Just watched a very bad Vlog on Youtube from a Reading fan. I can't believe the number of empty seats.... started to wonder if the home fans were told the wrong kick off time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnAybIrdNxw

We’d have had a similar gate for a FA Cup tie if we were in League 1.

We’ve had some very low attendances cup games.

Check the pic on the man of the match article - taken just before kick off

https://www.uptheclarets.com/vote-for-y ... -reading-3

Not the only ground, Sheff U and Sunderland were virtually empty as well.

burnmark wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 12, 2025 3:15 pm

We’d have had a similar gate for a FA Cup tie if we were in League 1.

We’ve had some very low attendances cup games.

Five years ago we played Peterborough and Norwich at home in the FA Cup. There were just 8,043 & 8,071 at the games.

Just over 7,000 there yesterday.

Just over 6,000 at Sheff United which I was surprised at.

Just over 7k on, that's not bad, they will be happy with that... I hate to break this to you but we are not a big draw!... It is also a fair distance for us to travel to take a big following which doesn't help.

BigChaCha wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 12, 2025 3:21 pm

Just over 7k on, that's not bad, they will be happy with that... I hate to break this to you but we are not a big draw!... It is also a fair distance for us to travel to take a big following which doesn't help.

We actually took a decent following

We took just short of 13K

Volvoclaret wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 12, 2025 3:49 pm

We took just short of 13K

Looked a decent following,not sure 13k is correct though

Volvoclaret wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 12, 2025 3:49 pm

We took just short of 13K

Great following by us

yep, a very good showing from us yesterday -I am guessing over 1k?

Volvoclaret wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 12, 2025 3:49 pm

We took just short of 13K

Just over 1,300

by ClaretTony » Sun Jan 12, 2025 3:27 pm

We actually took a decent following

It did look and sound a decent following on TV to be fair, considering the distance... I still think that 7k is very reasonable for them... The problem with these soulless bowl stadiums is that they can look very empty if you're playing in the lower leagues or early stages of the cup.

its January and people are skint after Christmas. Cup games cost extra so are bound to be sacrificed over league games for supporters. Freezing weather wont help either or silly kick-off times

DCWat wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 12, 2025 3:18 pm

...Just over 6,000 at Sheff United which I was surprised at.

But playing and no doubt expecting to beat Cardiff, so will see a game against them in the league as part of season ticket cost and instead save their pennies to go watch against a possible EPL side in the next round... Oops

DCWat wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 12, 2025 3:18 pm

Just over 7,000 there yesterday.

Just over 6,000 at Sheff United which I was surprised at.

It was a freezing cold night and a stupid kickoff time, and on TV. Be good if somebody pushed the FA about some of these daft kickoff times.

Full house at the Toon, puts Sunlan in the shade.