Actual attandances

Discussion in 'The Hornets' Nest - Watford Chat' started by Otter, Sep 12, 2018.

  1. Otter

    Otter Gambling industry insider

    The BBC website has an article about the published attendances discrepancy with actual attendances, which were are included in.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45158878

    Most matches there are number of no shows in the SEJ stand, I sit opposite it so it looks obviously under-used.

    It seems that when Brighton came in August last year that the true attendance was 16,613
     
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  2. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    Clubs have always done this although be surprised if there was that much of a difference!
     
  3. Bwood_Horn

    Bwood_Horn Squad Player

  4. RookeryDad

    RookeryDad Squad Player

    Would you have sat in the first 6 rows of the SEJ for that game?

    [​IMG]
     
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  5. YellowRedBlack

    YellowRedBlack Academy Graduate

    I was in the first 6 rows and it was pretty grim until I realised it was Knockaert.

    The ticket situation is ridiculous - but not sure how to solve it. Obviously people buy a ST and only go to the big games. I live near Bristol and get to as many as I can but find it nearly impossible to get two seats (as I want to bring my daughter) in a decent spot to make the trip worthwhile. Looking at empty seats on MOTD winds me right up....
     
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  6. fuzzy73

    fuzzy73 Squad Player

    Do we qualify for Europe if we win the Tinpot league?
     
  7. Bwood_Horn

    Bwood_Horn Squad Player

    It's not ideal - but there are usually quite a few "twins" available in the family stand - THEY DO NOT ADVERTISE THESE AND YOU HAVE TO ORDER BY PHONE.
     
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  8. YellowRedBlack

    YellowRedBlack Academy Graduate

    That's good to know... but it does mean talking to a (near as dammit) human? Ewwwww. I'll give it a go.
     
  9. Meh!

    Meh! Pre-Dictator

    Wigan v BC tonight is virtually empty.

    Upper mid table clash in the championship and it looks less than third full.

    TV is no excuse. That is just embarrassing.
     
  10. CaveManHornet

    CaveManHornet Reservist

    Atmosphere is cr*p too. Sounds soulless
     
  11. Meh!

    Meh! Pre-Dictator

    Football is god-awful too. I've watched some cracking champ games this year. This tripe is division 2 standard.
     
  12. Otter

    Otter Gambling industry insider

    Apart from the years that Wigan were in the Premier league the football club has never had serious support from the locals given that the town is staunchly a rugby league town.
     
  13. V Crabro

    V Crabro Reservist

    I remember getting soaked and windswept at the dump that was Springfield Park in April 1998 when we lost 3-2 during the run in to the third tier title (a contrast with celebrating in the sunshine at Craven Cottage a few weeks later).
    According to the record books 4,262 attended and a fair percentage must have been WFC fans.
    Also noticed that we only lost 3 away games that season - PNE, Burnley and Wigan Athletic - was that the start of the Lancashire jinx?
     
  14. Teide1

    Teide1 Squad Player

    Thank goodness we didn't play Blackpool that season!
     
  15. Otter

    Otter Gambling industry insider

    I was there that day too. We were 3-0 down at half time and Paul Robinson was having mare so GT took him off and we played them off the park in the second half, I think we had an equaliser disallowed right at the end.
     
  16. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    I think we did ... drew 1-1 with Darren Bazeley scoring .

    We won the home game 4-1 with Rocket Ronny scoring a great solo goal.
     
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  17. Robert Peel

    Robert Peel Squad Player

    Sky have turned their sights to the Championship as the next league they want to rip the soul out of.

    You can watch any midweek game on their "red button", which is going to send away attendances through the floor and probably knock a significant number off the home attendance too.
     
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  18. ST1968

    ST1968 First Year Pro

    My mate Dave had a 'conversation' with the Old Bill about his show of displeasure at the decisions made by the ref. I think they described his verbal language as a little too colourful and his body language as a little too expressive. Or something like that.
     
  19. Forzainglese

    Forzainglese Reservist

    I remember that one, alright. I'm not sure I've ever got wetter at a football match: It was as if someone was pouring a bucket of cold water down my neck. Plus a thunderstorm came through and we were standing right next to one of those old-fashioned metal floodlight towers - whoa! Plus we'd conceded three in double-quick time. My 16-year-old and I were going to go walking in the Lake District afterwards, but she was so cold I abandoned that and we went for a slap-up meal in Deansgate, Manchester, instead.
    & Otter is right - it's really a rugby league town.
     

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