| I genuinely can’t believe it 09:37 - Dec 26 with 10702 views | LeistonBlue |
We’ve actually sold out a regular season league one(!) match against Oxford United, with no ticket promotion or anything of the like. Just blows my mind  . This club is going places.. |  | | |  |
| I genuinely can’t believe it on 09:39 - Dec 26 with 8559 views | Mullet |
Not to diminish it, but Boxing day at home and on a good run doesn't make it that surprising does it? Hopefully it becomes regular enough to continue through the promotion push. |  |
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| I genuinely can’t believe it on 10:03 - Dec 26 with 8390 views | pointofblue |
| I genuinely can’t believe it on 09:39 - Dec 26 by Mullet |
Not to diminish it, but Boxing day at home and on a good run doesn't make it that surprising does it? Hopefully it becomes regular enough to continue through the promotion push. |
Still better than any of our attendances in the Championship during 2014/2015. I guess Charlton at home on 30th December may have managed it had it been a 3pm rather than 7.45pm kick off. Derby - where our slide started - was a 12.45pm kick off and we only just scraped 20k for that. |  |
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| I genuinely can’t believe it on 10:08 - Dec 26 with 8342 views | Mullet |
| I genuinely can’t believe it on 10:03 - Dec 26 by pointofblue |
Still better than any of our attendances in the Championship during 2014/2015. I guess Charlton at home on 30th December may have managed it had it been a 3pm rather than 7.45pm kick off. Derby - where our slide started - was a 12.45pm kick off and we only just scraped 20k for that. |
True, but we weren't quite the big fish in that season and there wasn't the same renewal of a new manager etc.
This season we've been getting closer and closer to these numbers recently and away ends are going too. It's been good to see. | |
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| I genuinely can’t believe it on 10:18 - Dec 26 with 8275 views | Vic |
Did I read somewhere that it could be our biggest ever Boxing Day crowd, therefore bettering all the 70’s and 80’s glory days? But then, we did rather take our success for granted. |  |
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| I genuinely can’t believe it on 10:22 - Dec 26 with 8210 views | blueislander |
| I genuinely can’t believe it on 10:18 - Dec 26 by Vic |
Did I read somewhere that it could be our biggest ever Boxing Day crowd, therefore bettering all the 70’s and 80’s glory days? But then, we did rather take our success for granted. |
Very unlikely I would think. | | | |
| I genuinely can’t believe it on 10:25 - Dec 26 with 8186 views | blueislander |
| I genuinely can’t believe it on 10:22 - Dec 26 by blueislander |
Very unlikely I would think. |
Ashton has said we are on course for a record average attendance for a season. | | | |
| I genuinely can’t believe it on 10:47 - Dec 26 with 8007 views | WestSussexBlue |
The team, the manager, the fans and the wider community bringing this all together.
I’m so proud to be a Town fan again and BCWYWF eh MM …..Well bring it on!!! | | | |
| I genuinely can’t believe it on 11:04 - Dec 26 with 7887 views | Wickets |
| I genuinely can’t believe it on 10:25 - Dec 26 by blueislander |
Ashton has said we are on course for a record average attendance for a season. |
Wow i didn't know that including our year as a top Premier league club ? |  | | |
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| I genuinely can’t believe it on 11:09 - Dec 26 with 7843 views | GeoffSentence |
| I genuinely can’t believe it on 11:04 - Dec 26 by Wickets |
Wow i didn't know that including our year as a top Premier league club ? |
Ground capacity was lower then, the real surprise is that it may exceed attendances during some of the Robson years. |  |
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| I genuinely can’t believe it on 11:09 - Dec 26 with 7841 views | blueislander |
| I genuinely can’t believe it on 11:04 - Dec 26 by Wickets |
Wow i didn't know that including our year as a top Premier league club ? |
So he says, but it may be a bit of spin. Towards the end of 80-81 we regularly got 30k plus but the average may well be below that. | | | |
| I genuinely can’t believe it on 11:15 - Dec 26 with 7779 views | TexacoCup |
I can only find 12 tickets remaining - exciting days |  | | |
| I genuinely can’t believe it on 11:22 - Dec 26 with 7700 views | ITFC_Forever |
| I genuinely can’t believe it on 10:22 - Dec 26 by blueislander |
Very unlikely I would think. |
‘Tis true.
Today is set to be our highest ever Boxing Day attendance. |  |
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| I genuinely can’t believe it on 11:27 - Dec 26 with 7658 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| I genuinely can’t believe it on 11:04 - Dec 26 by Wickets |
Wow i didn't know that including our year as a top Premier league club ? |
Did we have a home match on Boxing Day that season?
The ground is bigger than it was too so that plays into it but it is offset by the increased potential that standing allows. Our capacity is smaller than the record attendance, isn't it? |  |
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| I genuinely can’t believe it on 11:28 - Dec 26 with 7649 views | blueislander |
| I genuinely can’t believe it on 11:27 - Dec 26 by Nthsuffolkblue |
Did we have a home match on Boxing Day that season?
