Yesterday's attendance - some facts and figures

Yesterday's official attendance of 15,429 was the smallest by some distance for a Football League fixture at the Cardiff City Stadium. The previous lowest figure was 17,686 for a 2-0 victory over Peterborough United on a Tuesday evening in February 2010.

The crowd against Fulham was the smallest for a Cardiff City home league game since May 2008, when 14,469 turned out at Ninian Park to watch the Bluebirds beat Barnsley 3-0 a fortnight before the FA Cup final.

Yesterday's attendance was Cardiff's lowest on the opening weekend of a Football League season since way back in August 1999, when 10,193 saw the Bluebirds draw 1-1 with Millwall in the old Second Division, or League One as it is now known.

Before the current season, Cardiff City had had home fixtures on the opening weekends of six other Football League campaigns since 1999. The attendances for the relevant matches were: 17,403 (v Wycombe Wanderers in 2001), 18,840 (v Stoke City in 2007), 19,749 (v Southampton in 2008), 22,264 (v Scunthorpe United in 2009), 20,573 (v Sheffield United in 2010) and 21,127 (v Huddersfield Town in 2012).

The last time Cardiff had a smaller attendance than yesterday's for their first home league game of a season was a decade ago in August 2005. On that occasion, 15,231 turned out on a Tuesday evening to see the Bluebirds beat Leeds United 2-1 at Ninian Park.

Only Brentford and Rotherham United have so far attracted smaller crowds than Cardiff City on the opening weekend of the 2015/16 Championship campaign (Preston North End are playing Middlesbrough at lunchtime today).

Yesterday's official attendance of 15,429 was 3,628 down on the smallest crowd of the 2014/15 season (19,057 v Blackburn Rovers on a Tuesday evening in February 2015), 5,694 down on last season's average of 21,123 and 7,086 down on the equivalent fixture against Fulham in January 2015, when the official figure was given as 22,515.

Are you trying to tell that attendance is down? http://www.ccmb.co.uk/images/smiley_icons/sherlock.gif

http://www.ccmb.co.uk/images/smiley_icons/hehe.gif like clockwork.

Oh dear, how sad, never mind. http://www.ccmb.co.uk/images/smiley_icons/yawn.gif

Was this written by a computer?

Where's the facts and figures off blue Cardiff shirts sold in the shortest period of time ???

Just imagine if we had lost, Gloat mode would be in overdrive

I blame people who have stopped going for the decline in attendances.

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Originally Posted by tigerbaybluebird wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 10:02

Where's the facts and figures off blue Cardiff shirts sold in the shortest period of time ???

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Originally Posted by Eric The Blue wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 10:05

I blame people who have stopped going for the decline in attendances.

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Originally Posted by Eric The Blue wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 10:05

I blame people who have stopped going for the decline in attendances.

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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 09:41

Yesterday's official attendance of 15,429 was the smallest by some distance for a Football League fixture at the Cardiff City Stadium. The previous lowest figure was 17,686 for a 2-0 victory over Peterborough United on a Tuesday evening in February 2010.

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Maybe a rare beautiful weekend summer day at the weekend this year, early kick off time and the rugby in Cardiff affected things too but unless City compete at the top end this season, yesterday's crowd may well be as good as this season gets too.

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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 09:41

Yesterday's official attendance of 15,429 was the smallest by some distance for a Football League fixture at the Cardiff City Stadium. The previous lowest figure was 17,686 for a 2-0 victory over Peterborough United on a Tuesday evening in February 2010.

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We'll probably get lower crowds over the next few months as well, but yesterday's gate was still a few thousand up on what I would have predicted in May - I wasn't too upset by it under the circumstances.

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 10:11

Yesterday's official attendance of 15,429 was the smallest by some distance for a Football League fixture at the Cardiff City Stadium. The previous lowest figure was 17,686 for a 2-0 victory over Peterborough United on a Tuesday evening in February 2010.

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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 09:41

The crowd against Fulham was the smallest for a Cardiff City home league game since May 2008, when 14,469 turned out at Ninian Park to watch the Bluebirds beat Barnsley 3-0 a fortnight before the FA Cup final.

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Understand your point but it bothers me as City took the best part of 15 years to build up the support to the levels they have enjoyed in recent times but, thanks to Tan's folly, 18 months to lose it all. It's a disgrace really.

