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No it does though Steve

Especially when you have to use "population" as an excuse
If a town/city has a much higher population than another town/city, it's highly likely that town/city's football club will average higher home crowds.

It's a big reason why Liverpool for example average much higher crowds than Burnley.
 

Well yeah, you have a bigger fanbase than us. It's hardly surprising when you compare the population size difference between Sunderland and Middlesbrough.

Higher numbers doesn't equate to better support though.

However in this case I think it does, our atmosphere and away ends have been consistently top draw for a few seasons now, plus we haven't went down the plastic ultras with a drum route
 
If a town/city has a much higher population than another town/city, it's highly likely that town/city's football club will average higher home crowds.

It's a big reason why Liverpool for example average much higher crowds than Burnley.

Jesus christ
Oh dear.
Some folk tend to 'lash out' when they know a point has been proved.

No need for the abuse.

You haven't proven any point though
 
However in this case I think it does, our atmosphere and away ends have been consistently top draw for a few seasons now, plus we haven't went down the plastic ultras with a drum route
Not surprising considering what's been happening on the pitch. We've created some amazing atmospheres home and away this season. Both ourselves and Millwall created a fantastic atmosphere on Good Friday.
 
Well , apparently even THAT isn't true now, according to somebody on here.
This obsession with attendances is really quite odd.

I remember being at a Sunderland/Boro match at Roker Park their fans were chanting 'You couldn't sell all your tickets' at us.
Thing is, the fans singing it were in a half-full stand.
once again,telling lies
 
Pretty much every Sunderland fan I know doesn’t mind boro and would like to see them come up. It’s weird as fuck why they’re so desperate to butt in with the safc / nufc rivalry.
 
I don't know - why would you lie about that?.
You stated that half our stadium was empty.
Now, seeing as it was a sell out I can only assume that you were telling lies.
It wouldn't be 'half empty' if all home tickets were sold.

Thing is though, we don't obsess about how many attend our matches.
There seems a really weird obsession on here about how large your attendances are, and the shootable offence of leaving the ground before full time

Talk about using 'facts' for your own ends.

2024 population
Middlesbrough 156,161
Sunderland 288,606.

Population of Sunderland is almost TWICE that of Middlesbrough.
Bristol city and Charlton your crowd was embarassing for being 2nd in table. Big chunks of stadium completely empty
once again,telling lies
Bristol city and Charlton your crowd was embarassing for being 2nd in table. Big chunks of stadium completely empty
Its not being obsessive its getting behind your club and being bothered to turn up
 
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What makes this thread even funnier is you know the OP and others will have had plenty of bookmarks and posts saved from last summer. :lol:
 
Ok then
You obviously know best
🤦🤦🤷.......not
You ain’t the sharpest tool in the toolbox are ya….? Check your attendance v Millwall,check the capacity of your ground and you’ll see it wasn’t sold out v Millwall and that you’re a liar 🤷🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️bang your 2 heeds together you may get some sense into one of them
 
You ain’t the sharpest tool in the toolbox are ya….? Check your attendance v Millwall,check the capacity of your ground and you’ll see it wasn’t sold out v Millwall and that you’re a liar 🤷🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️bang your 2 heeds together you may get some sense into one of them
The irony of this post is off the scale.

I don't see why is should explain this to you, but I will.
There is always a sizeable area between home and away fans that contains seats which are UNAVAILABLE to be sold.
So, even though the attendance wasn't the same figure as the 'capacity', every AVAILABLE seat was sold (home and away fans), hence the term 'sold out'.

Thing is, you jump in calling me a liar and insinuating that I'm thick (with 2 'heeds'🤷 apparently), when all you manage to do is prove the latter about yourself.
Well done.
 
Again another thing about this forum i just dont understand

Other fans coming on for football talk and defending their own team on here

Come on for the craic like @Swindon On Tour and a few others but take the football back to your own forum man

Will do your mental health the world of good

Unless you like arguing of course then just crack on
 
The irony of this post is off the scale.

I don't see why is should explain this to you, but I will.
There is always a sizeable area between home and away fans that contains seats which are UNAVAILABLE to be sold.
So, even though the attendance wasn't the same figure as the 'capacity', every AVAILABLE seat was sold (home and away fans), hence the term 'sold out'.

Thing is, you jump in calling me a liar and insinuating that I'm thick (with 2 'heeds'🤷 apparently), when all you manage to do is prove the latter about yourself.
Well done.
And still not as bad as the irony of having over 25k posts on a message board of a team you don’t support but obsess over….😂 bang them 2 heeds together
 
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And still not as bad as the irony of having over 25k posts on a message board of a team you don’t support but obsess over….😂 bang them 2 heeds together
What was that noise?
Sound of a 'penny' dropping?

Took a while, but well done.
An apology for the name calling would be nice, but not expected.

Have a nice day
 
Again another thing about this forum i just dont understand

Other fans coming on for football talk and defending their own team on here

Come on for the craic like @Swindon On Tour and a few others but take the football back to your own forum man

Will do your mental health the world of good

Unless you like arguing of course then just crack on

I can’t defend my team unfortunately. Hate the owners, club is awful and has been for 10 years now. Our fanbase is split.
Just can’t have dialogue with my own.
20% like me, 20% pro the crook and 60% fence sitters that don’t care.

This forum is “home” and only knows where I would have ended up without it.
Some wonderful people I loosely can refer to as “football friends.”
It enables me to escape my own nightmare and without doubt is my tonic for the mental health escape.

Here we are today, a home game v Walsall and going with my lad. It’s meant to be a promotion chasing season but it feels so far away from that. Eldest back from Uni thus will be in the car with his ear phones on in a World of his own.🤣

Just hope one day I will be around to share the news that we have rid the club of this lot. If I wind people up then best ignore as I try not to but like all football fans we have an opinion.
This forum is the best.
 
I can’t defend my team unfortunately. Hate the owners, club is awful and has been for 10 years now. Our fanbase is split.
Just can’t have dialogue with my own.
20% like me, 20% pro the crook and 60% fence sitters that don’t care.

This forum is “home” and only knows where I would have ended up without it.
Some wonderful people I loosely can refer to as “football friends.”
It enables me to escape my own nightmare and without doubt is my tonic for the mental health escape.

Here we are today, a home game v Walsall and going with my lad. It’s meant to be a promotion chasing season but it feels so far away from that. Eldest back from Uni thus will be in the car with his ear phones on in a World of his own.🤣

Just hope one day I will be around to share the news that we have rid the club of this lot. If I wind people up then best ignore as I try not to but like all football fans we have an opinion.
This forum is the best.
You are more than welcome and its all good craic and fingers crossed for that promotion if it happens though

Even got them on my acca today for more than 2.5 goals in the game
 
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