city4eva 207 Posted May 8, 2022 What was the official attendance today ? I can’t find it anywhere, given that there were thousands of empty seats Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greavsy 2,412 Posted May 8, 2022 Non attending seats still count as attendance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
city4eva 207 Posted May 8, 2022 1 minute ago, Greavsy said: Non attending seats still count as attendance. I always thought they did? So what was todays ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daly 500 Posted May 8, 2022 Would say around 24500 at start 5500 at 90 minutes 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yellowandgreen 34 Posted May 8, 2022 Definitely loads of empty seats near me. I have a strict no leaving until the final whistle rule but after 44 years of being a season ticket holder I left on 85 minutes. We need a reset of some kind. Farkeball thrown out with the bath water and nothing left but emptiness. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMF 736 Posted May 8, 2022 Today’s attendance should actually be called the pretendance. It’s the figure (and all clubs do it) reported for fans who’d actually purchased a ticket for the game, irrespective of whether they actually go to the game, or not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
essex canary 491 Posted May 8, 2022 Probably much more meaningful in the past when season tickets weren't such a feature or when perhaps they did count the number of times the turnstiles clicked. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Branston Pickle 3,635 Posted May 8, 2022 (edited) It is what it is: the club can’t resell tickets once sold (unless returned) so that figure has to be the official attendance. To an extent it makes little difference if people are there or not: Stuart Lee once did a bit on it - said he was more than happy if no one showed as he still had the ££ and didn’t have to do the show! Edited May 8, 2022 by Branston Pickle Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
essex canary 491 Posted May 8, 2022 1 hour ago, Branston Pickle said: It is what it is: the club can’t resell tickets once sold (unless returned) so that figure has to be the official attendance. To an extent it makes little difference if people are there or not: Stuart Lee once did a bit on it - said he was more than happy if no one showed as he still had the ££ and didn’t have to do the show! Indeed so it was much better when spectators could just turn up and pay on the day. Contract culture promotes laziness and lack of commitment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
East Rider 548 Posted May 8, 2022 23 minutes ago, essex canary said: Indeed so it was much better when spectators could just turn up and pay on the day. Contract culture promotes laziness and lack of commitment. Indeed it does. Supply and demand. The size of our ground means season tickets will probably always sell out in the champs or PL now and that leaves a scramble for the remaining few. Add a few more thousand seats in and I suspect the attendance would drop like a stone considering our utter pathetic performances this season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
corbs 147 Posted May 8, 2022 Football supporters attending premiership games should now be paid to attend. Global capitalism has made fans extras in an expensive drama. All workers should be paid a fair rate. Fans are needed, so have the power of Labour. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. Pants 4,195 Posted May 8, 2022 Is it that difficult to count the number of turnstile clicks as the official attendance? Even the media gantry above the Jarrold was half empty. I would guess 24,000 in the ground including 3,000 Hammers. We don't need a bigger ground, just better players and manager. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mello Yello 2,280 Posted May 9, 2022 Selective announcements of attendances....'I can't think why?..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CANARYKING 634 Posted May 9, 2022 At. £47 a ticket , can’t have been that many casuals Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Google Bot 3,256 Posted May 9, 2022 (edited) Stayed till the end and had a chat with friends in the car park for 5-10 mins. There was hardly any additional football traffic when we left, If you came into the city I don't think you'd know a prem league game had finished 15 minutes before. In fact, was eating KFC overlooking the sea before Canary Call had finished! Unheard of 🙂 Edited May 9, 2022 by Google Bot Share this post Link to post Share on other sites