Racecourse attendances

[rob_1072]

Originally Posted by Vambo

Fans come and go, but crowds are currently increasing year on year, so the way the club is being run may put him off, but it's probably bringing in 2 new fans for every one it loses.

I think there will be a big drop in crowds for rest of this season as long as hughes is still manager.

[thedischunter96]

Originally Posted by Vambo

Fans come and go, but crowds are currently increasing year on year, so the way the club is being run may put him off, but it's probably bringing in 2 new fans for every one it loses.

Theres a lot more youngsters attending. Which is good to see.....

£20 a game is a lot for an adult, considering its 5th tier football. Sky sports is only £18 a month. I know you dont get the atmosphere etc but for some people that could be what puts them off.

I guess there is a lot of armchair fans and they only appear when we get a big team in the cup or we reach the play offs etc. Others is due to work commitments, family etc.

[thedischunter96]

Originally Posted by rob_1072

I think there will be a big drop in crowds for rest of this season as long as hughes is still manager.

I don't think its mainly Hughes. There is a lot that has to be answered for us fans especially after January's fiasco!

[Mr Wonderful]

I think in the 80’s/90’s we lost ten thousand fans over about 4/5 years. Incredible sight watching your team with just over a thousand hardy souls on a cold November night, the kop was a dessert!

[1AlbertKinsey]

Originally Posted by Mr Wonderful

I think in the 80’s/90’s we lost ten thousand fans over about 4/5 years. Incredible sight watching your team with just over a thousand hardy souls on a cold November night, the kop was DESSERT!

A trifle cold then?

[spuderz123]

Originally Posted by thedischunter96

Theres a lot more youngsters attending. Which is good to see.....

£20 a game is a lot for an adult, considering its 5th tier football. Sky sports is only £18 a month. I know you dont get the atmosphere etc but for some people that could be what puts them off.

I guess there is a lot of armchair fans and they only appear when we get a big team in the cup or we reach the play offs etc. Others is due to work commitments, family etc.

I'm not going tomorrow due to the cost. Haven't been able to afford a season ticket this year and can't justify another £20 to watch Barnum-Bobb piss about

[Redordead]

Originally Posted by spuderz123

I'm not going tomorrow due to the cost. Haven't been able to afford a season ticket this year and can't justify another £20 to watch Barnum-Bobb piss about

Same spent £80 on the August home games.

[paddockgraham]

Originally Posted by pagl

As Fezbob points out counting non attending STs because of revenue clouds the figures since it started. However last 2 years have been good but reality is every season is a new beginning and challenge. If crowds fall now then its hard work to get them back.

they were still counted then you dimwit, they weren't hidden away, not many season ticket holders do not attend games or they wouldn't buy a ticket in the first place, the stupidity of some people on here knows no bounds, the frothers always have to have some reason to knock the club, this one is bizarre, attendances are up, season ticket sales grow, even though we haven't had much success since winning the vase

[paddockgraham]

Originally Posted by Maccie

I’ve spoken to a lot of fans who are not attending this year, I have also talked to many who have failed to renew their season tickets for the first time in years.
This is not a scientific review, just something I’ve become aware of this year (& not just in the last few weeks.
Worrying thing is, if crowds fall, & indeed the club falls into further decline then the fan owned model is screwed. Small crowds = small revenue with no way of reversing the spiral!

I also know a few new people who haven't bought one before and some who have returned, this always happens, thats how it works, expecting 4000 every game is astonishing considering what we used to get in the league, lucky for 2500 on a Tuesday night