The ground is bigger than it was too so that plays into it but it is offset by the increased potential that standing allows. Our capacity is smaller than the record attendance, isn't it? |
Record is 38k+ so without a major development to the ground, we are not going to get anywhere near that. | | | |
| I genuinely can’t believe it on 11:31 - Dec 26 with 7610 views | itfcjoe |
| I genuinely can’t believe it on 10:22 - Dec 26 by blueislander |
Very unlikely I would think. |
Via Statman on Twitter:
“Portman Road’s highest ever Boxing Day attendance is 28,476. This occurred back in 1975 when Ipswich Town defeated Arsenal 2-0 in Division 1.”
We had 28,415 v Derby and that wasn’t a sell out so every chance we go above that today |  |
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| I genuinely can’t believe it on 11:41 - Dec 26 with 7524 views | Lord_Lucan |
| I genuinely can’t believe it on 11:09 - Dec 26 by GeoffSentence |
Ground capacity was lower then, the real surprise is that it may exceed attendances during some of the Robson years. |
Just had a quick look.
Highest I can find in Robson years was 28,476 v Arsenal in 75/76 and we got 29,596 against Norwich on Monday 27th Dec in 82/83
Either way this game is pretty unprecedented.
Interestingly while researching I note that in 60/61 we played Norwich away on 26th and then again at home on 27th - we won them both. |  |
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| I genuinely can’t believe it on 12:05 - Dec 26 with 7386 views | bluebudgie |
Just to put the incredible support into context, we played QPR on Boxing day just 5 years ago and the crowd was a very poor 18,696 so it just shows with the right ownership, manager, and all-round feel-good factor this club is thriving, gaining over 10000 fans in 5 years. |  | | |
| I genuinely can’t believe it on 12:31 - Dec 26 with 7168 views | TrumptonBlue |
| I genuinely can’t believe it on 10:25 - Dec 26 by blueislander |
Ashton has said we are on course for a record average attendance for a season. |
Highest average is around 26,700 (there are slight discrepancies depending on your source) in 1976/77. We're currently on just over 25,500, so there's every chance a new record could be set if the promotion challenge is maintained. |  | | |
| I genuinely can’t believe it on 12:39 - Dec 26 with 7053 views | PhilTWTD |
| I genuinely can’t believe it on 10:22 - Dec 26 by blueislander |
Very unlikely I would think. |
It is indeed, you didn't read our match preview! |  | | |
| I genuinely can’t believe it on 12:45 - Dec 26 with 6928 views | Lord_Lucan |
| I genuinely can’t believe it on 12:39 - Dec 26 by PhilTWTD |
It is indeed, you didn't read our match preview! |
Nor did I I'm afraid. | |
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| I genuinely can’t believe it on 12:50 - Dec 26 with 6879 views | Illinoisblue |
| I genuinely can’t believe it on 12:05 - Dec 26 by bluebudgie |
Just to put the incredible support into context, we played QPR on Boxing day just 5 years ago and the crowd was a very poor 18,696 so it just shows with the right ownership, manager, and all-round feel-good factor this club is thriving, gaining over 10000 fans in 5 years. |
A little bit of hope goes a long way. Love to see a convincing win today and the ground rocking. COYB |  |
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| I genuinely can’t believe it on 13:08 - Dec 26 with 6741 views | Mach_foreignBlue |
| I genuinely can’t believe it on 12:05 - Dec 26 by bluebudgie |
Just to put the incredible support into context, we played QPR on Boxing day just 5 years ago and the crowd was a very poor 18,696 so it just shows with the right ownership, manager, and all-round feel-good factor this club is thriving, gaining over 10000 fans in 5 years. |
This one ! Bang on !
What a toxic place this club was then. |  | | |
| I genuinely can’t believe it on 13:09 - Dec 26 with 6727 views | Illinoisblue |
| I genuinely can’t believe it on 11:09 - Dec 26 by blueislander |
So he says, but it may be a bit of spin. Towards the end of 80-81 we regularly got 30k plus but the average may well be below that. |
Yes, that’s how averages work | |
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| I genuinely can’t believe it on 13:19 - Dec 26 with 6649 views | WestSussexBlue |
| I genuinely can’t believe it on 12:05 - Dec 26 by bluebudgie |
Just to put the incredible support into context, we played QPR on Boxing day just 5 years ago and the crowd was a very poor 18,696 so it just shows with the right ownership, manager, and all-round feel-good factor this club is thriving, gaining over 10000 fans in 5 years. |
Must have been the exciting brand of football under MM, what was the result against QPR that Boxing Day? | | | |
| I genuinely can’t believe it on 13:27 - Dec 26 with 6569 views | Bobbychase |
| I genuinely can’t believe it on 13:19 - Dec 26 by WestSussexBlue |
Must have been the exciting brand of football under MM, what was the result against QPR that Boxing Day? |
Beat QPR 2-1 but tbf, it was a late Chambers header past Rob Green, who had been attempting to wind up the SBR all afternoon, and was very enjoyable indeed. |  |
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