Declared Gates...

[GrayBlade]

Near the end of last night’s Arsenal v Man City game, Arsenal declared an attendance of 58k much to the mirth of Garry Neville who reckoned there was less than half that. The ground did look pretty empty especially in the centre sections and upper tiers.

Anyway, the commentator clarified the matter and a debate that we’ve have a few times on here by confirming that clubs English clubs declare all season ticket holders and pre-bought tickets in the official attendance irrespective of whether or not the person turns up. In other words it’s not based on turnstile clicks on the day as some have suggested.

This explains some of our midweek gates when it was obvious there was 2 or 3 thousand less than declared, but even more so, how a less than half-full Sty still declare 26k Pigs trot through their quaint 1960’s-esk manual turnstiles. Debate over.

 

[rompodebailey]

Reading sub 7K ?

 

[BornOnShorehamStreet]

Reading sub 7000K ?

This when the teams are about to emerge

Sub Zero more like

 

[rompodebailey]

Reading sub 7000K ?

Edited. I'm learning all the time

 

[snootyfenooty]

This explains some of our midweek gates when it was obvious there was 2 or 3 thousand less than declared, but even more so, how a less than half-full Sty still declare 26k Pigs trot through their quaint 1960’s-esk manual turnstiles. Debate over.

It will be an even more interesting debate next season when the pigs don't have all the ST holders padding their gates out. I wonder if we'll ever see one of their 28,000 sell-outs again?

 

[GrayBlade]

Reading sub 7K ?

Good point that, they’ve got to have more than 6k season ticket holders surely, the mystery deepens, the debate’s not over...except in North London and Sheffield.

 

[grafikhaus]

Good point that, they’ve got to have more than 6k season ticket holders surely, the mystery deepens, the debate’s not over...except in North London and Sheffield.

The mystery at Arsenal doesn't deepen. They've got Diane Abbott working for them.

 

[GrayBlade]

The mystery at Arsenal doesn't deepen. They've got Diane Abbott working for them.

Haha, that would explain everything, and she’s obviously advising in the Brightside and Hillsborough constituency.

 

[Woodthorpe blade]

The mystery at Arsenal doesn't deepen. They've got Diane Abbott working for them.

I saw her at the darts.

 

[Sean Thornton]

I saw her at the darts.View attachment 37389

Right wing extremist...

 

[Right Back]

They shouldn’t really refer to it as ‘attendance’ & change it to ‘tickets sold’ if that’s the case.

 

[Cerberus Blade]

They shouldn’t really refer to it as ‘attendance’ & change it to ‘tickets sold’ if that’s the case.

or "tickets given away in working men's clubs" in Wednesday's case.

 

[Right Back]

or "tickets given away in working men's clubs" in Wednesday's case.

Nah, they can’t even give em away for that shit hole.

 

[South London Blade]

or "tickets given away in working men's clubs" in Wednesday's case.

Or given away in other places:

 

[shorehamview]

Or given away in other places:
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There’d be about 50,000 of the dirty oozing diseased buggers there every home match.
Plus all the ones with chlamydia too.

 

[Johnstreet John]

Love a good attendance conspiracy. Us this, them that. All have ups n downs, some more ups than others. Official attendance statistics usually ends debates. I use this one when in a corner.
http://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn.htm