Away Attendances

[Peter Gibbons]

fair comments, I hadn't factored in the draw of playing a "big" team. still a lot of expense for some people to travel that distance 2 or 3 times in a month tho.

[suttonred]

Finally got round to reading the  Coventry program. On the season run down page where they do attendances and away attendances etc, there is a small disclaimer at the bottom saying " Away attendance figures at away games are for pre matchday sold tickets only, Pay on the day figures not included" Now we know why there are disbelieving posts at released figures, and people saying "It looked more than 400" etc. I wonder If everyone is in on this scam?. Incidentally what was the figure given at Cov, still 3000 dead? As I reckon they have no idea, as at 2.55 with many hundreds still outside the away end, they opened the doors and never checked anyone going in.

[OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR]

Finally got round to reading the  Coventry program. On the season run down page where they do attendances and away attendances etc, there is a small disclaimer at the bottom saying " Away attendance figures at away games are for pre matchday sold tickets only, Pay on the day figures not included" Now we know why there are disbelieving posts at released figures, and people saying "It looked more than 400" etc. I wonder If everyone is in on this scam?. Incidentally what was the figure given at Cov, still 3000 dead? As I reckon they have no idea, as at 2.55 with many hundreds still outside the away end, they opened the doors and never checked anyone going in.

Someone on here said that they knew someone at the club (Coventry) and they said the actual away figure was 3,760 (I think - something like that).

[Posh Red]

So, the latest average away numbers for this season so far are

1623   Sheffield U
1150   Coventry C
 946   Portsmouth
 863   Swindon T
 779   Preston NE
 669   Bournemouth
 638   Doncaster R
 594   Tranmere R
 558   Shrewsbury T
 557   Notts C
 547   Brentford
 435   Crewe A
 414   Carlisle U
 400   Walsall
 369   Bury
 330   Scunthorpe U
 311   Oldham Ath
 304   L. Orient
 298   Yeovil T
 275   Franchise
 259   Stevenage B
 248   Crawley T
 237   Colchester U
 204   Hartlepool T


To put some of the numbers at the bottom into context, the 3000 we took to Coventry would give us a season long average of 130

[Posh Red]

Well the final figures are:

1,658    Sheffield U
1,198    Coventry C
  966    Portsmouth
  876    Swindon T
  839    Preston NE
  796    Doncaster R
  763    Bournemouth
  680    Brentford
  594    Tranmere R
  536    Shrewsbury T
  531    Notts C
  469    Walsall
  429    Oldham Ath
  420    Carlisle U
  401    Crewe A
  360    L. Orient
  332    Bury
  315    Scunthorpe U
  308    Franchise
  301    Yeovil T
  270    Stevenage B
  243    Crawley T
  242    Colchester U
  204    Hartlepool T

The average number of Away fans that visited the CG was 439, only Colchester (423), Carlisle (314) & Hartlepool (264) had less. The Franchise had the highest average of visiting fans (942)

[JanTheMan]

Nice to see the Franchise boycott is still going strong

[Ardiles]

The average number of Away fans that visited the CG was 439, only Colchester (423), Carlisle (314) & Hartlepool (264) had less. The Franchise had the highest average of visiting fans (942)

Stupid question (probably), but is this down to ticket pricing?  It's an odd one.  We have a centrally located ground, we're near a train station, loads of pubs in the vicinity.  And Swindon is easy enough to get to from just about anywhere.  I find it quite odd that we seem to have a problem drawing away fans in.

[Posh Red]

Nice to see the Franchise boycott is still going strong

Actually I think most of it is about location, MK is easy to get to from the A1 & the M1.

[BruceChatwin]

I think MK's away attendance is disproportionately inflated by Coventry taking 5000 fans there, which is 5 times the average of what they took elsewhere and like adding another 10 games worth of away fans to their overall total.

[Arriba]

Actually I think most of it is about location, MK is easy to get to from the A1 & the M1.

part of the reason those club robbing cunts went there.

[Abrahammer]

Nice to see the Franchise boycott is still going strong

Always going to tail off as the years go by.  Will always be a minority who will never ever go but most don't care enough to boycott really

[Paolo69]

Always going to tail off as the years go by.  Will always be a minority who will never ever go but most don't care enough to boycott really

I go but i don't like it it! This is an age old argument but i go to watch Swindon. I know its giving that hairy cunt money but i go to watch Swindon. I would rather have a conversation about football with a Scummer than a Franchise fan though.

[Reg Smeeton]

Stupid question (probably), but is this down to ticket pricing?  It's an odd one.  We have a centrally located ground, we're near a train station, loads of pubs in the vicinity.  And Swindon is easy enough to get to from just about anywhere.  I find it quite odd that we seem to have a problem drawing away fans in.

Yep. Stupid question.

[Ardiles]

Thanks Reg.

[Cookie]

£25 is a rip off. Poor decision then and still a poor decision now. Tickets for the section of the ground should be £21 tops.