| Bitter Budgie alert on 11:17 - Oct 12 with 3428 views | baxterbasics |
Team that spends 20+ years in the doldrums finds attendance fluctuates when they start winning again *shocker* |  |
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| Bitter Budgie alert on 11:29 - Oct 12 with 3315 views | mellowblue |
| Bitter Budgie alert on 11:17 - Oct 12 by baxterbasics |
Team that spends 20+ years in the doldrums finds attendance fluctuates when they start winning again *shocker* |
Likewise, those in the Premier in 2014/15 suddenly find their attendance drop now they are in the EFL. Stoke,Swansea and Hull. *astounding* |  | | |
| Bitter Budgie alert on 11:33 - Oct 12 with 3273 views | gainsboroughblue |
| Bitter Budgie alert on 11:17 - Oct 12 by baxterbasics |
Team that spends 20+ years in the doldrums finds attendance fluctuates when they start winning again *shocker* |
And totally meaningless if you are just going to use an arbitery 10 year measuring yardstick without any context of a clubs situation or comparative state.
Nodge fans will no doubt point to their figures being stable across that period but in 2014-15, they are largely in the same position as they are now, though arguably trending down currently but have had promotions and spells in the Prem to keep that average figure there.
Cov, Brizzle and Blades were in League One (Cov were even playing at Sixfields) and we all know Wrexham's trajectory. [Post edited 12 Oct 11:59]
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| Bitter Budgie alert on 11:57 - Oct 12 with 3094 views | NthQldITFC |
| Bitter Budgie alert on 11:17 - Oct 12 by baxterbasics |
Team that spends 20+ years in the doldrums finds attendance fluctuates when they start winning again *shocker* |
Christ! Did you have to have an operation before qualifying to sign up there? |  |
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| Bitter Budgie alert on 12:02 - Oct 12 with 3050 views | baxterbasics |
| Bitter Budgie alert on 11:57 - Oct 12 by NthQldITFC |
Christ! Did you have to have an operation before qualifying to sign up there? |
I had half my schlong (so 7 inches) removed and then grafted on to my hands as extra fingers. | |
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| Bitter Budgie alert on 12:06 - Oct 12 with 3018 views | Miaow |
It's weird how some of them go on about us having so few fans watching us in League One when our attendances at that level (even before our promotion season) were higher than a lot of the crowds we got in the Championship in the decade or more before we got relegated in 2019.
Almost as if they haven't got a clue what they're talking about. |  |
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| Bitter Budgie alert on 12:10 - Oct 12 with 2955 views | NthQldITFC |
| Bitter Budgie alert on 12:02 - Oct 12 by baxterbasics |
I had half my schlong (so 7 inches) removed and then grafted on to my hands as extra fingers. |
Old spaghetti hands! | |
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| Bitter Budgie alert on 12:31 - Oct 12 with 2802 views | _CliveBaker_ |
Must be pretty bleak for them. We’ve always had the history, they’ll never match that. For a period they had the present, crowing about the ‘period of dominance’ which we firmly quashed last season by doubling them. I can’t imagine they’re making much of a case for the future right now, while we’re 10th in the premier league with a shiny new training ground and they’re closer to relegation than playoffs in the Champ.
They’ve got absolutely nothing, and becoming more and more of an irrelevance to us with each passing week. |  | | |
| Bitter Budgie alert on 12:41 - Oct 12 with 2678 views | backwaywhen |
| Bitter Budgie alert on 11:57 - Oct 12 by NthQldITFC |
Christ! Did you have to have an operation before qualifying to sign up there? |
That WOTB is the strangest forum in the whole of football , such a weird format to read and digest. | | | |
| Bitter Budgie alert on 12:41 - Oct 12 with 2668 views | Illinoisblue |
| Bitter Budgie alert on 12:31 - Oct 12 by _CliveBaker_ |
Must be pretty bleak for them. We’ve always had the history, they’ll never match that. For a period they had the present, crowing about the ‘period of dominance’ which we firmly quashed last season by doubling them. I can’t imagine they’re making much of a case for the future right now, while we’re 10th in the premier league with a shiny new training ground and they’re closer to relegation than playoffs in the Champ.
They’ve got absolutely nothing, and becoming more and more of an irrelevance to us with each passing week. |
But they told us last season Belgian Phil was a better manager than McKenna. Six defeats already in one of the most average championship seasons in decades. |  |
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| Bitter Budgie alert on 12:46 - Oct 12 with 2613 views | Luk38644 |
| Bitter Budgie alert on 12:41 - Oct 12 by Illinoisblue |
But they told us last season Belgian Phil was a better manager than McKenna. Six defeats already in one of the most average championship seasons in decades. |
Phil has been chopped in his 2nd season twice before, he's known for immediate results and then it goes pear-shaped, like a Belgian Big Sam.
I think half their issue is they haven't realised they're a bang average Championship team these days, they all still expect to be top 4 and pushing for the Prem with little investment and bad recruitment. Entitled bunch. |  | | |
| Bitter Budgie alert on 12:48 - Oct 12 with 2598 views | Luk38644 |
| Bitter Budgie alert on 12:31 - Oct 12 by _CliveBaker_ |
Must be pretty bleak for them. We’ve always had the history, they’ll never match that. For a period they had the present, crowing about the ‘period of dominance’ which we firmly quashed last season by doubling them. I can’t imagine they’re making much of a case for the future right now, while we’re 10th in the premier league with a shiny new training ground and they’re closer to relegation than playoffs in the Champ.
