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Attendance yesterday was 7040 i believe with about 3300 Stags fans. So i make it around 1500 - 2000 regulars including ST holders who did not attend yesterday. Their choice obviously and not having a pop but i find it odd why so many fans would just not bother going, especially as it was only a tenner to get in. I accept we are a dire side to watch at the moment but even so, a lot of the regular ST holders around me weren't there and i just wondered why people would stay away in such large numbers, especially given the low ticket prices.
While it is a tenner in of course there is other costs on top of that and let's be honest you could go any watch your local non league team and see better quality football, I have no problem watching us lose but for me a 250 mile round trip to see garbage isn't worth it really
They should have built the Keepmoat our end of town shouldn't they Steve? :scarf:Best place for it! Mind. The state of the A1 these days around Balby / Marr would make many want to stay at home. Always have problems when going back to Scawsby from the midlands. I end up going through Sproggy village and Cusworth instead to avoid the traffic.
Quote from: bpoolrover on December 05, 2021, 08:37:29 pmWhile it is a tenner in of course there is other costs on top of that and let's be honest you could go any watch your local non league team and see better quality football, I have no problem watching us lose but for me a 250 mile round trip to see garbage isn't worth it reallyI get that BR but just say you were a ST holder (no idea if you are or not) but you would be there for the Shrewsbury game on Saturday when in all likelihood, the game is likely to be garbage too. Is it because ST's have already been paid for and thus people don't want to miss those games as they would feel that they are losing money?
It was a big winnable game for Mansfield, so much so that it brought out the sort of “plastic” fans for Mansfield that were slagged off on a previous post about Buxton and their “plastic fans - in the same way that thousands of “plastic” rovers fans went down to Arsenal for that big game (for Rovers) a few seasons ago.Not a big game for dispirited Rovers fans (especially season ticket holders) who expected the defeat, with only half of season ticket holders who normally sit around me turning out.
Illness reduced our normal family number attending from 3 to 1. Not everyone stayed away from the game through choice.
In terms of results, just for balance and that we’re not the only ones to suffer this weekend:Portsmouth 1 Harrogate 2Ipswich 0 Barrow 0 (Cook Sacked)Lincoln 0 Hartlepool 1Salford 0 Spirites (inc Mandeville) 2
Quote from: BVB on December 05, 2021, 09:01:59 pmIt was a big winnable game for Mansfield, so much so that it brought out the sort of “plastic” fans for Mansfield that were slagged off on a previous post about Buxton and their “plastic fans - in the same way that thousands of “plastic” rovers fans went down to Arsenal for that big game (for Rovers) a few seasons ago.Not a big game for dispirited Rovers fans (especially season ticket holders) who expected the defeat, with only half of season ticket holders who normally sit around me turning out.I wouldn't say that the Mansfield fans on Saturday were half plastics. Mansfield is only down the road and it is perfectly feasible to expect that many of them travelling would be fans who usually go to home games at the Wonk anyway.
Quote from: ColinDouglasHandshake on December 05, 2021, 09:14:00 pmQuote from: BVB on December 05, 2021, 09:01:59 pmIt was a big winnable game for Mansfield, so much so that it brought out the sort of “plastic” fans for Mansfield that were slagged off on a previous post about Buxton and their “plastic fans - in the same way that thousands of “plastic” rovers fans went down to Arsenal for that big game (for Rovers) a few seasons ago.Not a big game for dispirited Rovers fans (especially season ticket holders) who expected the defeat, with only half of season ticket holders who normally sit around me turning out.I wouldn't say that the Mansfield fans on Saturday were half plastics. Mansfield is only down the road and it is perfectly feasible to expect that many of them travelling would be fans who usually go to home games at the Wonk anyway. They've never fetched more than 2000 before Saturday.
First home game I’ve missed all season, took 1 look out his window and saw it was chucking it down and thought no thanks, would rather stop in and watch West Ham vs Chelsea and then keep track of my bets with Soccer Sat. I have never felt this deflated and unmotivated to go to games as I do at the min. I probably won’t bother Tuesday night either. What’s the point. Same squad to pick from as Saturday vs a very good Oxford side. We will do well to keep it below 0-5
If you look at the clubs in league 2, none are nearer than us, so the cheapest away day for them and (cynics might say) “next year’s local derby”.
To say there were so many Mansfield fans they weren’t that loud, surprised those banging on the advertisement boards weren’t moved back as they would have been blocking a walkway