play-off thread

[cheltred69]

Franchise had 6th biggest average this season in L1 - quite away above 7th highest.
Their average was a little higher than ours - made up by more away fans so they are comfortably supporting a L1 standard as we would be.
I agree though watching today there didn't seem like a lot passion there and most of the plastics probably would rather watch on TV anyway.
Was funny to see the Franchise manager mouthing off to 4th official about the 2nd goal - fuck off you whining Scouser.

[DRS]

If they had sold out the same people would moan about that.

[Ardiles]

I'm not so sure it would. I'm just looking at the averages this year http://stats.football365.com/dom/ENG/D1/attend.html and I can't see many teams we'd have a better average than. I'd like to be wrong but I'm not sure where these fans are going to consistently come from.

Turn it around.  Where have the 11,000 odd watching Doncaster this season come from?  Where did the 16,000 or 17,000 watching Reading this season come from?  They certainly weren't there in the Elm Park days.

Or to answer another way, if a fraction of the 29,000 at Wembley came along more regularly, our crowds would rise significantly.

Another thing.  The high points of the last 15 years have been two promotions from Division Four and two play off failures.  As a fan base, we've had shag all to shout about for the best part of a generation.  And we're still averaging 8,400 at home in the bottom tier.  I think you're underestimating our potential.  Seriously.

[bassett boy]

Turn it around.  Where have the 11,000 odd watching Doncaster this season come from?  Where did the 16,000 or 17,000 watching Reading this season come from?  They certainly weren't there in the Elm Park days.

Or to answer another way, if a fraction of the 29,000 at Wembley came along more regularly, our crowds would rise significantly.

Another thing.  The high points of the last 15 years have been two promotions from Division Four and two play off failures.  As a fan base, we've had shag all to shout about for the best part of a generation.  And we're still averaging 8,400 at home in the bottom tier.  I think you're underestimating our potential.  Seriously.

I agree with you if we do well next season average will be around 10K even more if we are pushing for the play offs
What is happening at the club at the moment remains me when lou joined the club we are on the up

[Ardiles]

And while we're on the subject, this has just been linked on The Washbag's twitter feed.  No idea where it's come from...but it rates our chances of future success well above that of our nearest neighbour!  

http://thetwounfortunates.com/geographies-of-football-economic-potential/

[Ardiles]

Luton will take a good 40k to Wembley, how many York will take I have no idea as they're playing there twice in 8 days...costly to say the least!

They had better hurry up and get their tickets in then.  Only 21,000 sold so far.

[Swindon Please Win]

Crewe winning 1-0.

[DRS]

Decent header. Crewe look a good outfit

[leefer]

All that train-ing.

[Spud]

The Southend keeper comes across as a bit of a dick head!

[tans]

The Southend keeper comes across as a bit of a dick head!

To be fair the crewe player booted it at him

[Costanza]

Cameron Belford is popular with the kids...

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[Spud]

To be fair the crewe player booted it at him

Not just that though. He's been chirping away at the home fans!

[tans]

Cameron Belford is popular with the kids...

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Why is andy carroll at a bury game?

[leefer]

Cameron Belford is popular with the kids...

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He seems to have an extra hand growing from his left hand.