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If supporting a football club isn't about asserting a particular identity (in our case Sussex) then it's about glory-hunting, JCLs, plastics and prawn sandwiches.
European leagues averaging over 10,000 as follows.
42,665 Germany
35,294 EPL
28,221 Spain
24,306 Italy
19,742 France
19,296 Holland
17,386 England II
14,796 Germany II
13,670 Scotland
12,250 Russia
11,574 Belgium
11,365 Switzerland
10,080 Portugal
See here for all...
One a year it turns out ... and 45 of those are same as Liz. Shame I haven't got my own yacht, plane, train etc. Not even a bloody chauffeur to be honest. It's a tough life.
From wikipedia ...
The song is apocalyptic, taking much of its imagery from the Book of Revelation, but excluding its more horrific depictions of the Last Judgment. The verses about the Sun and Moon refer to Solar and Lunar eclipses; the trumpet (of the Archangel Gabriel) is the way in which...
Anfield sold out - official site 2:45pm
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All the full-view ones - can't be long before the rest go.
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Just rang them up to be told "we're very close to selling out as we speak". He doesn't expect any to be left by the end of today.
Time to get out the blue and white balloons/flags/streamers/bog rolls/hats.
:rave::rave::rave:
Stalking report from Goldstone Valley in the 70s ...
We (well, me Dad that is) bought ex-Albion manager Billy Lane's house in Goldstone Crescent
Delivered Mr Clough's newspaper briefly: Downside (I think)
Michael Robinson: The Droveway near Hove park ... think it was that white art deco sort...
I'm not arguing with the argument but the numbers are a bit weird. 23,000 coaches (one per per 17 professionals) suggests they've got 400,000 paid players. That would indeed be incredible as it requires 10% of blokes between 18 and 30 being professional footballers. They probably mean registered...
Basically you dick about here http://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/england.htm to compare gates since WWII when we have had the misfortune to be in the same division as the plastics and JCLs up the A23.
Withdean/Priestfield/Falmer left out as not statistically representative.
Average...
Get on with it man ... 3 days floating in a bubble of hope becalmed in a sea of rumour and uncertainty. IT'S UNHEALTHY. Not as bad as going to Walsall though.
If we sell Lionel (or Noone or Bridcutt or CMS etc) without Gus approving it as part of a bigger plan, he'll walk.
I think/hope that isn't going to happen until Gus has seen out a season in PL ... summer 2013 or 2014.
Fingers, toes and all wiggly bits crossed.
Bit of a longshot: the fan numbers haven't changed for years. If you've still got an old receipt or something, try signign in with that using your postcode as the password.
If that doesn't work, ring the ticket office with your details. If you registered once they should be able to find you...