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Originally Posted by NigelBlues wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 10:16

Yesterday's official attendance of 15,429 was the smallest by some distance for a Football League fixture at the Cardiff City Stadium. The previous lowest figure was 17,686 for a 2-0 victory over Peterborough United on a Tuesday evening in February 2010.

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 10:11

The crowd against Fulham was the smallest for a Cardiff City home league game since May 2008, when 14,469 turned out at Ninian Park to watch the Bluebirds beat Barnsley 3-0 a fortnight before the FA Cup final.

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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 09:41

Yesterday's attendance was Cardiff's lowest on the opening weekend of a Football League season since way back in August 1999, when 10,193 saw the Bluebirds draw 1-1 with Millwall in the old Second Division, or League One as it is now known.

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Tan's folly? TLG has proven in this thread that we had bigger crowds wearing red shirts and that all the "stay aways" who claimed they'd be back once we went back to blue were liars.

I was happy with the crowd , I doubt the club were.
Lots of hangers on have done one , granted long term fans have given up as well but it was to be expected. Added to the ridiculous shirt colour change we did n`t have any glory to entice people to buy a season ticket i.e. FA cup Final, League cup Final, Promotion to the greedy League, play off Final or a new stadium.
We just had a poor season in relative terms and lots of people for different reasons just did n`t renew or at best will pick and choose their games.
Sometimes you have to go backwards a bit to move forwards.

You can add on a couple of thousand to that figure a lot of people I know didnt go yesterday as they are either on holiday or about to go.

You will get a better picture come Sept / Oct.

Attendances will no doubt though be down on the last couple of seasons - mainly because we are not in PL or challenging for promotion to it and most definitely as no one is inspired by Slades teams.

If you could record the sound of paint drying coupled with vidoes of our recent performances - you would have a very very dull film.

Yesterday was slightly better - we have AGAIN got mid / lower half written all over us.

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Originally Posted by Jimmy Jimmy wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 10:25

You can add on a couple of thousand to that figure a lot of people I know didnt go yesterday as they are either on holiday or about to go.

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Originally Posted by Colonel Cærdiffi wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 10:22

Yesterday's official attendance of 15,429 was the smallest by some distance for a Football League fixture at the Cardiff City Stadium. The previous lowest figure was 17,686 for a 2-0 victory over Peterborough United on a Tuesday evening in February 2010.

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Originally Posted by NigelBlues wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 10:16

The crowd against Fulham was the smallest for a Cardiff City home league game since May 2008, when 14,469 turned out at Ninian Park to watch the Bluebirds beat Barnsley 3-0 a fortnight before the FA Cup final.

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 10:11

Yesterday's attendance was Cardiff's lowest on the opening weekend of a Football League season since way back in August 1999, when 10,193 saw the Bluebirds draw 1-1 with Millwall in the old Second Division, or League One as it is now known.

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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 09:41

Before the current season, Cardiff City had had home fixtures on the opening weekends of six other Football League campaigns since 1999. The attendances for the relevant matches were: 17,403 (v Wycombe Wanderers in 2001), 18,840 (v Stoke City in 2007), 19,749 (v Southampton in 2008), 22,264 (v Scunthorpe United in 2009), 20,573 (v Sheffield United in 2010) and 21,127 (v Huddersfield Town in 2012).

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Good point.

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Originally Posted by Jimmy Jimmy wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 10:25

You can add on a couple of thousand to that figure a lot of people I know didnt go yesterday as they are either on holiday or about to go.

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That would be the same for every other club and every other season. It's nonsense, though. As often as not, attendances in August are just as good (if not better) than they are at other times of the year.

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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 09:41

Yesterday's official attendance of 15,429 was the smallest by some distance for a Football League fixture at the Cardiff City Stadium. The previous lowest figure was 17,686 for a 2-0 victory over Peterborough United on a Tuesday evening in February 2010.

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12.00 pm kick off and Rugby international get over it you negative nit picking bastard

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Originally Posted by Colonel Cærdiffi wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 10:22

Tan's folly? TLG has proven in this thread that we had bigger crowds wearing red shirts and that all the "stay aways" who claimed they'd be back once we went back to blue were liars.

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How many people do you know who fit into the above category? Personally, I don't know any.

