Scoot Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Not sure how many Preston took like but if that stand the video is taken from is anything like the other 3, there cant be anymore than 9-10 thousand there. It's empty. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 I mean, its pretty much universally accepted they doctor the attendances they get. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteV Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 I mean, its pretty much universally accepted they doctor the attendances they get. By “doctor” I assume you mean report the number of tickets sold* rather than actual attendees. Much like us and the vast majority of teams. *or given away for free Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
morla84 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 It's the gate that gets published, not the attendance Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 aye, tickets sold including ST's. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooonDoom Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Everyone does it but it’s still wrong. Should be able to do clubs on false advertising! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Not sure how many Preston took like but if that stand the video is taken from is anything like the other 3, there cant be anymore than 9-10 thousand there. It's empty. That is fucking grim for them like, fair enough they might have sold +20k season tickets this season and are still counting then but next season none of the people who bought and don't attend will go surely. Reality might well bite then then, at last. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Not sure how many Preston took like but if that stand the video is taken from is anything like the other 3, there cant be anymore than 9-10 thousand there. It's empty. That is fucking grim for them like, fair enough they might have sold +20k season tickets this season and are still counting then but next season none of the people who bought and don't attend will go surely. Reality might well bite then then, at last. Even worse for them is that the tickets are worth 40% less than this season. I’d expect in league one they’d be looking at 15k at best. That in the books is around 9k worth of sales...that’s got to hurt them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 It depends how they do next season. If they're winning every week the current no-shows who give up their season tickets will come back on a game to game basis. Their average attendance next year could be anywhere from about 15k to 30k really depending on how they do. People like a winning team regardless of what division it's in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinport53 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Whats this bollocks about Amanda Staveley being at their last few games Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteV Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Obviously their season ticket sales will fall off a cliff next season, but whether attendances go drastically down (15k) will probably depend on whether they can cobble together a half decent side that might actually win a few matches. It doesn’t really matter what league you’re in, if you can get a winning side together, you’ll attract people. However, whether they can even manage to do that in League One seems questionable at the minute. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 For example Sheff Utd were averaging 21k last year with highs of 30k. Sunderland are a bigger club with historically higher attendances, if they're putting together a fun title charge of that magnitude they will comfortably beat out that. If they remain a disorganised mess and slump to mid-table, their attendances will be even worse than this year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 As shambolic as they are at the moment, and as toxic as the club is right now, it would take something special for them to struggle again next year in League One. Their wage budget as a percentage of turnover permitted by FFP, even with half of it eaten up by the likes of Cattermole/Rodwell hanging around, will still leave them with 5 or 6 times the budget of clubs down there. So long as they're proactive they could hoover up all the best players in that division as the vast majority move around on free transfers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteV Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 For example Sheff Utd were averaging 21k last year with highs of 30k. Sunderland are a bigger club with historically higher attendances, if they're putting together a fun title charge of that magnitude they will comfortably beat out that. If they remain a disorganised mess and slump to mid-table, their attendances will be even worse than this year. Yep. If they’re right up the top attendances will be good (might even have to open the top tier!). Around the playoffs and they’ll probably be not too bad. Anything less than that and they’ll be woeful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Whats this bollocks about Amanda Staveley being at their last few games Someone took a picture of a women with blonde hair from one of their games a few weeks ago and said it was Staveley. It obviously wasn’t, but you know, that doesn’t stop idiots from gossiping. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pons Alias Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Impressive that they have such low expectations of their own fans that they see them being spirited away in ‘92 at the first sign of decent football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 For example Sheff Utd were averaging 21k last year with highs of 30k. Sunderland are a bigger club with historically higher attendances, if they're putting together a fun title charge of that magnitude they will comfortably beat out that. If they remain a disorganised mess and slump to mid-table, their attendances will be even worse than this year. Yep. If they’re right up the top attendances will be good (might even have to open the top tier!). Around the playoffs and they’ll probably be not too bad. Anything less than that and they’ll be woeful. In 87 their attendances went up about 25% in the 3rd division, then fell again by about the same amount on return to the 2nd division. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karjala Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Anyone know who that legend is? Surely deserves an introduction at half time at home to Hudds! Best thing ive seen in yonks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 1-1 FTM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Mackems lead 4-3 in cars hit. FFS Ant, you had one job. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 ffs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 https://twitter.com/AwayDayFooty/status/975450862981087234 From the opposite end of the ground. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 humiliating. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altamullan Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Don’t think I have seen an emptier stadium. Except for occasional reserve games at SJP, which always struck me as quite a eerie experience. Must be demoralising to play there and surely leads to the players following suit and also not giving a shit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinport53 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 I seen a clip before and you can hear the echo from isolated clapping / shouting. It's literally a library. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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