[Albion] Estimate our hardcore support.....

[Wrong-Direction]

You're saying that those who can't attend away games are not 'hardcore' ?

Not "as" hard-core

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[Diablo]

Which is hardcore.

Or just stupid !!

 

[Giraffe]

Or just stupid !!

The two, by definition, probably go together. Certainly during the 90s!

 

[LamieRobertson]

Perhaps ‘core support’ would have been a better phrase

 

[Baker lite]

Whatever turns up on Monday night is probably a fair estimate. However I look round the stadium at the final whistle and often think that’s the hard core. It’s maybe 10k, no more.

Spot on.
People can't really consider themselves part of our core support when they're on their toes on the 78th minute so they can get home for a bit of Ant & Dec.This an F A cup game against our BITTER rivals tomorrow night and people are dripping like sceptic ring pieces about transport,get a a grip .


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[Thunder Bolt]

The first 4/5 years were and many ticket applications exceeded 20k at the withdean....Naturally that shite hole would wain on fans as the weather and facilities were unreal.

That's true. The first few years tickets were balloted.

 

[clippedgull]

This an F A cup game against our BITTER rivals tomorrow night

Shame Hughton doesn't see it that way, just a chance to put a few dead ends in the shop window

 

[Icy Gull]

Do you really have to ask? Cold, wet, no shelter, minimum facilities.

Funny how people see things differently. I bloody loved going to Withdean, and boy did we have some great times there.

 

[alfredmizen]

Yes. Surely the definition of hardcore is you go to every game including Doncaster on a cold Tuesday night in January when in league 1. Loyal fans can be all home games.

I am loyal with the odd away game, certainly not hardcore.

spot on

 

[alfredmizen]

Do you really have to ask? Cold, wet, no shelter, minimum facilities.

then theyre not hardcore are they TB?

 

[alfredmizen]

Perhaps ‘core support’ would have been a better phrase

bloody hell im agreeing with for the 2nd time this week !

 

[alfredmizen]

Shame Hughton doesn't see it that way, just a chance to put a few dead ends in the shop window

Do. we know the squad yet ?

 

[Nitram]

Surely the question should be how many can you get into The Railway Bell! Oi Oi

 

[AmexRuislip]

A couple of old videos and a few well thumbed magazines.

 

[Sirnormangall]

Nah, in the promotion frame even in League 2 we’d get 20k imo. 10k max if we were struggling. We do fair weather better than most.

Agreed - people watch a winning team regardless of the division the team is in. So we’d still get 20k plus in the bottom division, but is that “hardcore”. Surely hardcore is watching your team regardless of how it is performing? If so that’s probably around 8-10k.

 

[BensGrandad]

Thats just it TB some people ARE better fans .

How do the club benefit from away fans? Until The Amex I went to most away games but I cannot be bothered now with all the standing at matches etc so leave it to the younger fans like my sons to take my place but it doesnt make me any the less a supporter of BHA. In days gone by we drove as a family to games up north and while the boys and I went to football my wife did the weekly shop to take advantage of the cheaper prices.

 

[Sorrel]

Surely how many went to most of the Gillingham 'home' games were the hardcore (I'm not one of them). That season after the exhilaration of surviving in 97 was pretty grim, with only Doncaster to save us.

These days I would expect the hardcore to have grown a bit.

 

[BensGrandad]

I think that if we did a Portsmouth and went down the divisions we would still get 12k at most home matches most of which would be STH.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

bloody hell im agreeing with for the 2nd time this week !

That's because, underneath, your're a big soft shite

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Amusing thread that captures the vagaries of human viewpoint. What is hardcore? I am aware of folk who have not missed a game, home or away (give or count neart death etc) for 20 plus years. Is that the bar? Set them against 20 years a season ticket holder, 10 away games; Withdean ST holder but can't afford it at the Amex so occasionally; now retired so **** it, I'll go home and away....

For what its worth I agree with @alfredmizen : 6000

Don't ask me why. Gut feling. And its probably exactly the same for most of the top 40 sides in the pyramid.