Tickets sold v bums on seats

[Baloo]

Article discussing this old chestnut. 'appy 'ammers officially just about sell-out every week, but stadium only 75% full on average.

http://www.footballforums.net/thread...icture.270681/

[surge]

Article discussing this old chestnut. 'appy 'ammers officially just about sell-out every week, but stadium only 75% full on average.

http://www.footballforums.net/thread...icture.270681/

Attracting sponsors seems a reasonable suggestion as to why clubs do it. Complimentary tickets confused me as I had not previously considered this impact.

[Harry Monk]

The pendulum has swung the opposite way. Clubs used to down play their attendances to avoid paying tax on the gate receipts.