pembroke allan wrote:Forever Blue wrote:Gaynor Straight wrote:Forever Blue wrote:NorthCardiffBlue wrote:WelshPatriot wrote:mallo wrote:Poor crowds all season come spring fans be desperate for tickets for run in Birmingham bottom of league 20k plus. Bristol city getting 20k plus and we're struggling to get 18k with special offers adult and child for a tenner any how well done to the loyal fans making the effort xxx
Brum bottom of the Championship had 20,000 yest v QPR
Bristol City 21,000 yest
It's the same time of year for all clubs fan bases
Merry Xmas Bluebirds
Cardiff population 360k Birmingham 1.1million. Bristol 480k.
Yeah but don't forget that 1.2million live within 5miles of the stadiun
10- 20 miles
And Birmingham are surrounded by many other clubs.
Bristol has two football clubs.
I thought it was just 10 miles - would love to see the evidence of this.
I believed it was with in 10miles and incl Cardiff,but apparently it was 15-20miles, but whats a few miles, not many other clubs around for 35 miles
It was put on here once again this week by Tim aka Lawnmower and someone else, I never put it out, they searched it and showed it it. Search his posts :thumb right:
The point is We are 2nd from Top of the Championship and have been all season and yet we can't even average 20,000 at home never mind 25,000 which 10 other Championship clubs get and thats worrying with our cheap tickets.
Annis name any of the top 13 clubs in fan league that have had lower crowds than us in previous 10yrs bearing in mind our successful period of 5yrs around 2007? Be Hard to find more than 2 on a regular basis! Point is those clubs are historically better supported than us so not accurate to compare us with them. Not saying our crowds shouldn't be higher they should but it is what it is.
Its not the 5 years of success from 2007 that's got us where we are now. Its the 40 lean years before that. We're a city the size of Newcastle in a metropolitan area with a bigger population than Tyne and Wear which includes Sunderland. Sustained playing at the top level will get bigger support. Name a club who had a worse 30 - 40 years who have bigger gates. There wont be many. A number tipped their toes in the lower divisions. Most managed to get straight back out.