Stadium of Light looks empty...

[HawkTheSeagull]

They have a big(ish) club visiting yet they still cant sell their stadium out, do their fans not care ?

Currently Sunderland 1-0 Arsenal - Richardson scored for the Mackems

 

[Braders]

Was thinking that - a Saturday night on telly doesn't help but even so , kind've worried that this will be the case with ticket prices getting higher etc..

 

[perseus]

Pitch does not look very good either.

 

[banjo]

Pitch does not look very good either.

Looks worse in HD.

 

[HHGull]

2-0 - God, Arsenal are dire...

 

[kevtherev]

Number 7 is Sunderland then. If we could possibly do the scousers tomorrow, the whole competition is blown wide open. There will only be Spurs who I would not fancy our chances against at home...And let's get one thing right,,Liverpool are not a great side anymore, sure they can beat anyone on there day but eight draws at home this season tells its own story.

 

[HawkTheSeagull]

If we have a chance of beating Liverpool, then it is tomorrow.

Seeing as Chelsea are very shaky this season, i think Spurs will win the Cup, hopefully against us in the final.

 

[Giant Seagull]

This is what happens when you consistently play Johan Djourou

 

[mistahclarke]

I think the arsenal fans might be singing £are you watching ITV" to the missing fans

 

[Bry Nylon]

The north east was highlighted as one of the areas with the highest rates of unemployment earlier this week. (Sunderland is currently running at between 7-9 % unemployment - double the rate in Brighton and over three times the rate for Lewes, as an example). Can't blame people for putting family before football in these straightened times. Add to that the fact the game is live on TV on a Saturday evening, you have to ask what the motivation is for going, rather than staying away.

High ticket prices and the insatiable demand of TV to televise even mediocre games are slowly killing football. That game this evening was a prime example.

 

[Beach Hut]

Stadium of Light or not the only light gone out is the one on Arsenals' season

 

[Lord Bracknell]

26,042 there. The capacity is 49,000 and the average attendance this season for league games is 38,461. Highest crowd has been 47,751 - against Newcastle United in August.

 

[Dandyman]

Probably not as empty as Wenger's excuses tomorow.

 

[KneeOn]

"High prices"

20 quid a ticket IIRC

 

[clippedgull]

"High prices"

20 quid a ticket IIRC

Indeed. Arsenal fans went on subsidised coaches at £5 each.

 

[Blues Rock DJ]

plus they played Arsenal last week...................

 

[Weststander]

This is what happens when you consistently play Johan Djourou

or play ever: Rosicky, Squillaci, Fabiansky, Arshavin, Walcott, Santos, Mertesacker, Arteta.

Shame for Van Persie who's several levels above that crowd of average PL players & he appears to love that club, but joined in the wrong era!

 

[GoldWithFalmer]

plus they played Arsenal last week...................

with over 40,000 in attendance

 

[Blues Rock DJ]

with over 40,000 in attendance

my point being, I don't think I'd watch them again...................

 

[Weststander]

Live on mainstream TV would have dented it in a big way, when cost of attending not covered by season tickets.