Where have all the fans gone?

[Return of the Rev]

from 8,850 at withdean to 29000 at falmer. You could ask where have all the fans come from?

from the 7500 withdean regulars who bought extra season tickets at falmer

 

[Tubby-McFat-Fuc]

while we're at it, what's happened to the cast of Dad's Army?, In 1967 they were all alive and well, Google their names now and you'll struggle to find one still acting

'cause they're lazy

 

[Questions]

Shall we do some sums?
The official maximum capacity of the Amex is 30,250 (bound to be corrected) subtract (take away) the seats lost for crowd segregation around 200, this leaves a maximum crowd of 30,050. All seated and not squashed together like sardines. You can reminisce about the Goldstone, (and yes I was there that night in 72) but appreciate what we have now ffs.
We took 45,000 to Cardiff and no doubt the same again should we get to Wembley.
Why oh why are some people not happy with what they have got

It was 29,500 to,Cardiff. 32/33k to Wembley in 91. Of course I stand to be corrected here.

 

[Lurker]

There's also the fact that a lot of people no longer have 9-to-5 jobs (and a lot more people work outside B&H). I'm not going as I have a work commitment - I'm sure I'm not the only one

I can confirm you are indeed not the only one.
I have a meeting in Leicester later this afternoon so absolutely zero chance of getting to the Amex before kick off, so I didn't even try and get a ticket, so that's two people (me and my boy) who would have been there had it not been on a Thursday night.

Even worse ... I'm taking my boy to a college interview tonight at 6.45pm, so we probably won't be back home until 8.30pm'ish!!

Thank the Lord for Sky+ ... but we're going to be like the 'likely lads' tonight until we get home, although I hope with a better ending!!

My own stupid fault caused by a complete lack of faith.
I'd given up on the play offs after the Blackpool debacle so I never thought for a minute today's appointments would come back and bite me.

 

[Questions]

did we like terraces,no 30,000 gate in the top league because people were shit scared of the safety aspect,anything over 26k and it was a lottery on the view

Capacity started to drop rapidly after 83/84 as the ground crumbled. Not that we would have filled it anyway.

 

[Return of the Rev]

it was 29,500 to,cardiff. 32/33k to wembley in 91. Of course i stand to be corrected here.

32 cardiff 34 wembley

 

[Scoffers]

Where have all the fans gone? Eh?

Withdean had a capacity of only 8,850 at the end and we almost never managed to fill it, now were getting an AVERAGE of 27,000 each week.

I'll tell you where the fans have gone, its THE AMEX

 

[Curious Orange]

Also, we had terraces. We liked those.

My Mum didn't, my Dad took her on to the East Terrace for a match once... and having been (and I paraphrase) "swept out without my feet touching the ground" afterwards she's never been to a football match again!

 

[Return of the Rev]

What was the attendance?

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

What was the attendance?

They didn't announce it for some reason.

 

[Return of the Rev]

They didn't announce it for some reason.

 

[Gazwag]

There's also the fact that a lot of people no longer have 9-to-5 jobs (and a lot more people work outside B&H). I'm not going as I have a work commitment - I'm sure I'm not the only one

My wife left work in Hastings at ten past seven at got to the Amex at about eight fifteen a few minutes after the penalty