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Lowest league crowd at the CCS for almost 5 years
Last night's official attendance of 19,057 was the lowest crowd for a Championship match at the Cardiff City Stadium since Wednesday 24th March, 2010. The opposition on that occasion were Sheffield United. That game also ended in a 1-1 draw and was watched by a crowd of 18,715.
Reports from some of those at the game last night suggest that the actual gate at the CCS was far lower than the officially-announced figure. It's now clear that the return to a blue kit home kit has not had a particularly positive effect on attendances. Whether it will have a positive effect on season ticket renewals remains to be seen.
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Champions league football, cold Tuesday night, half term, football of late being dire are all factors in reducing the crowd.
If we keep playing like we did with more on confidence then we will get back to having 19k actually inside the stadium.
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Goes to show that some of our fans are not that loyal really.Some only follow when the team are doing well and the colour of the kit has little to do with it.Pity because the fans who did attend saw a good game that had a good atmosphere from the people who were there.
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Work commitments can also dictate mid week games attendances, working away, shifts etc, not everyone does a 9-5
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Originally Posted by Dr_Socks wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 09:06
Work commitments can also dictate mid week games attendances, working away, shifts etc, not everyone does a 9-5
True but that never effected things before.
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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 08:50
Last night's official attendance of 19,057 was the lowest crowd for a Championship match at the Cardiff City Stadium since Wednesday 24th March, 2010. The opposition on that occasion were Sheffield United. That game also ended in a 1-1 draw and was watched by a crowd of 18,715.
From the photos posted on here the crowd looked no where near 19,057.
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Originally Posted by valley boy wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 09:08
Work commitments can also dictate mid week games attendances, working away, shifts etc, not everyone does a 9-5
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Originally Posted by Dr_Socks wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 09:06
True but that never effected things before.
The club is having it's worst season for a decade. Season 2004/05 turned out to be nine months of a relegation slog when the mess Sam Hammam had got us in first became clear. Since then, apart from last season's relegation, it's been pretty much plain sailing on the pitch at least, so it seems perfectly natural to me that gates this season would be the lowest for a long time.
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Shocking , people can make all the excuses they want but at end of the day your team needs your support even more when things not good.
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After the recent dross we've been served up after my journey home from town, the thought of getting changed, getting back in the car and going back out wasn't very appealing. In fact I overheard a group of blokes in the concourse saying it felt like a trip to the dentist.
In the end, I was glad I went. Both sides played some good stuff.
I don't know why they bother announcing the attendance, nowhere near 19,000 and just brought a collective guffaw.
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It was described to me by my son walking up to the stadium that it was like going to school - you don't want to but you have to.
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What was the real attendance (estimate)?
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It will not get any better unless we ALL get behind the team. Time for us to show our TRUE COLOURS.
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Originally Posted by Jordi Culé wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 09:29
What was the real attendance (estimate)?
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Originally Posted by Cretin Hop wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 09:29
It was described to me by my son walking up to the stadium that it was like going to school - you don't want to but you have to.
I went to watch the car crash and was pleasantly surprised.
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Originally Posted by valley boy wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 09:04
Goes to show that some of our fans are not that loyal really.Some only follow when the team are doing well and the colour of the kit has little to do with it.Pity because the fans who did attend saw a good game that had a good atmosphere from the people who were there.
I think most people knew that, except for a few who had visions of every game being sold out purely off the back of reverting to blue.
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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 08:50
Last night's official attendance of 19,057 was the lowest crowd for a Championship match at the Cardiff City Stadium since Wednesday 24th March, 2010. The opposition on that occasion were Sheffield United. That game also ended in a 1-1 draw and was watched by a crowd of 18,715.
Its only a colour.
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Take away the fact that the official attendance is clearly false, I think, given the dross served up throughout the entire season, 19,000+ is a pretty decent turn out.
The colour issue is/was far less significant than the performances.
Sad but true.
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Originally Posted by TH63 wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 09:23
In the end, I was glad I went. Both sides played some good stuff.
Fair play, it must have been even worse than I imagined recently if last night's effort is seen as a big improvement. Matt Murray was doing the game for Sky's Soccer Special programme and he regularly reported that it was a poor-quality contest between two sides who were cancelling each other out. He said he couldn't see where a goal was going to come from, although admittedly I turned off with about 20 minutes to go so maybe it was an exciting finish.
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Originally Posted by valley boy wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 09:30
It will not get any better unless we ALL get behind the team. Time for us to show our TRUE COLOURS.
When has that ever happened in Cardiff City's history? Some take a broader view of the club and take things like finances into account when gauging it's health and it must be said that there was a virtually unique reason behind why some stopped going to games at Cardiff in recent years, but, when push comes to shove, it's always how a team is doing on the pitch that influences attendances. Cardiff City have been just like any other club down the years in that regard except that their fans have, if anything, been quicker to jump ship when things start going wrong than those at many other teams.
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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 09:45
In the end, I was glad I went. Both sides played some good stuff.
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Originally Posted by TH63 wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 09:23
Fair play, it must have been even worse than I imagined recently if last night's effort is seen as a big improvement. Matt Murray was doing the game for Sky's Soccer Special programme and he regularly reported that it was a poor-quality contest between two sides who were cancelling each other out. He said he couldn't see where a goal was going to come from, although admittedly I turned off with about 20 minutes to go so maybe it was an exciting finish.
1000 times better than that. http://www.ccmb.co.uk/images/smiley_icons/thumbup.gif
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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 09:45
In the end, I was glad I went. Both sides played some good stuff.
