Reply With QuoteIrrelevant when you also factor in most clubs aside from ourselves ,Swansea ,Middlesbrough and Sunderland average approximately 1,500 extra away fans per match.Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
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A local Derby, a game where nearly 3000 Sunderland fans came and a game where it was half price
Now if we had quite a few games where we had those sort of gates over a season ......then you would be correct
Irrelevant when you also factor in most clubs aside from ourselves ,Swansea ,Middlesbrough and Sunderland average approximately 1,500 extra away fans per match.
Indeed. Some on here deride the big crowds at rugby internationals as merely a mass of people out for an event, rather than a display of devotion to the egg. It's no different with City- we occasionally get big attendances because we have a big catchment, not because we're a big club. I'd suggest there is very little 'football culture' in Cardiff and the club is only significant to a very small minority of people in the city. This is not a new development, its always been the same.
"Messiah"? All anyone had said was that he played well!
He certainly doesn't get a free pass, he gets plenty of stick even when he plays well!
I really don't get what your problem is here, one noted exception toward the end most of what he tried came off and helped push us forward. The short free kick was worth a go considering he was in space and the fact Wintle's last two deliveries were shocking suggests we weren't likely to score from a cross into the box. There's been plenty of occasions where Colwill merits criticism, but to single him out just seems odd considering he did well and the shitshow that preceded that late flurry
Criticising Colwill is bonkers today. He was brave , wanted the ball , tried to make things happen , tried to get forward not the easy back pass and almost scored a brilliant goal.
How many times? We have no top tier history of any significance to the majority of people alive in the City, and an extremely limited history of winning major trophies. Nearly all clubs who have more fans than us, will have at least one or the other. The club to any prospective outsider is famous for one thing and one thing only and that has stuck and will continue to stick for a long time, hardly enticing to the outsider.
A small to medium sized city, with a historically mediocre football club, what on earth do you expect? We do well to get what we do considering the tripe we have served up.
I think people are reluctant to admit this but it's the reality
I don't expect anything
It's other people who think we are well supported
We're pretty well supported for a club with little to no pedigree. We will never pull in major crowds until a significantly long period in the top flight and/or winning trophies.
Well if that's the case then thank christ we stayed in the Championship or the place would be a ghost ship 🛳
Historic attendance figures put us at a respectable 32nd in the all time records.
Not too bad when you consider how bad our crowds were from 1981 - 2001
http://european-football-statistics....eague/carc.htm
Do you really think there were 25,000 there today? Admittedly I wasn't there but on TV there appeared to be many empty seats. As an aside, can I claim my £12 (NOW TV 24 hour pass) back from the club citing the trade description act?
Attendances always count season ticket holders, always been the same. Ninian Park used to be empty and claim 14k lol
It was raining so quite a few stayed at home
Hardcore !
I'll be honest and say my experiences at home this season have left me wondering how much I'll bother going to home games next season. I've had a few season tickets over the last 25 years, but only 3 times in the last decade. I haven't been to an away for 20 years.
Firstly, going to watch City for me is probably more about meeting up with friends than it is about watching the games themselves. Maybe I've mellowed as I've got older, but defeats to Swansea apart, they don't bother me as much as they would have done, say, 15 year ago. I hate not being able to keep in touch with any City game - if I'm not there I'll listen to it or watch it if it is available. The love of the club is, and will always be there. I love my stats and banter etc on here. My boy is proud to be a City fan.
Take today. I reckon I've walked about 3 miles because of the lack of train service, spent about £60 on crap food and a couple of rounds, only to see a miserable, gutless performance and yet another defeat. I don't make midweek games as I don't fancy trying to cram myself onto the last train, stand for ages, then have a mile walk home at midnight. I could drive down but that defeats the purpose of meeting up with friends for a beer.
It's funny how it seems far less of an effort when we're doing well, winning and challenging at the right end of the table. When we've had seasons of utter shite at home it becomes much more of an effort to be inspired to go. I could easily have stayed home this morning and ultimately wish I had.
Full credit to everyone who went today. I totally understand why our crowds drop in this division when we're struggling. In fairness, our crowds are faring better than I'd expect.
I can't stay away from ccfc ever
I know old blokes who are in care homes who listen to city games on the radio and havnt been for 30 years
It's understandable after watching that rubbish today
It was a surprise how bad we were given the Rotherham result
And the season ends with a howler of a goal from 2 players brought in to play the passing game Morison wanted plus an own goal from a feckin set piece.
Got to question the coaching staff and what they do.
highlights are pushing it, Ojo's through ball was a killer
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