FOI is only for government/local authority issues not private companies or footie clubs. I can't think of a way you can get these figures.
Sussex Police are informed of the actual real attendance on match day for obvious safety reasons. You could make a request to them and ask for the figures which I can see no reason why they would object to providing. Worth a try if you really want to get that info.
I can.
It's a private company's own data - not the police's.
Sussex Police are informed of the actual real attendance on match day for obvious safety reasons. You could make a request to them and ask for the figures which I can see no reason why they would object to providing. Worth a try if you really want to get that info.
[Does anyone know the true attendance figure's? Can they be sourced through freedom of information requests . Be interesting to know the effect of the TV games . There were higher crowds when we were not doing as well thats for sure .
FOI is only for government/local authority issues not private companies or footie clubs. I can't think of a way you can get these figures.
There were certainly a whole heap of gaps on Monday night!
I think they gave it as 24k, but it looked a lot less.
As I have said before, I know someone who knows the figures and the few times I have asked, it varies between 2-4000 less than the official figure. This variance means it is not going to be easy to work out the Sky effect as they vary by other means as well. But please do not abuse FOI. Spurious requests will see it ended. It is for checks and balances, not trivia or, in the case of media, fishing trips.
True but it involves public safety so that might be enough to negate the fact of whether the information is commercially exclusive or sensitive as it could be argued that members of the public have a right to know what risk is involved in attending any given event. Won't know unless someone asks I imagine.
I have asked the police before, and they've said it's not their information to give out.
'Public safety' as a catch-all phrase doesn't have any meaning here. If there was a public safety issue, it's not that obvious as to what it is, especially as it's the club, not the public who manage the safety issues. The risk the public need to know is that there are potentially as many as 30,000 people turning up.
The consideration of tickets sales of 25,000, and the actual attendance of 22,000 is not a public safety issue to someone deciding whether or not to attend.
I bet you are a right laugh at a party... Hi 'Mr know it all here"....
Harsh. In fact, what was the point of posting that at all?