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Empty seats

Post by Sutton-Claret » Sun Jan 12, 2025 3:09 pm

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

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Re: Empty seats

Post by burnmark » 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.

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Re: Empty seats

Post by ClaretTony » Sun Jan 12, 2025 3:15 pm

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

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

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Re: Empty seats

Post by jrgbfc » Sun Jan 12, 2025 3:17 pm

Not the only ground, Sheff U and Sunderland were virtually empty as well.
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Re: Empty seats

Post by ClaretTony » Sun Jan 12, 2025 3:17 pm

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.

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Re: Empty seats

Post by DCWat » 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.

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Re: Empty seats

Post by BigChaCha » 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.

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Re: Empty seats

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

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
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Re: Empty seats

Post by Volvoclaret » Sun Jan 12, 2025 3:49 pm

We took just short of 13K

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Re: Empty seats

Post by Robbie_painter » Sun Jan 12, 2025 3:51 pm

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 😂

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Re: Empty seats

Post by AlargeClaret » Sun Jan 12, 2025 3:54 pm

Volvoclaret wrote:
Sun Jan 12, 2025 3:49 pm
We took just short of 13K
:lol:

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Re: Empty seats

Post by FCBurnley » Sun Jan 12, 2025 3:55 pm

Great following by us

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Re: Empty seats

Post by Papabendi » Sun Jan 12, 2025 3:59 pm

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

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Re: Empty seats

Post by randomclaret2 » Sun Jan 12, 2025 3:59 pm

Volvoclaret wrote:
Sun Jan 12, 2025 3:49 pm
We took just short of 13K
Just over 1,300

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Re: Empty seats

Post by BigChaCha » Sun Jan 12, 2025 4:12 pm

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.

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Re: Empty seats

Post by bigdavethemaddog » Sun Jan 12, 2025 4:13 pm

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

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Re: Empty seats

Post by AfloatinClaret » Sun Jan 12, 2025 4:38 pm

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

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Re: Empty seats

Post by jrgbfc » Sun Jan 12, 2025 4:55 pm

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.
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Re: Empty seats

Post by durhamclaret » Sun Jan 12, 2025 5:29 pm

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

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