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I've heard from a top top sorce that it's going to be 19,309.

We also keep our first clean sheet of the season, surprisingly.
 



Marty_Mcfly said:
20,658, love a good old 'guess the attendence' game. It's much easier now HMRC seem to have clamped down on tax evasion, I remember going to a game in the eraly 90's and couldn't see a spare seat anywere, the announcement came on and there was only 21,000, were we could have fit another 9000 I don't know.
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You may be referring to the first home game of the 91/92 season, Marty; against West Ham and the opening of the Kop stand. The club announced a gate of 21,463 which, to anyone there, was absolutely laughable. It was discussed in the Green 'Un letters page and there was an article in Flashing Blade about it.

It happened quite frequently in that period. Later in the same season, during Mike Lake's brief golden spell, we beat Man City 4-2. The Lane was rammed on all 4 sides, yet a gate of just 22,000 was announced. That was obviously nonsense, not least because City had filled the Lane end and the police had shut the gates on John Street. The club revised the gate up to 25,898 by the time it got to Monday, but there must have been nearer 30,000 in that day.

I believe there was a police investigation some years later, by which time, as we know, one of the Board members from the period under suspicion was being sought by Interpol...
 
Marty_Mcfly said:
20,658, love a good old 'guess the attendence' game. It's much easier now HMRC seem to have clamped down on tax evasion, I remember going to a game in the eraly 90's and couldn't see a spare seat anywere, the announcement came on and there was only 21,000, were we could have fit another 9000 I don't know.
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Probably 11th May, 1991 at home to Norwich. The kop roof had come off and it was the last chance to stand on the kop. We won 2-1 (Agana, 2) and they said the crowd was 21,019. I presume that was the number on the kop that day...:rolleyes:

Pages 16 & 17 here.
 
So what I'be learned about the Blades from this thread today..we've got crooks right from the bottom to the very top!?!?

:eek:
 
FATTYFOULKE said:
When that Charles green was running things didn't he say they found several turnstiles had had the cables cut so there was no way of knowing how many had gone through?

Those turnstile operators must have been driving some right motors. Always used to think they must be on the take, piles and piles of fivers and tenners stacked high on the counter....
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them were the days once went to huddersfield and a big gush of wind and there was money flying every were some rich blades fans that day
 
LS16Blade said:
You may be referring to the first home game of the 91/92 season, Marty; against West Ham and the opening of the Kop stand. The club announced a gate of 21,463 which, to anyone there, was absolutely laughable. It was discussed in the Green 'Un letters page and there was an article in Flashing Blade about it.

It happened quite frequently in that period. Later in the same season, during Mike Lake's brief golden spell, we beat Man City 4-2. The Lane was rammed on all 4 sides, yet a gate of just 22,000 was announced. That was obviously nonsense, not least because City had filled the Lane end and the police had shut the gates on John Street. The club revised the gate up to 25,898 by the time it got to Monday, but there must have been nearer 30,000 in that day.

I believe there was a police investigation some years later, by which time, as we know, one of the Board members from the period under suspicion was being sought by Interpol...
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Paul Woolhouse anyone? Think Interpol were looking in the wrong place? Saw to him 6 months after he disappeared..... filling up with fuel in Bakewell!
 
Northyorksblade said:
Well if she is near me and she bangs her seat up and down all afternoon, the clip round the ear from me, may make her end up with you on the kop. :)
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At six they generally spend the time kicking the back of seats.
 



Northyorksblade said:
She will still end up on the kop. As you get older tolerance levels decrease, which makes it weird that I still support United :)
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I'll trade your six yr old for the kid at the back of me,who's encouraged to shout 'break his legs' every time somebody tackles an opponent
 
Northyorksblade said:
She will still end up on the kop. As you get older tolerance levels decrease, which makes it weird that I still support United :)
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blade62 said:
I'll trade your six yr old for the kid at the back of me,who's encouraged to shout 'break his legs' every time somebody tackles an opponent
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F'king kids!

Shouldn't be allowed in the Family Stand!
;)
 
Grecian2000 said:
Ahh, that old chestnut. "Where you parkin then? My hubbies working, even if he wasn't he'd be at the match. Get over so lonely on a Satdy".

Always used to prefer pigs who liked golf on a Sunday myself. Bit off the suckling joint for me in the morning and a few sloppies for porker in the afternoon. Fore . . .
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Hang on....I'm a golfer. ⛳️ :eek:
 



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