Attendance today

[fanzone]

I were offered a FREE ticket today sat with 4 friends and I turned it down. Regardless of the price it's a very poor spectacle unfortunately, I'd rather watch it on the box in my home comforts where I can potter about and do other things after the boredom sets in.

[ksrclaret]

Think you heard wrong. Didn't see/notice any.

No, I didn’t. I also saw it with my own eyes.

[taio]

I were offered a FREE ticket today sat with 4 friends and I turned it down. Regardless of the price it's a very poor spectacle unfortunately, I'd rather watch it on the box in my home comforts where I can potter about and do other things after the boredom sets in.

I enjoyed it yesterday. But it's clearly not for you so, yes, best for you to stay away.

[Lancasterclaret]

Chatting to a Liverpool fan who can't get a ticket for love nor money for anfield, but always gets one when Liverpool come to Burnley

But she fully gets that jumping around and screaming like a loon when your team score isn't a good idea, and its not surprise that the knuckle draggers from Leeds don't get that concept

Fact is, we've got loads of away fans in the homes ends when the big, local clubs come, and there normally isn't any trouble

And its all revenue, and if we can't sell out, then that does say a lot about the size of our fan base (and we never sold out before the price increases, or when we offered tickets at a £5 btw)

[ClaretTony]

Some Leeds fans in JML. It threatened to get out of hand once Leeds scored.

Stewards did nothing, of course.

I take it you've reported it

[ayrshireclaret83]

I were offered a FREE ticket today sat with 4 friends and I turned it down. Regardless of the price it's a very poor spectacle unfortunately, I'd rather watch it on the box in my home comforts where I can potter about and do other things after the boredom sets in.

So instead of going out and having a fun day with some friends you would rather stay in the house yourself

Bet you are fun at parties

[claptrappers_union]

Shame, you missed a good game

[Leisure]

No, I didn’t. I also saw it with my own eyes.

But initially you said that you 'heard', not seen!

[ksrclaret]

But initially you said that you 'heard', not seen!

I can only see things in one stand, I can’t be in 3 places at once. But I have since heard about Leeds fans appearing in the other stands too.

Trust me when I say, they were there. It should not be happening.

[Claretforever]

Leeds fans were in the home ends, but it happens at most stadiums for various reasons. Man Utd fans were in the home ends at Wolves yesterday.

[durhamclaret]

Directors box was virtually empty for a start

Didn’t realise that we have still banned directors from LUFC from Bob Lord’s days!

[claptrappers_union]

Can’t see the issue with supporters in the wrong ends, as long as they treat each other with respect. I honestly wouldn’t care less if the was a family of Leeds fans in the home end.

[NewClaret]

Shameful on the Club not allowing ex-directors in there!

Is that true?? How strange?!

[IanMcL]

Have they still not put signs up showing which are the upper and lower tier queues?

No. Just North Stand...whatever that is!

[MACCA]

I were offered a FREE ticket today sat with 4 friends and I turned it down. Regardless of the price it's a very poor spectacle unfortunately, I'd rather watch it on the box in my home comforts where I can potter about and do other things after the boredom sets in.

And today was one of the better games....

But there's ceratainly a reason crowds are dwindling, but the product on offer is not progressing so has gone very stale for some.

[FCBurnley]

Sounds to me that we need as many away fans as possible to help fill the ground. Certainly can’t fill it with Clarets which is worrying. Clearly a lot have fans have found other things to spend their hard earned money

[Quickenthetempo]

And today was one of the better games....

But there's ceratainly a reason crowds are dwindling, but the product on offer is not progressing so has gone very stale for some.

It wasn't a good game to watch on the telly.
The atmosphere would have made it far better to be at the match in person.

[ClaretTony]

Shameful on the Club not allowing ex-directors in there!

The ex-directors are able to go in there and I think they sit on the opposite side.

[Erasmus]

It's worth remembering that back in the late 60s we quite often got crowds as low as 12 or 13 thousand and that was less than ten years after we won the title. I think it's just when you get to a point where there is very little possibility of further progress, and you are likely to lose more matches than you win, supporters' enthusiasm inevitably begins to wane a little.

[Sheedyclaret]

They was leeds fans is longside lower to

[MACCA]

It wasn't a good game to watch on the telly.
The atmosphere would have made it far better to be at the match in person.

Yes the atmosphere was decent to be fair,

But I've been way more bored at other games compared to yesterday.

Think most fans can understand why some choose to stay away though

[MrTopTier]

There will always be away fans in the home end. Saw it yesterday and seen it at most home games, particularly when we play the bigger teams.
Last week at Liverpool there were four Liverpool fans in front of me in the away end.
As long as people behave themselves it’s not an issue.

[fidelcastro]

I take it you've reported it

What would I be reporting that they don't already know?

[Rileybobs]

Are away fans not allowed in the home stands? Genuine question. Not sure whether a clarets number is required for general sale?!

[ClaretTony]

Are away fans not allowed in the home stands? Genuine question. Not sure whether a clarets number is required for general sale?!

I think all tickets have to be booked with a Clarets Number

[Quickenthetempo]

I think all tickets have to be booked with a Clarets Number

Plenty of rich premier league fans join as members of other clubs to get tickets when their team is in town.
It's a lottery getting tickets for the big clubs.

I say rich because you have to pay around 50 quid to join some clubs membership schemes.

[Burnley1989]

Yes the atmosphere was decent to be fair,

But I've been way more bored at other games compared to yesterday.

