saturday sounded about right to me - it looked to me like a normal crowd for the second half of last season.

I remember you writing in your blog in January that the crowd announced for the Fulham 'back to blue' game was the first for a while which looked about right, or words to that effect. That attendance for that game was listed as 22,500 or thereabouts. Do you reckon it was overestimated in retrospect or have around 7,000 supporters stopped attending (at least regularly) since then?

The drop from the Premiership definitely hit our support, a lot of s/t holders would have renewed whilst we were in the Prem hoping we would survive, when we didn't the support dropped off last season but we have a history of fickle supporters.

I am glad we dropped out of the premier league as it contributed to us getting back to blue .....

I agree Jim but the decreasing numbers had something to do with that as Vincent Tan had said pre season we would never return to blue under him.

[old blue]

in many of the games last season at cardiff, the attendance figures were much higher, than the amount of fans that actually turned up, it became a running joke for most of the season. this time around they are sticking to the actual figures who do attend.

The penny hasn't dropped with you butt has it. The figures were quoted on paid customers, if s/t holders were not turning up it didn't mean they hadn't paid did it?

[chris]

in many of the games last season at cardiff, the attendance figures were much higher, than the amount of fans that actually turned up, it became a running joke for most of the season. this time around they are sticking to the actual figures who do attend.

you cannot keep adding 5,6,7,000 fans to the gate and expect people not to notice the difference.

if you pay to watch a match, and then cant be arsed to turn up, you arent much of a supporter are you.

[jon1959]

in many of the games last season at cardiff, the attendance figures were much higher, than the amount of fans that actually turned up, it became a running joke for most of the season. this time around they are sticking to the actual figures who do attend.

Definitely Chris!

come back TLG you get folks discussing football matters on here like no other.

As it happens, I'm definitely a good deal more interested in the fortunes of the team itself and related issues such as attendances this season than I have been since 2012, but nowhere near enough to go to a game. That's still a long way off I reckon.

What if I bought you a pie you miserable sod

[Mario Miethig]

in many of the games last season at cardiff, the attendance figures were much higher, than the amount of fans that actually turned up, it became a running joke for most of the season. this time around they are sticking to the actual figures who do attend.

you cannot keep adding 5,6,7,000 fans to the gate and expect people not to notice the difference.

All football clubs do the same even that MASSIVE club of yours.

By the way, we all know how big a club Leeds are. Why don't you go on the Wednesday messageboard? Similar sized club and support.

[old blue]

in many of the games last season at cardiff, the attendance figures were much higher, than the amount of fans that actually turned up, it became a running joke for most of the season. this time around they are sticking to the actual figures who do attend.

you cannot keep adding 5,6,7,000 fans to the gate and expect people not to notice the difference.

The penny hasn't dropped with you butt has it. The figures were quoted on paid customers, if s/t holders were not turning up it didn't mean they hadn't paid did it?

Football supporters are fickle mate whoever you support, otherwise you would be getting 40000 every week at Leeds wouldn't you?

[bluethrough]

This thread is so last week

[chris]

in many of the games last season at cardiff, the attendance figures were much higher, than the amount of fans that actually turned up, it became a running joke for most of the season. this time around they are sticking to the actual figures who do attend.

you cannot keep adding 5,6,7,000 fans to the gate and expect people not to notice the difference.

The penny hasn't dropped with you butt has it. The figures were quoted on paid customers, if s/t holders were not turning up it didn't mean they hadn't paid did it?

well if i had paid to watch a match, i would certainly have turned up to watch it.

the fact that cardiff had 5,6,7,000 fans or season ticket holders that had already paid and then decided not to turn up beggars belief. they is a difference between been a fairweather fan and going occasionally, and fans shelling hundreds of pounds out and then deciding they were not going anymore because they had been relegated, or that the colour of their shirts were the wrong colour. you dont shell money out for season tickets until you know whether you are going or not.

[Tandy]

in many of the games last season at cardiff, the attendance figures were much higher, than the amount of fans that actually turned up, it became a running joke for most of the season. this time around they are sticking to the actual figures who do attend.

you cannot keep adding 5,6,7,000 fans to the gate and expect people not to notice the difference.

The penny hasn't dropped with you butt has it. The figures were quoted on paid customers, if s/t holders were not turning up it didn't mean they hadn't paid did it?

well if i had paid to watch a match, i would certainly have turned up to watch it.

if you pay to watch a match, and then cant be arsed to turn up, you arent much of a supporter are you.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/apr/12/manchester-u nited-attendances-police-figures

[chris]

in many of the games last season at cardiff, the attendance figures were much higher, than the amount of fans that actually turned up, it became a running joke for most of the season. this time around they are sticking to the actual figures who do attend.

you cannot keep adding 5,6,7,000 fans to the gate and expect people not to notice the difference.

The penny hasn't dropped with you butt has it. The figures were quoted on paid customers, if s/t holders were not turning up it didn't mean they hadn't paid did it?

well if i had paid to watch a match, i would certainly have turned up to watch it.

if you pay to watch a match, and then cant be arsed to turn up, you arent much of a supporter are you.

Football supporters are fickle mate whoever you support, otherwise you would be getting 40000 every week at Leeds wouldn't you?

the difference at cardiff last season was alarming, many of your own fans knew last season that the official attendances given, was nothing like the actual attendances inside the ground.

[old blue]

in many of the games last season at cardiff, the attendance figures were much higher, than the amount of fans that actually turned up, it became a running joke for most of the season. this time around they are sticking to the actual figures who do attend.

you cannot keep adding 5,6,7,000 fans to the gate and expect people not to notice the difference.

