Attendance Tonight?

[Scoffers]

23,004 is my predicted attendance figure with 19,313 who are actually at the game

 

[Spun Cuppa]

I'll probably be seeing someone else sitting in 'my' seat in WSU tonight, as I've moved along a bit for this one. Will be a bit weird I should imagine

 

[Superphil]

It's going to look empty early on, long queues for the car park. Much longer than any I've seen before.

 

[Superphil]

23,004 is my predicted attendance figure with 19,313 who are actually at the game

Why do you think 3500 people would buy tickets and not turn up?

 

[atfc village]

Why do you think 3500 people would buy tickets and not turn up?

To Get 1st Dibs before a general public sale before a possible Quarter Final tie and Semi and Final?

 

[Bozza]

21,352 (apparently)

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

21,352 (apparently)

Likely to be nearly accurate as based on actual tickets sold.

 

[champion7]

Thought you were a steward

I am,what's that got to with anything,I'm also a season ticket holder.

 

[clippedgull]

Likely to be nearly accurate as based on actual tickets sold.

Don't forget 1901 get the game included with their subscription (2,900)

 

[Rich Suvner]

21,352 (apparently)

Interestingly, as it didn't look too dissimilar to quite a few league home games, we can probably assume there is usually somewhere between 3-4k no shows!

 

[Working class pride]

21,000. Put that into perspective. Sunderland had 17,000 odd for a weekend game. Brighton are very very lucky with the support they get. Shame the side never, never matches up. Image what the support would be if we had a half decent top flight side with even a bit of success, instead of a side that has not won anything since 1910, a cup final appearance in 1983 and a few seasons in division 1. One day, we will get a side that matches or even surpasses the support.. or maybe not. It wouldnt be Brighton to actually over achieve instead of under achieve.

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

One day, we will get a side that matches or even surpasses the support.. or maybe not. It wouldnt be Brighton to actually over achieve instead of under achieve.

I think that statement is quite wrong when one considers the Withdean years. I believe we overachieved most years we were there, it was a miracle in my opinion.

But yes, I agree, our fans are great.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

21,352 (apparently)

Not sure that there's much 'apparently' about it. About right looking around the ground.

 

[Zukey Seagull]

good atmosphere tonight

 

[Working class pride]

I think that statement is quite wrong when one considers the Withdean years. I believe we overachieved most years we were there, it was a miracle in my opinion.

But yes, I agree, our fans are great.

Even at Withdean they would sell out for what the first 3 seasons there, would get 6,000 when teams in the same division were getting 3000. In fact even at Gillingham we had bigger crowds than sides in the same division. Mad really. Just think tho', the hotbed of the North East as the press love to label Sunderland, and they get 17000 for a Saturday game, but us, 21,000 for a game on telly on a Monday night. Just think what a half decent top flight side would get at Brighton.

 

[Horton hears a few]

good atmosphere tonight

Sounded pretty quiet on the radio.

 

[Socialist Sid]

Why do you think 3500 people would buy tickets and not turn up?

I'll start with 3.

 

[Bozza]

Not sure that there's much 'apparently' about it. About right looking around the ground.

I merely meant I'd not seen the crowd from an official source.

 

[perseus]

Same as usual in East Lower, but not at the start. Some people did not make it until 20 minutes into the game. 5% different people though.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

I'd say the announced figure looked just about right. We all commented that for once it seemed accurate, which would make sense for the reasons already stated on this thread.