We always said that in the mid 60's early 70's because we could double, even treble our crowds by winning a couple of games in a week. Plus the crowds in those days were 90% walk up's on the day, paying cash, no messing about pre ordering tickets or having none for sale on the day of the game etc. But, the real reason we thought that way was because we had a ground big enough to cater for big crowds and if you wanted to watch Hull City ( or any live football) you had to turn up at 3.00pm on a Saturday to see it, not just amble to the nearest pub or switch your telly on at home, like today. I'd say a large percentage of our support today is made up of people who first started going in the mid 60's, when we were relatively successful, and the younger generation and probably the kids of those mid 60's fans, were attracted by our rise up the football leagues which climaxed in us reaching the Premier League. In a nutshell, success breeds loyalty and for us unfortunatley we didn't have any between 1948 and 1966, unlike the Leicesters and the Sheffield clubs, and our 'success' in the mid 60's was limited to the 3rd division title in 65/66 and one FA Cup run to the 6th round and another similar run in 70/71. The three clubs you mentioned had all played in the old First Division and appeared in and won FA Cup Finals.
With a stadium our size we were never going to. First season in the prem we would of filled a 30k stadium.
I started in 1957 because of a half price pass given to schools, and the school football team got to use them on Saturday. Now my son and my Grandson are all pass holders because I took my son and then he took his son.
1957 wasn't bad season to start. Didn't we win promotion to Div 2 in 1959? ( and came straight back down again)
It's been said to him countless times but it fails to receive in all honesty. We all know we are a smaller club in terms of support. We have done well in recent years but it comes and goes with success
When you think back I was 9 then and just went with a couple of friends on our bikes. How times have changed.
I don't know about others but so far I am happy with the business we have done so far. Coupled with both Jarvis and Smith looking to have stepped up as possible squad members, we are looking stronger than last season already. RV looks a very good signing and a big step up from Callum Elder, if we have him and Cox covering the left-back position, and further forward with Vaughan and Sinik if he proves to be a success, we look pretty strong down the left.
I'm in your camp JEX. it was always announced that the squad needed trimming, not like for like recruitment, so few incomings for me was to be expected./ I've watched all the pre seasons and there seems to a maturity about the squad. Sure, we aren't firing on all cylinders in the scoring department, but keeping in games is going to be the platform to addressing that. We haven't spent a tonne of money and as has been said, if we have to sell someone to balance the books, thats the model this club has to adopt. I'm very very hopeful; for the season.
Aaron Connolly was left out of Brighton and Hove Albion's squad that arrived in the USA on Wednesday ahead of the Premier League Summer Series friendly competition. Albion are in New York and will face Chelsea at Lincoln Field in Philadelphia on Saturday, but Connolly has not travelled with the rest of Roberto De Zerbi's Seagulls squad as negotiations continue with Hull City over a move back to the MKM Stadium.
Everything seems to be pointing to him coming back here. Working out in our training gear, not on pre season trip etc.
The Man who cost 10M € (50 %), was loaned to Hull City at zero cost, with an option to buy 15M € and Sporting will have to pay 100% of the player's salary
