FULHAM HOME THREAD

augie · Post by **augie** » Mon May 10, 2010 11:42 am

Rob wrote:Did everyone hear the peel of audible laughter round the stadium when the attendance 'figure' was announced ?

Thats when the fans should break into a chant of "60,000 you're having a laff" to the air of champions league you're having a laff

MK Gould · Post by **MK Gould** » Mon May 10, 2010 12:28 pm

60,000.....yes, a joke. But in fairness to Arsenal I'm fairly sure I read something that this season they are supposed to be publishing tickets sold rather than attendance.

Also, did TV prove that Flappy handled the ball? I was perfectly placed and thought that he'd managed to bring it down with his chest.... That said, what he was doing going for the ball in the first place I'll never know

!!!

stg · Post by **stg** » Mon May 10, 2010 12:33 pm

So Arsenal Football club sell 60.000 seats for a game of football. 56.000 turn up for the game.

Which figure would you announce?

Is it Arsenal Football clubs fault that 4.000 did not turn up?

worthing gooner · Post by **worthing gooner** » Mon May 10, 2010 12:37 pm

If its tickets sold then fair enough but to announce "Today's attendance is" then what do you reckon that they are trying to do??

Post by **I Hate Hleb** » Mon May 10, 2010 12:41 pm

stg wrote:So Arsenal Football club sell 60.000 seats for a game of football. 56.000 turn up for the game.

Which figure would you announce?

Is it Arsenal Football clubs fault that 4.000 did not turn up?

But why bother announcing the attendance at all? Who actually cares? In the old days all they used to do was pass a bit of paper with the figure amongst the journalists so they could include it in their report. The way we currently do it - although technically right - only invites, and is receiving, ridicule!!!

highburyJD · Post by **highburyJD** » Mon May 10, 2010 5:16 pm

just be honest and announce 'for todays game we sold x tickets"

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Mon May 10, 2010 6:48 pm

stg wrote:So Arsenal Football club sell 60.000 seats for a game of football. 56.000 turn up for the game.

Which figure would you announce?

Is it Arsenal Football clubs fault that 4.000 did not turn up?

But did they sell those tickets ?

Or are they just saying so ? In effect lying ?

I sit in Club Level - or at least I did until yesterday, I will not be renewing for the forthcoming season - and they say there is a waiting list for Club Level and even advertise the fact at the Ground. Sounds fair enough.

But as I enter Club Level with my Platinum Smart Card I see many others entering with paper tickets.

Why ? Because Club Level cannot sell out as the prices are too high - between Â£3 and Â£5.5 K per season - so some seats and I would estimate as many as a third are sold on a match by match basis.

But even then Club Level still has many empty seats even for A grade fixtures as anyone can see.

So how can the Club possibly call capacity attendance figures for the whole stadium, when one area of the ground that is supposed to be all Season Ticket, is often 10 or 20% short of capacity because they haven't been able to shift the non 'Season Ticket 'seats there, on a match by match basis ?

If they are fibbing about Club Level, why should they not also be fibbing about seats in the lower and upper tiers ?

Post by **I Hate Hleb** » Mon May 10, 2010 7:05 pm

How dare you Rob - the club don't lie!!!