The on topic thread 2.0

[Magma]

wenger's end started with a fall too.

 

[Zidane98]

German football needs a freshen up. Low staying on was just ridiculous.

 

[ADL9798]

https://www.fifa.com/the-best-fifa-...r=twitter&_branch_match_id=567688545023146448

Shortlist for the FIFPro World XI announced.

Premier League represented by
De Gea, Courtois, Van Dijk, Lovren, Walker, Trippier, Kante, Matic, Silva, Hazard, KDB, Mané,
Salah, Kane

 

[glenferry23]

Welbeck robbed (again).

 

[Sozabarus]

https://www.fifa.com/the-best-fifa-...r=twitter&_branch_match_id=567688545023146448

Shortlist for the FIFPro World XI announced.

Premier League represented by
De Gea, Courtois, Van Dijk, Lovren, Walker, Trippier, Kante, Matic, Silva, Hazard, KDB, Mané,
Salah, Kane

Matic lol wtf

 

[RPCB]

Good thing there was someone here to help.

 

[Cruyff14]

Croatia lost 6-0 to Spain. Ouch.

 

[ADL9798]

"According to Greater Manchester Police figures, there was an average difference of 7,482 between the official attendance given by the cluband the actual numbers recorded there in 12 games the police attended in the first half of last season; basically it suggests that one in every six seats at the stadium was empty, putting the club at 83 per cent capacity rather than the 97 per cent claimed."

"GMP's figure for the Southampton game in November as 38,130 - effectively a stadium only two-thirds full and 15,277 less than claimed - also caused some headscratching from within the club about how accurate the data is."

 

[SM]

"According to Greater Manchester Police figures, there was an average difference of 7,482 between the official attendance given by the cluband the actual numbers recorded there in 12 games the police attended in the first half of last season; basically it suggests that one in every six seats at the stadium was empty, putting the club at 83 per cent capacity rather than the 97 per cent claimed."

"GMP's figure for the Southampton game in November as 38,130 - effectively a stadium only two-thirds full and 15,277 less than claimed - also caused some headscratching from within the club about how accurate the data is."

That's nothing that weird, we do it too. You count based on paid tickets.

 

[ADL9798]

That's nothing that weird, we do it too. You count based on paid tickets.

I'd imagine every club does it. It does explain the massive disparity between City's reported attendance figures and what (visually at least) appears to be a frequently only 3/4 full stadium, even for bigger games.

I'd say it's an issue worth addressing for City. If as reported, 95%+ of match tickets are being bought every week, where are they? We've heard travel and public transport listed as potential reasons, but surely that's true for any club. Why are there more barriers to City supporters attending games than there are for other clubs? Are City supporters actually buying these tickets?

If having seats paid for is all that mattered, clubs would just get a sponsor to buy them all and play in front of an empty stadium every week.

 

[SM]

I'd imagine every club does it. It does explain the massive disparity between City's reported attendance figures and what (visually at least) appears to be a frequently only 3/4 full stadium, even for bigger games.

I'd say it's an issue worth addressing for City. If as reported, 95%+ of match tickets are being bought every week, where are they? We've heard travel and public transport listed as potential reasons, but surely that's true for any club. Why are there more barriers to City supporters attending games than there are for other clubs? Are City supporters actually buying these tickets?

If having seats paid for is all that mattered, clubs would just get a sponsor to buy them all and play in front of an empty stadium every week.

Season ticket holders who can't go for a particular game.

It is odd though that more aren't going.

No one says it doesn't matter, just that that's technically the amount of sold seats in the stadium.

 

[glenferry23]

Arsenal are amongst the clubs that do it. Repeatedly stating the attendance (based on ticket sales) of 59,000+ when clearly you can see many empty seats.

Whether people turn up or not, they’ve paid to do so. The clubs at least receive their revenue regardless so am not too sure they’ll be that concerned.

 

[Zidane98]

Wonder who this is?

https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/www...tballer-charged-raping-schoolgirl-france/amp/

Would have been 17 at the time. The incident happened early July 2012 in Nimes, France.

 

[Zidane98]

Going back most PL clubs didn't go on pre season tours until late July because of Euro 2012.

Logical assumption is that the player involved was based in France at the time.

 

[Thistle]

Lloris pleads guilty to drink driving. Banned from driving for 20 months and fined 50,000 pounds.

https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/llo...ter-pleading-guilty-to-drink-driving-in-court

 

[moomba]

I'd imagine every club does it. It does explain the massive disparity between City's reported attendance figures and what (visually at least) appears to be a frequently only 3/4 full stadium, even for bigger games.

I'd say it's an issue worth addressing for City. If as reported, 95%+ of match tickets are being bought every week, where are they? We've heard travel and public transport listed as potential reasons, but surely that's true for any club. Why are there more barriers to City supporters attending games than there are for other clubs? Are City supporters actually buying these tickets?

If having seats paid for is all that mattered, clubs would just get a sponsor to buy them all and play in front of an empty stadium every week.

I don't think there's any more barriers for us although the infrastructure around the ground is awful.

I also don't think we have any more non attenders than other clubs, what we don't have is a huge number of people willing to step in and buy a ticket when someone can't make it.

I don't think the club is too bothered tbh. They get their money, every match is a sellout.

For me they should be. Every match there's loads around the ground that would love to get inside but can't get a ticket. I know Liverpool have trialled a scheme where you can go on a list and if someone doesn't show up by a certain time locals get let in. Something like that would be a start.

 

[jd2010]

Why don’t clubs report crowd figures based on the number of tickets scanned at the gate? Isn’t that how the mcg does it?

 

[SM]

Why don’t clubs report crowd figures based on the number of tickets scanned at the gate? Isn’t that how the mcg does it?

Why would you?

 

[jd2010]

Why would you?

Because the crowd figures should be crowd attendance which means actually turning up. It shouldn’t be a tickets sold figure

 

[jd2010]

I’m pretty sure I’ve seen at stadiums them announce the crowd attendance as X. That should mean that’s the number of people through the gate not just tickets purchased

 

[SM]

Because the crowd figures should be crowd attendance which means actually turning up. It shouldn’t be a tickets sold figure

Why should it? Who set that rule?

 

[SM]

I’m pretty sure I’ve seen at stadiums them announce the crowd attendance as X. That should mean that’s the number of people through the gate not just tickets purchased

You're "pretty sure"? almost every sporting event in the world does that.

 

[jd2010]

Why should it? Who set that rule?

Lol wtf is the definition of attendance

 

[jd2010]

You're "pretty sure"? almost every sporting event in the world does that.

Premier League games I’ve been to definitely have

 

[SM]

Premier League games I’ve been to definitely have

Yes.. As I said, every sport in the world does it.