Earp Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Went to Villa away years ago when we won 0-2. Can’t remember the year but Hooper was in goal and Cole scored at least one and I think Bruno was fighting Tyson that night. John Anderson and Mick Lowes were staying in the same hotel and we got absolutely shit faced with them. Back then Mick Lowes covered both Newcastle and Sunderland games and he was neutral in terms of preference. Long story short when asked who had the most loyal support he said Newcastle by a long way. I had the worst hang over I’ve ever had at the match - Anderson was ordering bottles of champagne and charging it to random room numbers. Happy days Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfcastle Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Earp said: Went to Villa away years ago when we won 0-2. Can’t remember the year but Hooper was in goal and Cole scored at least one and I think Bruno was fighting Tyson that night. John Anderson and Mick Lowes were staying in the same hotel and we got absolutely shit faced with them. Back then Mick Lowes covered both Newcastle and Sunderland games and he was neutral in terms of preference. Long story short when asked who had the most loyal support he said Newcastle by a long way. I had the worst hang over I’ve ever had at the match - Anderson was ordering bottles of champagne and charging it to random room numbers. Happy days 93/94 - remember we were singing Super Duper Hooper during the warm ups, that didn't last. Was Lewis Bruno. Was my birthday so easily recalled. Edited January 11 by Wolfcastle Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earp Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 4 minutes ago, Wolfcastle said: 93/94 - remember we were singing Super Duper Hooper during the warm ups, that didn't last. Was Lewis Bruno. Was my birthday so easily recalled. Yes that’s right Lewis Bruno Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikri Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 1 hour ago, BlueStar said: Stoke boss griefing their attendance I bet he's never considered that they'd have completely filled the ground if the stadium had 80,000 seats. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo123 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 51 minutes ago, midds said: 15700 is utterly pathetic for a club as big (as they claim) to be. I get it's just after Xmas and people are cutting costs etc and would give them the benefit of the doubt if they the slightest humility about their own club. If you constantly bang on about how massive you are and how fucking brilliant your attendances are then you've got to take that squarely on the chin at filling barely a third of your own ground on Saturday at 3pm against an equivalent club. Had they shown the smallest amount of modesty about their crowds then they'd get a pass for today They're the biggest set of bullshitting, chest-thumping, bottling, insignificant cunts in the country. They're a complete myth, absolutely nothing more Summed it up perfectly - everyone's tinpot compared to them. Everybody's cup final etc. Maybe not as big as they think they are after all Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyCisse Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Rightfully the laughing stock of this weekend due to the attendance and also showing off their new loan signing too, poor bastard probably can’t believe what’s going on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUHRLYASLEEVESUP Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Just now, RodneyCisse said: Rightfully the laughing stock of this weekend due to the attendance and also showing off their new loan signing too, poor bastard probably can’t believe what’s going on. Enzo Le Empty Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouldy_uk Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 You shut half your stadium, in the cup Sunlun’s a massive club Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbydazzla Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 (edited) They’re like an ornamental hermit living in the grotto at the end of our garden Functioning as a curiosity and novelty, used as a way to provide entertainment for people who live normal lives and enjoy looking on in wonderment at the hermit choosing to live in a perpetual stage play of idiocy So out of touch with reality that they exist in some strange and tortured mental limbo Edited January 11 by bobbydazzla Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earp Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 4 minutes ago, bobbydazzla said: They’re like an ornamental hermit living in the grotto at the end of our garden Functioning as a curiosity and novelty, used as a way to provide entertainment for people who live normal lives and enjoy looking on in wonderment at the hermit choosing to live in a perpetual stage play of idiocy So out of touch with reality that they exist in some strange and tortured mental limbo 😂😂 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vic Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 20,906 Coventry v Sheff wed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishops Finger Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 5 minutes ago, vic said: 20,906 Coventry v Sheff wed. 'Jimmy Hill likes this' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonas Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 To be fair to them that's stil more than they got for a 3rd round tie against Arsenal in the 90s Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbydazzla Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 19 minutes ago, vic said: 20,906 Coventry v Sheff wed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancing Brave Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 (edited) Fair play to the Stoke City fans, top right... Edited January 11 by Dancing Brave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinitely Content Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Ha'where are the lads? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhoywhonder Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 27 minutes ago, Dancing Brave said: Fair play to the Stoke City fans, top right... Fair play to the "Spirit of 73" tifo crew, that is a cracking 'Haway the Lads' flag, we can't match that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 I'm fully of sympathy for household budgets and issues with weather ect but that turnout today was fucking shocking, they can never ever from this day forward say they are our peers, they are closer to Hartlepool than us Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chris_R Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 47 minutes ago, Dancing Brave said: Fair play to the Stoke City fans, top right... Impressive shithousery to close the entire stand to home fans but still stick the away fans right up in the top corner just out of spite. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy84 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 1 hour ago, Dancing Brave said: Fair play to the Stoke City fans, top right... Normally hate the attendance crack but jesus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUHRLYASLEEVESUP Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 league attendances are massively inflated by giving away free tickets to schools and local grassroots teams etc and those tickets are counted towards the gate whether they are used or not. The difference here is that the gate receipts have to be shared for cup games so they aren't allowed to give away tickets is my understanding but that could be completely wrong Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 14 minutes ago, RUHRLYASLEEVESUP said: league attendances are massively inflated by giving away free tickets to schools and local grassroots teams etc and those tickets are counted towards the gate whether they are used or not. The difference here is that the gate receipts have to be shared for cup games so they aren't allowed to give away tickets is my understanding but that could be completely wrong No, you are right but I thought that was common knowledge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbydazzla Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 (edited) They’re doing really well in the league It was a 3pm Saturday kick off It wasn’t on telly It was opposition of a similar standard At £20 / £15 the tickets weren’t extortionate It was a bit icy, but the weather was fine On paper you’d expect to sell plenty of tickets Despite them falsifying their attendances they look like they pull 30,000+ for home games but 50% of those people couldn’t be arsed yesterday It does point towards a mix of apathy in their fanbase and the effect of not being allowed to give away any tickets With the good season they’re having I’m genuinely surprised by the apathy It paints a grim picture of a fanbase to see a ground only 1/4 full during a season that’s actually going well. And I’d say that whether it’s the makems or any other club Edited January 12 by bobbydazzla Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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