A question about improving support

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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So what do you want? A 20,000 seater stadium that is then limited in what it can earn for the club when we can have big crowds? A 20,000 seater stadium that the FAW wouldn't be interested in using, again, bringing in more money for the club?

This season our home crowds have increased for the second successive season, even if you take out the Swansea attendance. Given how crap we've been for a few seasons, it's a genuine suprise to see bigger crowds. It's been very rare in our history for a Cardiff side that has struggled at the foot of the table to gain support. It might be worth pointing out that we're getting bigger crowds this season than when we were promoted under Warnock. I don't see a CONCERN about levels of attendance, more questions on how to BUILD it. The two things are very different.

The club, and Vincent Tan's aim, is to get to the Premier League and, one day, hopefully be a side that plays there year in, year out. We know our crowd would continue to grow if we could stay there for a few seasons. It makes sense to have a stadium that can support good crowds in the top division. I couldn't give a rat's arse what others think if our crowds are low in the Championship. It shows we've been shit. When we've been pushing for promotion, our crowds have always been bigger.

Of course, you don't like the sound of that - the lure of the Premier League bringing people into the ground, spending money etc, even though you happily watch Match of the Day and moan like feck about it on a weekly basis. You'd be happy with plucky old little Cardiff City. So glad you're not in charge of the club. We'd get nowhere.

That's all very romantic but we had a crowd of 19500 on Saturday with 1500 visiting fans

If you are not concerned about that level of support that's up to you but the club are

And , of course , better gates improve the atmosphere for us and for the players

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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There's a thread about Stoke City on here , who have offered free away travel to their fans for it appears 10 seasons ?

Well if Corky wants to bring that up at a meeting with the club I am sure that will help

[Eric the Half a Bee]

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That's all very romantic but we had a crowd of 19500 on Saturday with 1500 visiting fans

If you are not concerned about that level of support that's up to you but the club are

And , of course , better gates improve the atmosphere for us and for the players

I'll repeat myself. I don't think there's any concern, it's more thinking about how to build on what we have. Two very different things. Again, our crowds this season are better than when we were promoted under Warnock and significantly better than they were under Slade. If we were to somehow add another thousand to our average gate this season, we'd be looking at crowds roughly as good as we've ever had in the Championship at the current ground. Crowds are on the up, makes sense to try and build on that.

You're using the word "concerned" wrongly.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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I'll repeat myself. I don't think there's any concern, it's more thinking about how to build on what we have. Two very different things. Again, our crowds this season are better than when we were promoted under Warnock and significantly better than they were under Slade. If we were to somehow add another thousand to our average gate this season, we'd be looking at crowds roughly as good as we've ever had in the Championship at the current ground. Crowds are on the up, makes sense to try and build on that.

You're using the word "concerned" wrongly.

You don't think the club and those at the meeting are concerned about our support ?

Well you should write to them all and tell them to stop talking about it then

[Eric the Half a Bee]

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You don't think the club and those at the meeting are concerned about our support ?

Well you should write to them all and tell them to stop talking about it then

Because they are talking about ways of improving support doesn't mean there's widespread concern.

One choir I run often talks about how we can increase membership, but that doesn't mean we're concerned with numbers.

[goats]

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You reckon clubs around the UK are laughing at our stadium? Really? What have you been smoking today?

God only knows, it’s fine to have some empty seats. When I first started going in 87 we were lucky to get 3/4000 and had 40,000 capacity so a lot more space then and zero chance go ever fill it

[Eric the Half a Bee]

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God only knows, it’s fine to have some empty seats. When I first started going in 87 we were lucky to get 3/4000 and had 40,000 capacity so a lot more space then and zero chance go ever fill it

One of Sludge's favourite hobbies is to put down our support at every opportunity.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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One of Sludge's favourite hobbies is to put down our support at every opportunity.

What did you do to try and get people from different backgrounds involved with Cardiff City when the stadium was first built ?

I don't remember seeing you at any of the social events

[the other bob wilson]

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There's a thread about Stoke City on here , who have offered free away travel to their fans for it appears 10 seasons ?

Well if Corky wants to bring that up at a meeting with the club I am sure that will help

Given the dross served up in the last three seasons at Cardiff City Stadium, 19,500 is pretty good I’d say.

[goats]

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Given the dross served up in the last three seasons at Cardiff City Stadium, 19,500 is pretty good I’d say.

Nothing short of a miracle…..

[Jordi Culé]

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God only knows, it’s fine to have some empty seats. When I first started going in 87 we were lucky to get 3/4000 and had 40,000 capacity so a lot more space then and zero chance go ever fill it

This.

I bet Sludge was worrying all night about what the Aldershot fans thought of City, its fans, vast empty spaces of terracing.

He's just odd is Sludge.

[WJ99mobile]

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If the Welsh Government really gave a **** about climate change they'd do more with train services and partner with events like this.

It's cheaper and more convienient for people to sit in traffic and park than to get a train next to the stadium.

On a seperate point, the games are too late for kids on a weekday. Kids getting in at 11pm is not practical when they have school the next day.

KOs should be 7/7.15 but that will never change

[WJ99mobile]

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People are not going to turn up to watch Cardiff City because the hot dogs are cheap

No but it may entice them to keep returning.

Anything that makes the matchday experience better is surely a good thing and leaving a sour taste in their mouth from getting ripped off doesn't exactly help

[WJ99mobile]

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We have been in the top flight for 2 seasons since its formation in 1993

If we were a club with a history of big support a 33 k capacity stadium would have made sense

It's a white elephant as it is

28 k would have been fine and generated a good atmosphere with 20 k crowds in it

Sludge you talk some garbage

[goats]

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This.

I bet Sludge was worrying all night about what the Aldershot fans thought of City, its fans, vast empty spaces of terracing.

He's just odd is Sludge.

Yea thing is we can get 28,000 playing terribly in the championship v the jacks, every game if we went up would have more interest than that so all of a sudden no one can get tickets like the first time we went up. I’m glad we have that extra space if ever needed. Even Man City have empty seats, richest club in the world who win everything and have always had solid support…..