[hardgums]

I reckon will just top 6k on Saturday. Still some seats to shift

[JonB]

6k'ish wouldnt be that bad an effort with the time of year it is....plenty away on holiday etc.

[CFC91]

Will be more than that, over 7k looking at sales. Albeit only 80 odd away fans atm looking at their says in E1

[LondonBlue]

Are they doing school offers for the north stand?

[Andy Spireite]

LondonBlue, on 03 August 2023 - 09:19 AM, said:

Are they doing school offers for the north stand?

The schools are on summer holidays so I'd doubt it. There are sometimes offers that come via local kids football leagues but I've not heard anything via that route so far either.

[KevoBMMD]

Looking at the Online ticket sales and the time left it may be closer to 7,000 than 6,000.

Scores on the Doors so far

Away Fans (Available 180) - Sold 77

North Stand (Available 808) - Sold 225
East Stand (Available 1,607) - Sold 1,241
South Stand (Available 1,981) - Sold 1,947
West Stand (Available 2,623) - Sold 2,152

Total estimate Sold 5,642

Add to that the West Stand Corporate & Match Day Sponsors etc (350 ish)
Add to that WAGS & Family (50 ish)
Add to that Schools/Club Offers (400 ish)
Add to that any last minute walk ups & 2 days of Sales (500 ish)

This post has been edited by KevoBMMD: 03 August 2023 - 10:18 AM

[Deansaunders]

Weather said to be a shocker Saturday,so might put a dampener on it if you excuse the pun

[Sammy Spireite]

LondonBlue, on 03 August 2023 - 09:19 AM, said:

Are they doing school offers for the north stand?

yes

[WEareSAILING]

Think we will be in the region of 7200/7500 which i think is a great figure. I think quite a few people are saving their pennies for a weekend in Blackpool for the AFC Fylde game, which could be a factor regarding the slightly less take up than expected.

I imagine the board this year have more than likely budgeted for 6000 through the doors for home games. Thoughts?

[SocraticCFC]

WEareSAILING, on 03 August 2023 - 12:58 PM, said:

Think we will be in the region of 7200/7500 which i think is a great figure. I think quite a few people are saving their pennies for a weekend in Blackpool for the AFC Fylde game, which could be a factor regarding the slightly less take up than expected.

I imagine the board this year have more than likely budgeted for 6000 through the doors for home games. Thoughts?

Great turnout as usual. My thoughts are how the hell are we getting these numbers in - more compared to when we were in League one. Also, given the cost of living problems people are facing, it really is a monumental effort. Maybe football in C'Field is fashionable; more folk moving into the surrounding areas like Derby Road. Who knows? What is 'it'? Thoughts?

[LondonBlue]

Sammy Spireite, on 03 August 2023 - 12:49 PM, said:

yes

Few hundred there then.

[WEareSAILING]

SocraticCFC, on 03 August 2023 - 01:04 PM, said:

Great turnout as usual. My thoughts are how the hell are we getting these numbers in - more compared to when we were in League one. Also, given the cost of living problems people are facing, it really is a monumental effort. Maybe football in C'Field is fashionable; more folk moving into the surrounding areas like Derby Road. Who knows? What is 'it'? Thoughts?

It's a brilliant turn out, the town has always backed it's football team. If the goods are being produced on the pitch no matter what league we are in the fans have turned out in numbers. Over this last 18 months the club has reconnected with the fans after the dark few years under DC/AC.. If we start well i can see us hopefully selling out our home allocation most weeks.

[Humpalumpa]

Deansaunders, on 03 August 2023 - 10:32 AM, said:

Weather said to be a shocker Saturday,so might put a dampener on it if you excuse the pun

No cricket Saturday looking at the predicted monsoon, so this may give an opportunity for those town supporting cricketers to attend though !!!

