Why so many empty seats ? (25 Viewers)

[Alan Dugdales Moustache]

This match was sold out. It wasn't a game moved from a Saturday to midweek . It wasn't as if people were going but work commitments prevented them .
Yet there were hundreds of empty seats. Not thousands but clearly enough for it to look short of a sell out .
Still a very good crowd. The fact it was sold out is yet another indication of how far the club has moved on in the last few years.
Has anyone any idea why there are always so many fans who buy a ticket and just don't turn up ?

 

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[junglej13]

Also - why is that balcony by the Mahou lounge always empty? Is it just overpriced?

 

[Evo1883]

This match was sold out. It wasn't a game moved from a Saturday to midweek . It wasn't as if people were going but work commitments prevented them .
Yet there were hundreds of empty seats. Not thousands but clearly enough for it to look short of a sell out .
Still a very good crowd. The fact it was sold out is yet another indication of how far the club has moved on in the last few years.
Has anyone any idea why there are always so many fans who buy a ticket and just don't turn up ?

A few but not too many, mostly ST holders who I imagine are doing other things for Boxing day

 

[clint van damme]

A few but not too many, mostly ST holders who I imagine are doing other things for Boxing day

People moving to areas they shouldn't be in as well.

 

[Alan Dugdales Moustache]

A few but not too many, mostly ST holders who I imagine are doing other things for Boxing day

I watched it at home . Lots of empty seats in the west stand, and I'm not including the balcony. There were, inevitably, spaces all over the north stand.
If we can't actually can't fill our own seats on Boxing Day ( and I don't mean sell out because we clearly can ) then I don't know when it will happen .
If this happens at other clubs then perhaps it's just what happens but I do feel.qe are particularly bad at this

 

[jamroac]

I’ve a season ticket but live in Brighton, so Boxing Day with no trains was always going to be tough. And didn’t really fancy driving in that fog.

There are a fair few people in a similar position. Someone else used my ST for today but id imagine some people can’t be bothered with the admin or hassle.

 

[JAM See]

This match was sold out. It wasn't a game moved from a Saturday to midweek . It wasn't as if people were going but work commitments prevented them .
Yet there were hundreds of empty seats. Not thousands but clearly enough for it to look short of a sell out .
Still a very good crowd. The fact it was sold out is yet another indication of how far the club has moved on in the last few years.
Has anyone any idea why there are always so many fans who buy a ticket and just don't turn up ?

Where in the ground? I'm in 13 and it looked pretty full to me.

Bear in mind, there's a lot of newbie families at a game like this and they'll be taking kids for food etc. during the game.

Nowhere near as empty as at previous 'sellouts'.

It was funny at about 88 minutes when we were singing "You've seen the City, now fuck off home" to look at a rapidly deserting north stand though.

 

[eyesee]

This match was sold out. It wasn't a game moved from a Saturday to midweek . It wasn't as if people were going but work commitments prevented them .
Yet there were hundreds of empty seats. Not thousands but clearly enough for it to look short of a sell out .
Still a very good crowd. The fact it was sold out is yet another indication of how far the club has moved on in the last few years.
Has anyone any idea why there are always so many fans who buy a ticket and just don't turn up ?

people go away at xmas. we were in deepest darkest devon until 5:30 this morning when we drove back for the game. i guess not everybody will do that, and just accept that they will miss the game.

 

[Alan Dugdales Moustache]

Where in the ground? I'm in 13 and it looked pretty full to me.

Bear in mind, there's a lot of newbie families at a game like this and they'll be taking kids for food etc. during the game.

Nowhere near as empty as at previous 'sellouts'.

It was funny at about 88 minutes when we were singing "You've seen the City, now fuck off home" to look at a rapidly deserting north stand though.

Watch the highlights . Pockets all over the west and North stand. Perhaps more of our fans go on holiday at Christmas than other clubs, but like I say, there might be similar numbers missing at other sell out matches up and down the land.

 

[Evo1883]

Watch the highlights . Pockets all over the west and North stand. Perhaps more of our fans go on holiday at Christmas than other clubs, but like I say, there might be similar numbers missing at other sell out matches up and down the land.

Every ticket in the home end was sold .. 2 people next to me were taking the place of the lad that usually attends

 

[Evo1883]

I watched it at home . Lots of empty seats in the west stand, and I'm not including the balcony. There were, inevitably, spaces all over the north stand.
If we can't actually can't fill our own seats on Boxing Day ( and I don't mean sell out because we clearly can ) then I don't know when it will happen .
If this happens at other clubs then perhaps it's just what happens but I do feel.qe are particularly bad at this

I'd also say that empty sky blue seats stick out like a sore thumb

 

[quinn1971]

A lot of empty seats by us in the legends lounge block we’re bcause of people upgrading to the balcony bar, think people thought it was game over at half time so stayed in the bars ?

