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Oh for goodness sake give it a rest
Week before xmas were never going to get a bumper home crowd, the ones that don't normally go are not going to be excited by Grimsby, or anyone else in this league unfortunately
We need a win. Going into Christmas after a couple of defeats would be bad. A shame today's result will knock several hundred off the crowd. According to the ticket office we've sold less than 4000 home tickets in total.
Quote from: MrFrost on December 10, 2016, 05:13:57 pmWe need a win. Going into Christmas after a couple of defeats would be bad. A shame today's result will knock several hundred off the crowd. According to the ticket office we've sold less than 4000 home tickets in total. So there's 20 mins left in the match after going 2-0 down, and the first comment you can come up with is about the attendance next week?Unbelievable!
Quote from: bpoolrover on December 10, 2016, 05:26:08 pmWeek before xmas were never going to get a bumper home crowd, the ones that don't normally go are not going to be excited by Grimsby, or anyone else in this league unfortunately The week before Christmas has nothing to do with it. Hasn't effected the Grimsby turn out. We are a poorly supported team. We probably won't come close to selling out at Mansfield either.
Quote from: MrFrost on December 10, 2016, 05:29:52 pmQuote from: bpoolrover on December 10, 2016, 05:26:08 pmWeek before xmas were never going to get a bumper home crowd, the ones that don't normally go are not going to be excited by Grimsby, or anyone else in this league unfortunately The week before Christmas has nothing to do with it. Hasn't effected the Grimsby turn out. We are a poorly supported team. We probably won't come close to selling out at Mansfield either. I agree yes but not long ago we were playing Leicester Derby etc. So that's why I can't see many more deciding to come to this game
Quote from: MrFrost on December 10, 2016, 05:41:24 pmOur average at home is about 4400. You'd think it would be 5000 home fans minimum.
We have always been a team that has had up and down attendances. We have 4-5 thousand hardcore supporters we used to have fifteen hundred. Everywhere you go in Doncaster you see young kids wearing our shirts.We have a newish stadium we have a good squad of players. Owners that aren't involved in the club to do us harm. Yes the way our club does some things is frustrating but there is a lot of good things happening for us.We had a spell in the championship how many sides of our size can say that?. And we didn't just make the numbers up we were very competitive for a few years!.The Grimsby game in my opinion will be about 8.5 to 9 thousand there. We were relegated unless you have a massive support you lose fans. The club has tried to help time and again with ticket offers. They can't do much more other than beg fans to attend.Fans will go to games when they want to or can afford to. If other sides see us as small time, so what?. We are what we are. We're ambitious without being stupid. Until the public of Doncaster get to games in great numbers regularly then that ambition will always be restricted.We are donny rovers, no matter about the other un-loyal fans, we will always stick with the rovers.I'm very happy with the squad we have. There are bits and pieces that need to improve. Hopefully those things do improve then we get to play a league above.We deserve to be in this league because we were not good enough. The managers job is to improve all aspects of the squad so if we got promoted we would be mentally, physically and technically good enough to compete higher up.I don't really concern myself how many turn up only if i'm there. I understand the worrying but there is no point. Unless we got back in the championship then many of those fans you won't see again!.We've got a massive battle to get out of this league first. I would expect crowds to improve due to greater away followings and an increase in ours probably in the hundreds if we got back into league one.We support a decent little club that tries to do things the right way. Be happy in that.
From 1986 to 2003, dear boy, the Rovers average crowd never came close to exceeding 4,000. In only 2 of those 18 seasons did it even exceed 3,000 and in another two, it was less than 2,000. So what are you trying to suggest? I'm still wondering what facts there could possibly be that make you say the home attendance for Grimsby should be 5,000 minimum. You've offered zero reasons so far. As far as I know all the evidence we have points to a different, lower, conclusion - so put me right please rather than giving a smart arse answer again. If there is a good reason, I'll applaud and I'll be very happy indeed. I wish it was nearer 10,000 than the 5,000 you suggested. All I want to know is what reason(s) make you suggest it.BobG
Oh for f**k's sake!What happens on the pitch is infinetly more important than the attendance!I will be buying my tickets today, so i reckon will be many others this week.How many other games this season have we sold over 4000 a week before the game??
So f**king what? Just over or just under, it is what it is!!
Yes you are, aren't you?Are you EVER going to stop bleating on about our attendances??
7500+posts, all excellent, informative, dare I say ground breaking. If there was a literary prize on this forum you would walk it. Plus & it's a big plus, never once have I detected any hint of sarcasm.