The universal catch all excuse of 2021, the pamdemic. No idea how many people would come back, although simultaneously putting prices through the roof as demand was so high, go figure.
If that is the case then fine, some will complain but we need to do something over the next 10 years. The mol is looking shabby and the SB stand will fall down.
A few factors to be considered here;
You may well be right, but even if only 5,000 bought ST’s, the rest will be buying the odd matchday ticket as well. Remember that all 10,000 are already paying for annual membership, and the only benefits of note are to buy match tickets or sit on the ST waiting list.
Maybe because they’re more interested in watching competitive football
Judging by the crowds of families and packed cars at Oxford Services on Saturday when I was heading to the game, I’d say a lot of people are on their holidays this week!
I noticed that and it came across as passive aggressive to me.
So just the games they can be ***** to attend. Took my godson, loved every second. He's got the bug
Work commitments on a Saturday means they aren't going to be able to attend on a lot of games and school holidays means it should have been packed with kids. I'm not digging people out necessarily but not a totally unfair comment
In the BW Upper it was packed with kids. Much more than you’d see on a league game when the STH’s are using their seats. The stand was mostly packed with only the outer sections less so. South Bank wasn’t full but looked mostly full and in good voice. North Bank was maybe 50% full. The most empty stand was the Steve Bull as you’d expect when the prices were the same in every stand.
It's not out of the club's control though. The external report was out of the club's control, but keeping the stand in a fit condition so that it passed any safety checks come the start of the season was very much in the club's control. Basic vigilence and maintenance. Poor show. And poor show from Vinny trying to fob it off in this way.
Those of us who unfortunately have to work some weekends will try their utmost to change work schedules to suit.
He sends an email to explain the GH stand problem so we whinge about how he signs it! Unbelievable, seriously, get a life.
Lots of people in a deprived city aren't going on holiday this year, sorry but there will have been thousands of people on the waiting list who could have gone.
Maybe those were the ones who did go..I know more STH's who didn't go than did. Perhaps the empty seats were missing regulars?
Why are you equating going to a friendly kickabout with a competitive league game? Get off your high horse. Fans are interested in attending competitive matches that mean something, not friendlies that mean nothing, aren't as competitive, that include wholesale changes, and where the result means absolutely nothing. That's why half of the season ticket holders didn't turn up. People don't have to prove their loyalty or support to you or anyone else by paying £16 to see preseason run out.
I said that his odd way of signing off came across as passive aggressive. You then come on here to accuse me of whinging about how he signs off.
The crowd definitely did have a non regular feel to it, can't blame STH's at all either just forked out a very large sum of money and will be guaranteed a ticket for the 19 home games that really matter why would hey be in a rush to go?
Sure, everyone there was a none season ticket holder. I was next to almost exactly the same people as i usually am
Well I and 16k others bothered to go to a preseason. Guess it's easier to cry about not having tickets than turn up to see Raul back
To be fair, it was sent as a WhatsApp message to the group rather than an official communication.
Cry? Troll language. You'll be calling people who don't attend friendlies snowflakes next. Just a wind up merchant.
This says it completely for me. To lose betwen £50k and £100k by having the stand out of action for our first 2 games is poor and smacks of mismanagement. You’ll struggle to convince me otherwise. It shouldn’t have been a surprise when they had their latest assessment that work was needed. At the very least I’d have expected “failure to obtain safety certificate” to have been on their risk log and mitigation actions to have been in place to limit the exposure.
Someone who disagrees with me is a troll. Very telling
What is the usual attendance at the “major” pre-season friendly?
Roughly that I believe, maybe a touch either way. 19k for Villarreal the first year in the Prem
It'll be a bit of both won't it. We're a fanbase who had 8,000 empty seats for Steve Bull's testimonial. I'd like to think that had something to do with the fact it was the summer holidays.
No question it has some to do with that, i was just really disappointed personally. I also question very much that it was over half full
And some people will believe everything that comes out of the club and support them come what may.
As I suspected. So this years attendance was not too dissimilar to the average for similar types of games. I went to the Villarreal game but not this one. Have been working away for 12 weeks and didn’t want to be out for a few hours on top.
Also this game was available to stream for less than the cost of parking....