 

[hill83]

My dad and grandad both went into hospital Christmas Eve and Christmas Day respectively. Sorry about that

 

[clint van damme]

My dad and grandad both went into hospital Christmas Eve and Christmas Day respectively. Sorry about that

Bloody hell. Some Christmas. Hope they're OK.

 

[Alan Dugdales Moustache]

My dad and grandad both went into hospital Christmas Eve and Christmas Day respectively. Sorry about that

Mine are both dead, Hill. Sorry about that.

 

[peteCCFC]

My seat was empty because we've been fucking disgraceful for months and I can't watch a football team that cannot defend.

 

[Tommo1993]

I’m sure the club still hand out freebies, while they do we’ll never have a full house.

 

[JAM See]

My seat was empty because we've been fucking disgraceful for months and I can't watch a football team that cannot defend.

We're currently the 34th best men's football team in the whole country. Chill out.

 

[Alan Dugdales Moustache]

I’m sure the club still hand out freebies, while they do we’ll never have a full house.

Wasn't aware of that, but it would explain a lot of it.

 

[Saddlebrains]

I’m sure the club still hand out freebies, while they do we’ll never have a full house.

Far as I'm aware the freebies are very minimal. I'm talking 20-30 a game

 

[Evo1883]

Wasn't aware of that, but it would explain a lot of it.

I don't think the club are handing out many freebies they don't need to

 

[Saddlebrains]

Also - why is that balcony by the Mahou lounge always empty? Is it just overpriced

Priced too high i feel

 

[Captain Dart]

We're currently the 34th best men's football team in the whole country. Chill out.

Maybe 35th if you count Celtic.

 

[Tommo1993]

Wasn't aware of that, but it would explain a lot of it.

Always seemed a somewhat pointless exercise to me. When I was in school I was given two freebies by Steve Staunton when he was doing some community thing. I already had a season ticket and my mates didn’t want them either.

 

[Evo1883]

From my seat today

 

[Tommo1993]

Far as I'm aware the freebies are very minimal. I'm talking 20-30 a game

One of those must be for Paxman.

 

[Skyblue Bangkok]

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From my seat today

Looks fairly full.

 

[Bricks🧱]

This match was sold out. It wasn't a game moved from a Saturday to midweek . It wasn't as if people were going but work commitments prevented them .
Yet there were hundreds of empty seats. Not thousands but clearly enough for it to look short of a sell out .
Still a very good crowd. The fact it was sold out is yet another indication of how far the club has moved on in the last few years.
Has anyone any idea why there are always so many fans who buy a ticket and just don't turn up ?

Just registered after 10 years of reading this forum which is great.
But all those years of not commenting this has to be the most boring of comments registered.
We won , people have families, you spend your time counting seats at the CBS look up Pornhub if life is that bad .
Or pop into your local for a beer and talk to people.Good luck .

 

[Alan Dugdales Moustache]

I'd also say that empty sky blue seats stick out like a sore thumb

Watch the highlights. Lots of empty seats in the west stand. In the corners as you'd expect. But surely if people are on holiday etc they'd be dotted all over and not more in the corners than elsewhere.

 

[Alan Dugdales Moustache]

Just registered after 10 years of reading this forum which is great.
But all those years of not commenting this has to be the most boring of comments registered.
We won , people have families, you spend your time counting seats at the CBS look up Pornhub if life is that bad .
Or pop into your local for a beer and talk to people.Good luck .

I just noticed so many empty seats in a sell out.
if you've been looking at this site for 10 years without registering it's no wonder you've been on Pornhub as a top up.

 

[Kilclines curly mullet]

I personally know of 4 season ticket holders that were not there today due to a mixture of illness and seeing family.

 

[Sky Blue Wozza]

Loads of empty seats at the Derby v WBA game tonight - and they had a similar bumper crowd too

 

[shmmeee]

My two would have been empty today cos I was in the Balcony Bar, I’d imagine a few did that or similar.

 

[Evo1883]

Watch the highlights. Lots of empty seats in the west stand. In the corners as you'd expect. But surely if people are on holiday etc they'd be dotted all over and not more in the corners than elsewhere.

Yea just watched , yea a couple dozen in the posh stand , 3rd and 4th goals are too close to half time to use

 

[MalcSB]

My dad and grandad both went into hospital Christmas Eve and Christmas Day respectively. Sorry about that

Hope they are ok.