The penny hasn't dropped with you butt has it. The figures were quoted on paid customers, if s/t holders were not turning up it didn't mean they hadn't paid did it?

well if i had paid to watch a match, i would certainly have turned up to watch it.

if you pay to watch a match, and then cant be arsed to turn up, you arent much of a supporter are you.

Football supporters are fickle mate whoever you support, otherwise you would be getting 40000 every week at Leeds wouldn't you?

the fact that cardiff had 5,6,7,000 fans or season ticket holders that had already paid and then decided not to turn up beggars belief. they is a difference between been a fairweather fan and going occasionally, and fans shelling hundreds of pounds out and then deciding they were not going anymore because they had been relegated, or that the colour of their shirts were the wrong colour. you dont shell money out for season tickets until you know whether you are going or not.

No one is denying that the crowds were overestimated but for paying customers they were probably right.Get it? Now I know we probably had s/t holders purely for the fact they wanted to watch premiership football, when that wasn't on offer they never came. Also I knew guys that never turned up as they were fed up with what was on offer and what was happening with the club. Think we are all realistic about that.

[chris]

in many of the games last season at cardiff, the attendance figures were much higher, than the amount of fans that actually turned up, it became a running joke for most of the season. this time around they are sticking to the actual figures who do attend.

you cannot keep adding 5,6,7,000 fans to the gate and expect people not to notice the difference.

The penny hasn't dropped with you butt has it. The figures were quoted on paid customers, if s/t holders were not turning up it didn't mean they hadn't paid did it?

well if i had paid to watch a match, i would certainly have turned up to watch it.

if you pay to watch a match, and then cant be arsed to turn up, you arent much of a supporter are you.

Football supporters are fickle mate whoever you support, otherwise you would be getting 40000 every week at Leeds wouldn't you?

the fact that cardiff had 5,6,7,000 fans or season ticket holders that had already paid and then decided not to turn up beggars belief. they is a difference between been a fairweather fan and going occasionally, and fans shelling hundreds of pounds out and then deciding they were not going anymore because they had been relegated, or that the colour of their shirts were the wrong colour. you dont shell money out for season tickets until you know whether you are going or not.

Read this, ALL CLUBS DO IT.

all i am saying is, that attendance figures in my opinion should be based on HOW MANY ACTUALLY ATTEND, AND NOT ON HOW MANY TICKETS HAVE BEEN PAID FOR, regardless of whether they turn up or not.

[Packerman]

defo chris imho

[Baloo]

Interestingly, Leeds hold the record for the fastest fan exodus of any club when they recorded league attendances of 56796 and 9006 in the same season!

[chris]

Interestingly, Leeds hold the record for the fastest fan exodus of any club when they recorded league attendances of 56796 and 9006 in the same season!

we have had an exodus a few times baloo, but at least we dont count invisible fans who are not there.

[Tandy]

Interestingly, Leeds hold the record for the fastest fan exodus of any club when they recorded league attendances of 56796 and 9006 in the same season!

we have had an exodus a few times baloo, but at least we dont count invisible fans who are not there.

Yes you do.

[chris]

Interestingly, Leeds hold the record for the fastest fan exodus of any club when they recorded league attendances of 56796 and 9006 in the same season!

we have had an exodus a few times baloo, but at least we dont count invisible fans who are not there.

Yes you do.

hence the reason you had mickey mouse figures for your attendances last season.

[Tandy]

Interestingly, Leeds hold the record for the fastest fan exodus of any club when they recorded league attendances of 56796 and 9006 in the same season!

we have had an exodus a few times baloo, but at least we dont count invisible fans who are not there.

Yes you do.

leeds do not publish attendance figures quoting 5-7,000 fans more than is actually inside the ground,

Can you prove that?

[chris]

Interestingly, Leeds hold the record for the fastest fan exodus of any club when they recorded league attendances of 56796 and 9006 in the same season!

we have had an exodus a few times baloo, but at least we dont count invisible fans who are not there.

Yes you do.

leeds do not publish attendance figures quoting 5-7,000 fans more than is actually inside the ground,

Can you prove that?

they certainly as never been a case where a discrepancy of of 6-7,000 as ever happened. i have been to leeds games where 6-7,000 have been outside trying to get inside the ground. and that was back in the seventies. when leeds were the best side in this country.

[Tandy]

Interestingly, Leeds hold the record for the fastest fan exodus of any club when they recorded league attendances of 56796 and 9006 in the same season!

we have had an exodus a few times baloo, but at least we dont count invisible fans who are not there.

Yes you do.

leeds do not publish attendance figures quoting 5-7,000 fans more than is actually inside the ground,

Can you prove that?

i have very rarely seen an attendance at elland road, that does correlate roughly from the attendance given in nearly forty years.

So by your own admission the attendance figures given out by LUFC is not always truthful.

[chris]

Interestingly, Leeds hold the record for the fastest fan exodus of any club when they recorded league attendances of 56796 and 9006 in the same season!

we have had an exodus a few times baloo, but at least we dont count invisible fans who are not there.

Yes you do.

leeds do not publish attendance figures quoting 5-7,000 fans more than is actually inside the ground,

Can you prove that?

i have very rarely seen an attendance at elland road, that does correlate roughly from the attendance given in nearly forty years.

So by your own admission the attendance figures given out by LUFC is not always truthful.

cardiff added supporters on to their attendances last season, because they had paid for tickets but did not turn up, which is ridiculous in my opinion.