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Originally Posted by Sloop_Jon_Bee wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 10:36

Yesterday's official attendance of 15,429 was the smallest by some distance for a Football League fixture at the Cardiff City Stadium. The previous lowest figure was 17,686 for a 2-0 victory over Peterborough United on a Tuesday evening in February 2010.

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Originally Posted by Colonel Cærdiffi wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 10:22

The crowd against Fulham was the smallest for a Cardiff City home league game since May 2008, when 14,469 turned out at Ninian Park to watch the Bluebirds beat Barnsley 3-0 a fortnight before the FA Cup final.

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Originally Posted by NigelBlues wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 10:16

Yesterday's attendance was Cardiff's lowest on the opening weekend of a Football League season since way back in August 1999, when 10,193 saw the Bluebirds draw 1-1 with Millwall in the old Second Division, or League One as it is now known.

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 10:11

Before the current season, Cardiff City had had home fixtures on the opening weekends of six other Football League campaigns since 1999. The attendances for the relevant matches were: 17,403 (v Wycombe Wanderers in 2001), 18,840 (v Stoke City in 2007), 19,749 (v Southampton in 2008), 22,264 (v Scunthorpe United in 2009), 20,573 (v Sheffield United in 2010) and 21,127 (v Huddersfield Town in 2012).

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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 09:41

The last time Cardiff had a smaller attendance than yesterday's for their first home league game of a season was a decade ago in August 2005. On that occasion, 15,231 turned out on a Tuesday evening to see the Bluebirds beat Leeds United 2-1 at Ninian Park.

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I didn't realise there was anybody left who still thought it was a good idea, Tan included.

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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 10:40

Tan's folly? TLG has proven in this thread that we had bigger crowds wearing red shirts and that all the "stay aways" who claimed they'd be back once we went back to blue were liars.

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Originally Posted by Colonel Cærdiffi wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 10:22

How many people do you know who fit into the above category? Personally, I don't know any.

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Maybe not personally but this board was action-packed with martyrs in the recent past. You can't have missed it.

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Originally Posted by Colonel Cærdiffi wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 10:22

Yesterday's official attendance of 15,429 was the smallest by some distance for a Football League fixture at the Cardiff City Stadium. The previous lowest figure was 17,686 for a 2-0 victory over Peterborough United on a Tuesday evening in February 2010.

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Originally Posted by NigelBlues wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 10:16

The crowd against Fulham was the smallest for a Cardiff City home league game since May 2008, when 14,469 turned out at Ninian Park to watch the Bluebirds beat Barnsley 3-0 a fortnight before the FA Cup final.

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 10:11

Yesterday's attendance was Cardiff's lowest on the opening weekend of a Football League season since way back in August 1999, when 10,193 saw the Bluebirds draw 1-1 with Millwall in the old Second Division, or League One as it is now known.

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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 09:41

Before the current season, Cardiff City had had home fixtures on the opening weekends of six other Football League campaigns since 1999. The attendances for the relevant matches were: 17,403 (v Wycombe Wanderers in 2001), 18,840 (v Stoke City in 2007), 19,749 (v Southampton in 2008), 22,264 (v Scunthorpe United in 2009), 20,573 (v Sheffield United in 2010) and 21,127 (v Huddersfield Town in 2012).

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However they're not liars. They've been broken, lost their connection with City and have no more than passive interest. Most have found other and different things to do and now prefer that. Once the habit goes, you can't really get it back.

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Originally Posted by Baloo wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 10:42

Yesterday's official attendance of 15,429 was the smallest by some distance for a Football League fixture at the Cardiff City Stadium. The previous lowest figure was 17,686 for a 2-0 victory over Peterborough United on a Tuesday evening in February 2010.

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Originally Posted by Sloop_Jon_Bee wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 10:36

The crowd against Fulham was the smallest for a Cardiff City home league game since May 2008, when 14,469 turned out at Ninian Park to watch the Bluebirds beat Barnsley 3-0 a fortnight before the FA Cup final.

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Originally Posted by Colonel Cærdiffi wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 10:22

Yesterday's attendance was Cardiff's lowest on the opening weekend of a Football League season since way back in August 1999, when 10,193 saw the Bluebirds draw 1-1 with Millwall in the old Second Division, or League One as it is now known.