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Originally Posted by TH63 wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 09:23
Fair play, it must have been even worse than I imagined recently if last night's effort is seen as a big improvement. Matt Murray was doing the game for Sky's Soccer Special programme and he regularly reported that it was a poor-quality contest between two sides who were cancelling each other out. He said he couldn't see where a goal was going to come from, although admittedly I turned off with about 20 minutes to go so maybe it was an exciting finish.
Perhaps if you had gone then you could have made a subjective opinion rather than rely on hearsay.
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Originally Posted by Cretin Hop wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 10:04
Perhaps if you had gone then you could have made a subjective opinion rather than rely on hearsay.
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Originally Posted by Gluteus Maximus wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 09:40
Goes to show that some of our fans are not that loyal really.Some only follow when the team are doing well and the colour of the kit has little to do with it.Pity because the fans who did attend saw a good game that had a good atmosphere from the people who were there.
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Originally Posted by valley boy wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 09:04
I think most people knew that, except for a few who had visions of every game being sold out purely off the back of reverting to blue.
If we had stayed in red there would have been a whole lot less last night.
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No way there was more than 17k there.
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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 09:45
In the end, I was glad I went. Both sides played some good stuff.
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Originally Posted by TH63 wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 09:23
Fair play, it must have been even worse than I imagined recently if last night's effort is seen as a big improvement. Matt Murray was doing the game for Sky's Soccer Special programme and he regularly reported that it was a poor-quality contest between two sides who were cancelling each other out. He said he couldn't see where a goal was going to come from, although admittedly I turned off with about 20 minutes to go so maybe it was an exciting finish.
While last night was not the best the improvement was immense which shows how desperately poor it has been.
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Originally Posted by valley boy wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 09:30
It will not get any better unless we ALL get behind the team. Time for us to show our TRUE COLOURS.
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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 10:24
Perhaps if you had gone then you could have made a subjective opinion rather than rely on hearsay.
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Originally Posted by Cretin Hop wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 10:04
Perhaps, but I prefer to rely on expert opinions like yours and Jimmy's instead. It's cheaper, easier and generally more entertaining.
You were relying upon the opinion of a former goalkeeper though. http://www.ccmb.co.uk/images/smiley_icons/wave.gif
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It should hardly come ad a shock as throught my lifetime we have been able to call upon big numbers for certain games but in the matter of a week see a significant drop in attendance for the next fixture.
The whole mess surrounding the club and the quality on offer is enough to deter all but the most committed and all said and done the colour change, although welcome and certainly the right decision IMHO,was hardly going to see thousands flocking back ,as not that many gave up completely anyway, as far as I can see.
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11000, 12000 maximum, looking straight at the family stand and I've never seen less fans in there for a league game. A lot of mates couldn't be arsed to go last night because of the poor quality football of late, last night's performance was a whole lot better though in terms of effort.
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Originally Posted by Cretin Hop wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 11:00
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After attending the Derby game I thought I might fancy another game soon, but apart from having a good day out with some old mates the thought of going back again to a game hasn't really appealed yet.
The club will have to work very very hard to retain and "recruit".
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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 11:25
You were relying upon the opinion of a former goalkeeper though.
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Originally Posted by Cretin Hop wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 11:00
I was, and it was clearly foolish of me to rely on the opinion of a former Championship Player of the Year who gets paid to report on Championship matches every week. Murray was clearly wrong in his assessment and the game was a high-quality thriller.
As a Cardiff supporter I enjoyed the game , perhaps he should come down here more often and lower his expectations.
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Originally Posted by Thames Valley Bluebird wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 11:47
After attending the Derby game I thought I might fancy another game soon, but apart from having a good day out with some old mates the thought of going back again to a game hasn't really appealed yet.
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Originally Posted by langley wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 09:21
Shocking , people can make all the excuses they want but at end of the day your team needs your support even more when things not good.
We're just customers though.
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Originally Posted by Jimmy the Jock wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 11:49
My opinion is a fair reflection of what I saw.
Maybe the fact that he was sat next to Neil Mellor, who was doing Rotherham 3 Derby 3, might have influenced him. Murray described City v Blackburn as "a Tony Cottee type of game." If you watch Soccer Saturday or Soccer Special with any regularity, you'll get the joke.
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Originally Posted by Jimmy the Jock wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 11:49
You were relying upon the opinion of a former goalkeeper though.
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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 11:25
I was, and it was clearly foolish of me to rely on the opinion of a former Championship Player of the Year who gets paid to report on Championship matches every week. Murray was clearly wrong in his assessment and the game was a high-quality thriller.
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Originally Posted by Cretin Hop wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 11:00
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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 12:07
My opinion is a fair reflection of what I saw.
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Originally Posted by Jimmy the Jock wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 11:49
His opinion would be a fair reflection of what he saw...
What a comedian he is. Missed his vocation obviously. He's on a par with Robbie Savage.
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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 12:07
My opinion is a fair reflection of what I saw.
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Originally Posted by Jimmy the Jock wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 11:49
His opinion would be a fair reflection of what he saw...
Sounds like top banter to me.
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The Blackburn manager Gary Bowyer said in his after match interview it was low key low quality game which reall y does highlight how bad we've been recently when we get excited over a home draw with Blackburn because at least the players put some effort in last night
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Originally Posted by : lardy wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 12:11
My opinion is a fair reflection of what I saw.
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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 12:07
His opinion would be a fair reflection of what he saw...
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Originally Posted by Jimmy the Jock wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 11:49
As a Cardiff supporter I enjoyed the game , perhaps he should come down here more often and lower his expectations.
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