The Wembley 40,000 (1 Viewer)

[pusbccfc]

£5 a ticket. Most people in Coventry have access to free tickets.

Maybe 18,000 turn up today?


Where are there? Are they part of the problem?


Not knocking anyone who has walked away from the club, but only managing a crowd like that is once again a little disappointing.

 

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[Nick]

Was more than 18. Probably just over 20.

 

[pusbccfc]

Was more than 18. Probably just over 20.

Even so. Tickets given away and still as low as that.

 

[Nick]

Even so. Tickets given away and still as low as that.

People aren't really that bothered

 

[cc84cov]

Weird atmosphere today I felt...oh how I miss Highfield Road

 

[Nick]

It was better then last year's

 

[matesx]

I thought about 21 to 22k .

10,000 empty maybe

 

[pusbccfc]

People aren't really that bothered

Exactly.

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

More there than I thought would be. Important that we didnt lose, although disappointed obviously at the manner we messed up.

 

[covcity4life]

Prob 22k there

Consistency is needes for atmosphere. Everyone is worried all time whilst games on and future alwaya looks bleak with sisu wasps stuff

 

[Adge]

It’s always been the same and in today’s climate if you give a ticket away for free people still wouldn’t go. This is due to 1) The owners, 2) Mediocre L1 football and 3) Cold weather.
If we were in the Championship at the top fighting for promotion there would be 28,000 who wouldn’t mind paying £26 on the gate.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Reminds me of a game last season where I was called a hardcore fan for knowing who McNulty was

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

It’s always been the same and in today’s climate if you give a ticket away for free people still wouldn’t go. This is due to 1) The owners, 2) Mediocre L1 football and 3) Cold weather.
If we were in the Championship at the top fighting for promotion there would be 28,000 who wouldn’t mind paying £26 on the gate.

They’d have to remove the Wasps flags from their arses first

 

[Terry_dactyl]

Reminds me of a game last season where I was called a hardcore fan for knowing who McNulty was

I had the same for knowing who doc Scott and Micky Finn were...

 

[luwalla]

Maybe I’m in the minority, I actually thought that was a great turnout today for a cold feb fixture against a team near bottom of the league .... I expected maybe 16k ( despite how many they give away ) and I reckon there was prob
22+ in there , not sure how the financials work out against 8k paying normal ticket price, but much better for fans and players seeing the stadium like that , with all stands open and bums on seats - still very quiet though, until we scored

 

[pusbccfc]

Maybe I’m in the minority, I actually thought that was a great turnout today for a cold feb fixture against a team near bottom of the league .... I expected maybe 16k ( despite how many they give away ) and I reckon there was prob
22+ in there , not sure how the financials work out against 8k paying normal ticket price, but much better for fans and players seeing the stadium like that , with all stands open and bums on seats - still very quiet though, until we scored

Yep, atmosphere was woeful for the majority.

 

[Gynnsthetonic]

League 1 football on a really cold day, a lot of people including myself long for the days of at least championship football with big away followings and until we do some fans just wont bother. I myself go to around 15 home matches but like a lot of city fans being bought up with top flight football every week the appeal is just not there!

 

[Covstu]

Maybe I’m in the minority, I actually thought that was a great turnout today for a cold feb fixture against a team near bottom of the league .... I expected maybe 16k ( despite how many they give away ) and I reckon there was prob
22+ in there , not sure how the financials work out against 8k paying normal ticket price, but much better for fans and players seeing the stadium like that , with all stands open and bums on seats - still very quiet though, until we scored

Same thought it was a decent show

 

[lord_garrincha]

Biggest game in ages on a Saturday night in May attracted 17k and 4k of that was away fans.

 

[Macca]

It shouldn't be too difficult to work out why any football club for whom Wembley is still a novelty can attract such numbers.
It's fairly naive to compare that with weekly attendance figures.

Little bit like when non league teams who average 250 find 2500 for an FA cup away fixture

 

[pusbccfc]

Biggest game in ages on a Saturday night in May attracted 17k and 4k of that was away fans.

Worst attendance in our history for me.

 

[torchomatic]

If we were in the Championship at the top fighting for promotion there would be 28,000 who wouldn’t mind paying £26 on the gate.

Not even sure that would be the case.

 

[torchomatic]

Biggest game in ages on a Saturday night in May attracted 17k and 4k of that was away fans.

Absolutely. Should have been a sell-out.

 

[chiefdave]

It shouldn't be too difficult to work out why any football club for whom Wembley is still a novelty can attract such numbers.

It's a though one. A final in the sun at Wembley against a league game in the freezing cold against Gillingham. Can't imagine why one is more popular than the other.

 

[Ashdown]

We've not exactly been getting headlines for entertainment either have we. League 1 stuff is largely mundane . It was very cold ! I think for what it was, dragging that many people out to the suburbs of Cov was quite an achievement. Hardly any Gills either !

 

[letsallsingtogether]

Sat in the north stand could have heard a pin drop.
Tried to join in with the naughty corner but ended up just getting dirty looks.
Pretty woeful really bit like a Rugby crowd.

 

[letsallsingtogether]

League 1 football on a really cold day, a lot of people including myself long for the days of at least championship football with big away followings and until we do some fans just wont bother. I myself go to around 15 home matches but like a lot of city fans being bought up with top flight football every week the appeal is just not there!

Must admit starting to give up.

 

[tisza]

Return to Ricoh was against Gillingham 27k (may have been on TV too?)
Next home game about half that.
Game after that about 8/9k.

 

[pusbccfc]

Sat in the north stand could have heard a pin drop.
Tried to join in with the naughty corner but ended up just getting dirty looks.
Pretty woeful really bit like a Rugby crowd.

Yep, we were the same. When we scored, most didn't stand up to celebrate in the telegraph.

 

[Adge]

Yep, we were the same. When we scored, most didn't stand up to celebrate in the telegraph.

Not really surprising since they have been banned by the club!

 

[Ccfcsj]

I'm one of those people you are on about who went to Wembley but not to Saturday's game. I know the price was an absolute bargain but I had my reasons why I didn't (and couldn't) go

 

[Ccfcsj]

League 1 football on a really cold day, a lot of people including myself long for the days of at least championship football with big away followings and until we do some fans just wont bother. I myself go to around 15 home matches but like a lot of city fans being bought up with top flight football every week the appeal is just not there!

I remember those days when I was young, free and single - worked a lot and didn't have any bills to pay. I used to go to every home and away game - Liverpool, Manchester, Arsenal, even Millwall and Oldham