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Attendance Thread - Coventry City (Play-Off 2nd Leg)


is BobBob lost said:
People keep asking why the front of the South Stand always looks only 3/4 full even though it was showing as sold out days before kickoff.
Well there's the answer.

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@Becs Would you be able to ask the club why they hold back prime seats in the south stand until other areas are sold?

Judging by the generally sparse look of the south stand through the season it seems like on most occasions these seats are actually never released for sale at all, which is clearly insane.
Binxy said:
Do other grounds have "crowd control" seats?
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No, most clubs try to actually sell tickets instead of putting roadblocks in the way.
 
Hetty said:
They're crowd control blocked seats, they don't use them unless they have too (Which says that they're running out of blocks now). The front rows go all way round to West Stand half way line

Some are crowd control seats thou
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In what way do randomly positioned empty seats control a crowd?
 
This was against QPR last Saturday

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Data Last Updated09/05/2025 17:38:36
Total Seats Made Available For Sale38867
Sold36971
Available1896
Percentage Sold95.12

38,867 Total Seats Made Available For Sale
36,971 Home Fans
2,000 Corporate
2,500 Away Fans ( Allocation 2,500)
41,471 Total
1,896 Available Seats For Sale
 
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Bears Beets said:
I remember the days we used to just sell every section of the stadium and that was it. Holding back selling seats is just stupid, I’m hoping this new ticket manager reverts back to the old way.

Maybe something to raise with club at the next meeting @Becs
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SectionStand NameSeatsAvailableSold
L33South Stand21244168
L34South Stand31956263
L35South Stand41748369
L36South Stand31945274
U37South Stand1081098
U37South Stand5820582
U38South Stand16830138
U38South Stand4931492
U39South Stand12220102
U39South Stand3930393
U40South West Corner14826122
 
Sunderland06 said:
Crowd control seats, what a ridiculous idea.
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They really are f***ing brain dead at times. If this crowd control is some sort of punishment for the standing in non rail seating areas and the stand up if you hate the mags sort of stuff whenever they announce people need to sit, it’s pathetic and the club seem to take their stance way too seriously. Other grounds up and down the country let full ends stand no bother and don’t seem to want to go to war with their fanbase over it. Need to pull their heads out their arses if they ever want a good atmosphere because this gestapo approach to the South Stand doesn’t help at all.
 
Sgt Pepper said:
They really are f***ing brain dead at times. If this crowd control is some sort of punishment for the standing in non rail seating areas and the stand up if you hate the mags sort of stuff whenever they announce people need to sit, it’s pathetic and the club seem to take their stance way too seriously. Other grounds up and down the country let full ends stand no bother and don’t seem to want to go to war with their fanbase over it. Need to pull their heads out their arses if they ever want a good atmosphere because this gestapo approach to the South Stand doesn’t help at all.
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They want to expand safe standing, and if folks stand when they shouldn't the application could get rejected and safc standing will be removed, club have stated that all the time this season
 
Sgt Pepper said:
They really are f***ing brain dead at times. If this crowd control is some sort of punishment for the standing in non rail seating areas and the stand up if you hate the mags sort of stuff whenever they announce people need to sit, it’s pathetic and the club seem to take their stance way too seriously. Other grounds up and down the country let full ends stand no bother and don’t seem to want to go to war with their fanbase over it. Need to pull their heads out their arses if they ever want a good atmosphere because this gestapo approach to the South Stand doesn’t help at all.
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I suspect an over officious safety officer. It does seem OTT compared to other grounds.
 
Sunderland06 said:
@Becs Would you be able to ask the club why they hold back prime seats in the south stand until other areas are sold?

Judging by the generally sparse look of the south stand through the season it seems like on most occasions these seats are actually never released for sale at all, which is clearly insane.

No, most clubs try to actually sell tickets instead of putting roadblocks in the way.
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Bears Beets said:
I remember the days we used to just sell every section of the stadium and that was it. Holding back selling seats is just stupid, I’m hoping this new ticket manager reverts back to the old way.

Maybe something to raise with club at the next meeting @Becs
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I'm not sure when the next collective meeting is but yes I can pass this on.

@Hetty could forward this as well to the contact you spoke to regarding the release of P6.
 
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