They’ve got absolutely nothing, and becoming more and more of an irrelevance to us with each passing week. |
Even that period of 'dominance', they have nothing to show for it apart from a few dismal 20th placed PL finishes. We've beaten them more in the past 12 months than they have us in 7 years. I think seeing us have a proper go, invest loads of money into infrastructure and pushing the club forward hurts them because they didn't do it.
As you say, we have a better history, better present and brighter future... they are turning into Col U in terms of irrelevancy to us. [Post edited 12 Oct 12:49]
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| Bitter Budgie alert on 12:51 - Oct 12 with 2549 views | pingu67 |
Although looking at the stats for Southampton, it is a little surprising to see their figures increase
Pretty sure 2014/15 they were around top 7 in the prem playing lovely football under koeman but the figures have increased while they are in the championship
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| Bitter Budgie alert on 12:53 - Oct 12 with 2533 views | WubbleU |
| Bitter Budgie alert on 12:31 - Oct 12 by _CliveBaker_ |
Must be pretty bleak for them. We’ve always had the history, they’ll never match that. For a period they had the present, crowing about the ‘period of dominance’ which we firmly quashed last season by doubling them. I can’t imagine they’re making much of a case for the future right now, while we’re 10th in the premier league with a shiny new training ground and they’re closer to relegation than playoffs in the Champ.
They’ve got absolutely nothing, and becoming more and more of an irrelevance to us with each passing week. |
Won't be long and the airport and cathedral card will be played. I'd go for better pubs if I were them but when they have nothing else they normally claim superiority on city status. To be fair it is a lovely city full of weirdos. | | | |
| Bitter Budgie alert on 13:02 - Oct 12 with 2448 views | Keno |
| Bitter Budgie alert on 12:02 - Oct 12 by baxterbasics |
I had half my schlong (so 7 inches) removed and then grafted on to my hands as extra fingers. |
Did you spell centimetres wrong? |  |
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| Bitter Budgie alert on 13:45 - Oct 12 with 2213 views | ITFC_Essex |
Our attendances from 2019 onwards have consistently been strong, aside from Covid, we've had great gates from then until now, across three leagues and against many different sides from Forest Green to Arsenal.
From 2012-19 many walked away due to the toxic combination of an owner just doing the basics, and McCarthy-ball, while I have a ton of love for Mick and understand why he did what he did, with the players he could get, watching it was dire most weeks and people lost interest in paying to see that. We did indeed enjoy ur sexy-football in League One eventually. |  |
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| Bitter Budgie alert on 17:34 - Oct 12 with 1719 views | RetroBlue |
Bitter budgies they may well be. But id say that is underpinned by their desperation in the knowledge that the gulf between is getting bigger day by day. There's no way back for them really is there, and its eating them alive watching us get stronger and stronger.
Mind the gap! |  |
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| Bitter Budgie alert on 17:36 - Oct 12 with 1712 views | football |
| Bitter Budgie alert on 12:41 - Oct 12 by Illinoisblue |
But they told us last season Belgian Phil was a better manager than McKenna. Six defeats already in one of the most average championship seasons in decades. |
He was taking them to the promised land, right? | | | |
| Bitter Budgie alert on 17:50 - Oct 12 with 1641 views | catch74 |
| Bitter Budgie alert on 12:02 - Oct 12 by baxterbasics |
I had half my schlong (so 7 inches) removed and then grafted on to my hands as extra fingers. |
Difficult to write when you’re excited? |  |
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| Bitter Budgie alert on 18:53 - Oct 12 with 1449 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| Bitter Budgie alert on 12:31 - Oct 12 by _CliveBaker_ |
Must be pretty bleak for them. We’ve always had the history, they’ll never match that. For a period they had the present, crowing about the ‘period of dominance’ which we firmly quashed last season by doubling them. I can’t imagine they’re making much of a case for the future right now, while we’re 10th in the premier league with a shiny new training ground and they’re closer to relegation than playoffs in the Champ.
They’ve got absolutely nothing, and becoming more and more of an irrelevance to us with each passing week. |
Indeed. Not the first time they've clung onto attendances as a desperate attempt to have something over us. |  |
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| Bitter Budgie alert on 19:17 - Oct 12 with 1361 views | OldFart71 |
I think I am right in saying that is season 80-81 the average gate was around 26,000 with maybe 3 over 30,000.
Considering we have been as low as mid First Division about six seasons ago we have done extremely well. I do believe there are a lot of people who would go regularly to PR if the capacity was there. Many of the bigger clubs would bring at least 5,000 with them, add another 3,000 who would regularly attend and you have gates in the mid 30,000's and for those bigger games the Liverpools, Arsenals, both Manchester clubs you would be pushing towards 40,000. The nights when we played in Europe were fantastic. Imagine a Real Madrid or Barca at PR and you have a sell out. | | | |
| Bitter Budgie alert on 19:33 - Oct 12 with 1299 views | Ryorry |
| Bitter Budgie alert on 12:41 - Oct 12 by backwaywhen |
That WOTB is the strangest forum in the whole of football , such a weird format to read and digest. |
The colour makes me feel physically ill  |  |
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| Bitter Budgie alert on 19:55 - Oct 12 with 1222 views | Portmanteauxcurling |
| Bitter Budgie alert on 19:33 - Oct 12 by Ryorry |
The colour makes me feel physically ill |
.............illustrating your comment with a yellow emoji spewing up green sick I see.
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| Bitter Budgie alert on 02:00 - Oct 13 with 890 views | charlie1 |
But i'm still not sure any of our squad would get into the Norwich starting 11.... | | | |
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