The most blatantly diddled crowd figure in the history of Association Football

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

So Oldham said it was 6522 did they? Utter balls... Soccernet reckons Boundary Park's capacity is aboce 13000... the ground was more than two-thirds full! If you're going to try that one on (and I'm not saying we've never been guilty of it... remember when the first two games at the Priestfield registered the same attendance?) then at least submit a realistic number...

 

[Turkey]

lol blatantly more than 6,000!

 

[Shizuoka Dolphin]

Yep, and I remember when the rodent-faced one was in charge, we were apparently getting 8000 when it was more like 11000...

 

[Reeves_for_England]

In all fairness, I don't think that it was 'diddled'. A certain number of people are allowed into the game for free and so aren't included in the overall attendance figure. I reckon that the actual attendance today was about 7000.

However, the Rochdale Road End (which seats 4600) only had 1000 people in it, which means that other 3 stands would have seated 6000 people, which is exactly 2/3 of the amount available.

Therefore, it would appear to Brighton fans that the ground was 2/3 full (as they didn't have a perspective of their own stand) when it was in fact only half full.

 

[y2dave]

I remember hearing the reason crowds rarely were officaly over 10,000 at the goldstone was because Mcdouglad and Miinton had clauses which earned them a big payday if we had a +10k crowd.

 

[Gwylan]

Anyone got any ideas to what the Brighton turnout was?

 

[Fran Hagarty]

Somebody told me that it was announced as 911, I think.

 

[Everest]

911? Only a couple of hundred short of Fake Wimbledons attendance.

 

[Happy Seagull]

911 thats a spooky amount

 

[Simon]

With Oldham in such financial shit at the moment, it is hardly surprising that they 'lost' about 400 Albion fans!

 

[Safeway]

With Oldham in such financial shit at the moment, it is hardly surprising that they 'lost' about 400 Albion fans!

True but come on, 6,500?! We couldn't believe it when they annouced that. The ground supposedly holds 13,000 so that means it was half full yesterday? Yeah, right!

It's a shame because I'm sure Oldham would like people to see that they're getting decent crowds as well. And it's annoying for us because we definitely took well over 1,000. Christ, the old bill were expecting 1,700 of us!

 

[Reeves_for_England]

Sorry, but you didn't take over 1000. The side of the stand you were in holds about 2600 and it wass nowhere near half full. 911 sounds about right to me.

 

[Cheshire]

Only 911 - You know I could have sworn we had 912 in our end!!?

 

[Hans Kraay]

actually he worst ever count of a crown was at the goldstone a few years ago when England under 21's played a full house and only 14000 recorded!!!!!!

 

[Bob!]

True but come on, 6,500?! We couldn't believe it when they annouced that. The ground supposedly holds 13,000 so that means it was half full yesterday? Yeah, right!

It's a shame because I'm sure Oldham would like people to see that they're getting decent crowds as well. And it's annoying for us because we definitely took well over 1,000. Christ, the old bill were expecting 1,700 of us!

I had a good larf at the crowd figure as well.

I don't mind if the money is going into the Clubs back pocket, and not to the taxman.

But, if it's dodgy turnstile operators taking Oldham Athletic Football Club to the cleaners they should be shot.

Trouble is the Club fiddling the numbers creates an environment where the turnstile operators will think its ok to fiddle the numbers, and the Club WILL lose out.

 

[Safeway]

Judging from the turnstile operators I've encountered in my time, I don't think they've got the savvy!

 

[Yorkie]

It was fun trying to get the giant banana through the turnstiles yesterday

Perhaps that accounted for at least a couple of people