Think most fans can understand why some choose to stay away though

Had 3 spares yesterday, couldn’t give them away, no doubt it will be different when Utd or City are in town

[claretgimmer]

There are many fans of other NW clubs live locally and I know of some that have been to watch the clarets in other matches so have obtained a clarets number to go with their local postcode so when there chosen team plays at TM they have no problem getting a ticket in the home end. Not really rocket science how they achieve it, I think it`s been like that a while.

[MACCA]

Had 3 spares yesterday, couldn’t give them away, no doubt it will be different when Utd or City are in town

Yes it isnt ideal, not sure what the answer is though ,
its possibly just that lull most teams get after several seasons in the top league and you're only really ckmpetening in a mini league with the bottom half a dozen or so teams.

[taio]

Had 3 spares yesterday, couldn’t give them away, no doubt it will be different when Utd or City are in town

Did you try to give them away on here? I'm sure there would have been takers.

[Peter Loo]

Still no attendance found not even in the Guardian this morning.

[MT03ALG]

Has Tony discovered what the attendance was ? I assume he contacts the club for the official figure....

[ClaretTony]

Has Tony discovered what the attendance was ? I assume he contacts the club for the official figure....

I have asked and the club have not released an attendance

[Targetman]

I have asked and the club have not released an attendance

Some strange goings on with our club at the moment?

[fidelcastro]

I have asked and the club have not released an attendance

Is it not compulsory?

[Peter Loo]

Some strange goings on with our club at the moment?

For the life of me what on earth is there to gain for not publishing the attendance, other clubs do.

[ClaretTony]

Is it not compulsory?

Clearly not. There are other clubs who have not done so either.

I’ve got the attendances from the three previous games (including number of away fans). Why a club would not release an attendance is beyond me.

[Jakubclaret]

Clearly not. There are other clubs who have not done so either.

I’ve got the attendances from the three previous games (including number of away fans). Why a club would not release an attendance is beyond me.

Think during the early periods of boycotting at ewood attendances weren't released or dubiously inflated.

[fidelcastro]

Clearly not. There are other clubs who have not done so either.

I’ve got the attendances from the three previous games (including number of away fans). Why a club would not release an attendance is beyond me.

It doesn't seem that long ago that they used to announce it on the tannoy, and then subsequently on the big screen.

Not sure why it has to be a secret for so long now.

[claretblue]

Clearly not. There are other clubs who have not done so either.

I’ve got the attendances from the three previous games (including number of away fans). Why a club would not release an attendance is beyond me.

it’s a conspiracy!!
…they’re determined stopping me winning ‘guess the gate competition!

[claptrappers_union]

It doesn't seem that long ago that they used to announce it on the tannoy, and then subsequently on the big screen.

Not sure why it has to be a secret for so long now.

They stopped announcing when Paul Fletcher was Chief Exec., in the Championship. It was only announced when the attendance was over 15,000.

Then we got promoted and they didn’t want to announce it again because we were playing clubs with bigger stadiums… and they just stopped completely for sone reason from then on.

Similar with Man of the Match, if there no sponsor for it, there isn’t one.

[Loyalclaret]

Not announcing or releasing the attendance is weird.

Who actually picks the Man of the Match - the sponsors?

[claptrappers_union]

Usually the match sponsor (basically the player they want to meet after the match) or alternatively, it would've been Daz asking informally asking around the press with a general consensus of who it should be.

[Rileybobs]

Does seem strange that they’ve stopped announcing it. But if you think about it, it’s quite strange that it ever became the norm to publish the attendance with the score. Not sure other sports do this, or music concerts etc.

[claptrappers_union]

Especially when attendances can be manipulated, for example, if a ticket is sold but the person doesn't attend they are still included in the publicised figure. Then there's the occasion when cash is involved and the attendance is supposedly lower than it looks.

[ClaretTony]

Who actually picks the Man of the Match - the sponsors?

Think it still is the sponsors but that led to the bizarre announcement in 2004/05 when we played Leeds. The sponsors had decided on Frank Sinclair who had been sent off. Think there were Leeds fans with the sponsors that day.

[NottsClaret]

Can’t see the issue with supporters in the wrong ends, as long as they treat each other with respect. I honestly wouldn’t care less if the was a family of Leeds fans in the home end.

Yeah, same here. I've been sat next to an away fan before at the Turf, against Spurs. Never crossed my mind to report him or complain. We chatted about the game, was good to get a different view. I've done it at Huddersfield a couple of times and the people next to us were sound about it.

I suppose occasionally you'll get a small group causing bother but just deal with them as you would anyone else making trouble. I never understand all the drama around it, otherwise normal people absolutely furious, screaming and crying about someone who supports another football team sat next to them.

[claptrappers_union]

Some people just like to whinge like a little bitch, that's why.

[Burnley1989]

Yeah, same here. I've been sat next to an away fan before at the Turf, against Spurs. Never crossed my mind to report him or complain. We chatted about the game, was good to get a different view. I've done it at Huddersfield a couple of times and the people next to us were sound about it.

I suppose occasionally you'll get a small group causing bother but just deal with them as you would anyone else making trouble. I never understand all the drama around it, otherwise normal people absolutely furious, screaming and crying about someone who supports another football team sat next to them.

Its a very good point you make

[Leisure]

I think all tickets have to be booked with a Clarets Number

Correct and as tickets were supposedly limited to 1 per each membership number, it makes you wonder just how groups of Leeds fans were able to purchase tickets in the home sections?