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Originally Posted by NigelBlues wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 10:16

Before the current season, Cardiff City had had home fixtures on the opening weekends of six other Football League campaigns since 1999. The attendances for the relevant matches were: 17,403 (v Wycombe Wanderers in 2001), 18,840 (v Stoke City in 2007), 19,749 (v Southampton in 2008), 22,264 (v Scunthorpe United in 2009), 20,573 (v Sheffield United in 2010) and 21,127 (v Huddersfield Town in 2012).

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 10:11

The last time Cardiff had a smaller attendance than yesterday's for their first home league game of a season was a decade ago in August 2005. On that occasion, 15,231 turned out on a Tuesday evening to see the Bluebirds beat Leeds United 2-1 at Ninian Park.

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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 09:41

Only Brentford and Rotherham United have so far attracted smaller crowds than Cardiff City on the opening weekend of the 2015/16 Championship campaign (Preston North End are playing Middlesbrough at lunchtime today).

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Well TLG is showing us we might have to rethink the red and beermat, going back to blue is costing the club some serious support.

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Originally Posted by Sloop_Jon_Bee wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 10:36

Yesterday's official attendance of 15,429 was the smallest by some distance for a Football League fixture at the Cardiff City Stadium. The previous lowest figure was 17,686 for a 2-0 victory over Peterborough United on a Tuesday evening in February 2010.

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Originally Posted by Colonel Cærdiffi wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 10:22

The crowd against Fulham was the smallest for a Cardiff City home league game since May 2008, when 14,469 turned out at Ninian Park to watch the Bluebirds beat Barnsley 3-0 a fortnight before the FA Cup final.

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Originally Posted by NigelBlues wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 10:16

Yesterday's attendance was Cardiff's lowest on the opening weekend of a Football League season since way back in August 1999, when 10,193 saw the Bluebirds draw 1-1 with Millwall in the old Second Division, or League One as it is now known.

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 10:11

Before the current season, Cardiff City had had home fixtures on the opening weekends of six other Football League campaigns since 1999. The attendances for the relevant matches were: 17,403 (v Wycombe Wanderers in 2001), 18,840 (v Stoke City in 2007), 19,749 (v Southampton in 2008), 22,264 (v Scunthorpe United in 2009), 20,573 (v Sheffield United in 2010) and 21,127 (v Huddersfield Town in 2012).

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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 09:41

The last time Cardiff had a smaller attendance than yesterday's for their first home league game of a season was a decade ago in August 2005. On that occasion, 15,231 turned out on a Tuesday evening to see the Bluebirds beat Leeds United 2-1 at Ninian Park.

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You've only got to look at what has happened at the club down the years to realise that City have never been able to maintain crowds of 20,000 plus when results start to dip a little - add that to a the way the club has been turned into a laughing stock over the past few seasons and it's little surprise that even some of those who swore they'd be back when we returned to wearing blue have had enough.

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 10:50

Yesterday's official attendance of 15,429 was the smallest by some distance for a Football League fixture at the Cardiff City Stadium. The previous lowest figure was 17,686 for a 2-0 victory over Peterborough United on a Tuesday evening in February 2010.

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Originally Posted by Sloop_Jon_Bee wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 10:36

The crowd against Fulham was the smallest for a Cardiff City home league game since May 2008, when 14,469 turned out at Ninian Park to watch the Bluebirds beat Barnsley 3-0 a fortnight before the FA Cup final.

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Originally Posted by Colonel Cærdiffi wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 10:22

Yesterday's attendance was Cardiff's lowest on the opening weekend of a Football League season since way back in August 1999, when 10,193 saw the Bluebirds draw 1-1 with Millwall in the old Second Division, or League One as it is now known.

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Originally Posted by NigelBlues wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 10:16

Before the current season, Cardiff City had had home fixtures on the opening weekends of six other Football League campaigns since 1999. The attendances for the relevant matches were: 17,403 (v Wycombe Wanderers in 2001), 18,840 (v Stoke City in 2007), 19,749 (v Southampton in 2008), 22,264 (v Scunthorpe United in 2009), 20,573 (v Sheffield United in 2010) and 21,127 (v Huddersfield Town in 2012).

