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Supersuperleeds
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Typhon
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I found this quite interesting. Someone's obtained Manchester United's actual attendance figures from GMP (freedom of information request). United have pretty much sold out (70k+ tickets) every game this season apart from one domestic cup game but only once during the entire season have they had an attendance of more than 70,000 despite having a capacity of over 75,000.
Their attendance has been as low as 46k in the Champions League and 59k in the Premier League. Despite selling over 70k tickets for both games. That's an awful lot of people not making the trip! Especially when you consider a lot of people will give away their tickets to friends if they can't go, or sell them on sites such as viagogo.
They're going to publish Chelsea, Arsenal, City and Liverpool's figures next month. It'll be interesting to see how they compare - I can't imagine there is quite that level of absenteeism though.
http://redsaway.com/2013/04/revealed-how-many-people-actually-go-to-old-trafford/#more-3281
Their attendance has been as low as 46k in the Champions League and 59k in the Premier League. Despite selling over 70k tickets for both games. That's an awful lot of people not making the trip! Especially when you consider a lot of people will give away their tickets to friends if they can't go, or sell them on sites such as viagogo.
They're going to publish Chelsea, Arsenal, City and Liverpool's figures next month. It'll be interesting to see how they compare - I can't imagine there is quite that level of absenteeism though.
http://redsaway.com/2013/04/revealed-how-many-people-actually-go-to-old-trafford/#more-3281
mark st1
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United stopped using any outside ticket agents from the start of this season. All tickets that wernt going to be used had to be given back to the club who would sell them at face value instead of the extra £25 odd that the thieves at Viagogo used to charge per ticket. I should imagine thats cost them a few spectators but thats quite a difference in them figures 
. On the times ive been even on Champions League nights there sure as shoot aint been 30+k seats empty though.
. On the times ive been even on Champions League nights there sure as shoot aint been 30+k seats empty though.I'm sure Mark will correct me if I'm wrong,but my understanding is the Utd ST holders have to buy cup competition tickets when they buy there ST's, whether they attend cup games is irrelevant the club will use the sold tickets as the attendance as it reflects better on the club. Other clubs adopt a similar policy but not quits as brutal as Utd's approach.
mark st1
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Correct the money gets deducted from your bank account weather you go or not iirc or you can opt out of all cup games at the start of the season and take your chances of getting a ticket for the games if they progress to the later stages (a good choice if you opted out this season though
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mark st1
Plastic Manc
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Its a bit of a con imo i know we shouldn't really expect any less in this day and age but that can add at least a few hundred quid on to a season ticket. The only thing ive found a bit of a cheek this season is you have to become a member to buy a ticket regardless of if you go to 1 or 10 games. So thats £30 before you've even started.
i hate hills
Its my day to be brilliant
Roll on Saturday. Another Angus derby to look forward to. You may recall Tuesday night saw the cousin marryers from Forfar defeat the mighty Brechin City 4-3 at the Glebe. Well tomorrow we play our second derby in a week when we "welcome" the SMOKIE bar stewards from Arbroath to the Camp Nou Glebe. Ourselves , Forfar and Arbroath are all vying to make the Second Division playoffs so a win for City is vital. Three points for Brechin tomorrow would probs just about seal it but this could also help the cousin marryers if Arbroath leave empty handed.With Sky Sports not covering the game the normally stay at home armchair fans should help swell the attendance. Come on City ....................................................please.
I didn't know this, you have to buy tickets for games you don't want to go to and you have to pay £30 to able to purchase anything? Incredible! I wouldn't go, I'd go to FC United or Stockport for my football, they are taking the p.i.s.s out of you.
