Goldstone Rapper
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Blackburn have been in the top flight more times over the previous five seasons than we have in our entire history.
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Blackburn have been in the top flight more times over the previous five seasons than we have in our entire history.
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Goldstone Rapper
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It's always the way that negatives against us can be explained away, justified, shown to be in extenuating circumstances.
It's always the way that things / stats that put others in a bad light are never afforded the same generosity and are taken at face value.
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Green Cross Code Man
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You must like them because you keep reading them.
Green Cross Code Man
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I am all for fairness tbh. But you compared us in division 4 with them in the top spot in division 2. Hardly fair. But as someone said, Blackburn get good crowds when one takes into account the local catchment area (man u, Liverpool, Everton, Citeh etc).
Anyone taking the piss out of Blackburn's gates is a clueless bell end who probably isn't a proper fan of this club or at least has no idea of our history. If they did, they'd have some understanding.
Blackburn is about a third the size of Brighton with no catchment area and two clubs within 10 miles of Ewood. A gate of 27,000 there as they had a couple of times last season is probably the equivalent of us getting 45,000 which is of course impossible.
And even if their gates arent good for now and there wasn't a protest against Kean, people would do well to remember our truly GASH attendances a few years before the dark days set in - we couldn't even manage a 10k average in the 1990 play off final season, and whilst gates generally weren't as big back then, that was still truly pathetic.
Blackburn is about a third the size of Brighton with no catchment area and two clubs within 10 miles of Ewood. A gate of 27,000 there as they had a couple of times last season is probably the equivalent of us getting 45,000 which is of course impossible.
And even if their gates arent good for now and there wasn't a protest against Kean, people would do well to remember our truly GASH attendances a few years before the dark days set in - we couldn't even manage a 10k average in the 1990 play off final season, and whilst gates generally weren't as big back then, that was still truly pathetic.
Superphil
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Are Blackburn supporters in some way boycotting the home games due to the way the club is being run?
Dan Gleeballs
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- Nov 24, 2011
- 968
I'm inclined to agree with this. Albion are buzzing and the potential is there for all to see. There's so much excitement around our club at the mo. I also don't think we're feeling the recession as badly as some parts of the country & there's more dispensable money for people to blow on beer, pies & a day at the Albion. Its great seeing this fantastic club flourish but we need to sustain it over a long period of time to be really taken seriously as a club even the size of say Sheff Wed.
How many holes in Blackburn, Lanacashire?
Brighton is a below average prosperity area. We do seem to feel the recession later than other parts of the country and prosperous places like Reading and Oxford do not have recessions.
Ironically, we are on the up again during a recession. However, I think it was the poor facilities at the Goldstone were hugely to blame for the dips and falls before. Newcomers went once and not again because the view was bad and it was overcrowded.
It would be interesting to know the make-up of the crowd, age groups, marital status etc. The pattern in the last recession was that the married men stayed away. Or fans got married and then stopped going.
I think our crowds are still some way below what we could attract. Many regulars in the past now only go occasionally. These are in the older age groups who were used to a more casual approach at watching football (e.g. turning up on the day and paying).
Brighton is a below average prosperity area. We do seem to feel the recession later than other parts of the country and prosperous places like Reading and Oxford do not have recessions.
Ironically, we are on the up again during a recession. However, I think it was the poor facilities at the Goldstone were hugely to blame for the dips and falls before. Newcomers went once and not again because the view was bad and it was overcrowded.
It would be interesting to know the make-up of the crowd, age groups, marital status etc. The pattern in the last recession was that the married men stayed away. Or fans got married and then stopped going.
I think our crowds are still some way below what we could attract. Many regulars in the past now only go occasionally. These are in the older age groups who were used to a more casual approach at watching football (e.g. turning up on the day and paying).
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SK1NT
Well-known member
Agree with this... hate Bolton with a passion and Bburn aint much better...
I think i generally hate most northern teams.
Watford4ever
New member
- Jan 9, 2011
- 79
Looking at the crowds in generally only one was over 20k which is unsual in this league.
The first time I watched Blackburn and Bolton was in dark days for both teams in Division 3 in 1971-72. I did not know any better than lower division football used only to Division 3 and 4.
Away draw at Bolton 1-1 before 5,209 fans and an away draw at Blackburn before a crowd of 8,558.
Home was 3-0 to the Albion before 23,269, and a 1-1 draw against Bolton before a 25,074 crowd.
Next time was in 1977-78 in Division 2 when the crowds were Bolton (a) 1-1, 21,405, Blackburn (a) 1-0, 10,178 and the respective home games were Blackburn (h) 2-2, 26,647, and Bolton (h) 1-1, 27,430. the following home game in the next season was 26,141, so they were all big games at the Goldstone back then.
Both Lancashire clubs were in higher divisions for almost all our history.
Away draw at Bolton 1-1 before 5,209 fans and an away draw at Blackburn before a crowd of 8,558.
Home was 3-0 to the Albion before 23,269, and a 1-1 draw against Bolton before a 25,074 crowd.
Next time was in 1977-78 in Division 2 when the crowds were Bolton (a) 1-1, 21,405, Blackburn (a) 1-0, 10,178 and the respective home games were Blackburn (h) 2-2, 26,647, and Bolton (h) 1-1, 27,430. the following home game in the next season was 26,141, so they were all big games at the Goldstone back then.
Both Lancashire clubs were in higher divisions for almost all our history.
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junior
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If we don't go up this year, it will be interesting to see what our attendances are next season.
brightonlass2009
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Finally somebody who is talking a bit of sense!
brightonlass2009
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They've lost over 10,000 season ticket holders because of the Venky's and Steve Kean. I can't see the fans going back until they are gone.
The extortionate cost of match day tickets is starting to have an affect throughout the league. I'd imagine we'll be one of only 2 or 3 clubs that have a higher average attendance than last season.
Return of the Rev
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not a bad crowd! Recall 77/78 season they could only get 10k against us for a top of the table clash,with 2k of us there!
Puppet Master
non sequitur
- Aug 14, 2012
- 4,056
Slightly off topic but while we're on shit home crowds read this from a Forest fan on Football Forums last night:
And that Seven Nation Army, and the repetitive thumping, is the dullest, most draining experience I have ever stood through! Does that ever help create an atmosphere?
Oh how true it is.
And that Seven Nation Army, and the repetitive thumping, is the dullest, most draining experience I have ever stood through! Does that ever help create an atmosphere?
Oh how true it is.