The Obsession with “selling out”

[Grey Blade]

Best atmosphere we've had for a while . Must be down to it not being a sell out - or maybe it was having some vocal fans back in G and H block

 

[Harry's Game]

Too much standing tonight.. SAG will be putting us under restrictions again soon.

 

[BiggerBladeThanThou]

Exhibit A of why attendance obsession is a mind virus that takes over fans of clubs who have nothing to shout about. Just look at that shite.

The blunts support

www.owlstalk.co.uk

 

[NAnstonblade]

I’ve seen it thrown around like some badge of shame on Football Away Days, other fan forums, Porktalk etc. “They didn’t even sell out!” as if failing to fill every seat in a stadium somehow invalidates a club’s performance, progress, or support. It’s about time we talk about how irrelevant and overblown this obsession with selling out has become.

Let’s start with the obvious, football is about what happens on the pitch, not in the stands. A club can grind out results, build a solid team, and climb the table with empty seats in the background. You don’t get extra points for a sold out crowd. And let’s be honest, some fans of a nearby opposition club only turn up when the team is winning or a “big name” opponent like Sheffield United or even Peterborough United rolls into town.

Second, there are tons of reasons why a match might not sell out - awkward kickoff times, rising ticket prices, televised games, travel costs, midweek scheduling, weather, or just plain life getting in the way. Not everyone has the luxury of dropping everything to be there in person every time.

Then there’s this weird superiority complex some nearby opposition clubs and fanbases have over attendances. It’s turned into a numbers game, as if you’re a lesser club because your ground wasn’t at 100% capacity for a Tuesday night match in February. Since when did empty seats define the soul of a football club? I think I know why, since fans of a nearby opposition club had nothing else to shout and get excited about. That’s why.

We should be praising the people who do show up, week in, week out, not shaming those who can’t. And we should definitely stop pretending a club’s legitimacy or status hinges on ticket sales - more and more of our fan base are becoming infected by the porcine’s obsession virus.

Let’s focus less on the optics and more on the substance. Passion isn’t measured by the turnstile clicker and we all know when the Lane is rocking, it’s rocking but that’s often organic and raw.

And while we’re at it, let’s give credit where it’s due, our support, both home and away, has been consistently outstanding across multiple seasons, in both the Premier League and Championship and even League One. BDTBL has regularly been near capacity regardless of form, and the away following has been among the loudest and best-travelled in the country.

Excellent post. And the irony is half of Porktalk are urging supporters NOT to go!

 

[Bobby b]

ive just had a look on the sunderland and coventry forums, sunderland were mainly saying how good the team played but the coventry fans topic was not selling out

 

[flashinblade1889]

Exhibit A of why attendance obsession is a mind virus that takes over fans of clubs who have nothing to shout about. Just look at that shite.

The blunts support

www.owlstalk.co.uk

They don’t half talk some bollox them grunters and the fucking “Sunlan” fans on that thread need their fucking heads examining,have they forgot about the pic of Bradley that they gleefully showed the cunts

 

[chuffer]

H Block was electric last night on the South - best atmosphere in a long time at the Lane. Let the pigs keep roaring about attendances, it's the only thing they can go on about (even though we've averaged more at home all season). 100 years since we last won at Wembley... it's written in the stars. UTB

 

[LBA_Blade]

To be fair over 26,500 there on a Monday night 8pm kick off TV game is nothing to be ashamed of, regardless of what any clown that is obsessed with attendances might think. When you add in the cost of the ticket and travel, it's easily cost me over £70 last night. If i had a family to be concerned about that would be in the £100s for realistically a game we "couldn't win". In reality it was an entertaining match, 3 goals and a nice send off before Wembley however, lose that tie and it would have been the biggest disaster going or I could have gone with the narrative of we are through anyway etc so no point.

 

[HeCanDoMagic]

Last night was just pure enjoyment. The weather, the performance, the atmosphere, the occasion - it was great. I would take all the 'stick' in the world from any fans about attendance if it meant that atmosphere last night. Who cares? Loved it.

Those who want to be at Wembley, will be, they will find a way - its what we always do sadly. And I say sadly because often people stretch themselves financially, sometimes beyond our limits.

We have a feel good factor back at the perfect time. See you all at Wembley.

 

[AWetFlannel]

Best atmosphere we've had for a while . Must be down to it not being a sell out - or maybe it was having some vocal fans back in G and H block

When attendances are big, it's usually supplemented by people who come with others, aren't that arsed and don't make any noise. Like when my sisters have come occasionally in the past.

Atmosphere last night was the best all season by miles, you lose nothing by having two thousand fewer quiet fans besides it looking a bit empty in the upper tier. I couldn't care less.

 

[Yoonitedite]

Btw

Is it Sniffs it ? Or Snuffs it ?

Im hoping to sniff it shortly before I snuff it

 

[INTAKE BLADE]

Every pig and pig account on social media after our final, there's something seriously wrong with the lot of them, also they are playing on repeat their finals, except the Hull one

 

[metalblade]

Radio Sheffield had a pig love in after tea tonight playing re runs of the commentary of pig play off wins to get grunters to phone in and squeal.

 

[VictoryBlade]

Radio Sheffield had a pig love in after tea tonight playing re runs of the commentary of pig play off wins to get grunters to phone in and squeal.

Why?