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 10:11

The last time Cardiff had a smaller attendance than yesterday's for their first home league game of a season was a decade ago in August 2005. On that occasion, 15,231 turned out on a Tuesday evening to see the Bluebirds beat Leeds United 2-1 at Ninian Park.

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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 09:41

Only Brentford and Rotherham United have so far attracted smaller crowds than Cardiff City on the opening weekend of the 2015/16 Championship campaign (Preston North End are playing Middlesbrough at lunchtime today).

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Nothing to do with "laughing stock" or the colour of shirts, it's just straight-up glory hunting.

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Originally Posted by Colonel Cærdiffi wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 10:42

Maybe not personally but this board was action-packed with martyrs in the recent past. You can't have missed it.

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Of the many people I know personally who boycotted the club during the re-brand, I'd say about 50% have been to the occasional game since it was reversed, but only one or possibly two have bought season tickets again.

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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 10:53

Maybe not personally but this board was action-packed with martyrs in the recent past. You can't have missed it.

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Originally Posted by Colonel Cærdiffi wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 10:42

Personally, I know plenty of people stopped going when the club was initially re-branded and plenty more who stopped during the first season in red. Some said they would consider returning to watch games if the blue kit was restored, but not a single one ever said they would simply return to supporting the club as before. After all, the divisions caused by Tan and his re-brand were always about a whole lot more than just the kit colour.

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Ok but I'm not convinced attendances would suddenly spike if Tan left the club. What, in your opinion, would it take to get attendances as high as you seem to think they should be?

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Originally Posted by Colonel Cærdiffi wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 10:53

Yesterday's official attendance of 15,429 was the smallest by some distance for a Football League fixture at the Cardiff City Stadium. The previous lowest figure was 17,686 for a 2-0 victory over Peterborough United on a Tuesday evening in February 2010.

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 10:50

The crowd against Fulham was the smallest for a Cardiff City home league game since May 2008, when 14,469 turned out at Ninian Park to watch the Bluebirds beat Barnsley 3-0 a fortnight before the FA Cup final.

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Originally Posted by Sloop_Jon_Bee wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 10:36

Yesterday's attendance was Cardiff's lowest on the opening weekend of a Football League season since way back in August 1999, when 10,193 saw the Bluebirds draw 1-1 with Millwall in the old Second Division, or League One as it is now known.

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Originally Posted by Colonel Cærdiffi wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 10:22

Before the current season, Cardiff City had had home fixtures on the opening weekends of six other Football League campaigns since 1999. The attendances for the relevant matches were: 17,403 (v Wycombe Wanderers in 2001), 18,840 (v Stoke City in 2007), 19,749 (v Southampton in 2008), 22,264 (v Scunthorpe United in 2009), 20,573 (v Sheffield United in 2010) and 21,127 (v Huddersfield Town in 2012).

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Originally Posted by NigelBlues wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 10:16

The last time Cardiff had a smaller attendance than yesterday's for their first home league game of a season was a decade ago in August 2005. On that occasion, 15,231 turned out on a Tuesday evening to see the Bluebirds beat Leeds United 2-1 at Ninian Park.

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 10:11

Only Brentford and Rotherham United have so far attracted smaller crowds than Cardiff City on the opening weekend of the 2015/16 Championship campaign (Preston North End are playing Middlesbrough at lunchtime today).

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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 09:41

Yesterday's official attendance of 15,429 was 3,628 down on the smallest crowd of the 2014/15 season (19,057 v Blackburn Rovers on a Tuesday evening in February 2015), 5,694 down on last season's average of 21,123 and 7,086 down on the equivalent fixture against Fulham in January 2015, when the official figure was given as 22,515.

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I thought I said that - supporters rightly thinking that their club has become a laughing stock doesn't help either, nor does alienating hard core support, who had stuck with the club through the bad times in the past, with pointless and ill thought out changes of kit.

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 10:58

Yesterday's official attendance of 15,429 was the smallest by some distance for a Football League fixture at the Cardiff City Stadium. The previous lowest figure was 17,686 for a 2-0 victory over Peterborough United on a Tuesday evening in February 2010.

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Originally Posted by Colonel Cærdiffi wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 10:53

The crowd against Fulham was the smallest for a Cardiff City home league game since May 2008, when 14,469 turned out at Ninian Park to watch the Bluebirds beat Barnsley 3-0 a fortnight before the FA Cup final.

