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Crowd for sat

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AndrewP said:
Nonsense.
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Its not nonsense, look at their crowds in the Championship despite a shite start. Ours went through the floor, theirs didnt. Tbf we are talking about getting around 50% of capacity, do you reckon they would? Seems to me that anybody arguing we have the best fans in the North East is now just spouting out of their arses, if the numbers end up being a shit as it seems they might that argument is well and truly over.
 
North Yorks Mackem said:
I'm not sure it will be much lower. There is a decent chunk of people who buy a season ticket who have no intention of going to extra games as they just aren't that arsed by it.

However, hopefully without contradicting myself I do think the low number for Saturday is also telling about the current mood. The football has been pretty boring for a large chunk of the season. We needed to be entertained a bit this season after previous 2 or 3 years and, in the main, we haven't. Crap, turgid football, and a 5th place finish and saturdays crowd is going to be a result of that. It's a failure that rests with Ross.

Certainly something for the owners to consider over the next few weeks.
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Aye, I think a few things are contributing to a potentially low (by our standards) crowd. Some, as you say, simply aren't being entertained. There's a hard core who will go anyway but some, especially after the last few seasons, wanted and expected to see us be one of the better teams in the division. In terms of league position we are, but they'll have expected a better, more convincing brand of football, dishing out a few hammerings along the way and we simply haven't delivered that at all, we've staggered over the line having failed to look convincing at home for the majority of the season.

Equally there's the cost, especially when season card payments for next season have just gone out and when, if we get through, there's the expense of Wembley again.

Plus, I keep saying it but I genuinely think that it being the first leg puts people off. If the second leg was at home and they knew they'd turn up to either see us go out or get through, I think more would turn up, the fact they might pay extra to see a game which finishes in yet another draw and decides absolutely nothing will put some of the "floating" supporters off
 
Don’t get a ticket for this game then don’t get a final ticket even if you are a season ticket holder? Although we have just shelved out for next seasons first payment so a bit harsh on season ticket holders.
 
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bahtat said:
It shouldn’t baffle you, I’m going but at my age the 200 mile round trip is a real bind for evening games, can understand why some find it difficult even considering the importance of the game


I knew that but couldn’t resist, sorry
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i'm on about the ones that live alot closer than that though. If it was a week night i could understand it slightly more.

I'm travelling from sheffield for it as per fwiw
 
Alma said:
I don't go to away games but fork out for two season cards. From watching our away games on SAFSEE, I think our away crowd are far superior to our home crowd.

I take solace in the knowledge that most of my SC money goes into the SAFC coffers as opposed to away ticket money, which after our expenses, the majority of the money goes to the opposition. Does that make me a better supporter than travelling fans? The obvious answer is no, we are all part of the SAFC family irrespective of how we demonstrate it.

Hat's off to all of our supporters/fans/followers who have had to put up with more than their fair share of rubbish over the past few seasons.
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Excellent post mate.
 
The Muffin Man said:
Its not nonsense, look at their crowds in the Championship despite a shite start. Ours went through the floor, theirs didnt. Tbf we are talking about getting around 50% of capacity, do you reckon they would? Seems to me that anybody arguing we have the best fans in the North East is now just spouting out of their arses, if the numbers end up being a shit as it seems they might that argument is well and truly over.
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It's nonsense. They have never ever played at this level, they've never been in the playoffs since Keegan v1. They've been through nowt in comparison, they bounced straight back after keeping their overpaid arseholes on full pay. They did this twice.

We went down twice in a row! Give your head a shake.
 
samaistonsrightfoot said:
People can do what they want, and the sol rarely ever rocks anyway. Shit crowd doesn't help the opposition either. I'd also hope our players want to win for promotion. Not because of an extra 10k. I'd have to question them all if they didn't.
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Of course it does.. The support of a crowd can make a massive difference..
 
ISOE II said:
Don’t get a ticket for this game then don’t get a final ticket even if you are a season ticket holder? Although we have just shelved out for next seasons first payment so a bit harsh on season ticket holders.
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Would sort the weak out from the chaf...
 
The Muffin Man said:
Its not nonsense, look at their crowds in the Championship despite a shite start. Ours went through the floor, theirs didnt. Tbf we are talking about getting around 50% of capacity, do you reckon they would? Seems to me that anybody arguing we have the best fans in the North East is now just spouting out of their arses, if the numbers end up being a shit as it seems they might that argument is well and truly over.
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Thurston said:
‘But, if you’re able to go and choose not to, because you’re annoyed at the ticket price, or annoyed that we didn’t finish top two or whatever, then you’re a shit fan who isn’t really supporting the team. Those are your words, so I would suggest that it’s you who doesn’t have a good grasp of English.’

That’s how that your post would read if you had a good grasp of English.
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My post would have, but I copied and pasted your post. Hence the poor English.
 
Mr RAWhite said:
Of course it does.. The support of a crowd can make a massive difference..
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Which is why we struggled to beat a total basket case of a club like Bradford without a gift from the ref with our highest attendance, and why we battered Barnsley, who weren't far off winning the league, with our 2nd lowest attendance of the season.
 
they have never had a double relegation,they spent a lot in the championship.wasnt that long ago they finished 5th
something we promised under peter reid but still couldnt do
.our support is remarkable considering the lack of any success
 
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