| Nice little fact 19:52 - Oct 12 with 3814 views | blueprint |
Norwich fans bang on about having better support than us until recently but did you know their highest average attendance for a season is 28420 in 1973 whereas ours was 28835 last season. |  | | |  |
| Nice little fact on 10:45 - Oct 15 with 154 views | trncbluearmy |
| Nice little fact on 22:32 - Oct 14 by Vic |
I'll believe in the bigger stadium when I see it. sorry tobe a bit of a bore and I dont doubt the intentions of the owners. But we really do have to get up and stay up befoe it becomes viable and doesnt straddle us with a load of debt - again. |
With the deep pockets of our owners and Premier dosh debt will not be an issue.
Get the thing up ASAP I suspect is MA's priority |  | | |
| Nice little fact on 11:19 - Oct 15 with 112 views | grow_our_own |
| Nice little fact on 08:11 - Oct 13 by Churchman |
I’m not sure it was quite as simple as that. Crowds during Robson’s time varied enormously. In to the 30k’s for some big games, down to a heck of a lot less for a rainy Tuesday night v somebody no good. That’s the impact of standing and pay on the gate.
When the team broke up, a lot of the floating support didn’t bother going. Context: it was the time of Hysel, Valley Parade fire and Hillsborough, violence and decaying grounds in addition to poor football. Until Italia 90 apathy ruled everywhere. In Lyall’s promotion season of 92 core support was well under 10k and gradually improved after Christmas as people realised there was a good team there.
Even the pivotal (and terrific) 3-2 game against Newcastle on a sunny day attracted only 20k in a stadium that could hold 26k - and 20k was thought to be excellent at the time.
Under Burley, the ground was rarely full, even with a capacity of 20k, until Wembley 2000. It was never too hard to get a ticket. After that time attendances increased. Core support? Up to 16k? Evidence? What they fell to under the depressing regime of dead hand Evans. Watching the club rot away was no fun.
Core support now? 20k? Maybe a bit more. That reflects renewal, optimism, the way football is (a lot of clubs attendances have grown) and population growth. So what should the capacity be? To accommodate all who want to see games, free tickets for children, fewer restricted views and more comfort including legroom, I think 35k is sufficient. Maybe a little more but the last thing needed is an empty MK Dons stadium.
Yes, it’s a bit different for Norwich. Their support is from a truly remote local area and of course they’re all related. A single family day out, bit like a picnic in the old days. [Post edited 13 Oct 8:58]
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"fewer restricted views" - this is a big factor that makes current projections of demand inaccurate. We've thousands of restricted view seats, mostly in the west stand. Take them away and PR & CR are pretty much the same size. "I think 35k is sufficient" - fair to predict our current attendances would be significantly higher than 30k with a stadium that could accommodate a larger quantity, all with a view of the whole pitch. Our record attendance was set relatively recently, and the population of Suffolk and east of England generally has increased. I think a stadium that can beat the 38k attendance record should be the aim. In the top-flight, I think we'd fill it every game. |  | | |
| Nice little fact on 11:36 - Oct 15 with 105 views | trncbluearmy |
| Nice little fact on 11:19 - Oct 15 by grow_our_own |
"fewer restricted views" - this is a big factor that makes current projections of demand inaccurate. We've thousands of restricted view seats, mostly in the west stand. Take them away and PR & CR are pretty much the same size. "I think 35k is sufficient" - fair to predict our current attendances would be significantly higher than 30k with a stadium that could accommodate a larger quantity, all with a view of the whole pitch. Our record attendance was set relatively recently, and the population of Suffolk and east of England generally has increased. I think a stadium that can beat the 38k attendance record should be the aim. In the top-flight, I think we'd fill it every game. |
I have a suspicion that the ambition of the owners far exceeds anything we think possible and may well annoy a few. | | | |
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