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 10:50

Yesterday's attendance was Cardiff's lowest on the opening weekend of a Football League season since way back in August 1999, when 10,193 saw the Bluebirds draw 1-1 with Millwall in the old Second Division, or League One as it is now known.

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Originally Posted by Sloop_Jon_Bee wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 10:36

Before the current season, Cardiff City had had home fixtures on the opening weekends of six other Football League campaigns since 1999. The attendances for the relevant matches were: 17,403 (v Wycombe Wanderers in 2001), 18,840 (v Stoke City in 2007), 19,749 (v Southampton in 2008), 22,264 (v Scunthorpe United in 2009), 20,573 (v Sheffield United in 2010) and 21,127 (v Huddersfield Town in 2012).

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Originally Posted by Colonel Cærdiffi wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 10:22

The last time Cardiff had a smaller attendance than yesterday's for their first home league game of a season was a decade ago in August 2005. On that occasion, 15,231 turned out on a Tuesday evening to see the Bluebirds beat Leeds United 2-1 at Ninian Park.

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Originally Posted by NigelBlues wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 10:16

Only Brentford and Rotherham United have so far attracted smaller crowds than Cardiff City on the opening weekend of the 2015/16 Championship campaign (Preston North End are playing Middlesbrough at lunchtime today).

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 10:11

Yesterday's official attendance of 15,429 was 3,628 down on the smallest crowd of the 2014/15 season (19,057 v Blackburn Rovers on a Tuesday evening in February 2015), 5,694 down on last season's average of 21,123 and 7,086 down on the equivalent fixture against Fulham in January 2015, when the official figure was given as 22,515.

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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 09:41

We'll probably get lower crowds over the next few months as well, but yesterday's gate was still a few thousand up on what I would have predicted in May - I wasn't too upset by it under the circumstances.

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Fair enough but I think people put too much stock in the minutiae of the club being the cause of attendance drops when in reality it's a simple matter of glory hunting.

So the good people of cardiff have gone back to supporting their first loves,man utd and liverpool.

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Originally Posted by goslow wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 11:01

So the good people of cardiff have gone back to supporting their first loves,man utd and liverpool.

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And the Wales rugby team.

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Originally Posted by Colonel Cærdiffi wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 10:57

Ok but I'm not convinced attendances would suddenly spike if Tan left the club. What, in your opinion, would it take to get attendances as high as you seem to think they should be?

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Success on the field is obviously the only thing that will improve attendances.

Here's a prediction- if we start playing great football and winning I think crowds will go up. If we are not doing well then I think crowds may go down.

It really is as simple as that- and was always the case regardless of the colour we played in. Surely there is nobody who thinks otherwise? So what's the debate here?

You are the figures man - so perhaps you could have just posted - "attendances are down as some people no longer go"

Come on back TLG - it's just as you'd like it - crap football, a clueless manager, a team that will struggle against the weakest of opponents - there's plenty to moan and groan about for you here

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 10:50

That was before what was easily the least interesting season that the newer breed of City fans gained over the past decade or so will have had to endure before now. It's simple really, you serve up crap football that sees the team win at home in the league just three times so far this year and you are bound to see gates drop - especially when there is no transfer business to get people enthusiastic again during the summer break.

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One of the main reasons previously devoted supporters (who boycotted) have failed to return is probably the length of time the rebrand reversal took. Two and a half years is a long time to be away, a long time for the connection to sever, a long time to find other things to do on a Saturday.

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Originally Posted by Father Dougal wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 11:06

Here's a prediction- if we start playing great football and winning I think crowds will go up. If we are not doing well then I think crowds may go down.

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I wasn't aware there was a debate. Personally, I just find it interesting that attendances have now seemingly dipped to the lowest point in a decade. So much for Emperor Tan's 'vision', huh?

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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 11:53

Here's a prediction- if we start playing great football and winning I think crowds will go up. If we are not doing well then I think crowds may go down.

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Originally Posted by Father Dougal wrote on Sun, 09 August 2015 11:06

It really is as simple as that- and was always the case regardless of the colour we played in. Surely there is nobody who thinks otherwise? So what's the debate here?

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Maybe if you could convince this "significant number of previously committed supporters" that you know to stop being so fickle instead.