[lindave]

I'd say 7429

[Sussex Spireite]

WEareSAILING, on 03 August 2023 - 01:42 PM, said:

It's a brilliant turn out, the town has always backed it's football team. If the goods are being produced on the pitch no matter what league we are in the fans have turned out in numbers. Over this last 18 months the club has reconnected with the fans after the dark few years under DC/AC.. If we start well i can see us hopefully selling out our home allocation most weeks.

I'm sorry to be negative, but it hasn't.
Mid 80's, crowds at Saltergate where pretty poor. We played Bristol Rovers in Nov 85 which was abandoned at half time because of fog and the crowd was 1,911. We also played Wolves the same season and the crowd was 2,588!

[gloucestershireblue]

Sussex Spireite, on 03 August 2023 - 04:36 PM, said:

I'm sorry to be negative, but it hasn't.
Mid 80's, crowds at Saltergate where pretty poor. We played Bristol Rovers in Nov 85 which was abandoned at half time because of fog and the crowd was 1,911. We also played Wolves the same season and the crowd was 2,588!

Crowds in all divisions were rubbish in the mid 80s, so it wasn’t a CFC thing. Doing a bit of Googling, the lowest ever average attendances in English football were in 85/86 at 8130.

[60s 70s Spireite]

gloucestershireblue, on 03 August 2023 - 04:45 PM, said:

Crowds in all divisions were rubbish in the mid 80s, so it wasn’t a CFC thing. Doing a bit of Googling, the lowest ever average attendances in English football were in 85/86 at 8130.

Crowds have dramatically increased in recent years- across the leagues.
Quote from EFL
Over 21.7 million supporters passed through the turnstiles of an EFL competition in 2022-23, with the highest cumulative attendances recorded for league matches since 1953-54.
Not sure anyone can tells us why.

[Cosmo Kramer]

60s 70s Spireite, on 03 August 2023 - 08:19 PM, said:

Crowds have dramatically increased in recent years- across the leagues.
Quote from EFL
Over 21.7 million supporters passed through the turnstiles of an EFL competition in 2022-23, with the highest cumulative attendances recorded for league matches since 1953-54.
Not sure anyone can tells us why.

My general impression is that the cascade of young players down the league with all of the inbound traffic from abroad at the top levels, plus the improvements in coaching and facilities/pitches over the years means that the quality of football is generally much better at the lower levels than it used to be. I wonder how much impact that has?

[jonnythespireite]

Cosmo Kramer, on 03 August 2023 - 08:44 PM, said:

My general impression is that the cascade of young players down the league with all of the inbound traffic from abroad at the top levels, plus the improvements in coaching and facilities/pitches over the years means that the quality of football is generally much better at the lower levels than it used to be. I wonder how much impact that has?

Several factors in my opinion.
Covid - we couldn’t go to football. I think folk have realised how much they love something when they’ve not got it and are turning up in droves.
Premier League - basically it’s now football played on a different planet and to largely different rules than the rest of us. Whilst undoubtedly a global marketing success I think it’s losing its appeal to true English football fans hence people go8ng elsewhere to a point. Price is a factor here too.
Town - our support was phenomenal last season and I think that’s to do with the above and also the fact we’ve got rid of the Sheffield lot and have people in charge and a manager who clearly care. I must say it’s really pleasing to see the youth getting behind their home team too.

[60s 70s Spireite]

jonnythespireite, on 03 August 2023 - 08:56 PM, said:

Several factors in my opinion.
Covid - we couldn’t go to football. I think folk have realised how much they love something when they’ve not got it and are turning up in droves.
Premier League - basically it’s now football played on a different planet and to largely different rules than the rest of us. Whilst undoubtedly a global marketing success I think it’s losing its appeal to true English football fans hence people go8ng elsewhere to a point. Price is a factor here too.
Town - our support was phenomenal last season and I think that’s to do with the above and also the fact we’ve got rid of the Sheffield lot and have people in charge and a manager who clearly care. I must say it’s really pleasing to see the youth getting behind their home team too.

The Premier league also broke records- last season passing an average of 40,000 for the first time in its history.
As I said, the boom is across all the leagues.